Flavors

We celebrated Lola Dee's birthday at the Flavors coffee shop of the Holiday Inn atop the Glorietta Mall.  This is one of the newly opened Holiday Inns; the fifth local iteration to be exact.  To those that remember the progression, the first was along Roxas Boulevard, then the old Manila Hilton became the Holiday Inn the the late nineties, followed by the Holiday Inn in Clark Field, and the Holiday Inn at the Robinson's Galleria in Ortigas.  The hotel is nothing extravagant, but posh enough to give a lot of dining comfort.

The brunch buffet starts off with some breakfast items such as bacon, sausages, and waffles; you can continue your gastronomic journey over to the salad bar and the sushi counter, transitioning from brekky to lunch with plenty of ease.

The hot plates are particularly savory; but for me, the surf-and-turf combination of sharawma and grilled prawns was very satisfying.  I just love the garlic yogurt sauce that they had.  The kids liked the pasta dishes, but I was too worried about all the carbohydrates, and merely concentrated on the grilled items they displayed.

The dessert corner is a compelling reason for a second visit to this restaurant.  We liked the chocolate creations, some of them were oven baked only upon order.  Buffet price is around P1,600 per person, which is just about the going rates for hotel buffets.  Be sure to make reservations, as I heard that sometimes they have a long waiting line.

These nicely presented cakes were not part of the buffet though, and are sold separately.  I though I could get slice, but I was disappointed.

The lobby of the hotel has a good view of the surrounding areas in the Makati Commercial Center, and it was a good place for some picture taking--the girls loved the opportunity for selfies!