Spiral Buffet located inside the Sofitel Philippines Plaza Manila is the most luxurious buffet in the Philippines and the most expensive as well. Me, my girlfriend Abby, and her family had the opportunity to experience this amazing restaurant in a 5-star hotel for both the dinner and breakfast buffets. But is it worth the $90 per adult price tag for the dinner buffet alone? Watch until the end to hear my honest take.
More info on Spiral Buffet: https://www.sofitelmanila.com/restaurants-bars/spiral/
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Feels like there’s something on my mouth that’ll get cut hey everybody Dave on Arrival here in Manila Philippines in late 2023 I had the opportunity to stay overnight in the famous Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, an iconic five-star Resort on Manila Bay I also had the opportunity to experience the loaudable
Buffet restaurant called Spiral with my girlfriend Abby and part of her family Spiral is a huge part of this Sofitel’s hospitality and it is renowned across the Philippines as the most luxurious buffet in the country While Spiral serves three distinct meals per day, I was able to attend the dinner
And breakfast buffet and will be featuring both in this video, starting with the dinner buffet Spiral is famous for having 21 different Buffet stations, or ateliers, or whatever you want to call them and they all feature different kinds
Of food or different cuisines, so it’s like you’re eating around the world all in one meal With such a huge variety, it is impossible to sample everything, so you have to be a bit choosy in the things you want to try
At the Filipino food station they were serving a sort of fusion of Spanish and Filipino dishes that looked really good, though I didn’t get the opportunity to try them At the Thai station they cook up fresh and delicious pad thai in front of you
The Italian station tosses different pastas in giant cheese wheels and offers to top it with parmesan as well. I got a kick out of that and it is one of my favorite spots in the buffet, cuz that pasta was good
The Chinese station features roast peking duck as well as Hainanese chicken and dim sum I absolutely recommend the duck as well as the sauce they put on it How are you liking the food so far? The best The best? Yeah but this is just the appetizer
Yeah we have a lot more to go, eh? Yes, round one of many For round two, I went to one of the more impressive things about Spiral It has its own humidor room specifically for imported cheeses and cured meats. I think all of them were from Europe
Again with dozens of choices just of cheese it was hard to pick what I wanted to try, but I got a couple different goat cheeses, goudas, and I’m not even sure what else Then it got topped with some chili infused honey Beautiful, thank you so much you’re welcome, sir
Some of the cheeses were really harsh in flavor but I enjoyed trying them though Abby didn’t like any of the ones that I let her try The Japanese station has a big array of different dishes including freshly grilled wagyu I recommend the Miso soup the Indian station features several meat and
Vegetarian curries that you can get with naan or other flatbreads The meat station highlighted beef steak and also lamb, both of which are difficult to cook well when you do it in bulk like this, but I was actually impressed that they were cooked and seasoned pretty well The beef being the better choice
Here go you, sir Thank you I really enjoyed the Indian curry on this round as well as the steak Hey, you got laksa? Yes and pad thai and some dumplings That brings us to the seafood and the sushi I’ll be honest and say that the seafood is hit or miss here,
But a tip that I got is that you can collect some seafood here at the so-called Central Market and have them cook up a seafood pasta dish at the Italian station I didn’t try the sushi rolls but what I did try was the sashimi I got the salmon, tuna, and skipjack sashimi
The salmon was the only one that I liked because the tuna had a texture that I wasn’t a fan of, plus the flavor wasn’t all there The skipjack should just be skipped. To me it didn’t taste good while the salmon had a bit of a fatty texture it did taste really good
That brings us to dessert. You’ll know when you’re at the dessert station when you see the giant chocolate fountains There’s a big assortment of sweets here including halo halo, a crepe station, tiny cakes topped with gold leaf, ice cream, and fresh fruit
The ube ice cream plus a couple of the cakes were too sweet for my taste, but they did have some delectable choices, including the chocolate cake and The guayabano sorbet thank you po So, dinner is over. I can’t eat another bite, I am absolutely stuffed.
Because with such an overload of choices, I just couldn’t like decide what I even wanted so I had to try like a little bit of everything, but I still couldn’t get to everything But I’m so full. And what about you Abby? Yeah I’m so full. Very busog How was your experience with Spiral?
It was a pretty awesome experience. This is one of the coolest buffets I’ve ever been to Just such a big variety. I just love the selection that they had Not everything fit to my palette. Like some things were too sweet, some things were not seasoned enough, other things were a little overcooked
But there were some things that I really enjoyed like probably my favorite was the steak. It’s pretty hard in the Philippines to find a steak that I really like that fits up to my standards and the steak here was pretty great, it was cooked about perfectly and it was pretty tender
What did you like the most? The laksa. She liked the laksa the most, she’s a big fan of laksa The dessert was also pretty good there’s a good variety of desserts to choose from They have puto bumbong, bibingka, bread pudding, creme brulee… honestly your birthday cake was probably the best dessert here Busog So tomorrow I’m going to show you the breakfast buffet we’re going to kind of compare what’s going on and see which is more worth it even though I can’t fit anything in my stomach right now, I’m really looking forward to the breakfast buffet tomorrow Stay tuned
It’s morning in the Manila Sofitel, which means it’s time for breakfast The first thing you’ll see at the breakfast buffet is the waffle, pancake, and crepe station that also carries different types of puto and a big selection of pastries next to it, if you want to fill your yourself up on breads
The Japanese station had some interesting items such as grilled salmon head, but it is also the best place to get freshly cooked eggs I wasn’t expecting sushi to be on the breakfast menu, but here we are The Western station is the place to get bacon, ham, sausage, potatoes, or french toast
There is also a porridge station. Just tell them what you want on it The Filipino food station always had a line at it for those who wanted garlic rice, tapa, tocino, fish, or hot dogs I was excited to try the smoked salmon with capers as it’s one of my favorite breakfasts,
However I was disappointed with the quality of the salmon. The flavor was off I’d say the bacon and french toast were highlights for me, and you can’t go wrong with the garlic rice and Filipino dishes Abby like the pancakes they’re delivering food to us, that’s amazing thank you so much sir, enjoy
Of course, I wanted to revisit the cheese room For the breakfast buffet, some milder cheeses are put at the forefront, so I went with the boursin, some cheddar, and smoked gouda That’s great, thank you for a breakfast that packs a punch of flavors, the Indian station has some delicious curries
Less flavorful was the dim sum station Unfortunately I was too full to get to the omelet station to try that out Hey, what you got there Abby? Biguerlai from my mom Biguerlai? What is that? A laxative Let’s call it a digestive stimulant
Yes, because we ate a lot last night and then again this morning Oh, well, happy trails to us To wrap this up I’m going to give my honest take on if Spiral Buffet is worth the high price to access As of this video the dinner buffet price is 4,400
Pesos per adult on weekdays and 5,000 pesos Friday through Sunday The breakfast buffet is 2,000 pesos on weekdays and 2,200 pesos Saturday and Sunday Let’s start with the breakfast. Is it worth the 2,000 pesos it costs? I would say it might be, if you like don’t eat anything the night before
And you don’t just fill yourself up on pancakes What I would suggest is booking a room at the Sofitel that includes the breakfast in your stay Not all of the rooms include the breakfast buffet, but if you book a room that includes it, then it’s definitely worth it
For the dinner buffet is it worth spending a minimum 4,400 pesos per adult? I have two answers for this Again, I’m just going off my own opinion here If I’m judging the dinner buffet based solely off the food, I would say, no it’s not worth it
Because with the high price, I would expect more consistency with high quality and flavor Some of the dishes I couldn’t even eat, because to me they were just not good If I’m judging the dinner buffet based on food plus overall experience, then I would probably say it’s worth the money
The ambiance, the decorations, the service, 21 different ateliers, chocolate fountains, a room full of cheese… All these and more made it a really cool experience so I recommend splurging at least once while you’re in Manila Let me know in the comments if you’ve been to Spiral and what your experience was
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RIP 🪦 Diet! 😅🥲
What a Beautiful hotel and delicious food
How did you meet? I'm new here sorry to ask.