Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tramway Bayview Buffet


One lovely Sunday, my husband asked us to go out for lunch. We chose to eat at Tramway Roxas Boulevard, formerly Dragon Gate Restaurant because of many reasons. First , it's an eat-all-you-can restaurant, we will never bother to choose what to order. Second, it's cheap, for the price of P 238.00 per person, we're going to pig-out as long as we want. Third, it's newly opened, so I guess and I suppose the ambiance was nice.


A long line awaits us maybe because it's Sunday and there were mostly families dined-in.  While waiting for our turn, my children playfully took these photos.


The ambiance was of the typical Binondo Chinese restaurant with red table clothes, but the place was huge. There are also many function rooms at the second floor of the restaurant.

A big chandelier crowns the wide and spacious restaurant.

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 The table number was posted at the back of tissue box (very creative huh?!)



A display of a large orange-colored glass fish at the buffet table more likely an Arowana...



side by side with this plastic flower arrangement (they really didn't want to do things all over again...what an effort!)



Honestly, I was disappointed with the taste of the food. It's not like the typical delicious Chinese foods. Most viands   are tasteless. What I like most is their sweet and sour pork, yang-chow fried rice and the clam. The others are total disappointment.

Their Main dishes, Sweet and Sour Pork and Yang-chow Fried Rice. I like the soft-chewed pork with evenly taste of sweet and sour. Its not overly sauced just like the way i like it. 


Tokwa Tausi are just right but not that tasteful, I felt something from the ingredients was missing.  The Clams was tasty,  cooked with  soy sauce and  kinsay. Even if you just boiled it, it will taste real good.


The Beef  does not leave a good impression to me, that is why I didn't even remembered if it's a beef steak or oyster beef. The Vegetables, cooked just like chopsuey but they used ground pork on it and as you've seen on the picture, it mostly have the hard part of the pechay baguio.


Pork Hot Salad was really bad, it's not the usual taste of shrimp hot salad from Islands Fisherman and President's Tea House, while their Pancit Canton are so so dry.


I was not able to taste their Pasta Noodles with Red and White Sauce. It's just a plain sauce, no beef or whatsoever.


Appetizers consists of California Maki, Deviled Eggs and Century Eggs. I didn't ate century eggs and deviled eggs. If you are eating California maki in a Japanese Restaurant, you will say that it lacks  of something. California Maki is my favorite and I should know.



Desserts

Mini Cupcakes
Gelatin
Maja Blanca
Senyorita 
There are more variants of fruits such as rambutan and orange. Also Buchi and other desserts. It's hard to took pictures of the food because they easily got consumed.

I also didn't like the crowd that time. Some people almost emptied the buffet just to find out later that they didn't finished their food. Urg...too bad.

Anyway, all in all, we just enjoy ourselves for what we have and availed. Its also served as a nice family bonding and just right for the price we paid. The drinks are not included in the buffet price. They served a family size softdrinks.


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TRAMWAY Bayview Buffet
(formerly Dragon Gate)
1600 Roxas Blvd. cor Layug St.,
Pasay City
Tel.Nos. : 536-0401 / 536-0402

website:  http://www.tramwaybuffet.com/

Store Hours:  11:00am -  3:00pm
                            6:00pm - 10:00pm





Thursday, November 22, 2012

Kacey's Christening at Kamayan West Avenue


Last October 21, 2012, my niece Kacey Lianne Amisola, was baptized at St. Joseph Parish Church. The reception followed at Kamayan Saisaki Dads West Avenue. 


Since it was sunday, many people came to pig-out with their families. It also served as a nice family bonding. I got the chance to see my Titos and Titas with my cousins on mom's side which I only get acquainted  occasionally.  

Kamayan Saisaki Dads West Avenue newly renovated restaurant occupied the 2nd floor of the building. Before, Kamayan was on the 1st floor and Saisaki on the 2nd floor. Now, the newly-addition Yakinu restaurant to the famous Triple-V  food chain: The Sambokojin, occupied the 1st floor. 


Same food you've known for years but with different ambiance.  Still my favorite restaurant of all time~


This is my niece Kacey~


Her giveaways...I did this one!


and my favorite picture...with dad and my sister Lani!


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DADS Ultimate Buffet
15 West Avenue,
West Triangle,
Quezon City
Tel.No. :  (632) 372-8845 / 374-3767

website:  http://www.kamayansaisakidads.com/

Operating hours: 
Mon-Fri   11:30am - 2:30pm / 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Sat - Sun  11:00am - 2:30pm / 6:00pm - 10:00pm


Friday, November 9, 2012

The Sizzlin' Pepper Steak



Last Thursday night, while strolling and having fun with my bestfriend looking around at the casinos and high-end boutiques at the New Port Mall of  Resorts World Manila,  I had this chance to taste the famous Japanese modern way of eating beef, the pepper steak! 



The Sizzlin' Pepper Steak Restaurant, they say, is inspired from the  Pepper Lunch of Singapore, but with much much more affordable prices.


Since its our first time to dine-in (and good thing that I've read articles on other blogs some basic instructions in eating this type of food), we asked the order taker what is their bestsellers.  She recommended  the beef pepper rice which I tried and the pork barbeque pepper rice for my friend.

When you turned around the STOP sign, you'll find the MOOVE green-colored sign, which means that you are ready to take your orders or even if there's anything you want or need.


 They also served Yougarts (but I'm not a fan)...


A cute spoon and fork basket bin
Creamy Corn Soup P60.00
a high paper cover
Beef pepper rice P215.00
Pork barbeque pepper rice P203.00
Teriyaki beef sauce - in an Alladin Lamp-shaped cup
Bottomless Iced-tea P72.00
Overall they served fast (or probably because only few came in), I didn't like the taste of  their iced-tea. It has some sort of an after-taste. But I like the creamy corn soup. The Beef taste just right. Maybe I will try this again sometime, but theirs is not the type I will crave for.




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The Sizzlin' Pepper Steak
4th Floor New Port Mall
Resorts World Manila
New Port Boulevard 
Pasay City





P.S. Cellphone camera used, sorry for the poor resolution of the pictures!