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Corniche Lunch Buffet: Diamond Hotel Manila

Although this post is 3 months delayed, it's definitely worth writing about. Thanks to my aunt, my cousin and I were granted our own golden ticket to Diamond Hotel Manila's newest restaurant, Corniche, which is conveniently located at the hotel's lobby. Elegantly designed and decorated with what seemed like dove-shaped glass on the ceiling, Corniche serves a lovely food spread fit for breakfast (P988), lunch (P1420) and dinner (P1480) all at a great price.  I like going to buffets during mid-day the best mainly because I'm hungry enough from not eating breakfast and once I'm royally full, my stomach has time to rest throughout the day.

They say that one of the rules when eating in a buffet is to keep yourself from eating rice just so you'd have enough room to try everything else. I like breaking rules...food-wise. And I do this by eating as much rice as I want! I can go as far as having four buffet plates, two of which are filled with dessert since it's the one thing I look forward to the most whenever I'm given so much food to choose from.

I'm going to let the photos to most of the talking now.

Cheese spread

Kare-Kare

I couldn't help but do little jumps (no, I did not skip) in the restaurant once I saw that they had several shelves dedicated to candy. 

Walnut Tart

The chocolate fountain! 

Dragon (fruits) on the loose!

Chocolate cake

Pancakes & Waffles

Ube Puto

Pasta sauces

My cousin Sam enjoying her Ramen

Before

After

Pasta Bar: You can create your own pasta and choose what kind of pasta you want as well as the sauce and toppings. 

Indoor sky.

Lechon Macau + Tempura + rice =  :D :D

Yeaup. Don't be surprised, this is my tempura share.

Butter Croissant

Chocolate Croissant

Spongebob must be looking for Mr. Crabs right about...now.

Parmesan-encrusted salmon

Roast Pork

Bread & Butter

The chocolate cake and cheesecake were my favorite in this sweet bunch.

The fact that the restaurant was spacious, bright and had a sky-high ceiling made eating so much more enjoyable. The buffet spread covered most of the cuisines - Filipino, Chinese, American, Italian, Japanese and Indian. Picky-eaters (such as myself) won't have a hard time choosing dishes they like and might even leave the restaurant more open to trying new dishes!

I'm pretty sure you can tell based on the photos that I enjoyed eating all the food I put on my plate. Corniche is definitely worth a second, third and fourth visit (of course, it's not limited to the number four..you know what I mean! *laughs*)

Corniche Restaurant

The Diamond Hotel
Roxas Blvd. corner
Dr. J. Quintos St., Manila 1000
http://www.diamondhotel.com/

Sweet August

Taken from Amanda's blog

Now that the month of July has come to an end, it's time for August to take center stage and make room for the many posts I'll be putting up! Wooden Spoons & Muffin Tops has so much in store for this month - features, home bakers, desserts, restaurants and a whole lot more! I'll also be launching a little something to make it easier for readers and food-lovers alike to be updated with the latest posts on my blog.

It'll be a sweet August, folks. So get those taste buds ready! :)

S&R: One Stop Grub Shop!

I recall visiting this membership shopping place back when I was in high school. At that time, it was still called PriceSmart. A couple of years after S&R landed in the Philippines, the name was changed to what it is known as today. I've always wondered though, what exactly does S&R stand for? After doing a bit of research, I discovered that the two-letter grocery name stands for Sol & Robert Price, a father and son duo who founded the shop. Neat! Anyhoo, enough chit-chat about the business side of things. Let's move on to what's really important here...food!

People visit grocery stores mainly to stuff their kitchen cupboards and refrigerators with delicious food. In my case, I enjoy visiting this warehouse-like food haven for several reasons: one, their huge carts. Size really does matter. Pushing a ginormous cart around the grocery makes me feel like I'm actually allowed to pull anything and everything out of the shelves and throw them straight in. And I'm not embarrassed to admit that I like riding the cart around like a kid on training wheels. Moments like those make me feel lucky for having a small stature. *laughs* Two, bulk packaging makes me feel like I'm preparing for a zombie apocalypse. Three, wide spaces. This is where my "scooter spree" with the push carts come in. The isles are broad enough for me to speed like a mad woman! And four, S & R's very own burgers, pizza and pastries!

So after a having more than 6 exams in a span of 5 days this week, I decided to reward myself with some comfort food.

Vegetable Pizza

Cheeseburger

Their patty reminds me a lot of homemade burgers. It doesn't taste as processed as most burgers do in fast food joints. I don't eat vegetables. So what I usually do when I eat a burger in S & R is I take out the vegetables and spread a heaping amount of mayonnaise on the top bun.  Yeaup, I'd be the worst person to advocate healthy eating.

Chocolate Chip Muffin

Their muffins look like they were injected with steroids. So if you think you would still want to have this for dessert after a meal, make sure you have enough room. :) 

I usually enjoy my desserts with a tall glass of milk.

Embedded in the muffin are soft and sweet chocolate chips.