streetsmartgirl: Buffet Dinner at Café Jeepney, Hotel Intercon

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Buffet Dinner at Café Jeepney, Hotel Intercon

Drink, eat, and be merry for tomorrow we die! That’s one of my favorite quotations in life. It’s the best excuse to indulge in good food. Agree?

Last Friday, I tagged along with Erick and his officemates (Paulo, Mau, Jade, Elyn, Marlon, Lhey, and Joel) to have buffet dinner at Café Jeepney in Hotel Intercon. Thanks to Lhey who got us 50% off the buffet price from her credit card rewards =). Actual price of the buffet is Php1616, so just do the math.

Cafe Jeepney with HP peeps

True to its name, Café Jeepney boasts its unique interiors with Sarao jeepney parts hanged in its walls for the Pinoy feel. The hotel coffee shop is also spacious or at least for the time we where there. The ambiance was relaxed for a hotel setting.

Chop-chop Sarao jeepneys =)

To start off, there was a great selection of appetizers such as breads, soups, and salads. The shrimp mango salad was our favorite. Erick was delighted to try his favorite fruit in salad – watermelon tossed with greens and cheese (or so I thought).

The grilled variety was also a feast. There were local favorites like longganisa, tocino, and bangus. The pork and beef barbecue was tender and juicy and keeps you coming back for more. It was also another favorite of our group.

Grilled selection

Too bad though, I wasn’t able to try the Mongolian barbecue as I heard it’s one of the stars of Intercon’s buffet.

The Japanese sushi table was also winner like in every restaurant, Who doesn’t love Japanese food? =P

Sushi table

Aside from the international cuisine served, we also enjoyed the live cooking and carving stations.

Pasta aficionados will love their signature pasta dishes cooked according to their preference – fettuccini, penne, and pomodoro with creamy white sauce and your own choice of seafood toppings (calamari, shrimp, and fish).

Pasta-all-you-can

Of all the dishes served in the buffet, I really enjoyed the fish selection especially the sea bass in lemon butter sauce and the carved fish.

Make sure you leave a room for dessert. Café Jeepney’s buffet is famous for the wide variety of desserts. It was a big treat for sweetooths like moi!

Strawberry panna cotta, white chocolate truffle, crème brulee, mango crepe samurai, mango ube panna cotta, chocolate fondue, blueberry cheesecake..these and more made my heart squeal in excitement.