Philippines Trip...

As we drove to another appointment, we drove by K's old childhood locations, and decided to buy some of their food hehe. We stopped by Becky's Kitchen. It was a small shop but looking inside they produced a LOT of filo sweets, cakes and some other things.
We weren't quite sure what to get so we ended up getting the sampler pack (of 6 pieces), just to taste the different types of cakes, instead of buying really big cakes for just the two of us.


In one of the malls (Glorietta 5) there is Felly J's. They served traditional Filipino dishes, very yummy! :D
1. Iced Tea and Dalandan 2. Chicken Inasal 3. Pork Sinigang (soup) 4. Sago Gulaman (contains jelly like pearls which are chewy)

For dinner we dined at Circles buffet within Shang ri la Hotel. They had all different types of cuisines, from fresh seafood, filipino sweets, indian, chinese and a few others.
I was keen to taste their fresh seafood since eating at Cafe Mix, which I in the end don't recommend based on the taste of the oysters and mussels. Unfortunately after eating the seafood (so I think), I felt ill and spent the rest of the trip with a small appetite. A very depressing second half of the trip.

Besides the not so fresh seafood, the sweets were great and the other 'cooked' food wasn't so bad. At one stage, I ate some of the cold meats, and ate this mushy like meat and it had melted in my mouth quite fast. In the end I found out it was foi gras, which I found very weird and fatty. I guess it was something to try anyways hehe.

Westin Hotel Buffet Breakfast - SYDNEY CITY

No.1 Martin Place, Sydney
NSW 2000, Australia
Toll Free: 1800 656 535
Phone: +61 2 8223 1111
Fax: +61 2 8223 1222
Email: westin.sydney@westin.com





OK. Keeping this one simple. Since I've gone out to eat most of this food, I will sit back and let you browse through the photos.

Café Mix - THE ROCKS (Shangri La Hotel)

Level 1, 176 Cumberland Street
The Rocks, NSW 2000
Tel: 02 - 9250 6206
Email: cafemix.slsn@shangri-la.com



Where do I start. Dropped by Shangri-La Hotel for Buffet on 17th Feb 2009. We were the first ones to arrive and so I was able to take a few snaps. Seafood in one area, then other cuisines around the perimeter.. as it was some time ago, I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Cuisines from their different stations.



We waited the whole day and slightly starved ourselves for this moment to eat as much as humanly possible. Apparently starving yourself will not help you eat more at a buffet restaurant. So we ate only small bits and pieces of food during the day just to shut our stomachs from growling.

My girlfriend's 5 course meal.. (unfortunately being allergic to Seafood is a downside when it comes to enjoying food) so I enjoyed it for her :D

Pumpkin with Pine nuts, Pear and Rocket Salad, Grilled Eggplant, Olives, and some Green leaves.

Mixed Salad, Pear and Rocket Salad, mushrooms and chicken.

Cauliflower Soup, Bread and something else???

Naan Bread, with small bits and pieces of other dishes.

For Dessert, Green Tea Ice Cream, Passion fruit served on creme caramel, and a nice cake.

Marshmallow with Chocolate from Fondue, almond tart, Chocolate and Vanilla Ice cream, and two other things. "how can I keep track of food?"


...and heres my 7 course meal.
Oysters, Prawns, Mushroom and Pumpkin Salad with Pine nuts

Chicken and Greens

Oysters, Eggplant, Tomatoes and Cucumber


Naan Bread, Veggies, Chicken and Pork


Oysters and Prawns

Marshmallow in Dark Chocolate Fondue, Almond slice, some cream in a chocolate cup, Pear Slices (i think), Almond Tart

Mixed Fruit, Marshmallow in Dark Chocolate Fondue, and passion fruit bowls.


In the end, it got a bit too much for me and left the hotel over satisfied. What a feed! YUM!