Incredible $25 Buffet at Manila's Buffet Town! Endless Modern Asian Stations and Hot Pot!
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- The search for the best buffet in the Philippines continues and after a wonderful evening at the Largest, Vegas style buffet at Cafe Ilang Ilang at The Manila Hotel, my good friends Sam and Carla was kind enough to invite me to one of the newest buffets in Manila!
And it gets better because it focuses only on Asian cuisine from across the many cultures! From modern Japanese to traditional Thai and all things in between. It even boast a hot pot section with unlimited fatty tender beef and broths and soup bases of your choice. But now comes the fun part and it's the made to order grill and yakitori stations grilling everything to that perfect char and golden crust.
But make sure you save room for dessert! Served in a Japanese / Filipino fusion format, the desserts are exquisitely done and comes in small portions that perfectly fit the 3x3 wooden matrix the serves as your sweet linear algebraic vessel...
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• Buffet Town
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• Modern Japanese Buffet and Hot Pot Dinner - $25 USD / Php 1499
• 43 Annapolis, San Juan, 1504 Metro Manila, Philippines
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Tim has such a beautiful personality. He is the epitome of a wonderful human being. ❤
Tim is so polite, I don’t know if he’s single but I feel like he would say good morning , have a good day, and goodnight to himself haha.
Someone has a crush.
Isn't he nice??😊
His lovely manners make his videos lovely to watch.
Tim, I really enjoyed this video because it allowed us to share all the things you were eating. I prefer your videos this way. You are so terrific at describing the foods so I enjoy watching your entire experience. Thank you.
Tim loving your channel since I met you in Buffet Town I’m the bald guy from the UK lol😂
We loved the food there and it was a pleasure meeting you ❤
Hi Carlos, it was such a pleasure meeting you and it was indeed a lot of fun and lots of good food. How are you enjoying the philippines?
@ I have been here 15 years now and loved every minute of it and I will certainly visiting some of the wonderful buffets you have shown me on your channel.
God bless you Tim I will be following your channel regularly from now on.
I do not care for raw fish or seafood but LOVE tempura seafood and veggies. I always grab those first. Thank you for your videos. You are such a nice person and the way you treat and interact with people makes my heart and soul feel good. It would be wonderful if all of us followed your example. I hope you have a WONDERFUL Holiday Season filled with friends, family, love and lots of laughter.
Oh, it's a lot of fun and really glad that everyone there was so convivial. It's interesting because I suspect that in the philippines, a lot of time will be spent with family friends and in traffic 😁. A very happy holidays to you and yours!
I really love the content and energy Tim, I hope everyone is enjoying your content like we do here in the Philippines. The quality is very nice and I feel that you really love eating as we all do. Stay Healthy and Merry Christmas to you!
I'm always impressed by how much food Tim manages to put away.
I always enjoy Tim’s videos. This was a very good vlog. Thanks for sharing Tim.
So smart to serve items freshly grilled or made.. You know those bites are delicious!! ❤
It was a great experience to visit this new buffet. Really enjoyable and love the quality
Hi! Cheers from Sweden! Saw you from a danish tv show they turned with you in Vancouver, pleasure to be a new subscriber here!
Thank you so much and wishing you and yours a happy and safe holiday! I would have loved to visit Sweden for the traditional jubord celebration but maybe next year.
You’re still in Manila ? Your voice is so soothing and calm .
Wow All the food at the buffet section looks so delicious Wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New year
Thank you so much and wishing you a fantastic new year as well! Hope your travel adventures are safe and exciting
Tim may you have a blessed and wonderful holiday season I enjoy all your videos and can't wait to watch one during the week. Bless you!
Thank you so much and so grateful to get to connect with everyone here. Wishing you and yours all the best for the holidays
Such a polite gentleman…great presentation & superb description, clear & soothing voice…
Tim you are just phenomenal! Travelling to Manila in late February, gonna try out some of these buffet!
Blessed Christmas & Happy Holidays.
“making your own road” (angkas/joy ride) 😂 can’t believe he took a “habal habal” motorcycle ride. yes, it’s good to use that option when you absolutely, positively have to go to a place during traffic specially when it’s almost Christmas in Manila…
O.M.G. Love all food on your video Tim , Thank you so much for sharing this an amazing feast !!!!❤
Thank you so much and loving the philippines. It feels like you're either eating or in traffic 😁
Beautiful looking hotel. The buffet looked delicious. Nice video. Merry Christmas, all the best. Cheers!! Thanks and take care.
Glad you’re enjoying
looks 100% awsome --what a cool place to go with friends and hang out with all that great food and the staff looks wow so helpful!!!
It was a very nice find and great to have a casual Buffet dinner with lots of high quality stations
I got hungry watching you eat those yummy portions. I'm glad I have something here to cook in that same vein. That will be a little later today😊. Thanks for taking us along, Tim❤
Thank you so much and really enjoyable buffet. Hope you're having a great meal as well. Make sure you don't skip dessert. A very happy holidays to you and yours
Everything looks so delicious 🥰🤤😋
and the staff was awesome!
It is really nice because as good as the food is, it's the servers cooks and hosts that makes all the difference
Welcome back Mr Tim! So great to watch another new video! Merry xmas from Indiana
What a lovely presentation this buffet has. I love that they offer personal portions and how clean it was. I'm sure the hotpot broth was nourishing, and it looked so satisfying. Love the trays they give you to use, especially the dessert tray. Thank you so much Tim. Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas Tim 😊
Thank you for this wonderful video and hope you get better
thank you for covering this one. this has been a mystery to me. haha.
Yay a new video on my birthday. Thanks for the present
A very happy birthday to you!!! 🎉
@TimLeeLetsGo thank you so much
I always look forward to your videos I check everyday to see if you posted anything. You are one brave person to go on that bike. The food looked amazing you're making me hungry! Merry Christmas Tim. From Las Vegas
Tim, thank you for your tour of Manila’s buffets. Everything looked delicious, even that piece of green veggie. Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless you and keep you safe.❤❤❤
Wow, that is a spectacular feast! Now I'm hungry:)
I really learn a lot of the Buffet scene from your videos. Thank you for making such informative and entertaining content. Btw, I checked and it’s 25.1KM from Manila hotel to GH.
No wonder it took so long!!! 😁
That's my type of town too, Tim!!! That was wonderful, thank you!!!💖
Quite a feast. Merry Christmas. Cheers from Edmonton.
Merry Christmas
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From Calgary
Thank you so much and a very merry Christmas to you and yours!
Hi Sir Tim, so happy to see you enjoying the food here in manila...Happy holidays to you and your family!!! 😊 ❤
as usual, it all looks amazing! 😊
Always the positive attitude. I don't think I can eat buffet all of the time. Through your positive, the food shown seem to be much more appealing.
This was great and very well presented. The grill stations were quite amazing. But yeah, it was quite a bit too many buffets ,😉
I wonder how can someone eat so
Much in so little time 🫢notice how courteous the people in the restaurants. They are not greedy with Tips… unlike here in USA. I know I live here in Los Angeles and go home to my beautiful Philippines
This was quite enjoyable and the service and hosts were fantastic. I actually really like the system in the philippines. Many places do add on a service charge so everything is transparent. I'm not too fond of the crazy tipping culture in North America
Wow what an awesome buffet there in the Philippines Tim everything looks high quality too. Merry Christmas to you my friend 🎄
An excellent looking buffet in Manila. Hope you have a Merry Christmas. Cheers, Tim and God Bless! 👍👍✌️🎄🇨🇦
It was quite an exceptional dining event. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New year
Thank you, Tim❤ Merry Christmas and a very blessed Happy New Year.
Wishing you and yours a very happy holidays! Merry Christmas to you all
Master move on the curry bite! Thank you again for taking us on your adventure.
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Interesting. I like the little plate concept with trays and boxes to gather your selections. As usual, great post Tim. Safe travels!
The desserts were quite amazing and love the presentation for sure. Thank you so much and happy holidays to you and yours 🙏
@TimLeeLetsGo Happy🎄holidays to you and yours Tim. 🙏 Wishing you good health and continued prosperity in the new year! 🎆
Thank you Tim ❤
Once I saw that you were there the previous night I knew that it was a good Buffet. Also you had so many things to try that you didn't fully use the Hot Pot... not a bad problem 😋
It was a very enjoyable meal and glad that the friends Sam and Carla recommended this place. Nice to try out the new buffets in town
Wow Tim watching your food vlog had always makes me very hungry. 😅
Thanks for reaching out. It was quite a nice buffet and wishing you and yours a very happy holiday!
We back 🎉❤
🎄🌲🌈 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🌈🌲🎄
A very merry Christmas to you and yours
Lee marry XMAS to u and yr family stay bless
Same to you and yours! A very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New year to you
HI TIM !!!! 💙💙💙
Greetings ❤️❤️
What a great buffet! Manila is feeding you well. Tim, I hope you have a wonderful Xmas x
Quite nice to get to explore all the different places in manila. Just a bit hot though 🙂
@ is it humid hot?
The bikes are so skilled 🎉
They certainly are! At one point I was staying silent just watching the traffic around.. the driver asked if I was awake 😁
@@TimLeeLetsGo 😂😅
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉
Merry Christmas to you and yours and a Happy New Year to you as well! 🎄🎅🎁🎉
An adventure getting there for sure. You did well, lots of terrific dishes to enjoy. Steak rolls look very good. Love the dessert tray and all the little dishes, like a jewel box. Merry Christmas from Oregon! God bless you in 2025!
One of these days I hope to experience hotpot, it looks so delicious!
Good morning Tim. Oh my, I'm so sad to hear that the Spiral Buffet is not there anymore. The place is actually my favorite place to go for a buffet. It's the only place here in the Philippines 🇵🇭 where I can get foie gras, my favorite. I'll also missed their cheese room. Anyway the food in that place looks so yummy specially the Japanese station. Japanese food is one of my favorite food. I love sushi. When I lived in the US I ate sushi at least 3 times a week. You're making my mouth watery. That salmon looked so delicious. I also loved a good Thai food. The laksa looks so yummy and comforting. Thank you for featuring this place. I would definitely love to try it. Enjoy your stay here and happy eating. Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 🎄☃️🎉🎄☃️🎉
Thank you so much and definitely lots of good memories at the spiral buffet. It is a shame but I'm happy to say I think I found a place that would be a great alternative 😁😁😁
have a Merry Christmas🎄& Happy New Year🥂
Thank you so much and wishing you and yours a very happy holidays! Merry Christmas to you all
Tim, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I thought this buffet was just perfect. I am personally not into the seafood type buffet. I love shrimp and sushi, but Oysters, clams, and crab (I do like already shelled crab legs) I do not care for. So this buffet had everything I would like and eat.
Loved that box for the dessert.
Great buffet I love it. Thank you for the video.
This was a nice find and a great recommendation from Sam and Carla
Great buffet...enjoy and have a great weekend ❤😊
Thank you Jade! A very happy holidays to you!
Bringing us the tasty goodness as always…. Bless Up Tim … Cheers 🍻
Thank you so much and wishing you and yours a great holiday!
Tim, A nice buffet. I would be in absolute heaven with these food offerings. Asian foods are pretty much my favorite foods. I am unable to pick out what would be my favorite. I think the cheesy oysters. It is December here as well this 4am temperature was bitter cold -5°F below zero. About 4 inches of snow on the ground with another 4 inches plus predicted for tonight and tomorrow. I dug out wool Irish cable knit turtle neck sweater that I bought 50 years ago...it fits nicely... heavy canvas pants over Marino Wool longhandles held up with suspenders. Thinking spring I stopped out to my rented Church garden to fertilize with coffee grounds and eggshells. Dinner this evening is cheese curls, Great Lakes Whitefish dip, melon slices, homemade beef jerky, tonic water and a single malt beverage. Not near as good as your fine Asian buffet.
Wishing you, Tim, a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the Best in the New Year. 🎄✨️☃️...🕊
Merry Christmas Tim!
So happy 😊
Merry Christmas!
Hey Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
This is very useful information. Although, coming up with a Spiral Buffet "replacement" seems impossible. I will definitely try Cafe Ylang Ylang for a starter!
If it is worth the trip from Vancouver to Manila, must be straight delicious! 😎
Well, maybe a bit exaggerated but always a fantastic trip to Manila
Wow you are here welcome to the Philippines
wow. enjoy your travels. I still have to go to that 49 all u can eat steak house near Macy's
Sir tim so polite 😊
Everything looks so yummy. We don't need lobsters, crab legs and prime ribs to be the best buffet. All the foods here are well prepared and look good
Merry Christmas
Biggest pet peeve for me when they bring over unrequested dishes. It begs for food waste, otherwise forces you to waste valuable tummy real-estate! Glad it doesn't leave you half as perturbed! 😭
Tyvm and yqw Tim ❤😊
This would be EASILY close to 50 dollars here in Toronto, Canada. $25 dollars is a steal!
It's very good value especially for the fattier meats and the grilled items. Lots of seafood and very enjoyable
This area is in Greenhills right?
Yes, I left the details in the video description. Hope you get a chance to give it a try
Once again Asia rules
For $25 that is crazy for what you get
You can spend more money at Macdonlds 😂😂😂
Love it keep up the great work
I totally agree! I am actually quite surprised at how much even places like McDonald's are charging
Everything looks yummy! You'll have to pay $125+ for all that food here in the US.
The deals and value are certainly great in the philippines. But still always enjoy a Vegas buffet
Delicious
Things getting cold is definitely a you problem when take so much at once take smaller amounts to enjoy them the way chefs intended them to taste as
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🙂🍽🍽🍽🍽🍽😋😋Looks like a best buffet to me. 😀😀
Love the live stations
The hostess was totally laughing at your hair 😂
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Separate note from the video...learned about Vessi from you and place an order 3 weeks ago and haven't HEARD back from Vessi. Thought that you might want to know the kind of company that you are recommending. Really regret ordering from Vessi. Love your videos though. Keep going!
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear about that! Did you contact their support? They're usually pretty good and please don't hesitate to share your experience here.
wow 90mins on a 6 mile journey,.. :). but you can't beat $25 buffet. LOL
I have since found that in manila, often walking can be faster...
Hi, Tim!! I'm beginning to suspect you have a hollow leg LOL 🤔. Hygiene-wise, i like that they serve you and not everyone is touching tongs, but that usually means you're getting much more food than you probably would have taken yourself. That was A LOT of food!! I love that you always make a new friend while you travel or when you're waiting on line ❤. I have to imagine you're a very fun and chill travel partner. Thank you for always bringing us great food and experiences...what a fantastic year traveling with you. Hoping you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Boxing Day. Sending all the love 💕
I wanna move to Buffet Town 😩
What a great name for a town!
WOW Tim that was a lot of food 😅.
It was certainly a feast!!!😋
How do you stay fit and lose weight from all the food? 😂The food is super yummy but heavy. ..But looks delish. Another great video.
It's just the lighting and camera angles 😉
A gentle suggestion pls keep a brush/ comb wth u at all times to keep down ur hair. 😉
That would have certainly been useful! 😁
Yay, I know personally I've got to look jolly to be jolly ha ha ha!
Is this Dr Nicholas clause?
@@TimLeeLetsGo The buffet has lots of nutrition, Santa has just a tour of cookies!
from manila hotel to san juan... wow. thats traffic as hell. lols
Yeah, traffic in Manila isn't the best 😃
just a trivia for that location.
it used to be a chinese restaurant where wedding receptions and birthdays are frequently held named UNO seafood restaurant.
but it unfortunately burned down during around covid. so yea. this took over. and ever since been wondering what's inside.
most vlogs ive seen on this place were paid vlogs and too short. so i really could not get an idea about the place. but yea. thanks to tim. LoLs.
idk if youre still here but there's an ayce dimsum called yum dum din for under 1k pesos.
could be worth a try for yoy
Thank you so much for the details.. also appreciate the suggestion for the dim sum. Will have to add that to the list
Did you find out why the Sofie hotel got rid of their buffet??
@@JamesPidkowaWrong! It is because The Sofitel already closed. The building is already old.
Happy ayce hot pot San Gabriel
There is no more Sofitel Hotel therefore no more buffet. They rather closed the hotel when they found out the structural repairs on the building was going to be astronomical.
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Is Philippines your favourite destination? It is like Manila loop starts again.
Oh, I used to work there and it really is a favorite destination
Where is the location of this buffet
It's 10 km from the Manila Hotel that took an hour and a half to get there.... I'm just complaining about the traffic again 😉... I left the details and the address in the video description. Hope you get a chance to visit 🙂
Oh.. a little stylist hack...if you get helmet head when you arrive at your destination..go to the restroom and throw some water on your head..rub it thru your hair.. and style with your hand & let air dry.. 😂
I really needed this tip! 🙏🙏🙏
The traffic looks like Naples Italy.
I'm so sorry to hear 😉
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I like my pizza crust brown and crunchy. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Kentucky!!!
A very merry Christmas to you and yours! I like my crust thin and crispy as well ... Not a big fan of the teriyaki pizza
@ I can’t imagine what it tasted like. Yuck. Love you kid
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