Being a food aficionado, buffets have always twisted my belly in delight. Hail to the glory of heavenly smorgasbord filled with varieties of meat, vegetables, appetizers, seafood, and drinks guaranteed for a great taste until the last bite! So when my mom told us she reserved a family dinner at Kiseki Restaurant over the weekend, there was hysteria in the air especially for the fact I would be able to enter the gates of food heaven once again. Last Sunday, April 28, my family and I headed to Orchard Road to breathe the lusciousness of this delicious abode.
In its official website, Kiseki is described as “the MEGA Japanese Buffet at Mini Prices” and “the uber-buffet of Japanese cuisine”. Since dinner was served at 6 o'clock on the dot, guests had to wait patiently before their tables were served. Surely it was worth the wait as my family and I were able to secure comfortable seats near the window.
Boy, the buffet gave me a paunchier figure when I walked out of the restaurant because of the sumptuous treats it served! The choices were endless: corn tortillas, ebi tempura (my favorite Japanese food), salmon of all sorts,, California maki, yakisoba, crayfish, pizza (no pun intended), potato salad, crisscut fries, salmon fried rice, and a whole lot more. Desserts can’t get any better than hearing and seeing them in the flesh: gelato, marshmallows in chocolate, teeny weeny macaroons, and sprinkles. I have to admit it was in the family dinner when I first found out how macaroons and gelato taste like. Prior to that, I was feeling OP for being one of the few people on Tumblr (and practically on Earth) who have never eaten macaroons or gelato in her entire life. Luckily, Kiseki’s buffet was there to provide me the goods I’ve been bargaining since forever.
In my opinion, Kiseki Restaurant is highly recommendable due to the impeccable taste and feel-good ambience of the restaurant overall. The staff there is also very approachable; I will always remember this old man whose smile is always plastered on his face even though he’s already stressed out from his work. If you’re looking for a buffet offering Japanese and Western cuisine other than Makati Shangri-La’s Circles, then Kiseki is the one! I wish they’d open a branch of this in Manila in the near future.
Snapshots from the trip at Kiseki:
Welcome to Kiseki!
A few of the buffet’s finest treats
Tiny cutie macaroons in red, lime green, and orange! I tried the orange one and it was sweet! <3
Oreo cheesecake + waffles + orange macaroon = God-sent dessert for the whole of humanity! Willy Wonka would probably love that, eh?
Cookies and cream gelato = INSTANT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
For more information, visit Kiseki Restaurant’s official website here.
