Top notch service and superb selection of Japanese dishes from sashimi, sushi, teppanyaki, omakase just to name a few.

Best Japanese resto i've eaten in Manila so far

You can tell that the ingredients are of high quality and they have a fairly extensive selection of food. Although we would have wished that there were better Japanese options, the others compensate for it. Favorites are steak, samosa, salmon, cheeses, and dessert, particularly the dark chocolate tart. Also, they have high chairs but don’t have baby/kiddie utensils

I can't give an in depth review as my stomach capacity is not enough to sample everything. If you're planning on getting into a food coma, this is the place. Drinks included in the buffet are hot and cold water, coffee, and tea.

Nice

Christmas Eve buffet is generous and very good selection!

Fantastic service and great atmosphere! The menu is extensive and everything we tried was wonderful and fresh-tasting. Their sushi, teppanyaki, grilled fish, hot pots, noodles, and soups are all delicious! We ate here two times during our three day stay at the Shangri-La.

Convenient if you do not wish to leave the hotel. Otherwise it is overtly expansive for a a second-tier Japanese restaurant. Service and products are satisfactory.

yummy 😋

Pretty good Japanese food, though not worth the price unless one is willing to pay for convenience. I just don't think it's worth paying 3K+ for sushi or chirashi without it having at least some uni or ikura. The fish head dishes, however, are worth it.

Too good! It’s quiet expensive but one of the best.❤️

Teppanyaki section here is superb! Friendliest chef. Their food is very good for the price. I highly recommend this Japanese restaurant for all Japanese food lover.

Great food

good food, fresh. wagyu a5 was amazing the meal was worth it

All the food here is superb!

(Translated by Google) Lovely cafe! (Original) Lovely cafe!

Food is good and staff are very accommodating. Not a lot of options for the price but overall great experience.

Best Buffet in Manila

Superb!

Foodd and services are great!

Very satisfying

Great food, I really feel very comfortable, like next to home.

The food is great and the staff are nice!

Love it

I know things have been different, but its just sad that in order to cater to the long line, the quality declined (japanese station). .it used to be the best japanese station over all the buffets I've tried. But right now :(

Be sure to go there during weekends for Seafood night. Best Grilled Seabass!

Buffet dining has never been so great at the Café Ilang-Ilang. The restaurant boasts of several varieties of viands for every one. Food selection is a plenty consisting of Filipino, Weatern, Japanese, Korean, and Middle Eastern cuisine.

Great place for family lunch or dinner.

Excellent food choices plus fine wine

Superb Japanese in Shangrila. Priced higher but quality is good. Update April 2018 Back to host a team of 10 people and thoroughly enjoyed the food and hospitality. Very awesome.

Amazingly fresh sashimi. Pretty good sake, too -- hot or cold.

We usually go for the Sunday lunch buffet. They serve good quality food like sushi, sashimi, sukiyaki and other delicious Japanese dishes. The highlight I think is their teppan. You can have fresh beef, shrimps or fish grilled just the way you like it. Miso soup and shrimp tempura can be ordered which are not on the buffet tables but are included. And don't forget to try their Macha, Black Sesame or Red Bean Ice cream (depends on availability), also included but not in the buffet tables. Unlimited Iced Tea is now also part of the lunch buffet.

Food is fantastic

Who doesn’t like Japanese buffets? One never gets tired of it. The spread makes it harder for you to select what to start with. With the number of sushi and sashimi choices, you want to make sure you have enough space to try each one, since they all look so enticing. Of course, the steak, thin strips or cubes, melts in your mouth goodness, cooked in garlic butter and just a dash of salt and pepper. Ahhhhh, this is just heaven on a grill. Different soba varieties with the cold soba being the best of them all, hands down. And... how can one go without dessert? The highlight of the buffet? Their Fox’s strawberry made Cotton Candy. The sugar rush THEN crash is well worth it. I’ll definitely be back for more and more and more and more. @grace.a.adventures

One of the better and more authentic Japanese restaurants in Makati.

Ordered the recommended teppanyaki lunch set and seafood okonomiyaki on the side. The prawn and salmon are cooked perfectly and as a matter of fact, really delicious. The beef however was not cooked - medium as directed and it’s a bit chewy. The Seafood Okonomiyaki, for me - not even close to Dohtonbori and a bit expensive. 800 PHP - big serving, yeah but did not satisfy my pallete. Ambiance and service, these are exceptional. Good venue for business lunch or dinner meetings. Or when you’re a fan of hotel dining experience.

Their grilled silver cod with salt is a must-try!

Great set lunches on weekdays and wonderful Utage Buffet on weekends. Too bad they don't serve Wagyu at the buffet anymore (they did many moons ago).

Faultless. Bravo!

(Translated by Google) Authentic Japanese cuisine. I enjoyed it at about half the price of Japanese Shangri-La. (Original) 本格的な日本料理。日本のシャングリラの半分くらいの値段で楽しめました。

Vegan options!!

Went there on a sunday brunch for my wifes' birthday. The only highlight is on their teppanyaki which is a good piece of steak. Service is very poor, we asked for a sukiyaki to be delivered on our table and we ask about it for a number of times. We ended to wait for the chef to do our sukiyaki and one customer was angry to us as she was also waiting which like we already asked it to be delivered to our table numerous of times. Also for the Ebi tempura which we also asked to be delivered as they just refill the tempura so little and people just swarm on it. We are paying like 2500++/pax and it doesnt deliver on what we paid for.

Good lunch set menus

Yummy foods

Had dinner with friends yesterday. The place only accepts customers with prior reservations. Social distancing is observed. Acrylic barriers are placed to only display food. You have to tell the servers or chefs what you want to eat and they'll prepare it for you. Expect a line and minor waiting time around the buffet area. Buffet operations starts 5 pm and ends at 8:30pm, so better come early.

A buffet restaurant located inside Manila Hotel. Service is excellent. Staff are courteous & fast. Food is excellent

From the food, service and presentation, you get what you paid for and more! Delicious treats and meals, desserts and many more. Highly recommended to visit and try.

The selection of food and cuisine is amazing! Definitely better than the usual buffets in the malls. For Php 2775, this is a very good price! Their US beef ribs is a MUST TRY

I did not regret having lunch in this restaurant. The place is huge and food selections are great! Didnt expect that it would be like this. The beef churasco, the US beef steak, lechon, and the lobsters were my personal favorites. I loved how they prepared the steak. It was cooked according to my preference. The churasco was grilled in front of you. The dessert counter was overflowing with local and international cuisines. It was a paradise for dessert lovers. Water, coffee, and tea are also included in the buffet. Alcoholic and carbonated drinks not included. Make a reservation prior visiting the place. Just to be sure that you will be getting a seat. It was jam-packed during our lunch visit! Will definitely visit this restaurant again!

Favorite place to eat at by my girlfriend, she loves Pepper Lunch but is torn between the high prices of non Express Pepper Lunches. Perfect middle ground, and it's on the foodcourt so I can eat what I want.

Nice food

Portion is very little. Food is okay.

Delicious

Food quality is definitely much better considering cost per person. There’s Filipino, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Spanish/Mediterranean like dishes plus dessert station. Overall dishes were fresh, warm and quite tasty! Note: Face Mask and shield were required when going to stations.

superb. great food.

Very good stake served raw in a hot pan. Excelent mashed potatoes.

I love the rice.. Hahah, but yah, their food is good.. Yummyy, will really full your tummy.

Favorites: 1. Curry beef pepper steak w cheese Jumbo. 2. Teriyaki Pepper steak w extra cheese jumbo. Both w mash potato on gravy. Kani salad for sides and Large Ice tea for drinks... Budget about 300 to 350 Php per head for a meal w Salads. Add 80 for upsize to Jumbo and 70php for add ons.

Foods are so yummy and you will come back again

The food is great but the serving size is fairly small. The ambience and service is okay.

Staff are nice. the place could be a little bit more tidy though.

Tender and yummy delicious food 🤤

Perfect. Customer Service at this place is always beyond exception. Relaxing ambiance with music, variety of food to satisfy your craving, fast order lane, though sometimes the line was long but worth waiting. efficient food attendants, clean place. They have restroom but not working during my service but could've been better if it was working and ready to use. Even so, definitely Highly recommended.

Good food but getting boring na

Very satisfied

Very clean place, staffs always cleans the area every after 10-15minutes. Staffs are attentive and friendly. Service is fast, food served hot and fast.

Great food

not asnlively as before. but still ok

Never disappoints! ❤️

The room where we are reserved to dine for lunch has acrylic panels in the middle of the tables-for-two. Very safe for dining.

Exellent

nice place 🙂

a must visit to experience good and satisfying delicious food

very hygienic and safe. needless to say, food is superb as well.

The food is just okay. It's too expensive for the taste and selection of food.

👍👍👍

Clean,friendly staff,sumptuous meal

My go to buffet when stressed out! Still good during GCQ

Very nice and cozy place to eat. They have a wide variety of food.

Food is okay. Pricey but if you have a prestige card its 50% off

Attentive staff and food was great.

Meals are amazing! Staff are attentive to your needs. They practically have everything you want for a buffet. On top of that they have a BDO promo that shaves 40% off your total bill!

Iits nice to be back, my countless visit at Cafe Ilang2. So gooood.