Circles Event Cafe at Makati Shangri-La, Manila image

Circles Event Cafe at Makati Shangri-La, Manila

Restaurant Buffet restaurant

🫤 Celebrated my mother’s birthday dinner here. Not the quality of food and service I was expecting since we just recently had a lunch event in High Street Cafe at The Fort. Food selections were usually empty so you couldn’t tell what they were serving. A long queue at the grill station and pasta stati... People often mention buffet, service, quality, great, good, experience, dining, order, price, waiter,


Address

Lobby Level, Ayala Avenue corner, Makati Ave, Makati, 1200, Philippines

Website

www.shangri-la.com

Contact

+63 2 8814 2580

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (238 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 6 am to 10:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 6 am to 10:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 6 am to 10:30 pm
  • Thursday: 6 am to 10:30 pm
  • Friday: 6 am to 10:30 pm
  • Saturday: 6 am to 10:30 pm
  • Sunday: (Christmas Eve), 6 am to 10:30 pm, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: buffet (16) service (14) quality (13) great (13) good (13) experience (10) dining (10) order (8) price (7) waiter (7)
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  • 2/5 Manabu K. 5 months ago on Google
    Celebrated my mother’s birthday dinner here. Not the quality of food and service I was expecting since we just recently had a lunch event in High Street Cafe at The Fort. Food selections were usually empty so you couldn’t tell what they were serving. A long queue at the grill station and pasta station. It took us more than 30 minutes to bill out, even if we have a Golden Circles member, a booked room in Makati Shangri-La, and a senior in a wheelchair. We expected a faster response considering all that I just mentioned. Not the Shangri-La experience we were expecting. Better go to their other hotels.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 cathy u. 5 years ago on Google
    Awesome selections of food,great experience friendly staffs Nico,Malou,Joy and Philip excellent service .We will come back again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Surf T. 3 years ago on Google
    The food was ok. The new normal buffet means you order and they bring it to your table but don't expect big serving sizes. Think small size or appetizer. Tip: a platter is a dessert saucer size here. Pic is a sushi platter
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khat de G. 5 years ago on Google
    We celebrated my dad's 66th birthday here tonight. Really happy with the service (they even planned how to 'surprise' my dad without giving him a fright like other restaurants do) and the food at the buffet was great!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Elise S. 3 years ago on Google
    Since the pandemic, this place is now a sit-down buffet (except salads, Japanese food, and desserts) where you order your food from the wait staff who will bring you your food and drinks to the table.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 JF R. 4 years ago on Google
    Shangrila in Manila is well know for a good quality food and buffets. Prices are reasonable if you are looking for good quality meals. The desserts are just out of control good. Define ply visit this place over and over. Drinks could be pricy but totally worth it the visit to this place with your significant other, special ocasión or even a business meeting
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ar A. 3 years ago on Google
    Good food

  • 4/5 黃紘 3 years ago on Google
    There is no many seafood you can order.

  • 5/5 Justin P. 3 years ago on Google
    Circles is my favorite restaurant in the entire world. Their Buffet is something you will never forget, breakfast, lunch, or dinner

  • 4/5 Larraine C. 4 years ago on Google
    Reviewing the Sinfully Circles' Take Away Services. Food, quality and prices are quite reasonable.

  • 4/5 Anthony A. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to meet and dine.

  • 3/5 Joise L. 4 years ago on Google
    Buffet variety is considerably lacking compared to other cheaper buffet restaurants. Come here for the experience of dining in a luxury hotel’s restaurant if you can to splurge. But I loved their Indian food and kept going back for more!

  • 4/5 maan m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The food was delicious .. but not everything I ate..it was known only to me..hehe..1200 ++ per person..but when you pay he can reach 1500 ++ per person..then ung iced they need a seperate tea .. that's fine .. (Original) Masarap yung pagkain..pero hindi naman lahat kinain ko..ung mga kilala ko lang na pagkain..hehehe..1200++ per person..pero kapag nagbayad ka na aabot siya ng 1500++ per person..tapos ung iced tea nila seperate yung bayad..bakit ganun..

  • 3/5 The Ilocano S. 4 years ago on Google
    Circle's buffet is an epitome of mediocrity in buffet dining here in the Philippines. There are better, and some cheaper alternatives. With the price, their drinks should be free-flowing - even the wine! Okada's Medley serves way more and costs just a little bit than Circle's. The staff were great though.

  • 2/5 Adonis V. 4 years ago on Google
    It is not bad but ordinary. if the price was like 700- 800, it will rank well with the likes of Yakimix and have value for money. However it sets its price on par with NU Vikings and other grand buffets when its offerings are few and are not even that special. Be careful with the drinks as well because they expect you not to see the extra pricetag associated with it hidden behind decors. Having such add-on menu items in the open can fool the most naive of kids wgo will grab it coz its basically juice (nestea ice tea mixes which they market as "Mocktails").

  • 5/5 Jenny Jean L. 4 years ago on Google
    It's always our go to place when we can't decide what to eat.

  • 3/5 kevin j. 4 years ago on Google
    I love the lobster and the service but I think the price is not enough if I pay another for a sweet drinks..

  • 5/5 Eleazar E. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Enjoy your meal. <3 (Original) Bon appetit. <3

  • 5/5 spok p. 4 years ago on Google
    Cozy, sossy, fresh foods....

  • 5/5 mybabyboytalkchallenge #Smartbaby #. 4 years ago on Google
    Super clean, look good. Delicious Food, I'm back in December.. Yum yum. 😋😋😋

  • 5/5 Patrick U. 4 years ago on Google
    AMBIENCE We had a relaxing family lunch and it was pretty roomy where we sat and when getting food. I noticed there were some tables, like ours, that felt a bit more private and peaceful. FOOD I'll do jots. Bread Pudding tasted like leche flan. Ice-cream flavors I liked were strawberry, matcha and definitely raspberry sorbet (most flavorful). Cookie was chunky. All cakes tried were interesting. One was milky and another had mango with mild sweetness. U.S. Striploin was cut into perfectly thin slices, service medium rare unless you request otherwise. Peppercorn sauce was a great partner! All Indian dishes were excellent, new to me, and very much worth the excitement since they're not common in my books. Mildy spicy. Breathing space! Cocktail shrimps and mussels were excellent with cocktail sauce, nice and cold, picked right off the ice they were mounted on. Tempura had thin batter, making me feel less guilty. Assorted Maki was on display but you CAN request for sashimi and they'll give you a plateful if you want. I had two salmon sashimi plates and felt really, really good! Smelled good, tasted even better! SERVICE Water refills were served fairly quickly and it's nice to know certain food can be delivered to your table. It's convenient and classy but we got 'em ourselves because the walking helped us have breaks.

  • 5/5 Renz L. 5 years ago on Google
    Makati Shangrila's Circle is a great place to celebrate any occasion. Fresh food and seafood. It may not be as grand as other big buffet restos but the quality is really good.

  • 4/5 sam f. 5 years ago on Google
    Wide selection of food to satisfy the palate. A bit pricey but excellent ambience & location.

  • 3/5 John B. 5 years ago on Google
    Dinner Time. An average expensive buffet with very limited selection of food. The main attraction was the steak, no comment. The raw fish was just fine and unfortunately they do not offer tempura and I do not know Y? WHY NO TEMPURA? Dessert - ordinary cakes, brulee, halohalo, ice cream and fruits. Drinks - sold separately. I like the lemon iced tea. Coffee, I believe it is 3-in-1 sachet. And they have additional 10% service charge. Will I go back again? No. if free Yes Will I recommend this place? No Service? Good Toilet? No Good

  • 5/5 moonyeen a. 8 months ago on Google
    so nice ambiance amazing foods soooooo plenty choices and the waiter all so friendly helpul so clean surrounding!

  • 3/5 John Ysmael O. R. 3 years ago on Google
    Very limited, for example seafood station was pulled out, but stayed at the same price. What was on offer is still good quality.

  • 4/5 Aries3m 3 years ago on Google
    I will rate this as 4.5. Dining in a buffet restaurant has its challenges as to how they will maintain social diatancing during the community quarantine. During my first visit here, I had a great experience because they had assigned waiters at assigned areas and the food was plated fabulously like in fine dining. Today, when my friends and I visited the assigned waiters are gone so you will just have to order to whoever waiter who is around and now unlike before you have yo line up for Japaneses dishes, appetizers and desserts.

  • 5/5 Camille E. 3 years ago on Google
    Their service is top notch and the staff are all very polite and accommodating. Wide variety of food selections. My personal favorite would be the salad and carving stations. The acrylic barriers helped in ensuring that protocols are in place. Strict social distancing observed and no lines are in place.

  • 4/5 Maxine L. 3 years ago on Google
    I have a great time in my stay and of course dinner was really 👌

  • 1/5 Hanz S. 3 years ago on Google
    They did working on the serve by order policy, but the dishes not really good as expecting...and the japanese cuisine are not fresh as it should be!! Maybe it’s Shangri-La, and the location thats why it goes like this, i gave 1-Star is not about the service and staff, it’s about as a 5-Star international Hotel it shouldn’t be like this kind of food quality really!!!

  • 5/5 Dave B. 3 years ago on Google
    Today we got a glimpse of what the new normal for high quality hotel buffet dining is going to be for the foreseeable future. While it was sobering to see such thin crowds in what used to be a very popular and always-full restaurant, it was also reassuring to see the utmost care that they put into their food service. You pre-order from their menu, and they serve you your preferred dishes, properly plated, within a few minutes. Every dish is prepared as ordered. Portions are controlled, yet just right, and you can still ask for seconds (or thirds) anyway. It adds better discipline to the whole eat-all-you-can concept, as there is less tendency to stuff too much food onto your plate, most of which goes to waste anyway. It is possible, after all, to eat much, but not too much. Staff is very friendly, food is still of great quality, and the whole dining experience remains well worth the premium price.

  • 5/5 Raffy 4 years ago on Google
    Circles currently features unlimited lobster and seafood every Saturday night for PHP 3080 nett. They call it Tail and Claw following Heat's Mad for Lobster format at EDSA Shang. With 50% off or PHP 1490 nett using BDO elite cards, this is hands down the best and best value buffet in the city today. Apart from all the lobster, scallop, mud crab, prawns, mussel, clam, and fish cooked the way you like (try Singapore chili), Lobster laksa, and Lobster paella, they serve a mean US roast beef, suckling pig (which is both crispy and melt-in-your mouth), super fresh sushi and sashimi from Inagiku upstairs, tempura, authentic Takoyaki, salads, charcuterie, mocktails, a very good dessert bar (try the bingsu style Halo-halo, Davao dark chocolate ice cream, and apple strudel) and dozens of Filipino, continental, Cantonese, and Indian dishes. Bravo, Shangri-la! Update: We returned here three weeks later and encountered this smug waiter who insisted we take a wrong order of lobster after we returned it and then smugly passed us off to another waiter when we simply asked for ketcup. This was the same waiter who when we went the first time took our food away before we were finished, gave us the wrong replacement dish when we called it out, and never got the bill when we asked for it. We politely but very firmly told OIC Noel that the experience was disappointing and the waiter's sense of service unacceptable. Noel quickly transferred the waiter to another section and arranged for the lobster the way we wanted and plated nicely for extra impact. He then asked two other waiters to keep a close eye on our needs through the rest of the meal. This is one of the reasons that sets Shang apart, there will always be one or two who will be weak at service - this is inevitable unfortunately - but a manager and other members of the team will very like be ready to make amends. 5 stars again!

  • 3/5 Claire C. 3 years ago on Google
    The Cafe observe protocol for safe dining experience. Food is good, nothing extra ordinary. Staff are attentive and provide a wonderful service.

  • 3/5 Al S. 3 years ago on Google
    Thanks to Citibank promo we got 30% discount on our bill! At the moment can't really recommend the hotel buffet because of the limited spread it offers. This is understandable because of the pandemic condition. Highly recommed to get a discount promo when dinning in any hotel buffet!

  • 5/5 Tony U. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent foods and service hope to return when they open again

  • 3/5 巫名翔 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The variety of meals is much less than expected Some meals need to be told to the chef before he will give it to you Ordered beverages (excluding coffee) need to be counted separately But overall it's delicious The average price per person is about 1800 If you are in a hurry to eat the buffet, you can still choose this one. (Original) 餐點種類比想像中少很多 有些餐點需要跟廚師講他才會拿給你 現點的飲料(不包含咖啡)需要另外算錢 但整体來說算是好吃 一人均價約1800 急著想吃buffet的話,還是可以選這間。

  • 1/5 Diego Jose R. 3 years ago on Google
    Not the usual Circle anymore. Please maintain quality of food.

  • 4/5 arpee l. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food, wonderful ambiance, impeccable service

  • 4/5 Jian C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Because of the epidemic, you can’t pick up your own dishes, so many meals have to be ordered by the waiter, but also because of the ordering, there will be problems with the plate, so you will be fed with a lot of things you don’t eat. , If you don’t eat it, and you think it’s a waste... But the standard of meals is still very good! ! (Original) 因為疫情不能自己去夾菜,所以很多餐點要點餐後服務生拿來,但也因為點餐的原因,所以會有擺盤問題,那就會順勢加了很多你不吃的東西餵飽你,如果你都不吃,又覺得很浪費... 但是餐點的水準還是很不錯的!!

  • 3/5 Bambi S. 3 years ago on Google
    Food choices was not as much 😔

  • 5/5 Ako Si V. 3 years ago on Google
    Ok

  • 2/5 Grace B. 3 years ago on Google
    Yeah.. no.

  • 5/5 黃漫畫 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Seafood and lamb are delicious, the rest are ordinary (Original) 海鮮跟羊肉好吃 其餘普通

  • 5/5 Diosdado M. 3 years ago on Google
    Try the new normal buffet

  • 3/5 Martin De P. 3 years ago on Google
    Food not good

  • 4/5 Ray 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The quality is very stable. I think there are no shortcomings, but there is also nothing amazing. Overall, it's a great dining experience. The quality of the meals is great and stable. I don't think it has any shortcomings, but there is nothing amazing. Overall, it can bring a great dining experience. (Original) The quality is very stable. I think there are no shortcomings, but there is also nothing amazing. Overall, it's a great dining experience. 餐點品質很棒,很穩定。我認為它沒什麼缺點,但也沒有令人驚豔的地方。 整體來說,能帶給人很棒的用餐體驗。

  • 5/5 林宥熙 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) In order to reduce the risk of infection during the epidemic, restaurants provide menus for customers to order Every dish is very delicate, beautiful and delicious I noticed that they had a lot of customers while dining People are still willing to go to eat during the epidemic (Original) 疫情期間為了減少感染的風險,餐廳提供菜單讓顧客點餐 每一道菜都非常精緻、漂亮並且好吃 用餐的同時發現他們顧客並不少 民眾仍然願意在疫情期間前往用餐

  • 5/5 Geraldine S. P. 3 years ago on Google
    Buffet has been redefined by the pandemic. Food is now served by the staff behind an acrylic divider. But the food is still great! Strict health safety precautions and measures are always observed. Though there are lesser people which I think is better so you can enjoy your meal in peace


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ All you can eat
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery

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