Gastronomic Birthday Feast at Vikings Luxury Buffet

Upon seeking for an extraordinary way to celebrate my special day, I stumble upon interesting deals by different buffet restaurants posted on the net. And it’s a great timing that a friend and her boyfriend who are patrons of fine dining restaurant recommended a place where we can experience an eat-all-you-can gastronomic feast.  Wondering where it is? It’s in Vikings Buffet Restaurant located at the back of SM Mall of Asia By the Bay. I immediately grabbed their birthday promo which Celebrants get to eat for FREE as long as they will celebrate their birthday at Vikings on the day itself and must present a Government Issued VALID ID and must be accompanied by at least one FULL paying adult. By the way, their birthday promo is extended until November 30, 2012.

Vikings: Luxury – Buffet Restaurant as described on their website is a stylish, relaxed and elegant restaurant that offers a majestic look of Manila Bay through vast conservatory-like windows.  It has a 600 - seater dining room, possess well appointed details, comfortable dining nooks while incorporating several live-action-cooking stations and a level of food quality beyond buffet expectations.

entrance and waiting area

Inside Vikings

Ceiling Decor

Vikings is the perfect place for tourists, special occasions, family gatherings, corporate events or just food tripping among friends. Eat-All-you-can buffet restaurant like Vikings is a perfect choice for hearty eaters and people who like to try different dishes. It is a great option if you are not familiar with a particular cuisine and would like to give it a try, as you can sample a wide variety of dishes.

Vikings is open from Mondays to Sundays from 11 in the morning onwards. Rates are: 688 + 5% service charge for lunch buffet; 888 + 5% service charge for dinner buffet and 1088+ on weekends/holidays. It is best to place reservations at least a week or two weeks in advance from their Facebookpage or with their reservation number at 09237303888. It is also advisable to come ahead your scheduled buffet to avoid cancellation.

Vikings Buffet Pricelist

Vikings Buffet Restaurant serves a wide range of food selections such as pizza, salads, tasty crabs, fresh prawns, fish slices, chicken fillets, mussels, barbecues, oyster, steaks, meats, poultry, maki, sushi, tempura, hot tea, rice cakes, cakes, chocolate fondue, fruits, ice creams, beer, free flowing drinks and a lot more.

Some dishes served that we’ve captured are as follows:

Viking menu - So delish chicken lollipop, Sausages, chips & crablets, and Margarita Pizza

Vikings menu - embutido like dish, ceviche, cold cuts & cheese, and tuna melt

Vikings Menu - Varieties of Sushi, Maki, Dimsum, Dumplings

Vikings Menu - luscious desserts

Vikings - My series of sumptuous plates!

Some other sumptuous dishes:

Vikings Menu - Batangas Steak

Vikings Menu - Devil's egg

Vikings Menu - Chiken Salad

Vikings Menu - Maki Set

VIkings Menu - Beverages

Vikings Menu - Miso soup

Vikings - Adorable Buffet Dessert Table 

Vikings - Colorful dessers

Vikings - Gorgeous Chocolate & Strawberry fountain

Vikings - Rice Cakes

Vikings - Halu - Halo counter with unlimited ingredients

Vikings - Set of desserts in Cute Shot Glasses

Vikings - yummy frozen yoghurt

Vikings - My personal favorite bowl of halu - halo with ingredients all you can

The Verdict:

• We’re so amazed by the table set-up and the elegance of the place. I so love their adorable dessert buffet tables.
• Dishes served are: Oyster, Shrimp, Steak, Tempura, Maki, Sausages, Pork & Chicken Barbecue, Salads, Hainanese Chicken and Rice, Chicken Satay, Veggie Tempura, Meat & fishes that you can request to grill, cakes, jellies, ice cream, yoghurt, shakes, rice cake, fruits, salad, meatballs just to name a few!
• It was our (some of us) first time into an elegant luxurious buffet restaurant. We seized the moment, ambiance, service and of course the gastronomic Food. Food was soooo great, like what we've said "Walang tapon sa mga pagkain, lahat masarap!!"
• Some of my favorites are the Tempura which cooked into perfection, makis, sausages, barbecue, chicken lollipop and desserts of course. The halu-halo was heaven coz you can put unlimited ingredients into your bowl. 
• It was a very memorable experience. I so love it! So much delighted with the gastronomically sumptuous lunch buffet they served us!
• So full and so satisfied! We will surely try visiting again the soonest! I so miss their tempura!

How to get there:

From SM Mall of Asia you can hire a cab to drop you off at Vikings Restaurant, just tell the driver Vikings By the bay at the back of Mall of Asia. Cab Fare will cost you 57 to 60 pesos only.  If you preferred walking, you can start at the MOA Eye and walk heading the direction to the right of the bay until you see Vikings on the last corner part of Seaside Boulevard.

For other information and contact number, please visit their Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vikings-Luxury-Buffet-Restaurant/113225315413751

******It's one extraordinary experience of a lifetime, and we will surely go back and this time, to try their dinner buffet. See you Vikings, the soonest!

Sweetest Recipe of good memories

Since it is Mother’s day, I want to pay tribute to my loving Mom by posting about her cooking and her signature dish. I still remember those days that my mother always cooked something for merienda (snack) mostly Bicol’s finest like Laing, biko (Sweetened sticky rice), nilagang kamoteng kahoy na may niyog (Boiled cassava with grated coconut), and sinaing na malagkit, (Cooked sticky rice). One recipe that I always go back is her Ginataang bilu-bilo, and every time she hands me a bowl I always set aside the kamote (sweet potato) and cassava because I find it bland and so hard to eat. Now that I’m a grown up and started to have passion in cooking, I created my own version of this Ginataan recipe with ingredients that I love without leftover, lol.  And this I want to share with you. Here’s my own version of my Mom’s recipe.




Glutinous rice balls in coconut milk with coconut strips. 
(Ginataang bilu-bilo with buko)

Ingredients:


8 to 12 pieces Saging Saba or “plantains” (sliced into small pieces)
1 cup Sago small (tapioca pearl)
¼ cup Shredded Langka (Jackfruit)
¼ kilo Giniling na bigas (glutinous rice formed into small balls)
¾ cup Shredded Coconut meat (1 whole coconut)
2 ½ cup Coconut milk
1 cup brown sugar (depends on your preferred sweetness)
2 cups water (depends on the consistency you want)

Procedure:


1. Put coconut milk on a pot, bring to a boil then simmer.
2. Add 2 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar then stir.
3. Put the sliced plantains, stir  then let it simmer for 2 minutes
4. Add on the glutinous rice balls then simmer for about 7 minutes.
5. Put in the jackfruit and coconut meat and cook it for 2 minutes.
6. Turn off heat then put in the tapioca pearl. 
7. Transfer it to a serving plate then serve it hot or cold.
8. Enjoy!

Through cooking, I can recall over and over the sweetest recipe of good memories my mother and I shared in the four corners of our home. Food that my mother used to cook are the sweetest memories of my childhood. My Nanay’s absence is not reason at all to forget all the lesson and insight she imparts to us because beautiful memories always remain.  I love you Nanay, you are simply the best! Happy Mother’s day and we love you a bunch! Happy Mother's day to all wonderful Moms in the world!