café rizal - rizal park hotel

we checked in at rizal park hotel and decided to have lunch and dinner here to make the most out of our staycation. for lunch, we had:

beef and wanton noodles — broth was pretty good, serving size isgoodfor 2 people
kare kare — ox tripe with beef. the sauce is reallygoodbut not enough for 3 people :d
— p1200

dinner:

1/2 pound burger — pure beef, no extenders. comes with salad and fries
pork sinigang w rice — super sour which is how i like it
— p1100

prices are not bad for a hotel restaurant with amazing ambience and very friendly staff.

i came here with my family on a saturday morning for the breakfast buffet. the hotel is beautiful and elegant looking from the lobby. the restaurant was no different. i enjoyed the corned beef and garlic fried rice, as well as the eggs benedict and waffles. i know i ate other things which i’m sure weregoodas well. service was great. they made sure we didn’t have plates piling up.

the reason this review is 4 stars is really for the detox shots. i haven’t been to any buffet that has this many detox shots. they were very yummy and the sign about them were informative. this really made this place stand out!

we went here last night, it was a company sponsored dinner. it’s a buffet with only few selections. they have filipino, japanese and chinese selections. pizza as well and breads. few selections as well for desserts.

ambiance was good, it has a cozy and pleasant atmosphere, neat. the foods aregoodas well, but not all.

my first time to eat here . i had my lunch buffet here today.lunch buffet cost php 1250.00 all in. the food is great not bad yummy desserts as well. just a shout out to my hater back alt we live in democracy where there is freedom of speech so if u don't like my blog because i'm cheap so what that's my opinion mind your own business besides you didn't pay for my cheap meal ok and the theme of my blog is cheap affordable meals so deal with it ok . anyway back to my blog this rizal hotel park it used to be army navy club and they renovated it to a beautiful nice hotel . this place is nostalgic to me because i used to study swimming lessons in army navy club it's nice to be back here . service is superb ;) so love their hakaw its yummy ... overall my dine in experience wasgood,i just wish that there is a replica of jose rizal monument since the name of the hotel is named after josé rizal ,i know that jose rizal's monument is just around the corner in luneta but still the name of the hotel is after jose rizal so just hoping to see a picture of rizal in this hotel just saying my curious mind ......

came here for the interiors. lovely decor and adaptation of the classic opulence of 1900s. cafe rizal was beautiful. they offer buffet options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. we ordered ala carte only.
kare-kare (php500), which wasgoodto share; and a pot of tea (php165). complimentary soup, bread and butter was served. their menu was modest, not as extensive as other hotels. but you’ll love the tall ceiling, with the soft filtering of curtains, each part of the place was just glorious.

we came here yesterday for lunch after availing a discount voucher from metrodeal and overall, it was an excellent experience.

ambiance - 5/5
the hotel itself was very elegant, despite being named after rizal, the interior and exterior gives off such a luxurious vibe. i can say that its like an old spanish house with its decor and interior. the cafe was neat and well lit, the color schemes being white and gold made it look even more elegant. i never wanted to leave the place!

food quality - 4/5
everything we got from the buffet was delicious. a few that made us come back for more were the hakaw, chicken feet, yang chow fried rice, sesame buchi, rib eye, tempura, french onion soup and the roast chicken. a very memorable one i got was the chinese steamed bun with braised pork belly inside with lettuce, it had these crushed peanuts inside which gave it a sweet and nutty twist.

food variety - 3.5/5
although everything we got tasted good, i find their buffet choices to be a bit lacking. they didn't have much seafood dishes, their desserts only had a few choices, and most of their food can be found at every other buffet. whenever i try new restaurants, i always want to discover a new or unique dish which i can only have there but they didn't have anything close to being unique. and i think most of their cakes somehow tasted the same.

service - 5/5
hands down the best restaurant service i've ever experienced. from the moment we got inside, all of their servers and even hotel staff greeted usgoodmorning with such sincere smiles on their faces. the servers always attended to our needs and often went to our table just to ask if we were enjoying our food. even the managers were doing their rounds and even clearing empty plates from some tables, something we don't see much as we only see some managers from other restaurants giving orders to their servers.

i can't really comment on their buffet rates because of our discount voucher but even if i had to pay full price, it will surely be worth it. we will definitely come back. i hope they add more choices to their buffet. (total points is 4.375 but i just rounded it off to 4.)