I recently visited the “Manila Meets Madrid” buffet at Orchard Hotel and was impressed by the fusion of Filipino and Spanish cuisines. The lobster was a real highlight, succulent, sweet, and easily the best I’ve tasted at any buffet and the lechon delivered wonderfully crispy skin and juicy, flavorful meat.
The overall food variety was enjoyable. While the dishes didn’t blow us away, they were well-prepared and tasty.
The only drawback was our seating, tucked away at the back in a dim, slightly warm corner. If you go, be sure to request a more central table so you can fully appreciate both the delicious food and the buffet’s unique atmosphere.
Yev Rah 2010
5
We went during the Filipino - Spanish buffet promotion. Filipino foods are sumptuous and a lot of variety and selection. Taste very authentic and original. Service crew and staff are very approachable specially to Evelyn and Tina Soh - thank for your hospitality and kindness. Ambiance and food presentation is up to it's finest.
Highly recommended and will be back again. Hope they will have filipino food most of the time even the promo is over
Janel Osida
5
Went here for the Manila Meets Madrid, a Filipino-Spanish buffet theme since we’re missing our hometown delicacies. I would say we’re very happy and satisfied, the dishes prepared made us feel at home especially the lechon! I hope the theme will be back again soon or make it a regular rotation like once or twice a year. Thank you for the great experience!
Nings
5
First timing dinning at The Orchard Cafe, and it was EXCELLENT ❤️🔥
They are currently running the "Flaming Feast: Prime "Meats" Seafood BBQ Buffet" till 04 May 2025. Highlights of the meal for us was the Baked US Oysters Bienville, Braised Pork Trotters and the Fresh Triple Chocolate Soft Cookies!
Let's not forget the desserts, so pretty and yummy! As a sweet toothed person, I find the desserts perfect. If you're not one, you might find it a tad on the sweeter side for most desserts
For the priced paid ($75/pax) it was definitely worthed it
Alvin Mukherjee
5
The food and service rendered was top notch. We ordered the butter chicken masala served with basmati rice and the grilled wagyu beef burger and it was delectable. Portion served were huge as well. But what was even better was the dessert! My oh my, I never had a better cheesecake served and my wife thoroughly enjoyed her lava chocolate cake.
Special shout out to Asst Restaurant Manager Tina Soh and staff Marliah, who made us feel so welcomed and kept checking in on us. We enjoyed all the tales shared by aunty Marliah regarding her trip around the world.
Highly recommended and we will definitely be back.
Chrissy
5
Comforting Foods that Taste like Home at The Orchard Cafe
There are plenty of reasons why you shouldn’t miss this special offer of 60% off the second diner at this Filipino-Spanish buffet- Manila Meets Madrid at The Orchard Cafe.
Their menu boasts of a wide selection of comforting foods that taste like home. Crispy Pata (Pork Knuckles) was one of the highlights of the whole gastronomic experience. At every crunchy bite, I could taste the juicy tenderised meat that is perfectly salted and really crispy in texture. I devoured it with a side dish of sweet carrots and bright red cherry tomatoes. On the other hand, my husband really liked the Slow Roasted Spanish Paprika Prime Rib that was very delicious especially when enjoyed with a side of gravy. Also, the Snow Crab Legs on ice tasted sweet, salty, and savoury which I thoroughly liked and cracking it open with a pair of scissors was fun!
We also took delight in other favourite Filipino and Spanish dishes on offer. These included the Laing, Bicol Express Pork, Ensaladang Mangga, Manok Inasal, Roasted Spanish Fish, Kinilaw na Isda (Ceviche), Seafood Paella, Spanish Tapas Pizza, and a whole lot more. We missed the most coveted Lechon Baboy (Whole Roasted Pig) which was offered only on Fridays and Saturdays dinner. Nevertheless, we were absolutely satisfied and had left space in our stomach for the yummy desserts!
The desserts were mouth-watering! The cakes were perfectly sweetened and the hot desserts were equally impressive. We thoroughly enjoyed the Classic Bread Pudding and the Churros with chocolate dip and mango sauce as well as the Chocolate Gelato ice cream with bits of cocoa nibs.
The bathroom at the restaurant was clean and smelling nice and the environment was adorned with Philippine flags, Barong Tagalog and pamaypay or anahaw fans creating a relaxed and welcoming ambience.
We would like to return and revisit this wonderful culinary experience! There were some other foods that we were not able to try and perhaps the two-hour time limit set for each dining session were not enough for us to have a taste of every meal on offer.
Towards the end of our dining session, Ms. Tina Soh, the assistant restaurant manger kindly approached us and politely welcomed our feedback. She was very sweet and kind! We also had a great conversation with the amazing culinary artists behind these stunning and delicious meals- Chef Joseph, from the Orchard Hotel, Chef Ian and Chef Renato, both guest chefs from The Heritage Hotel Manila. Congratulations on a fantastic buffet!
Phen DR
5
Freshest seafood buffet so far. They have local delights, sashimi/sushi and varieties of sweets. It comes with freeflow juices, coffee and tea!
Sophia Johan
5
Went for their Flaming Feast dinner buffet and it was great! The spread was full of variety, seafood was fresh and food was yummy. The desserts were my favorite part though some of them are slightly on the sweeter side. Service staff were super friendly, kitchen staff could be friendlier but all in all, we had a good time. Shout out to the nice staff (didn’t get their names) for giving us a cake to celebrate my partner’s birthday. And also to the manager Sam for the good service! Would definitely come back again in future.
Adelene (Adele)
5
Came here for the dinner buffet to celebrate my birthday. Service from the restaurant manager, Marcus was great! He came to give me a cake and sang a birthday song for me!
Food selection and quality was pretty okay. Would prefer the sashimi to be self-served. The roast meats were so good, the beef and lamb was nice and tender! Desserts were good too!
Leon Kwang
2
For a start, there's a dress code, which is 'smart casual', but I've seen diners in t-shirt, shorts, and flipflops.
And maybe there was a change of menu/ theme.. it's a 'Manila x Madrid' spread.. and I didn't like it.
At the carving station, the beef option was a sirloin/ striploin, and it was very average. Also available at the station was 'roasted pork', which was pretty decent - skin was crispy but meat was well cooked/ juicy (especially with the recommended sauce). Besides these 2 items, I found no further highlights.
All the barbecue meats like lamb, pork belly, chicken wings were left cold/ lukewarm, and the Chinese station of roast duck, poached chicken, braised pig trotters, teochew steamed fish were all underwhelming, but the 'double boiled' soup was not too bad. Snow crab was ok, I had 2 small legs of it.
Laksa tasted like the usual/ familiar premixed type we get at most hawker centers these days. Indian station had some biryani rice and curry chicken which were also average, but the naan was tough (must have been there a long time).
I didn't have desserts, but had a cube each of the watermelon and honeydew - and they weren't even sweet (the average type of sweet).
It's a letdown (especially after seeing so much of it's FB advertising ;)