ALAB Filipino Buffet at HEAT Restaurant

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The ALAB Filipino Buffet is available for dinner every Wednesday at HEAT Restaurant, the all-day dining and buffet restaurant of Edsa Shangri-La Manila. The buffet spread will feature classic and regional Filipino dishes, as well as international dishes using local Filipino flavors and ingredients.


Schedule, Rates, Inclusions, and Discounts

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Schedule	Dinner Buffet every Wednesday from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Regular Rate	₱2,500 nett per person
Inclusion(s)	no drinks included
Discount(s)	senior citizen discount persons with disability (PWD) discount children below 12 years old: 50% off
Reservation	Call: +63 (02) 8633-8888 Email: heat.esl@shangri-la.com

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Shangri-La Circle Members

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This buffet offer qualifies for earning Shangri-La Circle Points, so make sure to provide your Shangri-La Circle member number when settling your bill. You can likewise pay using your Shangri-La Circle Points.

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Highlights & Must-Try Dishes

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Below are the must-try dishes from the ALAB Filipino Buffet. Please take note that some dishes listed below are part of a rotation menu and may not be available on your day of visit.

• Seafood Station - prawns and mussels, enjoy them cold or grilled
• Mains - top favorites are kinunot, pinatisang baboy, dinengdeng, bicol express, bringhe, curacha in alavar sauce
• Carving - grilled beef, lechon, and bagnet, add kare-kare sauce
• Indian - biryani with tapa
• Japanese - try all the Filipino sushi rolls, tempura is life
• Kakanin - combine kakanin with ice cream

This plate includes Pancit Canton, Tapa Biryani, Beef Morcon, and Beef Pares. I loved the combination of the Indian biryani and the Filipino beef tapa. The beef in all three dishes was very tender.



Make sure to try the Bringhe when available. It is best enjoyed with its seafood topping. This plate also includes some of my favorites from the buffet: Chicken Bicol Express, Dinengdeng, and Laing.



Here is an assortment of Filipino-inspired sushi rolls available at the Japanese station. My favorites are the Dinakdakan Tartare and the Kare-Kare Onigiri.



This plate includes Bagoong Rice, Curacha in Alavar Sauce (I love this!), Poqui-Poqui, Pinatisang Baboy, Kinunot na Tuna, and Linagpang na Palus (eel).



I had two slices of steak paired with Yorkshire pudding. The meat was juicy and the red wine jus added more flavor. I also had a portion of pork belly and pork lechon with kare-kare sauce.



I discovered that kakanin can be enjoyed with ice cream. I like the sapin-sapin paired with vanilla ice cream as well as the biko latik paired with ube ice cream.

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Buffet Stations & Featured Dishes

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Here is a tour of the ALAB Filipino Buffet stations during my visit. You can find below some of the featured dishes. As mentioned earlier, some dishes are part of a rotation menu and may not be available on your day of visit.


Seafood Station


Prawns Seafood Station


Crabs Seafood Station


Mussels Seafood Station


Salad Station


Ensaladang Pipino Salad Station


Ensaladang Talong Salad Station


Ensaladang Ampalaya Salad Station


Ensaladang Mangga Salad Station


Beef Salad Salad Station


Mixed Fruits and Quinoa Salad Salad Station


Filipino Main Dishes


Pancit Canton stir-fried egg noodles


Paksiw na Pata pork hock stewed in vinegar and soy sauce


Chicken Bicol Express Bicolano dish of chicken cooked in coconut milk


Bagoong Rice fried rice with shrimp paste


Bone Marrow beef bone marrow for grilling


Bringhe Kapampangan dish made with glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk


Beef Pares braised beef


Poqui-Poqui Ilocano dish of eggplant sauteed with onion, tomato, and scrambled eggs


Linagpang na Palus Visayan soup dish with fried eel


Pinatisang Baboy pork stew with fish sauce


Dinengdeng Ilocano soup dish with fish and vegetables


Pipian Ilocano dish of chicken and potato stew with ground peanuts


Laing Bicolano dish of ground meat rolls wrapped with leafy vegetables and cooked in coconut milk


Dinakdakan Ilocano dish of grilled pork, onions, ginger, and chili with mayonnaise dressing


Chicken, Pork, and Beef Skewers for grilling


Blanched Vegetables served with buro, a Kapampangan condiment made with fermented rice and fish


Pork Belly served with vegetables and kare-kare sauce


Curacha in Alavar Sauce spanner crab cooked in coconut milk with crab roe paste


Kinunot na Tuna Bicolano dish made with tuna stewed in coconut milk with chili


Lechon, Bagnet, Chicken Inasal, Lechon Baka Filipino Carving Station


Western Carving Station


Roasted Prime Rib


Yorkshire Pudding


Calamari


Roasted Lamb Leg


Chicken Longganisa Makhani Filipino-Indian Fusion


Tapa Biryani Filipino-Indian Fusion


Papadum, Samosa, Paratha Indian Dish


Lamb Kebab Middle Eastern Dish


Chicken Shawarma Middle Eastern Dish


Japanese Station


Assorted Tempura Japanese Station


Assorted Filipino Sushi Rolls Japanese Station


Tartare Sushi Japanese Station


California Maki Japanese Station


Dinakdakan Tartare Sushi Japanese Station


Lucban Longganisa Kimbap Japanese Station


Kare-Kare Onigiri Japanese Station


Itlog na Pula Ensalada Sushi Japanese Station


Kani Salad Japanese Station


Salmon Sashimi Japanese Station


Tuna Sashimi Japanese Station


Noodle Station


Dessert Station


Make Your Own Halo-Halo Dessert Station


Fresh Fruits Dessert Station


Kakanin Station assorted Filipino rice cakes and desserts


Sapin-Sapin Kakanin Station


Biko sa Latik Kakanin Station


Pichi-Pichi Kakanin Station


Brazo de Mercedes Kakanin Station


Suman sa Lihiya Kakanin Station


Turon Kakanin Station


Pastillas de Leche Kakanin Station


Pandan Cake Filipino Dessert


Ube Macapuno Filipino Dessert


Ube Trifle Filipino Dessert


Leche Flan Filipino Dessert


Egg Pie Filipino Dessert


Mango Tart Filipino Dessert


Mango Panna Cotta Filipino Dessert


Drinks Station: a la carte options soda, juices, coffee, tea, beer, wine, cocktails
Buy-1-Get-1 Encanto Beer: ₱575 nett
Unlimited iced tea, sago't gulaman, buko-pandan: ₱330 nett

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HEAT Restaurant
Lobby Level, Edsa Shangri-La Manila
1 Garden Way, Ortigas Centre, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Contact: +63 (02) 8633-8888
E-mail: manilaedsa@shangri-la.com
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