Flavors Restaurant: Steak Night Friday (Holiday Inn Glorietta 1 Makati)

The family has set out to try hotel buffets since forever.  Yet, I have never come across Holiday Inn's Flavors Restaurant. 

Naturally, as a foodie, I was enthusiastic in adding it to my growing collection. 

I love the interiors.  It was modern and sophisticated.  Apart from the main dining area, it also had booths on the side and a private room.  

Food
The food stations are placed at the far end.   It's quite apparent that they have limited selections.

Bread Station
The Bread Station has enough bread variants with spreads tochoose from.  I had a slice of sourdough.  It was pretty good.
 
Cold Cuts
For Cold Cuts, they have three kinds if ham.  The hams are displayed on the right end.

But, you have to request them to be cut by the Grill Station on the opposite side (far left).  This didn't make sense to me.

Salad Bar
They have a make your own salad option.  And, around four prepared salads.  What I like about this station is theMiddle Eastern Dips: Hummus and Baba Ghanouj which I paired with my slice of sourdough. 

Sushi Bar
The Sushi Bar has around 3-5 kinds of sushi.  Despite the appearance, they seem to have the toppings of a classic California Maki: mango, crab stick and  cucumber.  I decided to try one. And, it was okay.  The nori had thecrunch of a freshly made sushi.

Soup

Minestrone

Noodle Station
The Noodle Station had many noodles and toppings to offer. 

Unfortunately,  I decided to skip this to save room for dessert. 

Grill Station
Steaks Station

US Beef Chuck Roll, Beef Sirloin and Lamb Shoulder

Since it's Steak Night Friday, we get to have three kinds of steak for a higher buffet price. 

♥ US Beef Chuck Roll

Pizza Station

Electric-grilled Pizza

Baked Mac

Chicken Cuts

Roast Chicken

I was expecting the choices to be spectacular. But, what I found instead were food variants you'd typically find in a party such as Baked Mac, Chicken Cuts, Electric-grilled Pizza and Roast Chicken. 

Honey Glazed Pork

Excluding the Staples (Plain Rice, Nasi Goreng and Pancit Canton) and Sides (Roasted Mix Vegetable, Baked Potato Wedges andCauliflower Gratin), there are only a few main dishes to choose from. 

♥ Roast Beef

♥ Kalbi Jim

The popular items for the night are the Roast Beef and Kalbi Jim.  I liked them more than the Beef and Lamb Steak selections. 

Dessert Station

Lemon Meringue,  Macadamia Cake, ♥ La Sultan, Tiramisu, ♥ Chocolate Oheyna, White Chocolate Blondie

The best station is the dessert station. 



There is a Soft Served Ice Cream Machine,Chocolate Fondue Station, Snow Cone Station, Halo-Halo Station andCakes Station. 

For healthier option, there are Fresh Fruits andBuko Pandan.

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Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
I don't feel that Flavors Restaurant has lived up to its name.  The dishes where not flavorful enough for me nor does it offer enough variants to allow guests to appreciate different flavors.  The steaks were okay but the price you have to pay for it isn't reasonable.  I don't think I'll revisit unless it's discounted or it's a complimentary meal for a hotel stay.