Las Tiendas : Aguinaldo Park Kawit, Cavite

Las Tiendas is a food bazaar located in Aguinaldo Park every Friday to Sunday 5 pm til night.  Tienda means ‘store” in Spanish. 

Initially this was a Christmas project by the Kawit government for the holidays for Kawiteños but since it became a hit, they decided to turn it into a weekly year long event. Even the Christmas lights in the park and Aguinaldo mansion was not removed and seems will stay whole year round.

Around two dozen of food stalls can be found. One thing I notice no single stall is selling the same food item except the ihaw-ihaw which has two stalls. I think it’s a rule and a good one to ensure the variation of foods being sold to enjoy.

Here is our MUST TRY and MUST TRY HARDER foods sampled ...

Adm’s RIBS - P119 (medium)

Best food find of the evening. Yummy baked ribs at an affordable price. Wish they have mashed potatoes and vegetables sidings but I guess not yet advisable because of the target market.

Ihaw-Ihaw (bbq, isaw, betamax atbp.)

The sticks are a bit pricey compared to your suking bilihan sa kanto but all yummy.
The not so sour vinegar dip complements the inihaw so well.

They are also selling as rice meal.
Just pick your raw inihaw choices and they will give you a stub to claim it few minutes after. 

Krustee's BANANA LOAF - P98
Krustee's TARTLETS - P48 (both pineapple and apple flavor)

Yummy must try mini tarts that are sold by 4 pieces and banana cake loaf. 

Dalandan Juice - P50

Refreshing 

Guyabano Cucumber Juice - P50

Good blend

RIBBON FRIES - P80 (small)

Looks yummy but problem - under fried. A few minutes after serving its already very soft and no longer crunchy. Ang tipid-tipid pa ng lagay ng cheese.

NACHOS - P120

The white sauce is not sour cream but milky cornstarch sauce. Even the ground meat lacks in flavor. 

For now this weekend food bazaar is not yet as huge as the likes of Legazpi or Salcedo Market but definitely has a huge potential. Hopefully more stalls will be added in the for more variety of foods and stuffs being sold.

Yes stuff, this is the only stall that is not food . Lola and lolo are selling beautifully crafted tissue boxes. I wonder how much sales they are able to make but this is a good sign. Wishing more stall of products will be added. Legazpi market started with few stalls as well.

If you are looking for a relaxing weekend evening with not so expensive food trip then hang out to kill time with friends, family or loved ones this is a nice place to go if you live nearby.


NOTE:  Stalls are subject to change. 

Buffet101

Resto Name: Buffet101 International Cuisine
Location: Mall of Asia
Type:  American, French, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese
Buffet Price: P699 / P899 / P1,050 Eat-All-You-Can Buffet and Drinks

Last Monday, natuloy din ang one month late scheduled Buffet101 lunch. We arrive around 11:00 am and not too long after nagdatingan na rin ang ibang diners.

Buffet Prices

Waiting Lounge fronting Conrad Manila

We were allowed to enter at exactly 11:30 AM

Chinese Section

Various Dimsum

Soyed Duck

No peking duck !!!

Japanese Section

Fresh salmon that is taking ages to be refilled.

Various Japanese salads

California Maki and Sushi Rolls

American Section 

The roast beef is not prime cut and hard to chew. 

Pork Loin is the only okay meat in the American section. Chicken was so-so.

No baked brocolli :(

Chowder

This pizza has burned crust bottom

Chicken Nuggets and Pig on Basket

Filipino Section

I forgot to take photos but there are only few Filipino dishes. Sadly no squids, crabs and oysters! 

Salad Section

Bread and Cheese Section

Only four types of cheese

Cakes

Kakanin

Panacottas & Jellies

My favorite dessert section - yum yum

Unlimited Candies

Make your own crepe and waffle 

Make you own halo-halo

Fresh Fruits

Unli Drinks

 Nothing special. Just ordinary powdered drinks. 

They also have unlimited draft beer but its too matabang.

First Plate

The roast beef is not prime cut. Malitid and hard to chew. I ended up leaving it. POr Loin is yummy. Chicken is okay.

Second Plate

Third Plate

I love the shrimp salad in the bottle.

Dessert Plate

Blueberry and strawberry crepe with vanilla ice cream - yum yum

Cheesecake - yummy

Red Bean Jelly - yum yum

Chocolate Panacotta - yummy

Banana Trifle - okay

Pahabol Plate

French fries tastes like it has been cooked early morning - Yuk!

Pig on a basket - so-so

Chicken Nuggets - first piece yummy but second one is not

Overall, I like the ambience but in terms of food other buffets like Dad's International is much more sulit in terms of quality they are serving. Imagine no wagyu beef, crabs, squids, oysters and peking duck that they use to serve before. The pink salmon section took ages to be refilled. I went 4 times before I was able to get another platito. The roast beef that is the other expensive dish present is so hard to chew. The pizza was sunog ang crust. My happy plate was the dessert plate. 

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Food – 2.00 stars

Service – 4.5 stars

Ambiance – 4.5 stars

Value – 2.00 stars

OVERALL BUFFET RATING – 3.25 stars

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Buffet101 International Cuisine

Address: Bldg K, Seaside Blvd, San Miguel by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay, 1300

Phone:(02) 556 2888

Hours: 11AM–2:30PM, 5:30–10:30PM

Just a random rant scenario we witness in this resto:  A group of older peeps in the other table who stole candies. They look decent but after their meal they started coming back and forth with plates and glasses of these expensive jelly beans and gummies. When the waiters are not looking the one who is wearing a red headband started pouring all the candies in her big shoulder bag placed below the table.  The candies they have pocketed could have been  equivalent to one full adult meal or maybe more! Mga Filipino talaga nakakahiya.