Circles Breakfast Buffet

Because of our different schedules, we ended up deciding on a breakfast buffet to celebrate the recent movements at work and largely because of its proximity to where we work, we all agreed on Makati Shangri-La's Circles Event Cafe.

I was immediately drawn to the Chinese station, I was feeling dimsum and congee for breakfast at that time.  

I got all the more excited when I saw the spareribs, sadly, it was bland.  Analyn was right when she said that I should skip it because it doesn't have any tausi (black beans).

Here are a few of the selections that I liked:

Fresh sushi and sashimi

Smoked fish

Eggs cooked just the way you like it.  It might not be obvious but there's a tray of bacon just beside the eggs. Perfect combination. 

Doughnuts

Turon and croissants - another perfect combination?

Native desserts with a lonely tray of red velvet cupcakes

Fresh fruit smoothies

And waffles!  

Having tried Heat's breakfast buffet several times, I find it hard not to compare the two.  I prefer the ambiance of Circles, but I'd go for Heat in terms of variety.

Circles Event Cafe 

Makati Shangri-La

Ayala Ave corner Makati Ave

Makati City

HEAT - Buffet Breakfast

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Up to now, I still get excited at the thought of getting to work early and enjoying a quiet breakfast before I start my busy day.

I don't find it weird if friends invite me to meet up with them to have breakfast. Rhommel and I had a breakfast date at Richmonde while Jencarps and I met up at Heaven and Eggs when I was in Manila last January.

It's also not a secret that I love buffets. The thought of a breakfast buffet actually makes me ecstatic and one of my favorites is HEAT's.

They have a very wide selection, in fact, they have way more than some of the lunch and dinner buffets that I've been to.

Think of one thing that you'd like for breakfast and chances are, they have it such as egg cooked your way and an assortment of cereals.





There are pancake, waffles, crepes and french toasts.





For those wanting some Filipino fare, they have puto and turon.



Sinangag, itlog na maalat and some Filipino dishes (tapa, tocino, bangus) to go with the carbs.





Congee, noodles, dimsum, and even taho are also there.









If you're up for some Japanese goodies, don't fret as they are also available.



There are also a lot of hot dishes to choose from, there's a carving station as well as cold stations for those watching their weight.















The stars of the buffet for me are the ensaymada, doughnuts and pandesal. The pandesal was so good that I had to come back several times for more. I talked to the chef who told me that they actually make their own pandesal.





Last but not that least are the desserts and while they don't have any cakes, the sorbetes style ice cream and fruits are more than satisfactory.