Amazing Appetite: A one-of-a-kind Iloilo food trip

Five restaurants. Four world cuisines. Three locations. Two days. One BIG appetite!

These sum up the newest Iloilo dining experience as Chef Pauline Gorriceta-Banusing introduces a one a kind food trip for the Ilonggos. It’s aimed for people with amazing appetite who will enjoy a buffet spread "spanning" five restaurants offering cuisine from different parts of the world in an exciting and one of a kind dining experience worth remembering.

Enjoy a cross over buffet in five restaurants namely; Al Dente Ristorante Italiano, 101 Luna Prime Steaks, Maki Japanese Restaurant, Freska Ilonggo Seafood Restaurant and Inasal and Steps of Rome Café. For only PhP550, one can avail of a “Food Trip Passport” to enjoy this unique culinary treat in the city of Iloilo. This passport allows the bearer to dine in all 5 restaurants on September 15 and 16, 2011 from 5pm to 11pm.

The bearer will be treated to a buffet spread in each restaurant with lots of varieties to choose from. At the Sarabia Manor Hotel, one can enjoy the Italian specialties dished up by Al Dente Ristorante Italiano which will include a Pasta Bar with 20 different kind of topping, Pizza Station and Organic Salad Bar.

Nearby 101 Luna Prime Steaks Restaurant will offer U.S. Roast Beef, Paella, Callos , Lengua, Fish and Chips for Ilonggos to enjoy continental cuisine of the Americas and Europe.

Going over to Smallville, experience a whole lot Japanese specialties - Assorted Sushi and Sashimi, Tempura Shrimps, Gyoza, Crabmeat and Scallop Spring Rolls, Yakisoba, Beef Sukiyaki and Misono Rice at Maki Japanese Restaurant.

Adjacent is Freska Ilonggo Seafood Restaurant and Inasal which will serve Pork Sisig, Crispy Pata, Kilawin na Tanigue, Grilled Oysters, Chicken Inasal and Grilled Stuffed Squid plus featuring a Halo halo station.

Finally at Plazuela de Iloilo, Steps of Rome Café will dish out Baby Back Ribs, Gourmet Burgers, Tacos, Imported Sausages and Cheeses, Crepes, Gelato and a whole lot more! This is indeed a value-for money and very affordable food trip that you and your friends will experience. A gastronomic journey that you will surely never forget and ask for more! These Food Trip Passports are now available until September 14, 2011 in all participating restaurants.

For details, please call (033) 336-78-13.

As an extra treat, all passport bearers will get a chance to win one of two pure breed Labrador puppies.

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