Capping the Love Month of February, dinner brought me to Cafe del Prado at Hotel del Rio for its Friday Asian Buffet.
Among the pioneers in the Iloilo hotel industry, Del Rio, as it is fondly called, is celebrating its 55th year anniversary this 2020.
Cafe del Prado serves as Del Rio's main food and beverage outlet serving a la carte orders, sweets and desserts to go plus breakfast and dinner buffets.
And here's a look at its current Friday Asian Dinner Buffet with all its sumptuous line up.
For starters, there was the Sopa de Mariscos which is a melange of seafood to whet that appetite! Pair it with some bread too!
And if that aint enough, you can binge on steamed oysters to fulfill your seafood cravings! How many can you finish?
Have some Okoy too for that resounding vegetable crunch to get you going. Don't forget the dip for a deeper taste appreciation.
Create a Pinoy salad appetizer with the ingredients and taste combination you want. I just got a little of everything and drizzled it with vinegar for that Pinoy ensalada combo.
But if you prefer ready made appetizer salads, you can choose from the Ensaladang Langka and Gulaman-Green Mango Ensalada
Both salads will certainly whet your appetite for more!
Enjoy the grill station with its assorted barbecue offerings - from pork and chicken grilled before your eyes. Enjoy as many sticks to your hearts content.
Can you be tempted with that cholesteroliffic lechon belly? A few slices will certainly satisfy that lechon cravings you had for a long time.
But I certainly binged on this lechon sisig which you can request to be made from the lechon belly and the mix of ingredients you want.
Over at the main course area, how about some melts in your mouth Beef Kaldereta in its savory thick sauce?
Have it with a piece fried chicken or two. Don't forget the creamy appetizing dip it comes with.
Here's some grilled non-dory fish which is becoming the "trend" nowadays as food places distance away from farmed fish varieties.
Balance all these meat with some vegetables galore!
Make room for desserts, will you? This wide array of sweets and goodies perfectly caps the night!
Try some Cañonigo or Floating Island. This meringue-based dessert floating on caramel sauce may be a cousin of the more familiar brazo de mercedes.
Iloilo's most popular pasalubobg item, butterscotch, given the del Rio touch.
A specialty of Hotel del Rio eversince - Cream Puff!
Satisfy tour chocolate cravings with some chocolate cake bites and chocolate eclairs.
One of the most eye-catching dessert offerings that night - Red Velvet Cake!
A staple in almost all hotel buffets anywhere - make your own and eat all you can Halo Halo.
Or you may satisfy your sweet cravings naturally with all the fresh fruits to your hearts content.
Finally down everything smoothly with some fruit juices - calamansi and orange that time. Citrussy delicious!
Start the weekend on a delicious note with the Friday Asian Dinner Buffet at Cafe del Prado at Hotel del Rio.
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