Manila’s Most Expensive Buffet!! Filipino Fine Dining!!

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in this country, welcome to the spiral buffet at Sophie, say sorry, it's okay if I add sound effects, but first let's go back to the last time I came here and tried to do a $100 street food challenge that I could barely spend $9 on About eight different meals, this country has incredibly affordable food, but one place, a buffet, decided to do things a little different.

How much does it cost? It's almost $90. I'm going to go in now and see if it's worth all the fuss, let's check it out. It's a good introduction, right sir, it's not safe here sir, it's not safe, yes, because I'm here. OMG we have to do a security check before going to this Buffet. This is the safest Buffet I have ever been to. We have achieved it. past security now we have to find the buffet this place is huge and smells like rich people there is an incredible amount of variety here honestly there must be hundreds of items there is no possible way you can eat even 20% of the food they offer here but still so I'll do my best to show you what they have, so I'm here with Chef Juliet at the Spiral Buffet.

I am very excited to be here sir, it is a pleasure to meet you, one of the things that stands out when people talk about the Spyro Buffet is that it is the most

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in Manila, it costs almost $90. How do we get there? Well, first of all, we have different prices, so it starts with lunch, which starts around $50, something like that. that for dinner the price increases a little bit, for example we add fagra, we add American ribs on the weekend night, we have what we call the dive night, so it's more focused on seafood, the price is higher , there are about 5,000 of us and then our Highlight of the week is the Sunday Branch, it is more expensive, it is 6300p, but it includes a free flow of champagne, it includes the French oyster fagra, Prim cut of meat.

We also have a huge cheese room, this is the cheese room, let's go in and I. I'll explain why you need a separate room just for cheese. Why do you need a room for cheese? Two reasons: one, the Philippines is hot and humid. We don't want all this cheese to melt. Smells. That's why I have my own room. I smell. go to my room, let's start here, that's a damn leg. Are they going to demonetize me for this? No, because he has no face until now, okay, YouTube, now what dead end? Mhm, can I have some on this leg?

Very good, which one is it? The smelliest cheese, okay, can I try it? Yeah, it's pretty stinky. What does that one do? Gorgonzilla, kind of like Gucci, okay, I'll try, sorry, is it okay if I add sound effects? Yes, okay, thank you very much, ma'am, thank you. Now we are officially ready to start this meal. This is a wine glass. It costs 780 pesos. Greetings, very good. First of all, I want to say that people are already in the forest. It's going to be a challenge to keep this buffet prepared. It looks good two the music is too loud I hope we can turn it down or they are going to demonetize us number three they brought me a basket of bread this is smart this is what they do you know oh I don't want to get up and walk, I'm just going to eat bread, really, because they have several different types of lobsters up there, don't make the bread, moving on to our first course, here in that cheese room there were a couple of nice ones. legs I'm telling you when a guy says his favorite part of a woman's body is his legs, he wants them to look that pretty.

I don't know what I'm talking about, let's try it, oh yes, thinly sliced, salty, salty, oily. delicious, but what about the cheese? This is a gorgon. It looks like it was left on the roof in July. I shouldn't use my fingers at all. A little spicy, creamy and sticky in all the right ways. Now that we move on to The Stinkiest Cheese They Have In That Room, let me give you a hard test, yeah, well, thank goodness. Do you ever lose confidence? This happened to me two weeks ago. I was like God it sucks and I thought it was me.

I know why I put on some kind of weird organic vegetarian deodorant. It was not such an effective vegetarian deodorant. It stinks quite a bit. It's a cheese room. We have much more to see. Let's keep going. One of the things this buffet is famous for is a wide selection. of foods, if you had to guess how many foods are available here for people to consume, we basically have like 21 different Ates or sections, so we'll start there, we have the whole Asian corner, so Thai food, Korean food, Chinese food after there is an Indian section we have a carving station also for all the meat then we have a huge corner also from the French European section look at the magic in action right here this is a giant piece of cheese can I bring it to my table?

Oh, here's another pasta, sir, what kind of pasta is it? Can you give me some? He's scooping half a pasta straight out of half a wheel of cheese. Thank you. After that, we have a Japanese section. We offer normal Japanese. items and more, we just moved from the French area to the Japanese section, you can do both at the same time, you won't get executed if you look here, they have like their shrimp shot and then they have this cute little piece of bread with some tuna on top This is going to have to be round two, let's get back to the table.

I ran out of hands, this here is perhaps my favorite variety of random dishes that I have ever seen at a buffet, first of all, come and have a look they put some cheese on top it was literally inside half a wheel of cheese there is chicken there is pasta quick reminder five wheels of cheese for personal consumption I had something written on my list guys okay let's try this cheers M oh that's good it has cheese there are several different types of cheese the noodles have a good bite soft and tender chicken very impressive definitely Delicious cleanses the palate and moves on to the next dish this is interesting here it looks like a seared tuna on the outside a little piece of bread, it's the smallest open sandwich in the world from the Japan section and it's cute because it's small and you could get a lot If you wanted, cheers M, perfectly seared, a little orange marmalade and fruit on top of the soft bread. and a tender and delicious tuna that is very delicious, it is truly unique.

I've heard of a shrimp cocktail, but I've never heard of a shrimp cocktail, that's what we have here, so we're going to put it in the drink. I want to mix it up. All this may not get us drunk, but let's have a shrimp drink that doesn't remind me at all of Japanese food, it tastes like sweet Pico Deo inside a kind of sweet semi-fruti sauce that is a unique dish that I have never seen anything like this, this is course 2, let's go for more, well, we have reached the Asian section and this is Korea, you know, because they have little figurines that use what is called HBO and this is what interests me the most. here it says they have Su Sal with banan s Sal means pork belly and banchan are side dishes where is the pork belly?

The pork belly man here is Korean barbecue, but not at your table, they take care of all the mess and grease splatters. it stays there then in a moment I'll come back present my token and take my food thank you very much so I have my Korean barbecue right here but that's not enough for one plate I need one more meal right here we' I've come to a personal Patti St. I had never seen anything like it. I've seen omelet stations, but here you can order Pate to your liking. They have a lot of ingredients. Here, let's take a look.

They are the croutons. I'm an idiot. I want to be like croutons, don't follow Patti, it's tku, they have shrimp, they have bean sprouts, lemon, onion, peanuts, cilantro, tomato, many, many things right here, it has a small grill, add a little oil, put on a couple of shrimp, could I? eat more shrimp, yes, can I eat some more shrimp? Okay, and then one more, that's good, that's enough shrimp, guys, this is a challenge. I understand that an omelette requires an egg, but I don't know how to get Pat Tha to help me. I then get some onions, put them there, stir them, put a little bit of oil on them and then this here we have a liquefied egg that is going to be cooked next, ah, add the 27 shrimp and then you are already working on some noodles Patti, put some vegetables, some bean sprouts, tamarind sauce, then mix it.

I think it's actually more shrimp than Patti. She adds a lemon, a little cilantro and we have fried peanuts and shallots. Thank you sir, let's go eat. Check this out first, let me give you a tour of this dish. I like what they've done here. They took the concept of Korean barbecue and boiled it down to one dish. You can order beef or pork. I opted for the pork belly. This is a radish kimchi. It's called suu. I'm going to put a beautiful, thin pork belly on it. Some kimchi. Hit it with some samjung. Close it and pull it back.

Oh man, they've taken me back to Korea. all the same familiar flavors are delicious and it's the only time it's really okay to eat lettuce at a buffet, nice fresh crunch from the lettuce, thick pork and spicy Sam Jong sauce, absolutely delicious, 10 out of 10, but right here, come take a look. this bad boy, no one in their right mind would ever make a Pattie like this, it has too many shrimp, but that's the fun thing about this place, you can do silly things, you can be creative and by creative I mean, you can be a little piggy.

Alright, here I have three shrimp and some noodles. Greetings. There are so many bouncing shrimp. It's delicious soft rice noodles and just a Patti sauce that is amazing. This is the best part. This is a judgment-free buffet if you were at a typical one. Thai restaurant and I said: Hi, can I have 32 shrimp on my Pat? I feel like they would be a little judgmental here. I guess they get all kinds of crazy requests. Oh wow, you see the remains of that turkey. There is almost nothing left. Looks like Piranha got it here is the turkey an hour and 9 minutes ago big juicy plum that's what happens if you wait at the buffet you have to be competitive you have to pretend you're civilized yes it's all good but the reality is I'm going to get this meat before the next person.

We have some things, so we have ribs. Here we have roast lamb with chimy churri and pineapple. It is one of my favorite meats. Oh, a big, beautiful rib skewer. So it slips away. of the ribs, he bones them, he's cutting nice thin slices, oh yeah, that looks good, he takes a couple of slices off me and throws them on a plate, oh, and that's going to go in the oven back there, so it'll give it a little . a little sizzling, you can actually see the fire right now, it's just going to brown it a little on the side, it's going to hit me with some of this thick blue cheese sauce that looks amazing, sir, thank you very much, it's good.

So now we have some land animals. I also need some aquatic animals. I'm talking about fish. Hello sir, do you have sashimi? Oh, you can make me a plate right now. Can I eat salmon and tuna? Okay, we have some tuna. here some salmon and he will also bring me some squid, thank you sir, we are going to eat well friends, here we have Coors 4, it looks pretty good and it looks fresh, no smell, that's what we want our fish to smell like. nothing, I'm going to give it some wasabi and soy sauce and put B on it, oh my goodness, rich, delicious, smooth, this is how you want your salmon sashimi to taste, here's why this is special, first of all , this is probably the best quality.

I have seen sashimi at any buffet, if you go to Austin, Texas, for example, and go to a Japanese restaurant, you will pay $6 for a piece, but here you can eat unlimited fish as much as you want and dye it with mercury. poisoning is beautiful here we have Optimus Prime Rib, it's not really a minced food. I just realized now that this part looks better because it has that nice grilled exterior, maybe even a back, oh this is one of the most expensive cuts you will find. Here at this restaurant, what is the opposite of Prime?

Look at this guy. Hi sir. What's wrong with it? I'' m two years old. I can really accept it. Have you ever had foreigners here who don't know what Ballute is? tell them yes, you shouldn't tell them to be surprised, thank you very much, I'll show you what that is in a moment, but first, the main rim, very nice, no sauce needed, even if it is very smoky. the fact that they just hit it with a little fire right before they give it to you it's warm, it's smoky, it's got that nice char, it's very lean but still very soft at the same time.

I'm going to put these items on the side so I want to show you something special that I just received from a gentleman here his name is Balo ladies and gentlemen here we have Balo now if you don't know what this is this is a duck egg but it's not a duck any egg inside there is a fetus that is partially developed we could open this and see wings and a butt on a face oh no I already ruined it you are supposed to hit the top and then take a sip of the soup but the Ballo guy is was.

I can make up for this mistake remove a little bit of the shell and there will be some liquid overflowing take a sip of the soup it tastes like duck soup okay now slowly oh wow that looksquite developed oh my god, are you seeing what? I'm seeing here that it's almost a full term duck, that's the head, you're not supposed to really look at the body part, we have everything here, we have a head, we have feathers, regards, mhm.some parts are sticky and some are a a little hard, so it's time to move on to our next dish.

We're just getting into the seafood section and the plates here are ridiculous, too small, there's crab right here, so we've got some muscles. As you move further you will also see the lobsters. This is called a slipper lobster and this is a frog crab. Could I please have two slipper lobsters and then a frog crab? Thank you very much, it looks amazing. I have two left sides, somehow there is still room for one. more plate, we're in the French area right now, they have a ton of pizza and pastas here and when you head over to the pizza oven, they have a big, beautiful ham right here, they're cutting that leg of ham, big, bold and beautiful. salty slices on top she's putting some red wine sauce okay, let's eat well guys, here we are with Co 800, I'm not sure I've lost count, let's start with this here, it's a nice slice, fatty, Grine, delicious, salty pink. in the middle and a little bit of red wine reduction oh my goodness, it's really good, it's succulent, it's moist, it's very juicy.

I just want to keep it in my refrigerator and tomorrow add some butter and bread and make a delicious ham sandwich. that's very delicious, let's talk about seafood, I don't know why they gave me two left sides, okay, they look like this, they have these huge antennae right here and they have big, beautiful, juicy tails, cheers, it tastes good, I think have. To be smart when you are in the seafood area you have to eat what everyone else eats, many of these were left. I think people maybe don't know what they are and are afraid. I made a video about this right here. a long time ago in Vietnam cool, it's not a problem, it has these strange eyeballs that suck into the skull, right?

I wish my eyes could do that, this is a seu that requires a lot of patience and you shouldn't mind eating a little. of shell too, okay, I think that's a respectable amount of crab meat. Clean and safe. I like it. It's a little sweet. It's a little soft. Alright. I am satisfied. I'm going to go there and get something else. the seafood section, if someone wanted to get the most bang for their buck, the most value, where they hang out if they want, like the highlight or the food, I would say the expensive or fancier food, for sure, Saturday night like tonight go for the fagra of course behind here you can see a big pile of those delicious fatty duck or goose livers there on the flat top that will soon greet us at the table and let's go for the lobster.

Lobster, yes, on the bone or main course. Tonight's lobster is bostone lobster, okay, I have some lobster here. I have a couple of left sides. It's my favorite side of lobster. My last question Chef, I don't want to take up too much of your time. What is it that separates? this from other high-end premium buffets. I think what gives us a different experience is the wide selection and comfort of the establishment and I hope that what makes the difference is also the interaction of the guests with our staff. We will do our best to train ourselves. to make the guest experience very satisfying dish 1,557 I bought a couple of lobsters I wasn't very happy with the seafood in the first round, so let's see how this one turns out, it looks pretty decent, let's try it, it tastes better.

I like Filipinos. please tell me what I'm missing, what should I dip my lobster in if I was in the US I would have hot butter if I was in Vietnam I would have fish sauce or some kind of green seafood sauce SE, let me know down in the comments below , this has to be one of the most expensive things on the menu for w gr. This is a very special ingredient, it is something very expensive and very controversial, it is a naughty food because they have to force feed it to the ducks. I'm going to give you some bread, look, it's spread, it's beautiful, it's freshly seared, let's try it, cheers, M, very nice, I'm telling you this is a buffet where you can really get your money's worth.

Delicious, it's fatty, seared almost crispy on the outside and then explodes with greasy goodness on the inside. Perfection, finally, we have our dessert plate right here. They have an ice cream section. They have a multitude of toppings that can go on top. Here even more desserts. fruit that isn't technically a dessert if you grew up in the US, but there are fondue fountains here, so here they have marshmallows on a stick, so she starts here with milk chocolate and then she had some chocolate marshmallow white and then dark here. chocolate right in the fondue fountain oh my goodness, thank you.

I just want to put my face there so badly. I don't think they allow those three different types of chocolate. I love white chocolate more than dark chocolate and it is not. I think we need it. a diversity of chocolates each chocolate is important and they all have important contributions to society greetings very sweet it is a marshmallow soaked in liquid chocolate which is something the lady would love for me it is a little sweet but still delicious so that is our dessert From here I'm going to come out and tell you if this buffet is worth the price guys, that's the end of the video, what is the most expensive buffet you will find here in Manila, Philippines next time you are in Manila. make a reservation here at Sophie ta and go to this buffet.

There are so many interactive and fun

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experiences you can have here, whether you make your own Pat Tha, whether you have someone make you Korean Beef, anyway, that's it for this video, let me know which one. food you wish you could try below in the comments below otherwise that's all for this one thank you so much for watching. See you next time. Aace, it's not a real train, it's a fake train, but I'll try to drive it. anyway ah im drunk im going to drive this train drunk if you love indian food then you will love our new channel best indian food.

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