Category: Food & Drink

New World Makati Hotel‘s in-house buffet restaurant Cafe 1228 has recently reopened its dinner buffet, officially bringing back its all-you-can-eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner for guests. Through their overflowing spreads, the hotel continues to deliver service of the highest quality, not only through their hospitality but also through good food!

Located on the ground floor of the New World Makati Hotel, Cafe 1228 offers a spacious interior that can seat up to 90 diners, with wooden accents, chic furniture, and tables that cater to groups both large and small. The restaurant has seven buffet stations that offer indulgent cuisines ranging from Western to Asian and local offerings. They also offer pasta, noodle dishes, and meat and seafood that are fresh off the pan!

For starters, one can dive into their charcuterie station and have your pick on their assortment of cheese, bread, and butter. You can also opt for their selection of salads for a light appetizer.

There are plenty of choices for the main course, as a buffet should, and you sure can find the dishes that would suit your senses with their wide selection of cuisines.

At the carving station, you can enjoy a savory beef brisket on the weekdays and some equally sumptuous ribeye on the weekend. Also part of the station are sausages, chicken, and pork spareribs that are prepped and cooked right in front of you. As for their western offerings steeped in sauce, we got to try their Blue Marlin with bell pepper and mint leaves; Roast Beef with mushroom; and some Pork Stew.

If you fancy Italian, you can also have your pick of pasta and mix-ins and the chef will prepare it for you, and on weekends, you can dig into their hand-tossed pizza that’s fresh off of their oven.

Take a turn at their Japanese station, and you are greeted with seven kinds of sushi, miso soup, and some crisp and crave-worthy tempura– fish and vegetables on the weekdays, and shrimp on the weekends.

Across this station, you can grab more Asian selections such as a hearty bowl of noodles and different kinds of dim sum including pork and beef siomai, siopao, and chicken feet. You can also take your pick on their seafood selections and have them prepared by the chef.

They also have a station dedicated to more delicious offerings from Asia, including Korean Fried Chicken, our very own beef tapa, Chow Mein, and more. These selections are in rotation, keeping their buffet lineup fresh and seasonal.

When you avail the buffet, you also get access to a free flow of drinks such as soda and juices, but if you’d like to add spirit to your meal, they also offer a free flow of red wine, white wine, and local beer for an additional P588 nett.

Finish off your hearty meal at Cafe 1228 with their lineup of sweet desserts, including cheesecakes, ube halaya, pudding, and other sweet treats.

If you want to have a filling breakfast buffet at Cafe 1228, you can enjoy local and international morning staples such as bacon, chicken and pork sausages, hashbrowns, baked beans, egg dishes, and more. The carving station calls with its forest ham paired with grilled vegetables, while you can also have your pick on Pinoy favorites such as beef tapa, chicken tocino, daing nab angus, traditional pork adobo, and more.

Other breakfast items include miso soup, grilled salmon or white fish in teriyaki sauce, tamago with teriyaki sauce and bonito flakes, beef and chicken noodles soup, and an array of charcuterie and cheeses.

To welcome you back at Cafe 1228, they are treating customers with 50% off at only P1,500 nett (from P3,000 nett) on weekdays and P1,700 nett (from P3,400 nett) on weekends for lunch and dinner when they sign up for free to the hotel’s Club Epicure loyalty program or present their BDO or RCBC Bankard credit card. For group reservations, Cafe 1228 also offers a 5+1 promo. Daily breakfast is priced P1,200 nett.

For online reservations, you can book via: https://bit.ly/NWCafe1228Reservation or contact them through: +63288116888 ext. 3679, fbreservations.manila@newworldhotels.com, or via Viber and Whatsapp at +639178884194.

For the latest updates and promos at New World Makati Hotel, visit their website at manila.newworldhotels.com and follow their official Facebook and Instagram accounts.

New World Makati Hotel’s buffet restaurant, Café 1228, reopens on Mondays to Thursdays for dinner starting October, officially offering all-you-can-eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on all days of the week. Diners get 50% off at only PHP1,500 (from PHP3,000) on weekdays and PHP1,700 (from PHP3,400) on weekends for lunch and dinner when they sign up for free to the hotel’s Club Epicure loyalty program. A 5+1 offer is also offered for group reservations. Daily breakfast is at PHP1,200. Prices are nett.

Weekday Lunch and Dinner

Now open daily serving weekday lunch and dinner, Café 1228 features an array of grilled meats, fresh seafood, decadent desserts, and much more, starting with the popular carving station – with barbecue beef brisket or rump, sausages, chicken and pork spareribs. Must-have buffet favorites include a fresh seafood section cooked a la minute and topped with a variety of sauces, and a Japanese station with seven kinds of sushi, miso soup, as well as fish and vegetable tempura. Adding more Asian selections are the five dim sum dishes paired well with a choice of steamed noodles, a combination of Filipino and Southeast Asian items, a Western station with European and Mediterranean cuisine, the charcuterie and cheese section, and the fresh salad bar. For desserts, a crepe station offers three ice cream flavors and one sorbet, as well as an assortment of fillings and toppings, while treats such as halo-halo, cheesecakes, pies, cookies, and fresh fruits complete the pastry selections.

Weekend Lunch and Dinner

Succulent roasted ribeye, hand-tossed pizzas and freshly made pasta dishes, salmon and tuna sashimi, as well as crunchy shrimp tempura, are among the highlights during weekends. These and more complement the already enticing lineup of buffet selections offered on weekdays. Best-selling items are always on rotation, as well as new, can’t-be-missed options, to keep the restaurant’s offerings always fresh, seasonal, and something to look forward to.

Daily Breakfast

Café 1228 likewise opens its doors to walk-ins and reservations for its breakfast buffet, with a curated mix of international and local staples such as bacon, chicken and pork sausages, hashbrowns, and baked beans, to name a few, as well as forest ham at the carving station paired with grilled vegetables. Omelettes or egg dishes made a la minute also go well with the protein selections, as well as Filipino favorites beef tapa, chicken tocino, daing nab angus, traditional pork adobo, pancit canton, and of course, garlic fried rice.

Essential Japanese breakfast items are also offered daily such as miso soup, grilled salmon or white fish in teriyaki sauce, tamago with teriyaki sauce and bonito flakes, grilled shimeji, shiitake and button mushrooms, as well as Japanese steamed rice. Other Asian dishes are beef and chicken noodles soup as well as congee with a variety of toppings such as pork, chicken and fish.

An array of charcuterie and cheeses including shaved Parma ham, coppa  ham, salami Milano and bresaola, as well as brie, cheddar, Emmental, Manchego and blue cheese are also available, which go nicely with the various nuts, fresh and dried fruits, freshly-baked breads, jams and spreads.

As a special promo, diners get 50% off at only PHP1,500 (from PHP3,000) on weekdays and PHP1,700 (from PHP3,400) on weekends for lunch and dinner when they sign up for free to the hotel’s Club Epicure loyalty program or present their BDO or RCBC Bankard credit card. A 5+1 offer is also offered for group reservations. Daily breakfast is at PHP1,200. Prices are nett. For online reservations, guests can book via: https://bit.ly/NWCafe1228Reservation. To inquire, they can call +63288116888 ext. 3679, e-mail fbreservations.manila@newworldhotels.com, or send a mobile message on Viber or Whatsapp via +639178884194. More news and promos are available on the hotel’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as on the website https://manila.newworldhotels.com/en/.