Our stay at the Shangri-La included daily breakfast at High Street Cafe, and while I'm often guilty of skipping hotel breakfast in favor of sleep, I made sure to catch this one every morning of our trip. Part of this is that I needed fuel for our busy travel days, but the rest is that the buffet was genuinely excellent. High Street Cafe is a massive restaurant on the lobby level of the Shangri-La. It's the kind of buffet you only see in Vegas or big Asian luxury hotels, an attractive, opulent space with tons of seating and a dozen different stations serving a tantalizing variety of food. Service is quick and attentive. You check in at the front desk and get escorted to a table, where you can order beverages and send any hot made-to-order dishes. The offerings are wide-ranging enough for all guests to get the genre of breakfast they desire. There is, of course, everything you might expect at a normal hotel breakfast buffet--pastries and cereal, cheese and cold cuts, bacon and sausage, eggs from an omelet station. I don't really go for much of that, at home or abroad, which is why I so often sleep through hotel breakfast. I do get out of bed for Asian food, and High Street has plenty in that department. My favorite part of the buffet is the noodle station, where you can get your own mini noodle soup assembled while you watch, from a selection of rice or egg noodles, chicken, vegetable, or spicy Taiwanese broth, and a small variety of proteins and vegetables. I tried several different permutations and liked them all, though I preferred the egg noodles to the rice noodles and the soothing chicken broth to the beef broth, which was a little too salty. I added chicken and beef and, better yet, fishcake and springy fish balls, plus bok choy and mushroom, chili oil and calamansi, and other unidentified condiments to boost the broth. There's a congee station, too, and a daily selection of dim sum and fried rice and stir-fried noodles. I did okay with the dim sum, some middling shumai and bao, and the rice and noodles were nice when I felt like a few bites of basic Chinese take-out. I liked the dosa station, where I got really really nice thin, golden dosa filled with spiced potato and accompanied by a couple of savory sauces. The Filipino section is a highlight, welcoming diners to "rice and shine Pinoy style," with a rotating variety of Filipino breakfast dishes, great with the fluffy sinangag, or garlic fried rice. As far as I can tell, Manila isn't a city where you come in as a tourist and find a bounty of small local restaurants serving the national cuisine, and I was glad to get a sampling of it here, at the breakfast buffet of my corporate-owned luxury hotel. Over the course of five breakfasts, I tried picadillo, chicken tocino, bistek tagalog, smoked bangus, corned beef, tuyo, and pork adobo, and helped myself to the kamayan corner, with its array of dried fish and pickles and vinegary condiments. There's a grab-and-go dessert buffet as well as a juice area, where I got a couple shot glasses of random juices and once, a weird chia seed thing that looked better than it tasted. For the most part, I finished my breakfast with sliced fruit from the fruit bar. Cantaloupe and watermelon, pineapple and papaya, orange and white guava, all of it pretty fresh and sweet. I doubt I ever ate enough to get my money's worth if I were paying separately for breakfast, but I enjoyed my daily noodle soup and rice and shine, as well as grazing across the other stations. High Street Cafe is an outstanding hotel buffet, a definite credit to the Shangri-La. read more

ok, been to this place many times within the last five years and sadly, every time i go they lose points. this review is based on my recent visit. we were seated right away and asked for our drinks order- we ordered coffee. meanwhile we went ahead and got our food from the buffet, which does have a wide variety of options. about 19 minutes later we returned to our table and the drinks still were served. we followed up with the server and they said they would get it right away. minutes later, only one of the drinks came. we reminded them that we ordered 4 drinks. one more came moments later, and the others 2 never made it. read more

We had our mom's 82nd birthday celebration here with 20 of our family membera. Great food, service and ambiance!

Excellent food. But they do not offer cream for your coffee. Employees definitely not coordinated. Didn't get any coffee refills. You need to go to the drink area to order a coffee. They didn't pick up our dirty dishes until we were finished we had 15 coffee cups on our table of 4 people. read more

After checking out of the hotel, we were kindly escorted by one of the bell staff to the High Street Café to wait for our ride to the airport. Unfortunately, the service left much to be desired. The waitress assigned to our table seemed visibly inconvenienced--she didn't say a word, simply placed the menu on the table, and walked away. Despite it being a slow period after lunch, we waited several minutes without any follow-up. We eventually left with a lasting impression of how substandard the service was--or rather, how absent it was. This was our first visit to the café, and most certainly our last. read more

Great great great staff. Good ingredients are fresh and top tier. The complimentary breakfast is the best, and worth it the price stand alone. Chef John Rey working on the noodle station if my favorite station. read more

High Street Cafe - Chef John Rey making on the noodle station - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

Great service from attentive and friendly staffs. Varied selections of dishes includes noodles,salad,seafood,sushi, dim sum,roast chicken, desserts you can add couple more pesos for unlimited flow of drinks which we didn't avail. Nothing different in terms of spread between lunch and dinner but expect to pay more during dinner service. Service charge of 10% is included in the bill. read more

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Since my check ins have only been for the breakfast, I had to go and try thier dinner buffet, as they are pretty well known for their seafood buffet. The cost is around $49 USD but it does have quite a wide variety of food to choose from. They sort of keep the same theme in regards to the various stations like the breakfast. They have sushi, seafood, asian staples, and various ethnic foods as well. Thier deserts and baked goods are excellent and the rest of the food is good, not sure if it was 50 bucks good, but it was good. I personally think that you could find better options in the BGC area, especially for that price point. However, the employees are super attentive and made the experience that much better. read more

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Met a friend here for breakfast on a Monday and we had a great time. My family and I don't normally eat at buffet style dining because we don't eat much and it's a waste of money. But in this case, it's an exception. The food choices were very extensive and of best quality. Definitely recommend visiting the buffet at High Street Cafe. read more

A modern food hall lined with an array of offerings from the different stations or "neighborhoods" which includes Japanese, Mediterranean, Chinese, Western, Seafood and Raw Bar, Salad Bar, Rotisserie and a Dessert section... This place was amazing! High end top of the line quality food. Fresh and made to order. This is by far one of the best place I've eaten here in the Philippines so far. It's located instead Shangri-La Hotel at the Fort. When in the area you have to try... It's fine dining, highend resto, very classy . I love the ambience in this place and friendly staff. read more

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Okay I'm not much of a buffet person because I don't eat a lot but I love desserts and go all out in that department. First with the food, sushi is great. They had a lot of fresh sashimi. I don't eat that but my brother said it was really good. Cheese selection is weak as they only offered 3-4 kinds. They had dim sum, steak, mashed potatoes, laksa, pork buns, make your own pasta dish and more. Best part for me was the dessert! They have a great selection for ice cream. They have the basics like vanilla, chocolate and strawberries and cream as well as other flavors like burnt rice!? It really tastes burnt I have no idea why someone wants a burnt flavor but they have it haha. The must try flavor is cookies and cream. It is seriously different level cookies and cream. Almost like stratitella (a gelato flavor). Try it!!! They also have many different cakes and Filipino desserts. I went on Sunday at lunch and had reservations. It was pretty busy. All the tables were filled. They have good service. Every time I got up to get another plate when I got back my "dirty" plate was gone. It's such a nice hotel. I would definitely try this buffet since it's in a good location and you can walk around after. read more

High Street Cafe - Cookies and cream, strawberries and cream and chocolate! - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

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Best buffet for the Price in the Philippines! Lunch buffet is 1500 pesos. They have different stations with different types of food Highlights: - grill: get the lamb and the beef tenderloin, seasoning is amazing. Every bite is an explosion of goodness - mashed potatoes A seafood crab and shrimp have them cook it in garlic butter - dessert : get anything it's all good! Especially the ice cream Definitely a must try. Not many people know about it yet so it's not too busy The food taste like all the best food in one place. read more

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Had a great time drinking here at night, they have a good selection of cocktails. Very classy place nice and quiet. Good place to unwind

I've recently been enjoying afternoon tea with my partner and we got excited to try it out in High Street Cafe. You can choose from a Western or Eastern set from the afternoon tea menu. I immediately went for West because I personally like scones with my tea. I had a darjeeling tea with the scones, tea sandwiches and their little desserts. For 950 pesos, it's quite a great deal. The lounge is relaxing and cozy and afternoon tea is always great for conversation with loved ones. I actually wasn't very fond of my darjeeling tea because it became bitter (possibly steeped for too long?) But it was good while it was still hot. It was still very enjoyable and the staff are exceptionally attentive. read more

High Street Cafe - West Afternoon tea set at High Street Lounge in Shangrila at the Fort - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

Breakfast: -Very slow service. Staff seems either sleepy, chatty (with each other), or pissed off (most people are not morning person, I guess). -I noticed most breakfast items are a bit on the raw side. -champorado (for which they called Choco congee, I guess that's how it made its way to the Asian section) is on the asian section? Bacon is on the Filipino section (bacon was very pale by the way)? And it would've thrilled me to see a meatloaf on the American section, there's SPAM instead (thinly sliced, undercooked, and soggy). -bacon was tucked away somewhere in the Filipino section, you needed to ask to get one (but I guess that's their style). -no bagel nor cream cheese for the breads either. --may I be your lead chef for breakfast? BUT The ice cream flavors are pretty accurate! The burnt rice flavor (aka DUKOT) is amazing! Mangga't suman and caramel popcorn taste like the real thing! The Davao Choco flavor brings me back to Digos City at Mer's, drinking native chocolate with my dad. Dinner: Basic menu. Cooked very well in terms of consistency. Tastes quite good, not great. Good desserts. Better staff than morning crew. read more

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So we decided to try something new, but didn't want to stuff ourselves with their buffet. The High Street Cafe also offers a la carte meals at prices comparable to restaurants that are located nearby the hotel. NYONA CHICKEN (391++ PHP) Boneless chicken thigh mixed with asian salad and jasmine rice. Tender chicken, soothing flavours, and texture thats just relaxing on the the tongue. A feel good bowl that's surprisingly filling for the price. VEGETABLE CURRY (367++ PHP) Spicy good curry that packs a punch and ends smoothly in the head. I love the effect the spices give. Mix the plain rice on the side and you'll surely be stuffed. CHOCO LA (163++ PHP) Chocolate milkshake topped with Oreos and served in a glass jar. I think you may need to request an extra straw since it melts after a while being made of paper it' expected. I do find the consistency rather thin and taste lighter than expected. I'm really happy with our meal and looking forward to enjoying their buffet. Rest assured you won't be disappointed. read more

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I went for the breakfast buffet and the lunch buffet. (It's easier to not leave the hotel) Really enjoyed both. Liked fresh eggs made your way and the breads are outstanding. Pancakes were cold, I didn't care for the waffle. Sunday Lunch Buffet (maybe dinner?) was 2200 pesos= $41.98 USD Some of the food was really good. Beef and noodles were my favorites, baked potato with my choice of toppings including crispy onions which was actually really good, (mashed potatoes weren't good) and really great wheat bread made fresh that you cut off the loaf. I didn't like the beef tips flavor or the curry chicken because the chicken meat was really dark and hard to cut. Although lots of desserts, not impressed. I love ice cream, I didn't like the chocolate, the cookies and cream was ok. The fruit tart was also great. Everything else: donut, chocolate cake, white chocolate cake, and a strawberry leche cake were are gross or seemed stale. The service wasn't that great. The girl that was behind the counter to serve meat and baked potatoes left from behind the counter to go talk to an acquaintance of hers that was there and wanted to introduce her to another person. When she came back, she acted like I was an inconvenience to give a potato to. 3 different waiters helped me. One was very nice, made a little small talk and at least asked if I wanted more water unlike the waiter that I think was responsible for my table. Then a 3rd guy brought back my credit card. Very disjointed wait staff. Positives: i was sat immediately, the hostess was very kind and placed me in a quiet area as it was very busy with large parties, was able to get up and get my food imm read more

I had lunch here with my friend to celebrate a special milestone in my life (LOL!). High Street Café is an all-day buffet dining restaurant at Shangri-La BGC, Fort. The price for the lunch buffet is Php1550 and, from this experience, it's a pretty good deal for the food you will get! The restaurant offers 9 different buffet stations. Some of the notables for me were the freshly sliced tuna (served on the side of the whole tuna) and salmon sashimi, the meats at the craving station (go for the wagyu if it is available), the claypot rice and the duck wraps! The other dishes I tried were not that great. Actually, the one station that will make me return for more is their Dessert Station! All their desserts were sooo good!!! There was a wide selection of macarons and so many flavors of gelato. They also have different flavors of cakes and their L'opera cakes are the best! You must also try their homemade ice cream cocktail creations. My favorite flavors for the gelato were the Mangga't Suman, Malt, Ricotta Orange and Burnt Rice. Also, they served one of the best Brazo de Mercedes that I've ever eaten. Creamy and filled with the delicious egg filling, the dessert made me very happy. Overall, I loved the whole experience! Again, they have a fixed price for lunch and dinner and they also offer a buffet during merienda time! :) read more

Had lunch here with a friend and was pleasantly surprised to find a pretty good hotel buffet near me. (Well, nearer my place than Makati and Pasig ones that are more popular. For now at least.) I usually base how much I like a (hotel) buffet experience by three things: their sushi/sashimi station, their carving station and their dessert bar. For High Street Cafe, these stations didn't really disappoint. Admittedly, their sashimi wasn't really anything special for me. They had tuna - served on an actual tuna - with some variation: spicy tuna, seared, and regular sashimi. They did have a few rolls available too. I didn't like that their other sashimi seemed to be rationed - you have to request for salmon and other types of sashimi and they kind of skimp on the servings. When I went, I didn't even see much variety either. They had mackerel and grouper, as well as tamago but I didn't see uni or tako available. Was a little bit disappointed by that. Their carving station also seemed to have rationed portions. When I asked for some of their steaks, I got somewhat thin and tiny slices. In a way I guess that's good to avoid food spoilage but for a hotel buffet, I would have thought they would be more generous. It's easy to go back anyway plus walking makes the food go down so I guess it isn't all that bad. Anyway, since I was having lunch with a friend, we were so engrossed catching up that when we got to our steaks, they had gotten cold. In spite of that though, they still stayed soft and quite tasty. They were spiced just right too. I'd also recommend trying their pork longganisa. Have it grilled. It tasted more like chorizo and was really good grilled too. A few steps away from the carving station, you can find a pasta station that also had beef cheeks that seemed to be cooked in red wine. Again - another must try. They were really tender and flavorful. The highlight of the buffet experience for me was really their dessert. They have very unique ice cream flavors - ricotta orange was one of my favorites. Their malt flavor was also very rich, and their mangga't suman had bits of suman in it too. I'm not really a fan of sherbet but I love guyabano so I gave their guyabano sherbet a try. Unlike others I've tried before, their sherbet was nice and creamy, and didn't taste watered down at all! For the adventurous, try their burnt rice ice cream. I had a taste and, well, it really delivers on the burnt flavor. Not only was their ice cream stellar, their brazo de mercedes was also very good, and their macaroons are also worth trying. While I focused on those three, there are other stations worth trying too: the cold seafood station and the noodle bar seemed interesting. They also had a pretty good selection of cheese and cold cuts (try their carpaccio). All of the staff walking around were helpful and friendly, and they were very attentive with their service too. I'd say, overall, a great experience, and would like to come back. read more

High Street Cafe - Their ice cream is love. Tried these three first : guyabano sherbet (which was creamy for a sherbet), mangga't suman and ricotta orange. - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

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Hearing that the Shangri La Hotel in BGC opened, I was quite excited to try out their restaurants. I have eaten here a few times and I've tried different dishes each time and let me say that everything is so good. I tried their NyoNya Chicken which is Grilled chicken breast and surprisingly it was very tasty and juicy. I enjoyed the Dong Bao Pork (clay pot rice) and the Asian Chicken Broth is to die for! The Asian Chicken Broth is so good and just has enough spice to it. For dessert I had their Salted Caramel Cheesecake which was just okay, I've had better and their homemade cookies and cream ice cream and guyabano sorbet which were so good! Their ice cream is so smooth and creamy, like nothing I've had before. I definitely enjoyed dining here as the attendants are all so friendly and the food is reasonably priced, not to mention the great ambience as well! read more

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At the Shangri-La hotel Manila and I love the service here in the cafe restaurant!! Excellent experience and absolutely have had a good relaxing worry free time over the last 6 days in a row here with server Kim and Christian. They remembered my name and even though they get busy... they never forget to stop and ask if I need anything at all. They truly are good people who made an effort to care about me personally. 5*STARS guys!!!! Highly recommendable!!!! read more

I think this might be one of the best buffets in manila. Qualitywise it beats spiral@sofitel. The spread isnt as extensive but i didnt have any complaints for any of their food. Quality ingredients cooked to perfection. Specially the beef cheek(10stars). The dessert section is really good too. read more

The food is ok. The staff is very very slow. If you have the buffet you will be better off because you will serve yourself. I ordered off menu as the Buffett was about to shut down. I ordered sushi. Then wonton soup but was told that will take 15-20 mins. If you order a glass of wine they look at you as if you have two heads. They are all running around doing what appears to be nothing. read more

Always a great location for a cocktail or a business meeting. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere during the day and great entertaining in the evening l. read more

Food is great and is so "worth it". The service team are very accomodating especially the Manager, Mariel. This place is highly recommended!!! :) read more

A "CAFE" that offers the world at your feet! A taste of different elegant cuisines. It definitely says a lot more than a "CAFE". Makes me feel like i'm a citizen of the world! Hats Off! read more