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“Best Affordable Buffet”
Review of The Food Club

The Food Club
Ranked #179 of 613 Restaurants in Pasay
Cuisines: International
Dining options: Reservations
Restaurant details
Dining options: Reservations
Reviewed July 13, 2018

Let's get it straight to the point. If you want to go to a buffet feast and you're on a tight budget, then The Food Club on Macapagal is the answer. Although we are that there are much cheaper buffet restaurants around,you'll get disappointed in the end, as you will be served with a limited selection of 'cold' food, poor customer service, an ambiance not so appetizing, and hidden charges.
The Food Club seems like a mid to upper scale buffet restaurant and through some booking websites (travelbook.ph; eatigo), you can get additional discounts and enjoy its food at very affordable prices (cheapest is 420 or less for senior citizens).
For 420 to 480 (weekday lunch) you can enjoy a good selection of food, from Japanese, Indian, Filipino, Western, to Chinese among others. My personal favorite is their fresh shrimps and crubs. You can get as many as you want (but be decent and sensitive to others) and have them cooked at the grill and cooking station. The last time that I visited this place (May, 2018) I had both shrimps and yellow tuna cooked in tamarind stew. It was heaven. They also serve good tempura and a good variety of salad. After meal you can go straight to their fruit shake station to get a glass of fresh fruit juice or smoothie (pineapple and watermelon).
The ambiance is one of the reasons why we prefer The Food Club. First, it is located on Macapagal so you can enjoy some privacy and exclusivity of the place. On the outside, the restaurant doesn't look appealing with its square-shape architectural design. The inside looks like a four-star hotel lobby with comfortable chairs and couches and tables that can accommodate not only a small group of diners but even up to a dozen.
Customer service is also on point. If you are planning to use vouchers, better call them first to make a reservation as they limit the number of customers using vouchers nowadays. In some cases you need to print out all our vouchers for documentation and it's a hassle. Saturdays are always full. If you are celebrating your birthday, they sing a happy birthday song for you in a quite flabbergasting manner. It was fun but I somehow felt a bit uncomfortable.

Date of visit: May 2018
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Reviewed June 23, 2018 via mobile

The selection was massive though food quality wasnt really superb. Stand outs were the noodle soup station and desserts/fruits area as selection was very good. Dimsum were always out of supply. Though at the end, it was still good value for money as we used our metro deal vouchers and it went down to almost 450 dhs per head for a group of 9.

Date of visit: June 2018
2  Thank JrPapel
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Reviewed June 23, 2018 via mobile

There are some hits and misses with this buffet.

Expect the lines to be chaotic. The place is almost always packed. A lot of people cut the line when getting food (i.e. ebi tempura, roast beef).

If you like Salmon sashimi and shrimps, you can get your money’s worth here.

The grilling and shabu shabu stations are slow in serving because they are simply overwhelmed with the volume of orders.

Service is just okay. The servers are trying their best to manage the hordes of people but oftentimes they are overwhelmed with the volume of people.

Don’t expect this place to be like Vikings or Buffet 101.

This is an OK buffet only if you have a discount (i.e. Eatigo, Metrodeal, etc).

Date of visit: June 2018
1  Thank ChocolateLuigi
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Reviewed June 17, 2018 via mobile

Would not recommend to visit this place ever. Poor service.. inefficient. Nagpapapasok pa pero wala na palang food at mag cloclose na ... gusto lang papasukin ang mga tao pero wala na palang food. Nakakasira ng araw.

Date of visit: June 2018
5  Thank Nor S
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Reviewed May 25, 2018 via mobile

very bad service from the grilling station. after 2 follow ups from the one taking order that he said my food will be delivered to my table, then 4 follow ups from the waiters, and finally a follow up from the manager, and after im already full.. it arrived. what idiots! plus the group singing happy birthday songs are irritating to the ears its giving me headache! Its like circus inside!! And the food, nah.. just ordinary. CLOSE YOUR STORE!!!!

Date of visit: May 2018
2  Thank Ron B
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