The Ultimate Buffet Guide In Metro Manila 2026
Filipinos celebrate with food, and the eat-all-you-can buffet is where most birthdays, reunions, graduations, and Sunday family lunches end up. A single buffet restaurant can serve Filipino dishes alongside Japanese sushi, Chinese dim sum, Korean dishes, Italian pasta, Western roast meats, seafood, and Filipino desserts.
Another thing that makes buffets in Metro Manila interesting is the wide range of price points. You can have a casual Filipino buffet for around ₱400 to ₱600, while larger international buffets can cost around ₱1,000 or more. At the luxury end, restaurants such as NYX can go beyond ₱3,000 per person.
Some buffets also have birthday promos, senior and PWD discounts, group deals, and credit card promotions.
Our Criteria for This Metro Manila Buffet Guide
For this list, I focused on:
Eat-all-you-can buffets in Metro Manila
Food that is already cooked and available at buffet stations
No hot pot
No samgyupsal or Korean BBQ
No grill as the main dining experience
No hotel buffets
Disclaimer: Rates are as of September 2026 and sorted from cheapest to most expensive by the lowest regular adult rate. Buffet prices change often and vary by branch, so confirm with the restaurant before you go.
What Is a Buffet in Metro Manila?
A buffet in Metro Manila is a fixed-price, eat-all-you-can meal, usually inside a mall. You pay one rate at the door and eat as much as you want within the lunch or dinner session. Most unli buffets in Metro Manila mix Filipino favorites like lechon, kare-kare, and halo-halo with Japanese, Chinese, and Western dishes. Drinks such as iced tea and juice are usually included.
Rates range widely. Affordable buffets in Metro Manila start under ₱500, mid-range mall buffets sit around ₱900 to ₱1,300, and luxury buffets in Metro Manila go past ₱3,000.
How Metro Manila Buffets Differ From Buffets Elsewhere
Kids are priced by height, not age. Most buffets let kids below 3 ft eat free, then charge a lower rate up to about 4 ft 6 in.
Birthday promos are standard. Many eat-all-you-can buffets in Metro Manila let the celebrant eat free if they bring a set number of full-paying adults.
Leftover fees are common. Several buffets charge a fee if you leave a lot of food on your plate, from ₱200 to ₱1,200.
Dining runs in sessions. Instead of all-day access, most buffets run a lunch window and a dinner window. Some also set a 2-hour limit per table.
Senior and PWD discounts apply. Seniors and PWDs get discounted rates under Philippine law, and some buffets add extra promos for seniors 75 and above.
Drinks are often included. Iced tea, juice, and soda are usually part of the rate, and some buffets include beer or wine.
1. Finio Cafe & Restaurant
Finio is a casual neighborhood eat-and-drink-all-you-can spot in Quezon City, popular with students, families, and call center workers since 2004. It's a Filipino and Asian buffet and one of the cheapest buffets in Metro Manila. Breakfast has champorado, sweet longganisa, fried rice, eggs, and siomai. Lunch and dinner add crispy pata, sisig, kare-kare, kuhol sa gata, lechon kawali, and a create-your-own Mongolian bowl. Unlimited coffee, juice, and iced tea. 2 hours max per table.
Rates:
Breakfast: ₱219, no-leftover policy, 7AM to 10:30AM (Pearl Drive)
Lunch and dinner: about ₱275 to ₱299 (other listings)
Address/Branches: 2nd Floor, Pearl Drive Commercial Center, Commonwealth Ave. cor. Pearl St., Fairview, QC; 220 Tomas Morato Ave., QC
Facebook: Finio Pearl Drive
2. Aira's Restaurant
Aira's is a homey Filipino buffet set in a converted old house in Quezon City, with air-conditioned rooms and al fresco seating that feel like a family lunch at a relative's place. It serves 32 Filipino dishes that rotate daily, including kare-kare, lumpia, caldereta, menudo, adobo, and maja blanca, plus desserts and iced tea. The buffet runs continuously, so there's no lunch or dinner cut-off. Walk-ins are welcome.
Rates:
Weekdays: ₱379
Weekends: ₱409
Kids below 4 ft: ₱205
Kids below 3 ft: free
Senior/PWD: ₱327.50
Weekend breakfast (6AM to 9AM): ₱249 to ₱259
Address/Branches: 528 N.S. Amoranto Sr. St., Brgy. St. Peter, Quezon City
Facebook: Aira's Restaurant
3. Tramway Buffet
Tramway is a no-frills Chinese buffet chain that has been a go-to for budget parties, office events, and big family groups for years. It serves Chinese food with Filipino and Japanese dishes, including yang chow fried rice, pancit canton, sweet and sour pork, steamed fish, siopao, siomai, fried wonton, maki, buchi, and buko pandan.
Rates (last published):
Adult: ₱438
Senior/PWD: ₱312.86
Kids 3 to 4 ft: ₱298
Kids 2 to 3 ft: ₱178
Address/Branches: Timog Ave. (Garden), Banawe, Roxas Boulevard (Bayview), Shaw Boulevard
Facebook: Tramway Garden Timog, Tramway Roxas
4. Yum Dum Dim
Yum Dum Dim is a casual Chinese dining spot in Quezon City that's popular with younger diners and dim sum fans. It has 20+ kinds of dim sum like hakaw, siomai, and dumplings, plus roast duck, roast meats, fried rice, and noodles cooked to order. Dim sum is ordered and cooked fresh instead of set out on trays. About 2 hours per table.
Rates:
Weekdays: ₱499 + 10% service charge
Weekends: ₱899 + 10% service charge
Premium and Emperor sets: ₱588 to ₱1,099
Address/Branches: V. Luna Extension, Quezon City (check hours before visiting, as some listings report changes)
Facebook: Yum Dum Dim
5. Cabalen
One of the longest-running affordable buffets in Metro Manila, founded in 1986 and focused on Kapampangan food. The spread includes pritchon, lechon kawali, kare-kare, sisig, dinuguan, bringhe, pinakbet, Bicol express, fresh lumpia, kakanin, and halo-halo. Cabalen Plus branches add more Asian dishes.
Rates:
Monday to Thursday: ₱565
Friday to Sunday and holidays: ₱628
Kids below 3 ft: free
Kids below 4 ft: half price
Birthday promo: 1+1 on the birthday, 5+1 in the birth month at participating branches
Rates vary by branch, up to ₱798
Address/Branches: SM North EDSA, Glorietta, and other SM malls
Facebook: Cabalen
6. Sitio Verde Buffet Restaurant
Sitio Verde is a casual, family-friendly buffet in Quezon City and Marikina, built for budget-friendly group meals. It serves Filipino and Asian food like kare-kare, buttered chicken, chopsuey, pancit canton, sweet and sour pork, lumpiang shanghai, siomai, pasta, and nachos. There's a fruit and salad station, pastries, and a DIY halo-halo station.
Rates:
Adult: ₱599
Kids 3 to 4 ft: ₱449
Senior/PWD: ₱479.20
PWD child: ₱359.20
Birth-month 5+1 promo
Address/Branches: D. Tuazon, Quezon City; Riverbanks Mall, Marikina (lunch 11AM to 2PM, dinner 6PM to 9PM)
Facebook: Sitio Verde QC, Sitio Verde Marikina
7. Binondo Paradise by Chef A
Binondo Paradise brings Chinatown-style food to Caloocan in a casual, all-day buffet, so you get Binondo favorites without the trip to Manila. It has unlimited dim sum (xiao long bao, har gow, siomai, chicken feet), a noodle station with beef tendon noodle soup, and a roasting station with roast duck. There’s a 2-hour limit per table.
Rates:
Regular: ₱599
Premium: ₱799 to ₱899 + 10% service charge
Address/Branches: 103 Grace Park East, Caloocan (Mon to Fri 11AM to 8PM, Sat to Sun 10AM to 9PM)
Facebook: Binondo Paradise by Chef A
8. Guevarra's by Chef Laudico
Guevarra's is a Filipino buffet inside a restored ancestral house in San Juan, with wooden interiors and private rooms that make it a favorite for birthdays, reunions, and small weddings. The buffet line is smaller than the mall chains and focuses on Filipino home cooking: bellychon, angus beef tapa, grilled pancit bam-i, sinigang, paella, and kakanin. Dining runs in fixed seatings. Seats and parking are limited, so reserve ahead.
Rates:
Lunch and dinner: ₱699 to ₱899 depending on seating
Weekend breakfast: ₱499 to ₱599
Weekend late lunch: ₱799
Senior/PWD: ₱499.29
Kids below 3.5 ft: free
Kids 3.5 to 4.5 ft: half rate
Address/Branches: Addition Hills, San Juan (lunch 11AM to 2PM, early dinner 5PM to 7PM, dinner 7:30PM to 10PM)
Facebook: Guevarra's by Chef Laudico
9. La Fiesta
La Fiesta is a Filipino buffet by the bay that feels like a town fiesta, with live bands and Filipino cultural shows on Friday dinners, Saturdays, and Sundays. It calls itself the largest Filipino buffet in the country. The spread includes adobo, lechon, kalderetang kambing, sisig, kare-kare, dinuguan, papaitan, balut and other street food, plus Japanese, dim sum, seafood, and halo-halo. Some dishes like sisig are cooked to order.
Rates:
Weekday lunch: ₱839
Weekday dinner: ₱969
Saturday lunch: ₱899
Saturday dinner, Sundays, holidays: ₱1,089
Kids below 4 ft: ₱499
Kids below 3 ft: free
Some listings show rates up to ₱1,199
Address/Branches: SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay
Facebook: La Fiesta
10. Buffet 101
Buffet 101 is a local buffet restaurant serving international cuisine with a five-star hotel feel at an affordable price. It's an international buffet with Western, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Filipino food. Popular items are salmon sashimi, tempura, garlic butter shrimp, sisig, roast beef, pork belly, Peking duck, and kakanin. Drinks include juice, soda, coffee, and wine with fruit cocktail.
Rates:
Weekday lunch: ₱899 to ₱999
Weekday dinner: ₱999 to ₱1,099
Weekends and holidays: ₱1,089 to ₱1,239
Kids below 4 ft: ₱549
Kids below 3 ft: free
Birthday: free with 3 full-paying guests in the birth month
Address/Branches: Glorietta (Makati), MOA area (Pasay), Robinsons Magnolia (QC), Alabang Town Center, and other branches
Facebook: Buffet 101
11. Food Club
Food Club is a spacious, market-style buffet where the dishes are laid out like food stalls, making it easy for big families to spread out. It serves 100+ dishes: sushi, sashimi, tempura, crabs, shrimp, roast beef, lechon belly, dumplings, tacos, and a large dessert and pastry section with halo-halo. It runs promos for birthdays, students, graduates, and groups.
Rates (Manila Bay, regular / promo):
Weekday lunch: ₱988 / ₱788
Weekday dinner: ₱1,098 / ₱898
Weekends and holidays: ₱1,288 / ₱1,088
Kids 3.1 to 4 ft: ₱494 to ₱644
Kids 4.1 to 4.5 ft: ₱593 to ₱773
Kids below 3 ft: free
Address/Branches: 4F I.T. Zone, Ayala Malls Manila Bay; Fisher Mall, QC; Festival Mall, Alabang (lunch 11AM to 2:30PM, dinner 5PM to 9PM)
Facebook: Food Club Manila Bay
12. DADS World Buffet
DADS World Buffet is one of Manila's original buffet names, open since 1993 and credited with starting the no-leftover buffet. One rate covers three buffets under one roof: DADS (international), Kamayan (Filipino), and Saisaki (Japanese). It serves 70 kinds of sushi, crispy pata, bulalo, and a carving station with roast beef, turkey, lamb, and three kinds of lechon. Drinks are bottomless.
Rates (SM Megamall, 2026):
Weekdays: ₱998
Weekends and holidays: ₱1,098
Walk-in: ₱1,198
Kids: priced by height
Birthday: free with 2 full-paying guests, 3 days before and after the birthday
Address/Branches: SM Megamall, Mandaluyong; Padre Faura, Ermita, Manila; West Avenue, QC
Facebook: DADS World Buffet
13. Vikings Luxury Buffet
Billed as the largest buffet restaurant in the Philippines, and often at the top of lists of the best buffet restaurants in Metro Manila. Each branch has its own interior theme. The spread includes sushi, sashimi, dim sum, binusog na lechon, roast beef, lamb, steamed shrimp, baked oysters, pizza, pasta, paella, and desserts. Some stations cook to order.
Rates:
Weekdays: ₱1,028 to ₱1,138
Weekends and holidays: ₱1,138 to ₱1,348
5% service charge on top; SM Mall of Asia has the highest rate
Kids: priced by height, below 3 ft free
Birthday: free on the birthday with 1 full-paying adult, or any day of the birth month with 4
Seniors 75 and above: 50% off
Address/Branches: SM Mall of Asia (flagship), SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, Gateway Mall 2, SM Jazz Mall, SM BF Parañaque, SM Marikina, Eastwood Mall, and more
Facebook: Vikings MOA, Vikings Megamall
14. The Alley by Vikings
The Alley is a colorful street-food hall from the Vikings Group, designed like a walk through food alleys around the world. Instead of one buffet line, you move between themed stalls, and the Manila Bay branch has about 15 food concepts. Stalls serve antipasti, sizzling plates, roast duck, prime rib, lamb, sushi, sashimi, dim sum, bagnet, baked oysters, pasta, desserts, and drinks. Some stalls cook to order.
Rates:
Weekdays: ₱1,138
Weekends and holidays: ₱1,238
5% service charge on top
Kids: priced by height
Same Vikings birthday promo
Address/Branches: Bonifacio High Street (BGC), Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Ayala Malls Fairview Terraces, UP Town Center, Ayala Malls Cloverleaf
Facebook: The Alley Cloverleaf, The Alley BGC
15. NIU by Vikings
NIU is the more refined, quieter sister of Vikings, with an upscale dining room suited for business dinners and milestone celebrations. Níu means nine in the Viking language, and there are nine stations: Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Italian, carving, foie gras, cheese, cold cuts, and desserts. The carving station has angus chuck eye, beef belly, and leg of lamb. There's also truffle pasta and brick-oven pizza. Cocktails and wine are included.
Rates:
Weekday lunch: ₱1,138 to ₱1,338
Dinner, weekends, holidays: ₱1,668 to ₱1,868
Kids 3 to 4 ft: ₱438 lunch / ₱538 dinner
Kids 4.1 to 4.6 ft: ₱748 lunch / ₱858 dinner
Kids below 3 ft: free
Address/Branches: 6th Floor, SM Aura Premier, Taguig; The Podium, Mandaluyong
Facebook: NIU SM Aura Premier
16. Illo's Home Buffet
Illo's Home Buffet serves home-style Filipino and international cooking in a polished, hotel-like setting, and it's a common pick for family gatherings. The spread includes paella valenciana and paella negra, beef kare-kare, baked salmon, beef salpicao, roast beef, lechon, and truffle pasta. There are also Mexican and Spanish dishes like cheese flautas, chorizo frito, and gambas.
Rates:
Regular: ₱1,499
Credit card promos have brought it to about ₱899
Address/Branches: Greenhills Elan Hotel, San Juan; P. Burgos, Makati; Adriatico, Manila; Shaw Boulevard; BF Homes, Parañaque
Facebook: Illo's Home Buffet
17. The Eight International Buffet
The Eight is the newest buffet on this list, opened June 5, 2026, and it brings a hotel-style spread to North EDSA at a lower price than most luxury buffets. It serves Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and Korean dishes, with prawn thermidor, Peking duck, cochinillo, a carving station, pasta and steak cooked to order, and desserts. Beer, juice, and soda are included, and there's a wine cart. There's a ₱990 leftover fee.
Rates:
Promo: ₱1,188 weekday lunch, ₱1,288 weekday dinner, ₱1,388 weekends and holidays
Regular: ₱1,788 / ₱1,888 / ₱1,988
VAT inclusive, no service charge
Kids below 4 ft: ₱538 weekdays, ₱588 weekends
Kids below 3 ft: free
Address/Branches: Level 5, The Block, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
Facebook: The Eight International Buffet
18. NYX
NYX is the Vikings Group's luxury buffet, named after the Greek goddess of the night, with a dark, elegant 2,000 sqm dining hall, a lounge singer, and private rooms. You point at what you want at each station, and staff plate it in small portions. It serves charcuterie (Ibérico ham, prosciutto, Manchego, brie), Japanese, Chinese, seafood, steak, dim sum, and desserts. Each adult gets one premium item, such as lobster, foie gras, scallops, Beef Wellington, or oysters. Wine is free-flowing. It isn't included in the Vikings birthday promo.
Rates:
Weekday lunch: ₱2,288 to ₱2,388
Weekday dinner, weekends, holidays: ₱3,288
Kids 3 to 4 ft: ₱788 lunch / ₱1,088 dinner
Kids 4 to 4.6 ft: ₱1,588 lunch / ₱2,188 dinner
Address/Branches: One Ayala, Makati (lunch 11AM to 2:30PM, dinner 6PM to 10PM)
Facebook: NYX One Ayala
19. The Place: Deluxe Buffet
The Place is a modern, upscale buffet with private rooms and an event hall, built for special occasions and corporate events. It's the most expensive buffet on this list. It serves unlimited crab, scallops, US ribeye, pasta tossed in a cheese wheel, halo-halo, and Macao waffles, with lobster on Friday Seafood Night. It has one Korean BBQ station, but the rest of the spread is cooked seafood, meats, and desserts. There's a ₱1,200 leftover fee.
Rates:
Weekday lunch: ₱2,980
Weekday dinner: ₱3,580
Friday Seafood Night: ₱4,580
Saturday lunch: ₱3,580
Saturday dinner, Sundays, holidays: ₱4,280
Kids below 4 ft: ₱880
Kids below 3 ft: free
Member rates: up to 35% off
Address/Branches: Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Parañaque
Facebook: The Place Deluxe Buffet
Metro Manila has plenty of buffet choices at different price points. You can spend less than ₱500 on an affordable buffet, choose a Filipino buffet for around ₱600 to ₱900, or spend more than ₱1,000 for a larger international spread. For special occasions, there are also luxury buffet restaurants where the price can reach ₱3,000 or more per person.
Before you visit, check the restaurant's latest rates and promos. Buffet prices can change based on weekdays, weekends, holidays, branch, and credit card promotions.
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