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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Food: Renaissance Cafeteria

Date Budget: PhP 350
Actual Spend: PhP 330
Quality: 3/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5
Highlights 
  • Great price, wide food variety buffet in Marikina
  • Fresh salads, great kare-kare and menudo, wide set of local desserts!
  • Relaxed ambiance by the river banks
The Experience

After our wedding prep trip to AFPCOC and Eastwood Chapel, we headed off to the nearby Marikina Riverbanks for lunch. We were supposed to have lunch at SM Marikina but poor navigating skills led us to Renaissance Cafiteria at the back of Riverbanks Mall.
Renaissance Cafiteria offers lunch and dinner buffet for only PhP 150 plus 10% service charge. Unlike other buffets in the same price range, they offer a wide variety of Filipino dishes. 

 I was amazed how fresh their salads were. It is not very common for a budget buffet like this. Their menudo was also a winner!

 Kirsten was enchanted by their kare-kare. It is way better than the kare-kare served in other (far more expensive) Filipino buffets. They also have dimsum and other side dishes.

Their wide set of local desserts, though far from being upscale, completed the sumptuous meal.
The relaxing ambiance by the banks of the Marikina River is an added bonus. 

 I think they also have an acoustic band play here at night (we saw a small stage with some musical instruments). 
If you're up for a cheap but decent buffet treat within the metro, this is definitely the place to be! 
Spend Breakdown
Buffet for 2 (150x2)
300
Service Charge (10%)
30
Actual Spend
330

How to get there

  1. From LRT2 Santolan Station, you can cross Marcos Highway and ride a jeep (Cubao signboard) or walk toward SM City Marikina.
  2. Riverbanks Mall is just beside SM City Marikina. Renaissance Cafiteria is at the back part of Riverbanks.

    Landmarks: SM City Marikina, Riverbanks Mall, Marikina River, Ice Cream Store Riverbanks
    Address:
    Renaissance Convention Center, Riverbanks, Marikina
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CafeFloraEAC
    Contact Number/s:
    (632) 227-9197 / 612-5327 / 385-0072
    Operating Hours: 10am-10pm

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