Hubby took me to a date last Christmas. We had a dinner at Melt The World Cafe! It was supposed to be at Carousel but we are in the waiting list so he booked us at the former.
Melt The World Cafe is one of the dining places in The Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It offers a variety of international cuisines from local dishes to Thai, Indian to Italian. From salads to bread to fresh sushi to cold seafood.
Table for two, please.
I like the interior of the place. It is simple and not too busy in the eyes. They could do better with the carpet, though.
Let's have our appetizers! (Sorry, I forgot what dressings and etc we had that night. Next time I'll take down notes. Hehe.)
Yes we had two servings of appetizers. Sarap, eh!
The cold seafood. This is the first time I had this. The prawns are fresh and there are so many sauces to chose from.
My main dish. Ohhh, I so love the grilled beef and most specially the crayfish! I think I had this again after our dessert. *wink*
And this one, too. The pasta is so simple. Just pure tomato sauce and some parsley as a garnish.
The dessert area. The.Best.Place.in any buffet.
Local desserts.
Chocolate fondue and Belgian waffle. The waffle is what some of the diners rave about in the Melt. And I can attest to that as it has the crunchiness outside and an almost chiffon-like softness inside. I could have had this two or three more but it was sooo freaking cold to the point my finger tips got numb, purple white and constricted!
Ahhh..Chocolates!
Fresh fruits!
Super busog and so happy! Writing this makes me want to go back. Or maybe we can try Carousel instead.
Beautiful lighting in the elevator. Looks futuristic.
When we were about to leave we saw this wood carving in the lobby. So intricate and detailed!
The overall experience in this buffet is just so great. Pure happiness! The waiters and cooks are very courteous and you would be surprised to hear them say, 'Certainly' instead of a simple 'Sure'. And the best part is the food. I have nothing bad to say with what I have tasted. But, I don't recommend eating here on Christmas or New Year's or I guess even on Valentine's day because the rate is outrageous! More than twice the regular day. Hubby is joking since the food choices are the same during a regular and special day maybe the reason for the special rate is this:
We find this a bit tacky. A picture frame! Parang sa kasal lang. Hahaha!
