Our Experience at Solaire’s Fresh International Buffet
As seafood enthusiasts, we couldn’t resist the temptation when we heard about the unlimited lobster offering at Solaire’s Fresh International Buffet. Eager to satisfy our cravings, we decided to give it a try and see if it lived up to the hype.
Getting to Solaire Fresh International Buffet
Fresh Restaurant is located in Solaire Resort in Entertainment City, Paranaque. To get to Solaire, take the NAIAX expressway and exit at Entertainment City. Drive pass by Okada and turn right, then at the round-about, turn left at the next stop light to reach Solaire. We opted to park in Shoppes area for convenience. Parking is free in Solaire. Then take a 5-minute walk along Shoppes to reach the Fresh restaurant. The Shoppes is a luxury shopping area for Brands like Fendi, Dior, Louis Vuitton and more.
A Seafood Lover’s Paradise
You need to book a seat at Solaire’s Fresh. Fresh is known for its iconic seafood buffet – Yes, the unlimited lobsters. Aside from seafood, you’ll also find rotisserie carvings. Beyond this seafood and meat delights, there’s also Fresh’ sumptuous dessert bar – offering a selection of heavenly confections.
To book a seat at Fresh, you need to call Solaire (contact number +632-8888-8888) and reserve seat(s) at Fresh. Fresh offers breakfast, Lunch and Dinner buffet. Breakfast is served from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM, Lunch is 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM and Dinner from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Only 15 minutes waiting period at Fresh, so you need to be there on or before your time of reservation. Otherwise, your slot will be released and they will accept walk-in guests.
We booked 2 seats for Sunday lunch. For us, lunch at Fresh is more “sulit” as compared to dinner. For lunch, you actually have 3 hours to spend at Fresh as compared to dinner where you only have 2 hours. Dinner reservations can either be just on the 1st seating for the 2nd seating). First seating is 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and second seating is at 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
Unlimited Indulgence
As you enter the huge Fresh buffet area, you’ll be amazed at how vast the buffet spread is – really a gourmet treasure from appetizers to international buffet stations to dessert bar. There’s a japanese station where, of course, you will find sushi, sashimi, maki and a lot more. By the way, this is the first station that I go to for the unlimited salmon sashimi – the best! Aside from the Japanese options, there’s also the meat carving station where you can find all good meat – roast beef is a must try of course! There’s also Filipino local food station where staple Filipino dishes like kare-kare with shrimp paste, adobo, sisig, beef bulalo and a lot more are available. Don’t forget to also try dimsum and noodles at the Chinese station.
Most, if not all, guests are here for the seafood unlimited lobster buffet. You’ll see guests lining up first at the seafood lobster station. There’s no waiting time, freshly cooked lobsters are available every time! You can have steamed lobster or you can order baked lobster with cheese, or lobster in butter and garlic .. anyway you like it, it’s available here! Wow, this is really so worth it.
By the way, I forgot to mention that they have lobster dish available per station. Meaning, each station has a lobster dish that you can try. For example, in the Filipino section, you can try the lobster kare-kare. In the pasta station, order lobster carbonara. Impressive, right?
Aside from the unlimited lobster at the seafood station, there are also other available seafood dishes there that you can choose from. You can order baked mussels, lobster tempura, shrimp tempura and more! Be sure to know your table number because they will ask your table number and deliver your order for cases where the food that you want is still not available.
There’s unlimited juice, beer, wine and other beverages available. Really, this is so cool. Been to other hotel buffets but for me, this Fresh buffet stands out from the rest because of this unlimited lobster.
For lunch, you can spend your 3 hours at the buffet area. So there’s no need to rush, I think 2 hours or 2.5 hours should be fine already from appetizer to dessert. Speaking of dessert, there are lots of choices for dessert. There’s a dessert bar – cakes, sweets and ice cream unlimited are all available.
To cap this dining experience, order coffee. You can have either hot brewed coffee but there’s also an option for iced coffee. Coffee paired with cake or any sweets available at the dessert bar – the best!
Solaire’s fresh buffet is priced at Php3,300 nett. When we were there, there was a Solaire membership promo of 20% off the bill of the member. No hassle to register and this registration is for free. So you better ask if this membership promo is still available because this is so sulit. With the 20% discount, you’ll only get this Fresh unlimited lobster buffet at around Php2,700. Nice deal!
Final Verdict
Overall, our experience at Solaire’s Fresh International Buffet exceeded our expectations. The unlimited lobster offering was truly a seafood lover’s dream come true. The freshness and quality of the seafood, combined with the attentive service, made for a memorable dining experience. Whether you’re a fan of lobster or simply enjoy indulging in a wide variety of seafood, Solaire’s Fresh International Buffet is definitely worth a visit.
Fresh buffet at Solaire Resort and Casino is on top of my list! If you are a “lobster” or seafood lover – then this is really a must try!