Dinner Buffet in Midas Cafe of Midas Hotel and Casino

Just a few weeks before we welcomed the year 2014, my family and I were able to dine in the Midas Cafe of Midas Hotel for the celebration of my mom's birthday! Since, I had a great buffet experience there, I decided to share the wonderful experience with you here.

Update (12/10/2017) - Since this post was written over three years ago (i.e. January 8, 2014), I decided to give it a little update from my recent experience. I tried retaining the essence of when I first wrote this, so I'm keeping the additions minimal.

Midas Cafe - The Place

The interior of Midas Cafe - lights, prisms and greens!

Deviating from the minimalist style, the interior of Midas Cafe was ironically bright and dark at the same time. The place is supposedly dimly lit, but the mirrors tend to spread out the glow. This created the oxymoron-inspired ambiance.

Also, I was half way into totally liking the place, because I found the interiors complex and distracting, but that wasn't exactly the point because the food deserves so much attention rather than the place itself.

The Dinner Buffet
It was a nice thing that Midas didn't stop me from taking photos of the place as well as the food. However, I tried taking the photos as discretely as possible. Sadly, this resulted to a set of not-so-great photos. Still, I hope you will be able to appreciate them!

Let's begin with the appetizers first - specifically with the fruits!

Fruits for appetizers in Midas Cafe Buffet

Now, how about we take a brief tour of the cheese station:

The selected cheeses - limited but fantastic! 

Apparently, there was only a limited selection of cheeses, but still I found them sufficient enough to kick up my taste buds!

How about we check out the salad bar?

Salad Bar of Midas Hotel Restaurant

Dress up your salad with 5 varieties to choose from: (1) Caesar Dressing, (2) Thousand Island, (3) Balsamic Dressing, (4) Midas Dressing and (5) French Dressing

If you can't get enough of the healthy eating, why not satisfy your Japanese cravings with the sushi and rolls in Midas Cafe?

The Sushi Bar of Midas Cafe - Sushi, sashimi and more!

As you may notice, the sushi bar is not filled several varieties; however, everything offered tends to be refilled fast. Plus, you will really enjoy the great quality and freshness of all the sashimis here!

Unfortunately, during my recent visit in 2017, this station seemed to have resorted in something simpler focusing only on the rolls and sushi. This being said, there weren't any sashimi during my latest visit.

A plateful of Salmon and Tuna Sashimi - perfect for the night!

If you want to load yourself up with some carbs, why not drop by the Bread Station of Midas Cafe.

Bread and Pizza Station of Midas Cafe

There was a handful of breads to choose from, plus you may go double carbs with the pizzas! Pizza were no longer served during my latest visit.

Alright, if you are into soups, Midas Cafe offers at least one soup for the night. This one varies per day, but what we had that time was some cream of pumpkin.

Freshly Made Cream of Pumpkin Soup 

Seafood Delight
If you are so into seafood like I am, you will feel a short bliss here in Midas. You may go for some fish (e.g. salmon), shrimps and mussels. Also, with the grilling station of the restaurant, you can have it cooked the way you want it to be!

Fresh Seafood Bar of Midas Cafe - Dinner Buffet

For 2017, Midas seem to have decided to focus on its grilling. Hence, I suggest that you really do try 'em all, and ask them to be cooked in various ways.

Grillables in Midas Cafe

Right now, the popular pick in Midas Cafe is the fresh salmon. You may asked for these to be grilled, but you may ask for other ways for it to be cooked.

The fresh salmon for grilling in Midas Cafe

Chef doing his craft in grilling

Well, if you happen not to like seafood, here's something harder to resist - roast beef!

The tantalizing roast beef of Midas Hotel - tender but mostly rare

Just to let you know, the beef was mostly rare, but fret not, you may have it seared in the grilling station.

Now, let's go check out some of the offerings:
Beef Bourguignon - tender beef matched with savory and tasty tomato-based sauce

Beef Bourguignon of Midas Cafe

Lengua Estofada - perfectly cooked ox tongue marked with tenderness and interesting flavor

Lengua Estofada - a Spanish-Filipino favorite!

The Bicol Express - taste the spiciness of this Bicolano dish!

Bicol Express - a local treasure

Fresh from the Grilling Station - the cheesy baked mussels!

Grilling Station - have-it-your-way Baked Clams of Midas Restaurant

Here's something a little interesting - the beef kebab. Sadly, the recipe sometimes gets inconsistent because weeks before this particular dinner, I was able to try it, and I intensely loved the kebabs. However, this one we just had went a little overboard in terms of the curry taste.

PS: I disliked the taste of curry, so if you happen to be the opposite. You may really enjoy this one.

Beef Kebabs - inconsistent but has a great potential!

Dessert time!
One thing I personally love about buffets is the desserts section. It was a relief that Midas offers a decent line-up of desserts!

Crepe, Ice Cream and Halo-Halo Station of Midas Cafe - craft your own!

Like common buffet restaurants around town, Midas has an ice cream/halo-halo/crepe station. The great thing about this is that you may request for anything you'd like for your dessert!

Desserts in a shot-glass in Midas Cafe!

Make Your Own Halo-Halo in Midas Cafe!

Sugar-rush in Midas Hotel's Dessert Bar!

Close Up Dessert - Chocolate Goodness is a tea-cup shaped plate

Anyway, like I've mentioned the dessert selection is not as wide as you may expect, but it is wide and sufficient enough to satisfy your sweet needs.

Dessert Bar Selection of Midas - Grand Manier Cream Puff 

Midas Cafe in a Nutshell 

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Budget: At least P2,088 each person P1,200 nett each person (but depending upon the events and ongoing promos)

Well, practically, that's about it! Basically, I just gave a run-through of what you can find there. Hopefully, you found this interesting and pleasing as well. Highlights of the night include the baked mussles, Lengua Estofada, Beef Bourguignon and the sashimis.

Midas Cafe
Location: Midas Hotel and Casino, 2702 Roxas Boulevard, San Rafael, Pasay City
Contact No: (02) 902-0100 (from Zomato)
Dinner Buffet Price: P2,088+ (as of November 2013)