Café Ilang-Ilang, Revisited ♥ ♥

 

I am back sooner than I thought.

Two days after my shameless binge eating at Café Ilang-Ilang, I am back again at the newly revamped Manila Hotel restaurant, this time with The Fatterside.

I was too excited to hit the buffet the other night I totally forgot to take pictures of the place. This time I ask my stomach nicely for a 5-minute wait so I can go around and take a few snaps of the café.

 

Nice blues and browns

 

Bar stool couches!

 

Sit here if you want to be close to the big, bad coffee machine

 

Or here if you have a particular liking for Indian cuisine

 

Love how they use different chairs

 

Okay, last shot before the stomach alarm goes off

 

Tonight I am not doing my usual buffet practice of sashimi-salad-dessert. I am in that period in a woman’s life when all she wants to eat is carbs. And lots and lots and lots of it.

 

Quattro formaggi pizza, spicy seafood pasta, pizza rustica, prosciutto

 

Some more pasta. It’s good stuff!

 

And guess what I spy on the salad spread. Edible flowers!!!

 

I can’t resist making myself a salad with the pretty petals, arugula (yup, they have my favorite salad vegetable!), bacon bits, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, croutons, grated parmesan, chicken salad with mango chutney, penne with sundried tomatoes, and I dress it with cranberry sauce, olive oil and a light drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette. So delicious!

 

I also spy a pretty cake which everyone ogles at but doesn’t have the heart to destroy,
myself included.

 

My dessert plate. Bread pudding with vanilla sauce, hazelnut biscuits,
yogurt and pistachio ice cream

 

Chocolate Mousse

 

Fatterside Uncles and Aunties

 

This is my favorite spot in the café

 

Sit back, relax, nap a little (optional), and stretch your stomach muscles on these
big, bad la-z-boys. The jinlovestoeat way to end a meal.

 

Café Ilang-Ilang: Manila Hotel, One Rizal Park, Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tel: +632-527-0011