After a heavy snack in Big Daddy's Flamed Burgers one lazy Saturday afternoon, we decided to not have dinner anymore. Instead, we all agreed to try out a new dessert place in Banawe. Located at the corner of Banawe and Hon Gregorio Roxas (Beside Brunos Barber and near King Chef restaurant), a new concept in buffet dining opened -- Love Dessert is a dessert heaven for dessert lovers. It's an eat-all-you-can dessert place for only Php 199!
The only famous buffet place before was Saisaki. Now, several other buffet restaurants popped up in Manila-- Yakimix (Grill, eat all you can), Matsuri (Japanese food, Order all you can), Tramway (Chinese food, Low cost buffet) and now, we even get
The buffet setup is simple and colorful. I'm assuming that they did this to enhance the dessert place ambiance as the mix of colors make it fun and light. The place is not that big but it can accommodate around 50 to 60pax as per my estimate. If you look at the photo above from left to right, you'll see the Halo Halo station, some cakes, pastries section, empanadas and fresh fruits.
They serve different desserts from time to time. When we arrived, it was around 745pm. The place was almost empty as it was still dinner time for most. Around 8pm, people started to pack the place and by 9pm, it was a full house! They kept on refilling the desserts that were almost finished and they also added new desserts.
Here's some of the food that was served in the buffet line up:
Halo-halo section |
Food for the gods, cakes, ecclairs and cookies |
Mango sago, sylvannas, fresh fruits, empanadas |
Crepe Section (I remember Banana and Apple. Mango was NOT on the list) |
Add-ons for the Ice Cream |
Coffee and Milk Tea |
Ice Cream tubs from Big Scoop |
Available Syrups for mixing wherever you want |
Here's some of the desserts I've tried:
Loved this! Milk Shake all-you-can! :) |
Tuna and Chicken Empanada - Crunchy crust :) |
Ice Cream w/ a stick and sprinkles |
Banana Crepe |
Milk shakes available that night: Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.
Ice Cream flavors available that night: Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla, Cookies & Cream and Avocado.
Coffee! |
Cappuccino or Latte? |
Don't ask me about the Halo halo because I'm not a fan of it so I didn't even touch the halo halo section. My mom loved the ice cream section though. I'm also not a fan of ice cream. The others were just so-so and what I didn't like was their milk tea, crepe and banana (it was not yet ripe the time they served it in the buffet selection.)
In my opinion, just the coffee, milk shake and empanada is enough to make the 199-peso dessert buffet worth it. A good enough coffee for example, averages around 80 pesos per cup. Milk shakes will average around 90 pesos too and an empanada around 15 to 20 pesos. Add that all up and you'll reach a total of 190 pesos. That's if you have one of those items each.
I hope it's the 199 price is not a promo price because higher than that, people will have second thoughts eating here unless they add a lot more dessert. I'd visit this again with friends or if I want to stay for a while when working or blogging. I wonder if I can stay from morning til night? Like other buffet places, I guess not.
Love Desserts
915 Banawe St., Quezon City
Telephone number: (To follow)
Operating hours: (To follow)
More info:
Love Desserts Foursquare
A section where you can leave comments or what they call "Love Letters". |
Cheftonio
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24 comments:
Went here last night with my fam after reading your post. It was something unique to experience and try. There were hits and misses but the price was definitely worth it. :)
Oh shocks! I want to try it! Do you have a map? What time to what time are they open?
@Berylle,
Yes. True about the hits and misses but I think Php 199 is a very good price! :)
@Glenn,
Hey dude! Yes, try them out! Havent checked their operating hours yet. As for the location, are you familiar with Starbucks Banawe? From Del Monte corner Banawe, its after the first corner, left side. :) before king chef and starbucks :)
I'm glad I found this blog entry. I always wanted to try a dessert buffet. :D And yes, I agree that the price is very good.
i have been searching for a place dat offers a dessert buffet. (excespt fo d cake all u can's) and i wud definitely try dis one
can u please let me know how to get der if ill come from timog? thanks guys.. :)
how can i get there from makati?
do you have a map?.. i really want to try this.. :)
@Anon1,
From Timog, take Quezon Avenue towards Welcome Rotonda. When you reach Araneta ave, turn right. Go on straight then turn left on Banawe. You'll see this on the right side, besides Brunos Barber. You'll see Starbucks banawe before arriving. You can make that as your landmark :)
@Anon2,
From Makati, take south super hiway then turn right on Quirino Avenue. Just go straight (and follow the curve) until you reach Nagtahan bridge.After nagtahan bridge, there will be another bridge. Dont take the second bridge. take the right most lane and turn right in Aurora Blvd. go straight until you reach SM centerpoint then turn left in Araneta avenue. Go straight (pass e.rodriguez, pass quezon avenue) then turn left on Banawe. You'll see this on the right side, besides Brunos Barber. You'll see Starbucks banawe before arriving. You can make that as your landmark :)
how do you get here from UP Diliman?
I badly want to try it tomorrow! :D
how do you get here from UP Diliman?
I badly want to try it tomorrow! :D
madami kayang tao dto bukas ng afternoon pupunta ako jan with my bf e.. want to try your dessert.. kinda yummy and so delicious... love sweets.. :))
@Anon,
From UP Diliman, take commonwealth avenue then take the quezon avenue exit (QC Circle).
Continue traversing Q ave then take a right in Araneta Avenue.
Pass the Retiro and Del Monte Intersection then turn left on Banawe. You'll see this on the right side, besides Brunos Barber. You'll see Starbucks banawe before arriving. :)
how can i get there from valenzuela city tru commute?
I Wanna try it together with my girlfriend. Please help me how to go there from Quiapo transportation. Certainly, how to go there through jeepneys or fx. thanks.
please help me. i just wanna ask how can i get there from quiapo? thanks.
Hi. Do they serve rice meals? :D
how can I get there from Cubao specifically Farmers Plaza ... I really want to go there by just reading your blog. So can you please help me?
I was actually pondering on a concept like this way back since i'm an avid buffet eater and i've tried almost every spot that offers a buffet especially the big hotels around the metro (sawang sawa na nga ako) so i thought, why not come up with a buffet that offers only desserts or just fruits even, for people who live a healthy lifestyle but do not want to cut down on their food intake.
for those of you askin for directions, if you're within the metro just look it up on google maps.banawe is a popular street where car parts accessories are found.
i was telling a friend how i wish to be in a place where i can eat desserts as much as i want to, then he told me to google for love desserts, glad to found this blog:)
Hi. How will I get there from MRT quezon ave or mrt northe ave?
How can I get there from MRT north avenue or MRT quezon avenue?
I wanna try this next weekend...good thing I chanced upon your blog. I'm drooling gosh.
Wow, it looks amazing at the same time delicious. I always looking for a place where there are dessert buffets, glad I found it.
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