Lunch Buffet at Corniche at Diamond Hotel

Corniche is one of the newest restaurants located at the lobby of five-star Diamond Hotel. Corniche has a sophisticated and elegant interiors.  I also loved that it has large windows so you can appreciate the beauty of nature outside.

 

This is our seat view

We've been curious about Corniche since it had opened so Kurt and I decided to book our lunch date there.  Upon entering, we were greeted and led to our reserved seats which was near the dessert station.  It had a beautiful view of the outdoors.


Corniche is a spacious restaurant with numerous stations.  What we loved about Corniche is that most of their stations are interactive.  You can actually see the Chefs cooking the food they serve.  Some of the stations even let guests decide what ingredients they want to be prepared for them.

Grilling Station

We even witnessed someone being sang a birthday song

Appetizer
The Appetizer station had the most offerings.  There was Fresh Seafood, Assorted Sashimi, Assorted Sushi and Assorted Maki, Assorted Cheese, Pastries, Salad Bar, Pate and Terrine

Fresh Seafood

Fresh Seafood

Assorted Sashimi

♥Assorted Sushi and Assorted Maki

We noticed that they have a lot of selection for their Japanese appetizers such as the Assorted Sashimi, Assorted Sushi and Assorted Maki.  We tried some of the Sashimi and Maki selection and they were pretty good.  We would also like to note that they were very quick in refilling these making sure that none of the selections were empty.

Assorted Cheese

I'm always eager to try out new varieties when it comes to cheese.  Although they had a few options, I'm glad I was able to taste the ♥Sage Derby and the ♥Taleggio Cheese. 

Pastries

They had a wide variety of pastries.  I noticed that they made it very convenient for the guests by offering them the option to choose among rolls, toasted bits, fresh whole bread, sliced bread and un-sliced bread.

Fresh Salad Bar

Fresh Salad Bar

Salad Bar

If you want to opt to make your own fresh salad, the Fresh Salad Bar offers a lot of ingredient selections and dressings. 

Salad Bar

They also have prepared international varieties of salad in case you choose that over Fresh Salad.

Pate and Terrines

They tried all their all the selections here such as the Seafood Terrine, Pork Pate w/ Shitake Mushroom Pistachio Nuts, Vegetable Terrine and Chicken Terrine.   I loved the Pork Pate w/ Shitake Mushroom Pistachio Nuts and the Vegetable Terrine.


Fresh Pasta

Fresh Pasta

Check out the beautiful and fresh ingredients for the Fresh Pasta station.  You can choose your own ingredients kept fresh and chilled by the ice and choose your preferred pasta sauce and have their chefs prepare them for you.


Dimsum

Dimsum

Soups

Soups

Soups

For the soup, we had the option to choose between prepared soups like the Pumpkin Walnut Soup and the  Chinese Pork Balls and Noodle Soup or create your own soup by selecting the noodles and other fresh ingredients you want to put in and have the chefs cook them for you.

Roast Beef and Pecking Duck

♥Roast Beef and Pecking Duck

The Roast Beef and Pecking Duck was our favorite part of the buffet.  We would've eaten more if only we weren't stuffed already.

Indian

Indian

They had a lot of Indian Cuisine Selections.  Although Kurt was not a fan of Indian dishes, he enjoyed all of Corniche's offerings.  All them were hot off the pan so they were really delicious!

Roti and Chutney

Tempura

♥Tempura

Pizza

Pizza

Other Dishes

Dessert

Fresh Fruits

Halo-Halo

Fondue

Juice Bar

Juice Bar

No drinks were not included in our buffet so we were not able to try any.

Overall, we were overwhelmed by their varieties in food selection that we were so stuffed.  We were very satisfied in terms of the food and the service.  The food were all freshly cooked and warm.  Refills were quick.  The staffs were very attentive.  

Update (Nov 30, 2011): My family dined here again and were very satisfied stating that it is the best hotel buffet they've been to.  They would like to note that they coffee and tea selections that came with the buffet are very delicious!  The ice cream selections are specially-made and yummy.   The fruits are of quality and they were fresh and sweet.

Update (May 12, 2012): Visited Corniche again for Culinaria Capampangan by Chef Sau Del Rosario

Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating
Ambiance	★★★★★
Taste	★★★★
Service	★★★★
Price	★★★★
♥=Favorites or Recommended

Corniche  Menu

Corniche
Business Address	Diamon Hotel Roxas Boulevard corner Dr. J. Quintos Street Manila
Business Hours	6am-11pm
Service Charge	None
Budget/Person	Lunch Buffet: 1,420 php
Contact	(02) 528-3000
Other	Email: bizcenter@diamondhotel.com\

Corniche Map