IT’S Mother’s Day this Sunday. It’s that one time of the year when families honor moms and give these tireless, hardworking homemakers not just a day off their usual work but also a special treat they will cherish. If you’re looking for a treat for your own mom, here are some suggestions from friends to consider:
LAVISH INDULGENCES
Diamond Hotel Philippines sets the stage for the finest gastronomic indulgences and lavish staycation possibilities with its Mother’s Day Room Package, available until May 11, 2014, at Php7,000 nett automatically upgraded to a Deluxe Palisade Room upon check-in, inclusive of buffet breakfast for two, three hours of free Internet and a pampering facial treatment together with charming gifts from choice partner sponsors.
If gastronomic pleasures is what you want to gift your mom with, Diamond Hotel’s Corniche restaurant has put together and impeccably fused culinary assortment from Western and Asian Lunch or Dinner favorites primed for Mom’s special day at Php3,000 nett per person. For its part, the hotel’s Japanese restaurant, Yurakuen, offers Japanese Bento at Php1,980 nett per person. The Cake Club at Bonifacio High Street joins in the fray with prepared Lunch or Dinner Menu Sets at Php1,800 nett per person. All these options are inclusive of pampering massage at Diamond Hotel’s Health Club and Spa for mom.
SPECIAL BUFFET
Thinking of ways to spoil mom on Mother’s Day? Eastwood Richmonde Hotel’s all-day dining restaurant Eastwood Café has got you covered with Mommy Moments Mother’s Day Buffet. For every four adults partaking of the buffet on May 10 and 11, mom gets to eat for free!
Eastwood Café serves up a special buffet dedicated to moms which features such flavorful Filipino dishes as Dinakdakan, Crispy Spicy Sisig, Kare-Kare and Chicken Inasal; favorite buffet staples like Japanese Tempura and Maki, Mongolian Barbecue, grilled meats and pasta from the interactive stations of the restaurant, carving station sensations such as Premium Roasted U.S. Prime Rib served with green peppercorn sauce and potato wedges; and dessert selections that include Palitaw, Sapin-Sapin, Ginataang Bilo-bilo, Cassava Cake, Biko and Halo-Halo; plus an unlimited serving of ice cold citrus iced tea.
The Mother’s Day buffet is available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Weekend Lunch Buffet and from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for the Weekend Dinner Buffet on May 10 and 11, 2014. For inquiries and reservations, call 570-7777.
GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCE
This Mother’s Day, give mom a taste of Richmonde Café’s Filipino comfort food. The Richmonde Ortigas’ all-day dining restaurant offers appetizers like Fresh Lumpia, Shrimp Ceviche and Halo Halo Ensalada, soup selections such as Suam na Halaan and Almondigas, sumptuous main courses including Beef Caldereta, Seafood Kare-Kare, Pata Tim and Pinakbet na may Bagnet, as well as desserts such as Cassava Cake, Turones dipped in Dulce de Leche, Buko Salad and Halo-Halo.
So reserve a table for the family and dine at Richmonde Café on May 11. The Mother’s Day Buffet is priced at Php900 nett per person. Children aged 6 to 12 get to dine at half the price, while toddlers aged 5 and below get to eat for free.
For inquiries and reservations, call 638-7777.
