Sunday Buffet at Red Kimono

I’ve been wanting to try this restaurant ever since a well-meaning friend recommended it. And Sunday was a perfect day to have their P495.00 eat-all-you-can kamemeshi festival.




















Unlike other buffets, this one really gives good bang for the buck. Blair Mitch, Hubby Christian, Yaya Jazz and Baby Micky were inundated with platters of crunchy maki, mixed tempura, grilled miso chicken, grilled pork ribs, tofu steak, bowls of steaming Sukiyaki, sticky mixed kamemeshi – and we’ve only infiltrated 1/3 of the buffet menu! Micky opted for Nan 1HA milk while the three adults lost themselves to a dining frenzy.
















Special mention must be given to the Unagi Crunchy Maki. Hubby declared it worth the price of admission. Rolled with sweet unagi and deep fried to a delicious crisp. Whatever happened to the original maki?! Before you cry foul, Red Kimono serves modern Japanese cuisine. And really, this crunchy maki seriously rocks so set aside your purist Jap palate and give it a whirl.

Also liked the sukiyaki: tender beef with noodles, veggies, tofu in a sweet broth. Truly fortifying. It almost made me want to forego the kamemeshi (carb overload!) but the grilled miso chicken was practically begging for some rice action. And paired with tofu steak that had lovely slivers of asparagus and mushroom, simply divine.















































The Red Kimono buffet menu has a written funky rule that made me laugh:
“Food ordered must fit the table. New orders are taken only when the dishes are cleared.” You must be kidding me! Do we really need to have that stated in black and white? Are Pinoys barbarians when it comes to buffets? But then again I only had to recall the way people would pile up the goods in the defunct Wendy’s Salad Buffet – where the salad overflowed from the plate to the tray. Eeew.

Red Kimono is perfect for Sunday lunches with the fam. Good food, good value for money. And ample parking too!

Red Kimono is located at the Fort Strip, Fort Bonifacio. Gets crowded so come early.