Incredible $12 Filipino Buffet - Hidden Gem in Manila!
A very happy holidays to you all and what a better way to celebrate Christmas than at the traditional Filipino Buffet. And in fact, this is my favorite buffet in the Philippines for great Filipino fair! From the slow roasted tender fatty beef brisket to the shatteringly crispy lechon, this was a true Filipino feast.
This is Chef Laudico Guevarra's Buffet and it is a hidden gem. I would not have known about this had it not been my good friends Sam and Carla taking me there one night. And I had to visit again to take you with me. This is a family restaurant hosted in a gorgeous heritage house from 1926 and the tradition of good food and great hospitality lives on!
This very different from the grandeur of the Vegas style buffets or the hotel style buffets. This is Filipino food at it's finest and most comforting. Honest to goodness cooking with the flavours of home and a celebration of good food, family, and friends.
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• Chef Laudico Guevarra's Buffet
• Festive Holiday Filipino Dinner Buffet -- 499PHP / $12USD
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• 387 P. Guevarra Street, San Juan, Philippines
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Iconic restaurant in Manila! And the best part is, ordinary Filipinos like me can enjoy it because it is reasonably priced and the food is delicious!
@edgu71eg
2 ай бұрын
is this walk in or do you need reservations?
The sweetest and most respectful food vlogger I’ve ever watch.
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your very kind comment🙏
It's great to see Christmas traditions in other countries. Looks delicious. Merry Christmas! 🎄
Once again you are shining the channel with your beautiful video. Thanks Tim
I watched this video while I was getting my homemade macaroni and cheese ready to put in the oven for Christmas dinner and just loved this! I want to wish you a merry Christmas and I hope all your viewers and yourself have a prosperous and happy new years! What a fantastic buffet! ❤
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
A very merry Christmas to you! I can’t imagine anything better than hot baked cheesy macaroni and cheese😋
Almost criminal how well-priced this buffet is, given the spread and quality! Everything looked immaculately prepared and presented. Also - I tried champorado for the first time recently as well and loved it too - so comforting and delicious!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Isn’t it like the best dessert ever?😋
Happiest of Holidays to you, Tim. Wishing you continued success in 2024!
Everything looked so good at this buffet. Hope you have a Merry Christmas. Cheers, Tim and God Bless! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️🇨🇦
Thank you featuring this buffet…Hope to visit this spot.. Thanks Tim!
Merry Christmas Tim! More food and more buffets in the coming year!
Thanks for taking me along with you in your culinary travels Tim, looking fwd to more in 2024🎉
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Really humbled and grateful to get to visit these amazing places and share the experiences with the community here. Thank you so much for your generosity and a happy and healthy new year to you and yours
Merry Christmas Tim! This buffet looked so nice especially for the price. Lovely food. I think the wine did hit you a little bit there :P Haha all in the holiday spirit!
Tim, every thing looks so delicious. Everyone is so friendly and attentive. The house is beautifully decorated. The scalloped potatoes look yummy. I hope to see you in Vancouver with your family celebrating the holidays! Merry Christmas to you. Thank you for sharing. It’s a nice Christmas Eve Day present.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and hoping you’re enjoying the holidays. It was quite a festive buffet there. All the best and to a great 2024
Great gem...enjoy yourself...safe travels and God Bless 😘🤗❤
Why does your videos always ALWAYS make me hungry...?? 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you Tim!! Happy Holidays!!! 🎉🎄🎉🎄🎉🎄
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
A very happy holiday to you and yours 😀
Feels like heaven!
OMG!!! Amazing !!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
🙏
Enjoy all the yummy food!
Filipino food is soo underrrated but yet its very unique, its a melting pot of flavors, i thank God growing up eating these food
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
I’m missing the food right about now
Merry Christmas Tim. Thanks for all the content you have been providing.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
A very happy Christmas to you too!
Wow! Looks great and some creative deliciousness with the Adobe and inasal sushi, longanisa pasta! Gotta remember this video for the next time I'm in Manila. 😋
Thanks for all your great vids Tim, looking fwd to more in 2024🎉
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your generosity. Really grateful to get to connect and share the experiences here. Thank you again and a happy new year to you and yours.
Another great video Tim. I hope you had a great Christmas. Just getting caught up with your last few videos. Wishing you the best New Year... take care 🙂
Happy holidays to you again tim the food looked amazing and the chef was very nice. Thank you for sharing hope you enjoying yourself
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and wishing you a merry Christmas as well. Just getting ready to watch the Doctor Who Christmas special.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024 Tim. Looking forward to seeing what 2024 videos. All your videos are making me more determined to visit Singapore 🇸🇬. Beautiful scenery and awesome people. 😁 I hope you have a fantastic holiday.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
I hope you get to travel and explore more in 2024😀. Aside from the humidity, Singapore is great 😀
Enjoyed so much watching this food video. Awesomeness his cooking and your eating.
You are so polite, Tim! Nice that you address the Buffet servers and anyone that provides you service (like the cab drivers) by their first name. It makes the experience more personal. I know that they appreciate it so much. Your reviews are on point. I just started watching some of your videos and enjoyed them very much. Making me hungry every time. Thank you and please continue to post more food reviews.
@TimLeeLetsGo
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for reaching out and really appreciate your kind comment.
Merry Christmas Tim. Thx for another great eating experience with you. Bless you and your family 🙌🙌🙌🎁🎉🎄🎄🎄🎉
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a happy Christmas to you and yours😀
I'm drooling non stop ! Need to be there this end of January for me and my wife's Silver Anniversary.
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
I hope you get a chance to give this a try, I left the details in the video description. And early happy anniversary to you both.
Thanks for visiting and tried eating Filipino dishes at well known couple chef at their ancestral haus here in Manila, Philippines. I hope u have a great time here. Wish u MORE subscriber tim❤️
MERRY CHRISTMAS TIM. Best
"Shattering Crispiness" - that's a very wholesome definition of the lechon skin. 👍 We need to eat there lot's of times too taste every dishes because my plate is always with lechon on every round. 😜 Merry x'mas to everyone !!!
Tks for the excellent presentation in the beautiful home of the owners and chefs
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
A very great experience, and hope you get a chance to try if you happen to be visiting
Merry Christmas, Tim 🎄 ❤ Thank you for another great episode 🥔🍤🍥🍝🍪🍩🍨🥡🦪🍷. God bless you on your travels and food adventures 🙏
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and it was a wonderful evening. Lots of good food and lots of great folks there too. Happy holidays to you and yours.
Thank you for another wonderful video, Tim! ❤ Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas 🎄
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and all the best to you and yours
Thank you so much Tim lee for spectacular buffet videos, videos 🧐😋👍🏻👏
Love the mask for cleanliness 😊 just makes sense. I sent this to a friend whose visiting Manila right now 🙏Merry Christmas 🎄
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
It’s a nice find. Very enjoyable and great value
@michaelt334
4 ай бұрын
@@TimLeeLetsGowhere is it and what’s the name of the buffet?
@TimLeeLetsGo
4 ай бұрын
@@michaelt334 I couldn’t pronounce it correctly on the video, but I left the details in the video description. Hope you get a chance to give it a try.
Incredibly wonderful place authentic food and edible creativity
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
They certainly do an amazing job😋
Thanks Tim, Philippines very appropriate video for Christmas Eve 🎄. Merry Christmas to all
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
A very merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
I have eaten at Guevarras a few years ago. It's nice to see thay're menu has upgraded. I want to go back.
Happy to see you all love the food.
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the Filipino cuisine. This in particular was just honest to goodness comfort food at its finest.
Tim, Great video. Cheers,
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
OMG. I miss our food so much! When I go home,I will go there!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
I miss the food too!
Great video as always. Merry Christmas Tim 😊
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a very merry Christmas to you and yours
Merry Christmas Tim, have enjoyed all your KZread videos, all the best, x
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a merry Christmas to you😀
Danke Tim für ein super schöner Video 😊
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a very merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Tim!
Merry Christmas Tim ❤
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Same to you and stay warm😀
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Tim❤
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so so much and wishing you and yours a happy Christmas and a great 2024
Merry Christmas. Have a great day. Cheers! Another great buffet.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
A very merry Christmas to you and yours🎄
You made me so hungry, Tim ! I’ve been there before and I am coming back for that spinach tempura and lechon ❤
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
I would be happy with just the spinach tempura, and Lechon
Those dishes are definitely exquisite and with very high quality but totally affordable! 🥰🥰🥰
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Really nice to have great comfort, food and an affordable price
Very big big house $12 best deal🙂👍🙏 Happy Holliday
@dannychhann6917
6 ай бұрын
All the best for 2024 Health , Prosperity🙂👍
Very enjoyable 😊
@TimLeeLetsGo
Ай бұрын
It’s definitely a very relaxed and enjoyable Buffet
Th we good looks fantastic Tim. Merry Christmas to you 🎄🎅🏻🎄
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas :-)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you Tim. Wishing you health, wealth and prosperity. Many thanks for a fantastic year of entertaining and mouthwateringly delightful videos. As a a 44 year old and therefore your elder 😂 I know that this year is going to be a revelation for you. Go get em Tim ❤
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
The year sure went by quickly! Hope you had a great Christmas and hope you have a great year of exploring and travelling and eating
God bless full watching po
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a very happy holidays to you😀
Everything look delicious Tim, now you make me hungry enjoy and be safe there in Philippines. Watching from USA 🇺🇸😋😻😁💕
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Many times I get a bit of a craving when editing the videos toO
I couldn't watch anymore i was gonna start crying 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😘😘😘😘😘
@TimLeeLetsGo
4 ай бұрын
This was quite a nice experience. Thank you so much for reaching out!
Merry Christmas to you and family ❤🎉😮
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Same to you, a very happy Christmas to you and yours
Omg the food there looks so delicious. I would love to visit there and try the buffet. I like the idea of servers dishing out the food. Some people touch some foods and then like touching meats then bread or other foods. Also, I've seen people go to the bathroom not wash their hands and straight to get more food. Specialty the kids. They don't think about it. I like the cleanliness of this buffet. Tim, you had your hair cut. Looks very smart.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
That was a very good setup! The tongs at a buffet is pretty much touched by everyone. They are pretty quick as well
Great vlog Tim! 🤩👏🙏🏻 Everything looks delicious!😋🤤 New subscriber here!🤗 Love from the Philippines!!❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your support and really enjoy this buffet. Very good honest to goodness comfort food at its finest.
Gracias!!!❤
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Da nada😀
Nice watching your vlogs Tim always visiting Philippines for food trips. Enjoy!!!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed the Philippines. I had a chance to work in the Philippines many years ago and have a lot of friends as well.
🎄🎄🎄merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻and happy holidays 🥂
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Very merry Christmas to you and yours😀
Someday I'm going there to have dinner too...the food looks absolutely delicious..my mouth is watering watching you eat..Hello to Chef Jacky and her Chef husband!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
What a fantastic couple, amazing food, and very affordable prices
Wow you spent your Christmas here in Manila.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
It’s great in the Philippines as they celebrate Christmas almost for 3 to 4 months!
Chef is borderline stalking 😂 He wants to make sure you liked everything. Great video. 👍 Merry Christmas Tim 🎄🎁⛄
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much… Chef laudico is a bit of a celebrity in the Philippines, and it was nice of him to join
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! God bless always!
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and also wishing you and your family a happy Christmas. All the best.
Wow good looks Amazing I will go to try this price very reasonable
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Enjoy your time in Manila!😀
Happy holidays!
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
And here’s to wishing you and yours a wonderful 2024
Wow nice your in Philippines?? ❤🎉cant wait to see your favorite lobster😊😊
Leche flan yummy!
Wow i misses Filipino authentic food's 😢
@TimLeeLetsGo
23 күн бұрын
They did a fantastic job and really enjoyed it. I can certainly go for some lechon right about now.
Your cheeks were filled like a chipmunk’s with such delicious looking sweets and savories (I’ll take your word for it!) Merry Christmas, Tim!
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
lol. That’s literally biting off more than I can chew
Oh my! I didnt know you visited Philippines! Guevarra's is just a few houses from my place, I could have met you 😢
just the sight of that lichon made my mouth water.. and actually I don't think i've had lichon since i was a kid many many moons ago ( or at least good memorable lichon) going to my great aunt and uncle's cookouts or holiday eating fest my great uncle was from the Philippines
That was some buffet and a lovely building. Cannot believe the amount of rice you ate. That alone would have filled me. But so many lovely meat in sauce dishes. Many I've never heard of before. As much as I love seeing those fancy layered desserts in some places, my heart is with a small cake with a topping. Would loved to have tried the yellow cake with mozz cheese. I can see it working, mozz is so mild and creamy. Best to you in 2024 from Corvallis Oregon, US.
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! It was a lot of rice and more than I intended to eat. Really enjoyable and I also learned a lot of the new dishes as well.
Will be there in 2 weeks. See you!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
I hope you get a chance to visit this place. I left the details in the video description. The Philippines is such a nice place to visit, you’re going to have such an amazing time.
Love the idea of a mask and, of course, hand sanitizer bring used before heading to the food line!!!👍👍👍👍👍😊
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
It was nice to see a very clean buffet. It’s interesting when you think about it, that everyone in a buffet would have touched that general serving tongs😉
i been there and the food are delicious. ancestral house converted to a nice dine-in place
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
It was a great experience, and a very delicious one as well
Tim you know your food so well
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Oh, Chef was there to help me out😋
Wow ! What a price 😮 good job bro. From Florida
@TimLeeLetsGo
12 күн бұрын
It was a very fun experience, especially during the Christmas time. Really nice to have authentic Filipino cuisine all you can eat buffet style.
What?!?! Only $12 for a buffet, that’s a good deal. Everything looks delicious 😋 Happy Holidays everyone☃️🎄
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Incredible value 😋. Happy holidays to you and yours
This buffet is a STEAL SO cheap in price But looks so DELICIOUS THE AMBIANCE of the restaurant is so NICE I will look for this restaurant when I visit Manila later this year
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Sounds like you have an amazing trip planned. Would highly recommend it if you can make it.
hi have a good Christmas Tim
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a very happy Christmas to you too!
We went there just last month based on your video. My wife and I and many family members. It was great and very affordable for a large group. We arrived one hour before opening and took many photos outside. The Chef wasn't there, I wanted to tell him we came because of your video. One question Tim: I have always wondered, how do you not weigh 400 pounds with all the great food that you eat? Thanks John D in Pennsylvania
@TimLeeLetsGo
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for reaching out and glad to hear you had a good time. It’s not a fancy buffet, but just good value, comfort food. You’re very kind and definitely hitting the gym on my end.😉
"For the first time I don't mind tasting something that taste you back" 😂😂😂...you're hilarious.....and quite bold for trying bagoong with the kare2x most foreigners are afraid to do so....
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much... many times I'm not sure what I'm saying in the videos. All the best to you and yours!
Bibingka and Puto Bumbong are traditional Christmas fare during Simbang Gabi or Misa de Gallo.
Wowwww 12$ is good value for money. Food looks so inviting. Beautiful place. Sure is festive 🎄
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
It was an incredible deal 😋
@hpoornimarao
6 ай бұрын
Thnk u for touching base wth ur subscribers. It does make a difference Tim. Merry Christmas & hv a rolling new year
Great price ! At $12.00 😮😊❤🎉
@TimLeeLetsGo
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Great food and great value
What's good about this restaurant is that the price remains the same. I mean since 2016 the price stays at 499. I had so many memories with this restaurant.
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
Really enjoyable experience, and honest to goodness comfort food
Chef Laudico should open restaurant in Boracay! 😂😂
Amazing buffet - and only $12. Tim enjoy Christmas in the Philippines, truly a special place for the holiday.
@TimLeeLetsGo
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much and a happy Christmas to you as well
Wow! Where is this resto located, please. The ambience is beautiful. Then again it's Christmas time. 🎉🎉🎉 Thanks. Watching from Down Under. 😊
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
I hope you get a chance to visit Manila, I left the details in the video description
I thought saying Merry Christmas on KZread would get you censored. Merry Christmas!!!
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
That’s more than welcomed on this channel. Thank you 🙏 and best wishes to you and yours.
28:00 Looks like champorado. It's like rice pudding with chocolate and milk traditionally eaten for breakfast
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
That is the best dessert ever!
$12 is such a good deal for the quality of the buffet, even by Manila standards.
@TimLeeLetsGo
5 ай бұрын
It’s nice to find an affordable place, with just honest to goodness, comfort food at its finest
From my Mom: We enjoy it when you take big bites. That chef was just rude. I would have told him to leave. You are a very nice person.