Weekend Eats. Don Day Fresh Korean BBQ Restaurant

The restaurant was located on the second floor of the building in front of Budgetlane in Antipolo at Circumferential road, across the street from Seisha and Max's. 


Well, hello there Antips, we meet again! Heh I have made it a quest to try out different restos at least every sweldo weekend. I'm just so happy that my friends have the same interest - food trip! And this time our palates are craving something Korean. (Well, I kind of influenced them into craving something Korean.kkk) 

There are a lot of choices in Makati and Ortigas area. However, it's a weekend and I make it a point to shun Ortigas Ave or C5 since traffic is terrible no matter what day it is. Such. A. Horror. Story. (I know, it took you longer to read that.kkk mianheyo) The savior: Mareng Google who pointed us to the right direction that is LA, Lower Antipolo?hahaha Antipolo City is just less than half an hour away. Don Day Korean Restaurant is the one nearest my place, so Don Day it is. 


Don Day offers buffet lunch and dinner. The price though, is really not that buffet-ish.Hahaha I mean, starting at P239, this is a deal you should grab, right? 

Their price list. Posted by the (mini) buffet.

So after the Cell Group sesh at church, I made yaya my friends to have dinner in Antipolo. An easy feat, I must say, since it's just near Seisha in circumferential road. It's a coffee shop we used to frequent. Hence, finding Don Day is easy peasy. We left Cainta at past 6 pm and we were already at Antips at around 7. We still had 3 hours or so to enjoy our Korean dinner. So without further delay, tada... The food...

The rate posted above was actually still slashed for their 2nd year anniversary.
We had the Regular buffet + unlimited samgyeopsal (pork belly) which was originally for P335 but we just paid P299 each. The staff is unsure though when asked how long this promo will last. 
As of our time of visit - February 1, prices were:


Regular buffet                               P199
(lunch only)

Regular buffet + unlimited pork     P299
Regular buffet + Pork (5 plates)     P399
Beef (5 plates; combination)
Shabu Shabu                                 P399
Regular buffet + Shabu Shabu        P447

This was how round one looked.hehe Yeah, the plate looked bare. I didn't want to cram everything since I could just go back. We're having a buffet, and you know there's some reminder/tip about not eating too much before sleeping, right? Might as well do some leg workout by going to the buffet table for ... times :-P So what were in it? Banchan: pajeon, kimchi pajeon, baby potatoes, gimbap, tamagoyaki (egg rolls), and chicharon (because who passes up on chicharon?haha) Spicy fried chicken, jeyyuk bokkeum, bulgogi. 

Unli Samgyeopsal, yay! That's Meann's plate at the corner. They also had japchae but I passed on that. I'm not a fan of the sweet potato noodles. 

Others that I didn't try were mandu (dumplings), spring rolls, sisig (by the looks of it, it was definitely sisig but I'm also not sure if they have a version of that in Korea. I might need to ask my students to confirm.kkk) and the other leafy banchan. There were also two kinds of soup, egg and kimchi chigae according to my friend who did try them. 

 

Fresh fruits for dessert. They also had Bingrrae ice cream, frozen yogurt, and popcicles which were priced cheaper than other Korean restos I've tried.hehe Above: Frozen themed strawberry yogurt P60, and coffee flavored ice cream P30.

Flashing the "V" sign while munching on something.kkk Annyeong Haseyo! :) 

Ahh...mashitaa ^^ There were no more pictures of the succeeding rounds. I just had two. And after the ice cream round, I was done. I don't usually go to buffet restaurants because  feel like I can't get the value of my money. But then again, P330 for a filling dinner plus ice cream is not bad. So, where will our hungry tummies and happy feet take us next?.. Did anyone say Marikina? :) 



Don Day Fresh Korean BBQ
Cicumferential Rd.
11 am - 2 pm; Lunch
5 pm - 10 pm; Dinner

Antipolo Hangouts - Seisha Coffee

** You are forewarned that this post will be filled with pictures. ^^v hehehe

The Cafe's Shisha or Hookah logo. 

One fun cafe I've tried, and is planning to frequent, is Seisha Coffee. With only 2 branches both located in Antipolo, not many of my friends have heard about it. They just see pictures that I so generously share in my SNS heh! And not just once have I been asked about how cool of a hangout this place is. Well, I have only been to their two branches for four times collectively but I could say it's one good cafe. 

Chicken Fingers P100 

Spaghetti P100 

Carbonara P100

Pastas come with cheese chums - basically cheese melt sandwiches. 

* The kid goofing around in the background is my adorable inaanak - Trixie. ♥

The food and coffee are cheap, yes, cheap! :) A cup of hot coffee only costs P80. You could also enjoy a slice of blueberry cheesecake for the same price. And they don't only offer the staple coffee shop items namely coffee and cakes. They also offer light meals and pica-pica. Try their ala carte carbonara which at P100 is already a steal. You can have this as a combo meal, too. At P150 you can enjoy your pasta with iced tea or coffee. 

Drinks for P80 L-R Cherry flavored soda, Hot Hazelnut Coffee, Mango Smoothie, Apple Iced Tea, and Blueberry Soda

Chocolate Mousse P70 per slice

Now the coffee is not only what makes people, especially the young crowd, keep coming back to this place. The many tables outside the cafe are where people could enjoy Hookah or Shisha hence, the name of the coffee shop. I think the price is around P300 to enjoy their flavored smoke.

Hookah 

A hookah also known as a waterpipe or shisha, is a single or multi-stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco called shisha in which the vapor or smoke is passed through a water basin ‒ often glass-based ‒ before inhalation. (from Wikipedia)

My friends and I aren't smokers but we will keep coming back to this comfy nook in Antipolo just to hang out. Anyways, we prefer to have late lunches here so there usually aren't many patrons to crowd the place. 



Seisha Coffee Shop
M. Santos St. (cor. Circumferencial Rd.), Antipolo, Rizal