My Journalism teacher Ms. Josephine Bonsol was right: a trip to the Tramway Garden Buffet would be totally a more unique food experience compared to other eat-all-you-can restaurants.
She invited us (the Journalism class) last March 23 for a closing party and grabbed some cheap but totally awesome food trip at Tramway in Timog Avenue in Quezon City.
The buffet resto opens at 11:00am during weekdays. And beforehand, our journalism teacher oriented us with some munch tips in satisfyingly wolfing down every kind of food, without getting too full immediately: we should only get small amounts each kind of food, and no drinks (just water).
The ambiance easily attracted us because of its wide and roomy environment.All the food were appetizing to look at as well.
They have creatively-presented the fruit table before the food counter, with the traditional Pinoy favorites like watermelon, papaya and pineapple, and slices of veggies and dressings like tomato, onion, cucumber and carrots.
They also have the main dishes always served hot--not like other buffet restaurants where they serve pre-heated food. The have this unique and tasty yang chow fan rice and a sumputuous, crispy and saucy sweet and sour pork to perfectly go with it.
There is also the delicious party pasta with thick strips and the all-time pansit. Different kinds of fish and meat dishes induced everyone to come back for more: the children's favorite roasted chicken (with sweet sauce), pork chops, Japanese centrury eggs, and crispy fried dumplings. The spiced clam ultimately gave me that special kick in my food experience for the first time.
Two kinds of soup also tickled our taste buds: the thick miso and ube soup. We also truly enjoyed their soft home-made bread and crunchy buchi.
Various drinks are also available in the restaurant: iced tea, pineapple juice, fruit shakes and soda.
But apparently, there were three kinds of food dishes that really made us wait, because of the "busy" chef ladies who were always attending the people around. They even forced us to wish "louder" for the lettuce salad, buko pandan, and the Californian maki for them to hear. Although they were worth the wait (especially the buko pandan), it did irritate us quite a bit.
There are also other branches of Tramway Garden Buffet:
1. Tramway Timog: 65 Timog Avenue, Q.C.- tel no. 4152005
2. Tramway Banawe: 76 Scout Alcaraz St., cor. Banawe St. Q.C.- tel no. 4111565
I remembered in high school when my Journalism mentor Ms. Josephine Bonsol accompanied us to Tramway Garden Buffet in Timog Ave., Quezon City. It was my first time eating in a buffet and she prepped us on what to do once the hunger games start: 1) eat only little amounts per dish so you can taste every thing and 2) No drinks, no water so that you would not be full easily. I tried on the tomato pasta and just like a deliquent student who never listens to her teacher, I grabbed the big spoon and started putting large amounts of pasta into my plate, and my mentor went, "Sabing konti lang eh, sige sasaksakin kita diyan. Kumuha ka ng gulay." In the end I was able to eat most of the food but was not able to enjoy all of them because my mentor kept feeding me ghory vegebables and fish dishes.
