For the whole first week of September, The Promenade at Days Hotel Iloilo is offering a special edition of their much-beloved lunch and dinner buffet to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the menu, is a delectable array of Chinese dishes and desserts including mooncakes that is sure to make a fulfilling gastronomic experience of the festivity for Ilonggos and visitors.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a cherished harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. It is also called the Autumn Moon Festival because of because of the celebration’s association with the full moon on this night and the Mooncake Festival because of the popular tradition of eating mooncakes on this occasion. This 2014, the day of the Mid-Autumn “Mooncake” festival falls on the 8th of September.

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Mooncakes at The Promenade’s Mid-Autumn Festival Buffet. Eating and sharing of mooncakes is the hallmark tradition of this festival.

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Assortment of mooncakes that diner can bring back to their friends and family. On display are mooncakes in different flavors including yellow monggo, black mongo, and tasty lotus seed.

Featured below are photos taken during opening day of the lunch buffet at The Promenade. I arrived a bit late, so I was not able to capture the well-presented dishes in their “untouched” state. Rest assured, they tasted really good! I always expect nothing less than stellar from the buffet at Days Hotel Iloilo.

I especially loved the delicious dimsum (along with their playful presentations), the braised pork, and the assortment of sweets at the dessert bar, which included a do-it-yourself halo-halo section.

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Golden Shrimp Balls.

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Stuffed Bean Curd.

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Closer view of the skillfully made dragon carving over the plate of Stuffed Bean Curd.

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Pork Siomai.

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Siopao.

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Chinese Shrimp Salad and Chinese Bean Sprout Salad.

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The mains: Four Kinds Vegetable, Stir-Fry Fish Fillet, Hoisin Chicken, Braised Pork.

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Dessert Table.

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Dessert Table.

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Dessert Table.

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Fresh fruits.

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Egg Tart.

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Buchi

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View of Bonifacio Drive and the Iloilo Provincial Capitol behind the restaurants’ the air-conditioned comforts.

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Buffet schedule and details.

The Promenade is located at Days Hotel Iloilo, 4th Floor of the Atrium Mall, Bonifacio Drive, City Proper, Iloilo City, Philippines. For reservation and inquiries, the restaurant may be reached through phone (+63-033-337-3297) or through Days Hotel Iloilo Facebook page.