Cafe Esquinita - Restaurant & Cafe — Restaurant in Malaybalay

Cafe Esquinita is a fine coffee shop. When it was a buffet, it is a fine buffet. The problem with Cafe Esquinita is, it cannot make up it's mind what it is. I visited the restaurant as regularly as I could while it was a buffet and highly recommend it. However, they closed without notice for private events and parties, leaving their customers without a place to eat. Now they decided to stop being a buffet and are losing their business edge in Malaybalay and settling for being a short order restaurant just like everyone else. No business advantage, no real reason to return.

I'm sorry to change my review of Cafe Esquinita, but with so many changes in how they do business and them failing to establish which business niche they want to fill, they really are just like all the other guys.

After figuring out how everything is supposed to work, my visit turned into an excellent meal. I previously visited during coffee hours (8 am - 4 pm) and thoroughly enjoy their coffee. This visit was to check out a fine buffet dinner during dinner hours (5 pm - 8:30 pm). Since I was hungry, I specially enjoyed their menu that changes daily.

Maybe they are still an okay place to have coffee....or a...

I wasn't the one who ordered, so I can't share with you their menu and prices. But all I can say is that I really recommend this restaurant! The ambience is so nice, and i love the beef tapa and steak partnered with itlog na maalat. Oh, they also have unlimited food for 299 per head. I guess, that's all I can...

The menu offers a delightful blend of Filipino and Asian flavors. I highly recommend trying their Super Jumbo Boodle Fight—a feast that left my taste buds dancing. Each dish was thoughtfully prepared, and the quality...