7 Corners Restaurant — Restaurant in Quezon City

We had dinner in 7 Corners on May 30, 2025 to celebrate my birthday. We went there also on May 9, 2025 to celebrate our wedding anniversary and numerous times before that since we were happy with the buffet selection.

Sadly, during our most recent visit (May 30), I had a very disheartening experience. I asked for my shrimps to be cooked gambas-style with butter and garlic, so naturally, I requested the chef to have the shrimps peeled. I have always had my shrimps cooked this way in 7 Corners. Surprisingly, the chef-on-duty in the seafood station gave me a snide reply that they do not peel the shrimps. Actually, I only followed the lead of my wife and daughter who just had their shrimps peeled and cooked in that manner a few minutes ahead of me, so I was surprised that my request was turned down. This was my very first serving so I kindly asked the chef again and mentioned that my wife and daughter just had their shrimps peeled and cooked that way. He repeated, “Hindi po kami nagbabalat.” Again, I made a third request saying, “Baka naman pwede ito lang serving na nakuha ko?”. Again, he declined. So as not to ruin my night and my birthday, I gave in and just waited for my “unpeeled” serving of gambas and went back to my seat. At about the same time, my wife stood up to get another serving of shrimps and made the same request to the chef. When she went back to her seat, I asked, “Pumayag sa iyo na balatan?” Surprised, she replied, “Oo. Bakit?”. This really ticked me off so I stood up and confronted your chef about it. I said “Bakit sa akin hindi pwede pero sa iba pwede?”. I asked for the chef’s full name and complained to your waiter’s manager/supervisor about this, as well. All I got was a “Sorry po”. Unfortunately, both my birthday and night ended in disappointment. I completely lost my appetite after...

quality of food - 1 no butter for bread. seriously?

seafood not fresh. even when cooked in butter, smelled and tasted really unfresh and "bilasa". the shrimp was soggy!

there was a whole roast ribeye on display, but it was untouched for the entire duration of the dinner. the ribeye that they grilled were pre-sliced and raw, and from a different container. i wonder how long the untouched whole ribeye was on display and how long it will continue to be on display.

the buffet spread looked pitiful. when we came in, i saw 3 pcs of samosa (or something similar) in the chafing dish. it looked pale and sad. when we left, they were still untouched. nobody went near that section because the food and the presentation were not enticing. vegetable and fish tempura were not even warm, at the least. the salmon sashimi were nowhere in sight. much later, one server told me that salmon sashimi are served upon request. how will people know that you have salmon if they were hidden somewhere diners cannot see???

when we arrived, as what we usually did for the past 10 years or so, i ordered four cheese pizza for our table. the staff behind the counter refused because he said that new pizzas can only be made if there are no more pizzas on display. the ones on display are margherita and one other. i told the staff that pizzas are included in the all-you-can-eat buffet and our preferred flavor is not on display. he still refused and said that he will be reprimanded if he bakes a new one for us. first time this happened and i was very disappointed.

and to end the depressing and unsatisfying meal, the coffee was bland.

the reason for the 1 star is the laksa soup. it was good. nonetheless, it's not even worth the money and travel time from manila.

we used to be regulars....

I dined with my nieces here for a breakfast buffet after attending a homecoming event the night before at the Main Ballroom. It was a regular Sunday. We went down to the restaurant about 9AM and some of the dishes need to be refilled at that time. Prompted some resto staff for those needing refills - I did this 2x and I felt they should have the initiative to check on this, more so that they know that there's 1 more hour to go and more people are still coming in. Saw some guests, too, from the event and since this event ended quite late/early morning of Sun, of course, some guests came in late for the breakfast.

The spread was alright, although I feel that they could have added more Filipino fare like beef tapa, longganisa, danggit, etc. I have thought of asking or requesting it the day before but since I was quite tied-up preparing for the event - I forgot all about it. I enjoyed the breads and taho, too. Salmon was good as well! I could have eaten more but the yang chow friend rice took a while before it had been replenished. They need to improve on this aspect. I ate more breads instead which were readily available. Waitstaff were OK, except that I am expecting that they should be more attentive, proactive and have initiative. Don't wait to be reminded to bus out dishes, refill, etc. Those are already given or "musts!"

But all in all, a pretty nice experience and food is good and varied, there is a little of everything but hopefully, they can check and improve on the...