#FoodPH - BGC's Saturday Lunch Habit Just Got a Sunday Sequel
There's a specific kind of disappointment that only a really good lunch buffet can cause. It's the moment you're scraping the last bit of sauce off your plate, already thinking about round two, when someone reminds you that this was a one-day thing. Great, but gone. See you next Saturday, maybe, if you remember to book.
That particular ache is apparently something a lot of people in BGC have been feeling, loudly enough that F1 Hotel Manila decided to do something about it. The Weekend Lunch Buffet at F All Day Dining, previously a Saturdays-only affair, is now running Sundays too. Same window, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, same mix of local and international dishes, mains, fresh selections, and desserts worth pacing yourself for. Just twice the chances to show up.
What makes the timing interesting is what's on the table this month. For August 2026, the buffet is going fully Filipino, and not in the generic adobo-and-lechon sense. Each weekend features a different regional dish taking the spotlight, which means the spread you eat this Saturday won't be the same one waiting for you next weekend. It's less like a static buffet and more like a rotating tour, the kind where you don't need a plane ticket, just an appetite and a free Saturday or Sunday in the Fort.
There's something quietly smart about building a buffet this way. Filipino food, more than most cuisines, is regional in a way that resists flattening. What counts as home cooking in Pampanga looks nothing like home cooking in Bicol or Iloilo, and most of us only ever get a narrow slice of that range, usually whatever our own family happens to cook. A buffet that keeps changing its regional focus every week is, whether or not it means to be, doing a small act of culinary education. You're not just eating. You're getting introduced to a version of Filipino food that isn't yours, and maybe recognizing pieces of your own lola's cooking in a dish you've never had before.
If you've got kids in tow, the hotel has thought about that too. Every weekend now includes a Kids Art Session with Enigma Art Tutorial, complete with a mini art kit, so the younger ones have something to do with their hands while the adults linger over a second plate they absolutely did not need but are absolutely getting anyway. Slots are limited, so if you're planning to bring the family, that's the part to book ahead, not the table.
Pricing sits at ₱2,299 per person for the regular rate, running every Saturday and Sunday through August 2026. Book through F1 Hotel Manila's Hot Deals page instead and it drops to ₱1,379 per person, a difference of ₱920 that's frankly too significant to leave on the table, especially if you're bringing more than one person, which, let's be honest, you probably are. Reservations and inquiries go through (02) 8928-9888 or 0919 912 4803 on Viber.
What this Sunday addition really changes isn't the food. It's the pressure. Saturday-only buffets have a way of turning brunch into an event you have to plan around, book in advance, and treat like a small production. Two days means you can be spontaneous about it, decide on a whim that today's the day, gather whoever's around, the barkada, the cousins, the officemates who keep saying "next time." A second day doesn't just double the opportunity. It changes lunch from something you schedule into something you can just decide to do, which, if you think about it, is closer to how a really good weekend meal is supposed to feel in the first place.
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