Yakimix SM City Dasmarinas

A lot of the sought after dishes like shrimp for grilling, shrimp tempura, and sashimi were always empty and refilling of the said dishes were a long wait. Desserts were are not a strong point of this buffet. Even the "birthday cake" was just chocolate icing/mousse. Despite that, it's a good buffet overall, but not the best buffet in its price range considering other choices. But since it's the only yakimix in Cavite, it'll have to do.

The food is good and there are many selections. Desserts are a bit tiny and bland, but they're good enough. The ambiance is good as well and the crew is very helpful. You get a free tiny slice of cake when it's your birthday, and the crew will sing "Happy Birthday". However, the singing can be too loud and annoying. Other than that, this is a good place to eat with the family.

Revisited on Christmas December 25, 2023. Unfortunately we didn't have a reservation. So we waited an hour till everyone was seated. We were seated and the server turned the grill on and welcomed us. We than went to the buffet and to our surprise everything was empty. The prepared food was empty, soups were empty, sushi was empty and even the raw food was empty with a line waiting for them to be refilled. We immediately know at this point we wouldn't have a good experience, so we found our server explained that there was no food to eat and would be leaving. We exited the restaurant and went to another restaurant only to have the manager of Yakimix chase us into that restaurant and demand we pay for the buffet at Yakimix because we were seated at Yakimix even though we didn't eat. So now were in another restaurant with the Yakimix manager demanding payment for food we never ate.. SO AWKWARD... My wife explained several times we never even touched any food let alone ate food at Yakimix and were not going to pay just because we were seated. She also explained why we left the restaurant but the manager continued to demand payment for sitting in the restaurant. This back and forth between my wife and the manager went on for several minutes. Another manager from Yakimix showed up said something to the manager bickering with my wife, she apologized to my wife for the misunderstanding and than they both left. SUCH A STRANGE EXPERIENCE ! ! ! A restaurant demanding full payment because you sat at a table. Like who does that. Definitely will inspect the buffet to make sure there is food to eat before I sit in their chair again. Visited on June 1,2023 and was not disappointed. We were able to get a seat upon opening at 11:30 AM. The food selection was plentiful and appeared to be well prepared. They have lots of cooked dishes as well as raw meats, seafood and vegetables you can grill at your table. The beverage station had a Pepsi soda machine along with several other Philippine drinks to choose from.. They also had hot coffee and teas.. The desert station had Halo-Halo, ice cream with all the topping and crepes with four topping to choose from.. They had mouse cakes in a refrigerated case, with what appeared to be a couple choices there. The staff here are well trained. They were friendly, engaging and very kind. As soon as a plate was set aside, a staff member was removing it from the table. The Birthday dance and singing they do for guest was fun and energizing. Overall the experience was good and would definitely recommend trying Yakimix SM City Dasmarinas. We paid 699P or $10.70 per person which was good price for.