We heard about this Flash Your Age promo through a family friend whose birthday falls on August. Being a family with a huge appetite, we decided to try it out. On my dad's birthday last August 21, we had lunch at Heat. Dinner was our first choice but we settled for lunch as Heat was already fully booked for dinner when we called to reserve a day before. The place was filled with people celebrating their birthdays. From 12nn until about 2pm, we stuffed ourselves with the assortment of dishes available at the buffet. Between Sofitel's Spiral and Heat, Spiral wins hands down in terms of variety. But for a 57% discount (did I just divulge my dad's age? =P), our Heat visit was worth every penny (that is, every penny my dad paid haha). The celebrant was even gifted with a birthday cake, a 3 x 3in. chocolate cake, with a sheet of semi-sweet chocolate on top and another on the bottom, which I enjoyed eating at home ;-) The one thing that spoiled the experience was the waiter accidentally spilling hot coffee on the yaya, an incident we believe an establishment like Shangri-la should have handled better. Poor yaya, all she had to show for it was a chocolate bar from the hotel's pastry shop.
But don't get turned off by that incident. Food's still good. Just don't ask for coffee =P Don't forget to make reservations beforehand. And bring a valid ID bearing your birthdate or risk paying full amount. Promo period is from August 1 until September 30, 2009 only.
Happy eating! (And keep away from waiters bearing trays with coffee).
