Easter 2025 in Manila: The Food Lover's Guide to Cakes, Confections, Buffets + More
These hotels have got your Easter feasting and gift-giving needs covered.
(SPOT.ph) It's that time of the year: Holy Week, at the end of which comes Easter Sunday. And what better way to celebrate the resurrection by feasting on great food? In case you've not made plans yet, you'll want to bookmark these hotels around Manila that have prepared Easter buffets, gift-ready confections, and other treats for folks who appreciate good food.
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Make Easter Sunday 2025 extra memorable with these food specials:
Giant Chocoate Egg, Easter Afternoon Tea + More at The Peninsula Manila
Manila Pen's got the ultimate treat for visitors this Easter: the mammoth Peninsula Chocolate Golden Easter Egg (P6,500). Only 30 eggs are available in total, each weighing four kilos (!)—and there are special surprises once you crack yours open! You might just be one of the lucky winners of an overnight stay in a Grand Deluxe room, a bottle of Peninsula Champagne, or a P5,000 gift certificate from Spices.
Over at The Lobby, they're hosting afternoon tea with special Easter-edition items by Head Pastry Chef Annalyn Solano—including a bunny-themed Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry Confit, Mango and Coconut Opera, Chorizon in a Piquillo Pesto Cream Ciabatta, and more. This is available from 2:30 to 5 p.m. until April 20; rates are P3,800 with a pot of tea and P5,800 with two flutes of champagne.
Got kids in tow? They'll have the time of their life at The Peninsula Egglandia Egg Hunt and Merienda Buffet; this is available for children up to 10 years old on April 20, from 2 to 5 p.m.
The Manila Peninsula is at 1226 Makati Avenue, Makati City. For reservations and inquiries, contact 8887-2888 or send an email to diningPMN@peninsula.com. You can also check out The Peninsula Manila's Facebook page.
Easter Sweet Treats, Nobu Easter Sunday Brunch + More at City of Dreams
This Sunday, April 20, Nobu Manila is giving their popular Sunday brunch an Easter-appropriate upgrade with exclusive specials—among them Roasted Whole U.S. Prime Ribeye, Nobu style Salmon Wellington, Japanese Uni Tempura, King Prawn with Yuzu Kosho, Gallagher Oyster Okonomiyaki, and Japanese Uni Palabok. Long-time Nobu fans will be happy to know their fan favorites will still be there: Black Cod in butter lettuce; the Nobu Signature Sashimi Trio of Tuna Matsuhisa, Yellowtail Jalapeno, Salmon Karashi Su Miso, and all kinds of sushi and grilled specials, to name a few. This is available from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 20; rates start at P4,388 per head for adults, inclusive of non-alcoholic beverages and mocktails.
At their resident quick-gourmet dining spot Café Society are colorful Easter confections that are perfect for gifting to friends, family, and all other special people in your life. We're talking chocolate specials—Easter eggs, bunnies, chicks, and so on—crafted from white and milk chocolates (prices start at P450); and eye-popping desserts like the adorable Easter Chixcake (P2,100), Easter White Chocolate Rabbit Cake (P2,000), Easter cupcakes (P1,000/set of six), bunny cookies (P250/two pieces), and Tres Leches Loaf (P750).
City of Dreams Manila is at Entertainment City, Roxas Boulevard, Parañaque City. For reservations and inquiries, contact 8800-8080, send an e-mail guestservices@cod-manila.com, or visit City of Dreams' website.
Hot Cross Buns and a Grand Carrot Cake at Westin Manila
Hot cross buns are an Easter classic in the U.K., and you get your fill of these sweet, spiced bakes at The Westin Manila's Lobby Lounge at P180 a pop. They've also got a Carrot Cake Entremet (P310/mini, P2,100/whole cake) that's bound to please with its layers of carrot sponge cake, caramelized walnuts, carrot and orange cremeux, and cream cheese mousse.
The Westin Manila is at San Miguel Avenue corner Lourdes Drive, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. For inquiries and reservations, contact 8256-2020 or send westinmanila@westin.com. You can also check out The Westin Manila's Facebook page.
An Eggs-Citing Easter Picnic at Diamond Hotel
Bring the family to Diamond Hotel's Hop-py Easter Picnic, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 20. Just some of the activities in the event are face painting, glitter tattoo, even a costume contest for kids! Tickets go for P2,800 per person inclusive of a bento lunch box and a chance to win a Nintendo Switch OLED at the Grand Raffle Draw. Tickets are available through their online shopping portal.
For gift-giving, the hotel also has a selection of chocolatey treats at the Lobby Lounge—including the Easter Chocolate Easter Egg Garden (P998), Easter Chocolate Easter Bunny Garden (P998), Easter Pralines (P920), and Mango Cashewnut Cake (P2,680).
Diamond Hotel is at Roxas Boulevard corner Dr. J. Quintos Street, Manila. For tickets and orders of their sweet treats, visit their online shopping portal or contact 8528-3000. You can also check out their Facebook page.
Easter Pralines and Bonbons, Handcrafted Easter Eggs + More at Grand Hyatt Manila
What's Easter without sugary treats and chocolate? Grand Hyatt Manila has quite the catalogue of gifts for the occasion. They've got an assortment of regular-sized chocolate eggs—choose from the Easter Bunny Chocolate Egg (P1,800), Easter Carrot Chocolate Egg (P1,800), Easter Chicken Chocolate Egg (P1,800), and Easter Ribbon Chocolate Egg (P1,800), each of which hides a special surprise inside.
Desserts are aplenty here, too—from the Easter Special Whole Cake (P2,500) with a citrus sponge, piña colada cream, pineapple compote, coconut mousse, and mango glaze; to the Bunny Cheese Cake Tart (P350) that layers together strawberry compote, cream cheese cream, and cream cheese mousse over a sable tart, to the Carrot in a Pot (P350) that takes carrot cake to luxe heights with fillings of carrot cake, carrot cremeux, yogurt mousse, and cream cheese cream; to the Bunny Tail Choux (P350) with banana confit, peanut praline, and dulce cream in a chocolate choux puff.
Don't forget their Easter Pralines (P1,450/box of nine, P2,650/box of 25), which special flavors; the Easter Jewel Praline with cereal ganache, Bunny's Favorite with a feuillentine crunch and chocolate ganache, and Macadamia Chick with roasted almond and macadamia ganache.
Grand Hyatt Manila is at 8th Avenue corner 35th Street, Bonifacio Global City. For inquiries and reservations, contact 8838-1234 or visit their delivery website. You can also check out Grand Hyatt Manila's Facebook page.
An Easter Buffet Not to Miss at Okada Manila
Hungry? Okada Manila's holding a special Easter-themed lunch and dinner buffet at Medley on April 20. You can look forward to unlimited helpings of Boston Lobster, Lechon, and Easter sweets of all kinds; there will be an Easter egg hunt, too. Do bring the family; rates per head are P4,500 for adults and P2,250 for kids.
Okada Manila is at New Seaside Drive, Entertainment City, Parañaque City. For inquiries and reservations, contact 8555-5799 or send an email to RestaurantReservation@okadamanila.com. You can also check out their Facebook page.