Affordable fastfood venues

For a hassle-free, budget-friendly party, celebrate it in your favorite fastfood store:

Shakey's El Pueblo - 6344871
Shakey's Galleria - 6320549
Shakey's Libis - 6372731; 4373665

Jollibee Greenmeadows - 6877910
Jollibee Greenhills - 721567

KFC Megamall A - 6345808
KFC Acropolis - 6348107; 6348183

Fazoli's Eastwood - 4210453; 4210416

These are affordable fastfood venues that also offer party amenities like balloons, invitations, cake, lootbags, pinata, magicians, character mascots, etc.

More venue rates

UP Balay Kalinaw - 9204843
Rate: P3,500
3 hrs use; 120 capacity
use of soundsystem + 100 chairs
P210 per 50 guests (outside caterer)
P135 utility worker per 50 guests (for weekend)


OSMA Penthouse - 6871042 - Ms. Sheng
Prestige Tower Roofdeck - 9106361
Rate: P15K consumable
Capacity - 100 pax
4 hours - P1200 per hour in excess

Clubhouse rates

Bel-Air clubhouse - 8971856
Gemini Room - (100 pax) P5,000 for first 4 hours; in excess is P650/hour
Phoenix Room - (160 pax) P6,000 for first 4 hours; in excess is P750/hour
*Resident rate is half the price.

Valle Verde 4 Clubhouse - 6310234
Rate: P10,000
Capacity: 180 pax

Valle Verde 5 Clubhouse - 6310496
Hall A - P4,500
Hall B - P5,000

Valle Verde 6 Clubhouse - 6313970 (you will need a sponsor)
non-resident rate = P12,000 and bond of P3000 (4hours)
resident rate = P9,500 and bond of P3000

Lexington (near C5 Pasig) - 6404032
AM party is P4,000 for first 3 hours; P5,000 if PM party.
in excess is P800 per hour
Add P1,000 bond if non-resident.

Palladium (Shaw, Mandaluyong) - 5333048
P7,000 for first 4 hours. Poolside has 250 capacity

Corinthians Clubhouse - 6330914 (you will need a sponsor)
180 pax = P11K + 5K bond (refundable after 1 week)
150 pax = P10K + 5K bond (refundable after 1 week)
100 pax = P9K + 5K bond (refundable after 1 week)

Greenwoods Executive Village - 6815486 - Ms Teresa
P6,700 first 4 hrs (main hall, no tables chairs)
P120/head use of swimming pool
*This is non-resident rate

Alta Vista Antipolo - 6815152
P6,000 - 4 hours use of main hall + 2 hours set-up
P6,000 - for swimming pool
P1,000 - charge for outside caterer
Accredited caterer - Avengoza catering
*This is non-resident rate

Vista Verde Executive Village - 6823398 - Ms Jenny
P5,000 good 4 hours, 70 pax (main hall, no tables chairs)
P6,720 - (multi purpose)
P112/head use of swimming pool
*This is non-resident rate

The twins at Fun Ranch (Frontera Verde)

We finally had the chance to visit the much-talked-about kiddie paradise in Pasig - Fun Ranch in Frontera Verde. It's the colorful area with big inflatables as seen from the Ortigas Ave flyover. The place is small, contrary to what I expected. It's like a mini-park, open air with booths and a few carnival rides for kids. The sun was up, and it was hot! The only air-conditioned areas are the restos and boutique stores. Yeap, it's for kids alright. The place is not ideal for babies, and so after taking a few pictures, we decided to leave.



Vito and Carlos as knights in shining armor. Here seen on a blue horsey horsey.



This is 7-month old Carlos, behind a standee.

Fun Ranch offers kiddie birthday packages. For inquiries, you may call 7266517. Or you may contact the establishments inside Fun Ranch:

Big Red Barn - 7063019
Active Fun - 3965291
Teriyaki Boy - 6375071

Timezone in Glorietta 4

It's big! It has lots of arcade machines and activities for the little ones. They have a function room for special occasions, like birthdays. For 100 guests, here's their rate:

P9,500
2hrs use of Full Room + 1 hr play
Party Amenities for 30 kids = 30 invites, 30 party hats, 30 nametags, 30 balloons, 30 powercards (for yellow, red, blue slicer games) and 30 Timezone game coupons; party banners, tables & chairs.

P1,500
Corkage fee for everything that you will bring in - food, foodcarts, addtl decors, clown, magician, photographer, etc.

You can order food from any fastfood or restaurant as long as the establishment is inside Glorietta (Example: Shakey's, Jollibee, Mcdo, Tokyo Tokyo, etc.)

For the party host, you can ask your food supplier if they can add that as freebie. For Shakey's, they do this. :)

They have cheaper rates for shorter guestlist and if the event is a weekday. They are easy to talk to. You may call them to inquire, #7293852. Look for Aleli.

Gymboree Play and Music, Shangri La

Today, I called Gymboree Play and Music, Shangri la branch to inquire about their birthday packages, and here's what I got:

P16,000 - for 20 kids (in excess is P500/child)
Capacity of gym is 25 kids (max)

Inclusions:
20 lootbags w/ Gymboree toys
2hrs use, with 30mins ingress for the caterer
class for 1 hour; beyond 1 hour, the kids can stay to play
Use of Music and Art Room for the adults; Capacity is 80 adults only

No corkage for caterer/food carts

Terms:
50% DP - cash, credit card
50% on the day itself - cash, credit card

They also offer Gymboree On-The-Go (services outside Shang) and it costs P9,800 for 2 teachers and a 1 hour class.

For inquiries, you may call Teacher JC at 910-7529.

Kid's Rock, Metrowalk

On my way home last week, I saw a banner of Kid's Rock infront of Metrowalk. I got interested because I read they have birthday party packages. I called them up to inquire, and here's what I got:

Party & Play package - P12,000
3hrs rent
invitations - 35 pcs
nametags
basic balloon decor
welcome banner
pinata w/ candies
1 hr (afterparty) at kidquest playarea (questfire station, roadside diner, etc)
game tokens 50pcs
airhockey table
soccer table
free souvenir photos CD - 100 pcs or more

optional:
host magician - P6,000 to P7,500
balloon twisting - P3,500 for 100 balloons

Accredited Caterer - Alfonso's Catering
Adults menu = P290/head (exclusive of Vat), min of 50pax
fetuccine primavera
garlic toast
lumpiang shanghai
chicken balls with clam sauce
tuna flakes in tartlets
hawaiian potato salad
assorted pastries
softdrinks

For inquiries, you may call Shiela at 6312711 or Pinky at 09228211202.

The Little Gym, El Pueblo

I learned that The Little Gym offers birthday party packages. I called up their El Pueblo branch to inquire, since we are near Pasig. However, they can accommodate only 100 guests (max). I was told that their Makati branch can hold 120 guests.

Here are the details that I got:

P14,000 - For 20 kids (in excess is P650 per child)
Capacity of gym is 30 kids (max)

Inclusions:
20 invitation, 20 lootbags, 20 balloons
1 free backpack for the celebrant

1 and half hours use only of venue with aircon
the first 45mins (gym) - 2 yrs and below need to be accompanied by an adult; 3 yrs and above can go in by themselves
the second 45mins (multi-purpose area; capacity is 70 guests)

extention in the gym = 30mins free play is P3,250; 1hour is P5,400
extention in the multi-purpose area = 1 hour is P3,250

No corkage for the caterer.
Pay P500 if you're going to use the electricity outlet (example: for the ice cream cart).
Party sched is usually 4pm-5:30pm on Sundays, but caterers can set up as early as 10am.
No Party on Thurs/Fri/Sat coz they have classes.
Accepts major credit cards.

For inquiries, here are their contact details:
2F, Building 2, El Pueblo Real de Manila
Julia Vargas Avenue corner ADB Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig
Tel No. 6372463 or 6372464

Manila Ocean Park

Manila Ocean Park is the first world-class, marine-themed park in the Philippines. It adopts a fusion concept, bringing together in one complex, an Oceanarium, a shopping mall, a restaurant row, a specialty hotel, sea water lagoons and multi-purpose function facilities.

It is now open to the public. Walk-in rates are P400 for adults and P350 for children (4.5 feet and below). Special group rates are available for corporate accounts and school groups.

They accept reservations at their Ozeano Restaurant or multi-purpose function halls for parties beginning April 15, 2008. For inquiries, you may call Ms. Magnolia Flora at 5677777.