Solaire’s new Quezon Club delivers a new kind of nightlife in Quezon City.
As the biggest city in Metro Manila, it goes without saying that there’s always something to do in Quezon City. While it has plenty of malls, foodie spots, and several green and open spaces, which are a luxury in the metro, QC isn’t exactly known for its nightlife. Until now.
Solaire recently launched Quezon Club, delivering a new kind of nightlife in Quezon City. Yes, dear readers, the City of Stars’ night scene has an added twinkle.
Located just across the lobby of the resort hotel, Quezon Club offers an alternative to your usual after-dark scene. The 500-square-meter, 100-seater venue has dining and drinking aplenty, but these are taken a notch higher with the club’s exhilarating entertainment accompanying your every bite and sip.
The POST interviewed Quezon Club general manager Earl Eugene Butterhof during the club’s recent media preview, where he shared what makes Quezon Club stand out and what guests can expect when they visit.
“I think what really separates us is that when you come in, you don’t know what to expect,” Earl said—to which I agree completely because when I first stepped into the club, I was rendered awestruck. The first thing that came to mind was, “Am I still in Quezon City?”
“Any other place has food and drinks and entertainment. Our version of each of those is top-notch,” he continued. “But what really separates us the most is the people. The staff we have here were all handpicked. They were hired because of their personality—what they can bring to the table, and how they can help the guest with the experience.”
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Earl described Quezon Club as a dinner club-slash-entertainment venue. However, it pushes the concept further by offering guests an immersive dining experience. “It’s not just that you’re here to have a meal and, maybe, see a show. You’re really in it,” Earl enthused. He said that their live bands are some of the best in the country and that they also invite international performers. Earl added that no evening is exactly the same at the Quezon Club, with each performance mixed and matched with a different one every night.
Media guests, The POST included, had the chance to experience what Earl called “immersive dining.” In between bites of our three-course dinner, we enjoyed world-class entertainment that transported us to Las Vegas or Macau. Each act was memorable, at times seeing us spectators holding our breath
Setting the vibe was Heloise La Harpe, a French-Vietnamese singer and harpist, whose sultry voice and hypnotic playing of the harp made the first dish, a Maryland Crab Cake, even more appetizing. I almost needed to be reminded thatI was still in the Philippines and not in some French lounge.
Then there’s The Quezon Collective, a group of dancers who delighted us with snippets of their signature routines as the main course was being served. For the event, they did a medley of hits from pop icons such as Madonna and Britney Spears. Their performance, which saw them spilling over from the stage to the actual dining area, made me want to stand up and dance with them. It was that infectious—and this is coming from someone who can’t dance to save her life. Oh, I’ve also been humming Spears’ “Circus” since then.
Just as we were about to recover our breath after The Quezon Collective’s energized sequence, pole dancer extraordinaire Kristel de Catalina wowed us with her otherworldly skills on the pole. I never thought a human being could actually stretch, contort, and twirl her body all in blinding succession. Kristel is such a singular talent that her performance earned the loudest cheers from the crowd.
After that (literally) breathtaking act, we eased into the main course (settled for the Sous Vide Duck Breast) while listening to Sheena Lee Palad’s silky voice. Sheena’s set was a selection of classic OPM hits, which included a childhood favorite, Celeste Legaspi’s Mamang Sorbetero.
As we segued to the last course, Dominique Casacop’s electrifying violin renditions made dessert, an indulgent Hazelnut Lava Cake, an even sweeter affair. But who says the evening had to end with a slice of cake (though I don’t mind at all)? Because as the last set of plates was being cleared, pulsating beats filled the room courtesy of DJ Mohit A, who closed the evening with a literal bang.
Looking back on the event, it hardly felt like it ran for over three hours. The entertainment was the highlight, no doubt, which would appeal to families with older kids (18 and above), groups of friends on the hunt for a not-so-usual Friday night gimmick, or even couples searching for a new date idea. I emerged from Quezon Club’s velvety interiors at half past ten, thinking of when’s the best time to bring my family with me.
Quezon Club, as we experienced it, truly “pushes the envelope,” borrowing Earl’s words. It doesn’t hold back, instead it pulls out the stops for a night each guest will remember.
For inquiries and reservations, visit quezonclub.com, call +632 8888 8888, or email snrestaurantevents@solaireresort.com to book your table.
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