After a filling meal at Wee Nam Kee, We decided to have our dessert at VCB. Cupcakes have taken the fancy of Manila's sweet tooths and we couldn't resist!
I had a really hard time choosing with this wide variety of sinfully good cupcakes.
Showing posts with label Ayala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ayala. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Tsoko.Nut: Chocolate, the Filipino Way
The goal of this blog is not exactly to try new restaurants, it's about food experiences that to some may be old but entirely new to me. Discovering new things closer to home is such a great joy that it is meant to be shared
Take Tsoko.Nut for example, established the year 2004, which I often passed by without a second glance. But for some reason that day or because I was more open to new things, we tried it.
Tablea Mousse Cupcake (P45)
Chocolate, the Filipino way, known by most of us as tablea, is incorporated in pretty much all of their menu.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Buddy's: Balikbayan Choice
Second night with my tita in town, it's practically an unwritten rule that Filipino food was the best choice.
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Buddy's with it's incredibly festive mood, Filipino style. Seats reminiscent of baguio with the sunflowers and wood.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Conti's: Black Velvet Cake
Black Velvet Cake Mini (Php 430)
I loved this cake by conti's. It was everything it's name said it was. It was chocolatey, melt in your mouth goodness that only a great cake can achieve.
The cream cheese and chocolate complimented each other fantastically that it brought fireworks to my mouth.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Food Crazy at Yakimix Greenbelt
Oohhh Food Paradise! Welcome to the wonderful world of buffet.
Although a hectic schedule, we managed to finally make time for Yakimix. We went to their Greenbelt branch.
Suprisingly, this branch opens their dinner buffet earlier than the others. It starts at 5:30 pm and ends at 11:00 pm. We got there by 6 pm and the tables where full.
Yakimix Greenbelt Prices
We got on que and we were told that we were numbered fourth on the list. We should not leave lest our number is called and we're not there, we will be skipped and wait in line again.
It was okay to wait for 30 mins or so. So I went out to look for cakes. But it was quarter to six when I got back and we still didn't get to sit. An hour later, we finally got a corner booth. Being a weekend, the place was really packed.
Grill Plate
We started by getting food to grill. It's a bit messy for the picture, sorry. The best tasting for me is the Spicy Pork Slices. It's collored orange, evidence of it being spicy.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Desserts at Banapple!
The second part of our Ayala Triangle adventure, cakes!
No meal is really complete without desserts. So after a truly filling time at Chef Lau's, we decided we had room for more. We went next door to Banapple to try their sweet treats.
Oreo Brownie Fudge Cheesecake (Php 120)
Oreos are in everything nowadays, cakes are no exception. It was a sweet pleasure to find my favorite treat not only mixed with the cake but also atop it. It was sweet and cheesy, like a cheesecake should be. This one's for the sweet-tooths!
Banoffee Pie (Php 110)
The chocolate topping was good. But I preffered Chef Lau's Chunky Monkey. It looked more appealing and the bananas tasted sweeter and fulfilling than this one. It's a shame since I think the bananas are the center of a good banoffee pie.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Chef Lau's Pugon Roasters
After three months of separation (ha!), my friends and I finally found the time to bond. That is, over food. The initial plan was to go to SM Aura and eat at four fingers. But since it was too much of a hassle if we go there and it rains, we decided to stick closer to home.
21 runstreet (lol) Does this look like Chef Lau?
Chef Lau's Pugon Roasters is a little gem tuck inside Ayala Triangle. I think it's sort of new or I just haven't seen it before.
Pugon Roasted Chicken (Php 99)
This is their best seller. At an affordable price of less than Php 100, you wouldn't mind trying.
The chicken's oil tasted so familiar, like Yabu's Curry. But the chicken itself was okay.
Chickenini (Php 69)
We were so surprised when this arrived. We all thought that it would be on a stick and without rice, so we got two. Chickenini is fried chicken intestines in adobo sauce. The name is so funny, we just had to see and taste what it was.
It tasted great for something so affordable. The intestines were not bitter at all. Perfect for pulutan and even as a meal.
Kalderetang Mac (Php 89)
A new twist to our favorite mac, kaldereta sauce instead of tomato sauce. My friends say it's the bomb. The combination of kaldereta sauce, mac and cheese was in perfect sync.
Chunky Chicken Croquetas (Php 89)
Either it was the disappointment of not getting our order right (we wanted cheesy croquetas) or just not liking vegetables but this one did not go down well for us.
The outside was crispy but the inside tasted like vegetables and chicken that were undercooked.
Sizzling Pork Liempo Sisig (Php 129)
The most surprising meal of the day for its portion size. This was meant for one person but it fed all five of us. It did not taste greasy like its franchise-made counter parts. It was almost addictive in a way that we finished all of it.
Smokey Chicken BBQ (Php 99)
Tasted like any other chicken bbq meals. It was okay for someone hungry, like we were.
And for desserts ..
Carabao Milk Icecream (Php 35)
It was creamier than regular ice creams. I just wish we didn't add the chocnut toppings. It made it hard to distinguish the taste. It tasted like chocnut because of it.
Chunky Monkey (Php 108)
What made this different from other banoffee pies is the bananas. They were sweet, soft but not overripe. The whipped cream complimented the bananas, it did not overpower it. I don't like peanut butter but I did not realize that it was present. But the crust was just too tough.
MUST TRY: Chickenini, Liempo Sisig, Carabao Milk Icecream, Chunky Monkey
Overall, it was a delicious find. It helped that it was also affordable. We left feeling full and satisfied.
Cost for Five (5): Php 954
no drinks, one meal each
CHEF LAU'S PUGON ROASTERS
Restaurant #3 Ayala Triangle Gardens, Ayala Ave, Makati
Telephone: (632) 621-6100
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