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Todd English Food Hall Manila Opens Today!
March 25th, 2014 — Bar/Grills, Casual, Chinese, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, European, Filipino, Fusion, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Mexican, New Brews, Pizza / Pasta, Restaurants, Sinaporean, SM Aura Premier, Steakhouse, Sweet Shops, Taguig, Vietnamese, Western, Where To Eat
Food Adventure at Venice Piazza is Back!
January 4th, 2012 — Affairs, Appetizer, Bar/Grills, Casual, Chinese, Coffee Shops, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Filipino, French, Fusion, Korean, McKinley Hill, New Brews, Pizza / Pasta, Promos / Events, Restaurants, Steakhouse, Taguig, Venice Piazza, Vietnamese, Western, Where To Eat
The Food Adventure at Venice Piazza is back. It’s where you can taste the flavors of 12 restaurants for P600.
We have tried something similar to this mid of last year and another one about three months ago called Platter for 8 also in Venice Piazza where 14 participating restaurants offered big servings of dishes fit for eight people only for Php800.
This time, the Food Adventure if from 12 restaurants and only for P600! I have yet to try this one but they will start this weekend January 7 and every Saturday and Sunday following that until March 31, 2012. It is also offered only during 4pm to 9pm. Let’s see how this compares soon.
The Participating restaurants are :
- Blackwood Bistro
- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
- Empire Deli
- Figaro
- KBOP
- KUSE
- Little Asia
- Old Vine Grille
- Pho Hoa
- Pinchos
- Red Crab Alimango House
- Ramen Bar
- Sol Gelato
- Yo Swirls
It’s nice to see Figaro joined the promo this time as they were not in the list of previous promos (or maybe it’s a new branch, I don’t know). 🙂
Check out the details of the promo mechanics at Taste of Manila blog (click on link).
So if you’re not doing anything this weekend, you might want to drop by McKinley Hill and check out the Food Adventure at Venice Piazza. Personally, I suggest you try it starting January 8 onwards, you wouldn’t want the inconsistencies of first day blues that goes with new activities. On the other hand, I’ll be at Market Market on Saturday, hopefully I can pass by. Bring your family to enjoy!
Marriott Cafe’s Ocean’s Surf Seafood Buffet
January 19th, 2011 — Appetizer, Buffet, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Filipino, Fine Dining, Fusion, Hotels, Japanese, Marriot Cafe, Marriot Hotel Manila, New Brews, Newport City, Pasay, Resorts World Compound, Restaurants, Vietnamese, Western, Where To Eat
Marriott Café comes up with another deliciously themed buffet – the Ocean’s Surf! It’s a seafood buffet with a wide spread of ocean treasures that’s sure to fill your Friday and Saturday nights at Marriott Hotel Manila.
At a conservative estimate, I think I had about 8 different shrimp dishes in that single night last weekend.
This seafood buffet included the classic drunken shrimp, fried drunken shrimp, grilled shrimp, shrimp skewers, Thai-style Shrimp kebab, shrimp salad, ‘Suahe‘, Shrimp & Oyster, and Seafood Risotto – whew! (I think I missed one) 🙂
They also had a drink called ‘Ocean Deep‘ which is a combination of blue lemonade with soda.
The Drunken Shrimp was courtesy of Chef Brammer who hand-picked the live shrimps direct from the aquarium into the cooking pan, added the liquor, shook the mongkok, and added the spices.
Of course there were other seafood dishes including a gigantic Fried Lapu-lapu, Rock Lobsters, Tempura, Salmon, and other fish dishes.
Recommendations
Aside from the fresh and delectable shrimps, the Sinigang na Salmon caught my palate’s fancy.
I suggest you grill the lobster against eating it as it is. This could remove possible unlikely aftertaste.
The Shrimp & Seafood Risotto is also highly recommended that night. The sticky risotto mixes well with the creatures of the sea. 🙂
You could also have a seafood-break once in a while with other preparations such as Roast Beef, pasta, pizza (which had seafood flavors as well), fruits, and desserts among others.
Lastly, buffet dining is always better as a group activity. 🙂 It’s always better to indulge with your relatives, friends, or loved ones. It’s something you don’t do alone or just in a pair.
Marriott Cafe in Marriott Hotel Manila is open everyday from 6:30am to 11:00 pm. The Ocean’s Surf Seafood Buffet is available Fridays and Saturdays at P1,750 nett (adults) and Php875 (children). Children 12 years and below get in half the price, 6 years old and below get in for free.
For inquiries and reservations on Marriott‘s Ocean’s Surf Seafood Buffet, check out their website at http://mariott.com/mnlap or call (632) 988-999.
Restaurants at the Ayala Triangle Gardens
January 4th, 2011 — Appetizer, Ayala Triangle Gardens, Casual, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Makati, New Brews, Quick Service, Restaurants, Sweet Shops, Vietnamese, Where To Eat
The Ayala Triangle Gardens was then just a garden behind the business-heavy Makati Stock Exchange within the Makati Central Business District. But in the recent months, Ayala Land developed it further and now morphed into a leisure park complemented with a line of restaurants and dining places to enjoy – chat with a friend, nourish oneself after a healthy jog, or simply binge to your heart’s content. 🙂
And indeed, I got the chance to somewhat ‘binge‘ a few weeks ago with friends. This was actually my second time at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. My first was a dinner of authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice at the famous Wee Nam Kee from Singapore. And after that night, I swore to be back and try the other restaurants.
And so it was. This time, I made sure I came earlier, which was in the afternoon.
Banapple
Similar to a famous food blog, dessert comes first. We took it the other way around and first indulged in Banapple. Aside from the usual Banapple Pie, we also had their in-season cake – Banana Starry-berry Custard Cheesecake.
BonChon Original Chicken
Next stop was Bon Chon. We got a small order each of the Korean chicken wings in soy garlic (non-spicy) and of course, the ‘Hot & Spicy one. They took care of the latter while I feasted on the former.
A small order of 6pcs. cost P185 while a medium order (12pcs) is P365. They also have drumsticks, chicken combo and chicken chops. In any variant, you’ll love the different crunch of the interestingly-breaded chicken skin.
Pho 24
It’s Vietnamese food, and I am most delighted with the traditional Vietnamese Pho Noodle Soup served to us. Complete with condiments served on the side, it included beansprout (taw-ge) and lemon slices, among others. The soup was both filling and internally refreshing as common in most oriental soup.
If you want to make it more exciting to taste, you can also add some Sriracha Hot Chili sauce by the table side.
* Expect a dedicated blog post on what else we had on each of my Banapple, BonChon, and Pho24 experiences. 🙂
Almost all the restaurants offered an open al fresco dining experience facing the greens of Ayala Triangle Gardens.
Other restaurants include Amici, Cara Mia, Omakase, and Chef Laudico’s Bfast for an all-day breakfast menu. There were some shops which are stilll under construction though. But it won’t be long before we can try Momo Café, my darling Kanin Club, C.B.D., and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL).
Next on my restaurant list when I come back at the Ayala Triangle Gardens is Golden Spoon for their frozen yogurt delights. I’ll be bringing a ‘golden fork‘ to complete the pair. 🙂