Wildflour Cafe + Bakery

Featured Resto:

Food Sampled:

Complimentary Butter & Baguette

French Onion Soup

Wild Mushroom Salad - arugula, apple, pistachio, parmesan

Pumpkin Agnolotti - pumpkin puree in folded pasta

Roast Organic Chicken

Notes:

• located at Levite St, Salcedo Village, Makati City
• rustic and spacious interior; classy restaurant
• originally a bakery; rave for sumptuous meals leads to restaurant expansion
• good food except for french onion soup which is salty
• good service
• highly recommended

Your Local

Featured Resto:

Food Sampled:

Chorizo Sandwich - chorizo jam in black bun with parmesan fries & truffled ketchup

Torched Salmon Donburi - norwegian salmon and shiitake black rice

Notes:

• located at Esteban St. cor Rufino St., Legaspi Village, Makati City
• unadvertised neighborhood restaurant with surprisingly many followings
• industrial style ambiance, warm lights and an open kitchen
• comfort food with a twist which you'll truly love

Ginza Bairin Tokyo

Time:  11:00:00

Flavour:  Japanese Katsu

Location:  New Glorietta, Palm Drive, Makati

Food Ordered:

Sesame Seed Sauce

Special Katsudon Set - original tender hire katsu with egg (specialty)

Mixed Katsu Set D - hire, prawn, fish, sea urchin, squid

Kushi-age (vegetables) Set - eggplant, onions, quail eggs

Dining Experince:

       Taste:  4

       Service:  4

       Ambiance & Cleanliness:  3

*scale of 1 to 5 (5-highest)

Arigatou!

Hole in the Wall

Hole in the Wall is an upscale food court which houses specialty restaurants, a foodie haven

Food Sampled:

Bad Bird 

     Fried Chicken Plates (umami flavored; level of spiciness - safe, spicy, chemical)

          Waffle Plate     

          Corn and Coleslaw Plate

Scout's Honor - first build your own cookie

     Horlicks Flavored - Craft Milk

     Thin Mints - double choco fudge cookies with mint filling

     Red Velvet Cake - with choco chip cookie toppings

Notes:

• located at 4th floor Century Mall, Kalayaan, Makati
• rustic with different themed dining areas 
• curiously unique food gatherings and must-tries
• other food stalls: 
• Green Cheese - Japanese Cheesecakes
• Kwong's Prohibition - Chinese fusion
• Mister Delicious - cured & smoked meat delis
• Phobobo - Vietnamese cuisine
• Liberation Shawarma - from food truck shawarma
• ...and more 

Tim Ho Wan

Featured Resto:

Food Sampled:

Baked Bun with BBQ Pork

Steamed Spinach Dumpling with Shrimp

Mango Pomelo Sago

Notes:

• located at Megamall Fashion Hall, Mandaluyong; new branch at Glorietta, Makati
• long queues of customers; popular Hong Kong restaurant, branched out in Manila
• Pork buns taste like Asado Siopao but with crisp, flaky, sweet buns 
• Steamed dismum & dumplings are good
• affordable Michelin-starred restaurant

Hill Station

Featured Resto:

Food Sampled:

Shepherd's Pie

Thai Red Curry, Shrimp and Halibut

Cambodian Coriander and Garlic Chicken

Salpicado

Crispy Duck Flakes w/ Laing sa Gata

Death by Chocolate Cake

Notes:

• located at Casa Vallejo Basement, Upper Session Road, Session Rd., Baguio City
• romantic fine dining restaurant with scenic backdrop
• food inspired by intercontinental flavors
• desserts are must-try
• service needs improvement specially during peak season where guests are numerous

Balkan Yugoslavian Home Cooking

Time:  9:00:00

Flavour:  Serbian / Yugoslavian

Location:  Perea St., Makati

Food Ordered:

Goulash - beef stew

Arugula Salad with Mozzarella Cheese

Stuffed Pljeskavica - beef burger stuffed w/ mozzarella with fries & rice side

Sarma - ground beef rolled in pickled cabbage with mashed potato

Palacinke - traditional Serbian chocolate crepes

Dining Experience:

      Taste:  4

      Service:  5

      Ambiance & Cleanliness:  4

*scale of 1 to 5 (5-highest)

Hvala!

     

Bubba Gump

Featured Resto:

Food Sampled:

Onion Rings

Clam Chowder Soup

House Salad with Ranch Dressing

Lt. Dan Drunken Shrimp - shrimp & sausage w/ mashed potato

That Chocolate Thing - flourless chocolate cake topped w/ vanilla ice cream & drizzled w/ raspberry syrup

Notes:

• located at Greenbelt 3 Makati
• themed casual dining
• setting inspired from Forrest Gump movie
• American food specializing in Shrimp & Steak dishes
• attentive crew
• can buy Forrest Gump merchandise

Toast Box

Time:  20:30:00

Flavour:  Singaporean, Malaysian

Location:  Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Food Ordered:

Nonya Laksa

Nasi Goreng

Luncheon Meat Noodle

Hazelnut Toast Set w/ Kopi O (Nanyang Black Coffee)

Dining Experience:

       Taste:  4

       Service:  4

       Ambiance & Cleanliness: 4

* scale of 1 to 5(5-highest)

Thank you!  Terima Kasih!