a little bit about travel, a little bit about food, a lot of everything in between; as seen, tasted and experienced by different points of view..
Just as we were looking around for a quick bite before the movie, we managed to pass by Postrio, one of my favorite pastry place in Ayala. The customers of this establishment can enjoy relative peace and quiet while they hold small meetings and appointments. Our stay here in the restaurant was only for a short while now, and extra special indeed since it was our first time to actually consume meals there.
What I had was a Bacon and Egg Sandwich with complementary fries while my mom got the hungarian sausage meal with sauerkraut. I figured that many pastry shops serve lousy meals and just focused on the pastry and the drinks, so I didn’t have high expectations from it. But lo and behold, much to my surprise, everything was delicious. The fries had a different taste than the ones you can get from food chains. The french baguette slices fresh, the bacon and eggs fried to perfection, the Hungarian sausage oozing with juices, I had the sudden change of opinion!
Postrio
Ayala Terraces
Verdict:
A: 4/5
I’ll vouch for the food you eat here. Not only that they have wonderful baked goods, they also have good meals.
Situated near the outskirts of ayala cebu’s active zone, Pepper Steak is the Cebu equivalent of Pepper Lunch from Manila. We visited this diner for a meal one sunny afternoon, with hopes that we woulnt be ignored for the third time since we visited the place. Our hopes were answered once we entered the establishment and had been guided towards our seat. We had two orders of beef pepper steak and an order of beef curry steak with accompanying bottomless iced tea.
The ambiance was a bit off despite being in order, not to mention that several waitresses spent their idle time with gossip and chatter. The redeeming factor of this restaurant was that our brief stay there was never without having to request for a drink refill (the women behind the counter energetically filled our glasses non stop. Maybe because their manager was nearby?)
The food was satisfying enough, I had the lingering scent of curry on my finger tips for the next hour.
Pepper Steak
Ayala center Cebu
Verdict:
A: 3/5
I still haven’t forgotten about the last two times they didn’t attend to us. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.
Pepper lunch is a popular Japanese sizzling place in glorietta 5. You can see a slightly long line outside the restaurant between 11 am until 1 pm for their food. Just at the entrance, anyone can take in the scrumptious smell of meat and fish …
Chicken bonchon After a small meal of pancakes sausage strips and eggs as well as sips of refreshing fruit juice for breakfast at Mickey D’s, my siblings and I strolled along the ayala triangle gardens to look for the much hyped chicken Bon chon, a …
After pigging out yesterday at saisaki’s all you can eat buffet in glorietta with four days left before my graduation, I was asked to pick from the short list of the best burgers in town. Interestingly, army navy ranked second in my list, and so our rendezvous was decided.
This small burger joint was located within minutes frm the vicinity of our hotel. I was a little surprised that they had a short menu list of burgers, burritos, tortillas and shakes as well as a few more sidings. Of course, I don’t want to judge a restaurant by it’s menu list since I know several eateries with a specialized menu of very few items for sale.
Army navy burger take pride in their quarter pound patties. Their burritos are top notch as well. Unlike popular choices like jollibee and Mickey d’s, they have pure beef patties that will be remembered by anyone who tastes them. Each burger comes with tomato slices, lettuce, mayo and ketchup. Of course, hot sauce depends on the diner’s discretion
Army navy
Glorietta 5
Verdict
A: 4/5
Last night while we were at SM, we discovered that our favorite Korean restaurant closed down for good. Granted it was late and mom was hungry, we settled for the next best thing: Royal Krua Thai. The place improved since my last visit here, particularly …
Planning to grab a bite to eat before heading to the bowling alley, my family decided to celebrate my graduation this May by eating out in a fancy Chinese restaurant. The restaurant, dubbed “A Taste of Mandarin”, has spacious room for groups with an authentic ambiance to match. The attendants are dressed in long silk robes with varying colors to complete the guests’ dining experience.
During our brief stay, we availed one of their set meal promos comprised of Yang Chow fried rice, rice noodles, beef with broccoli, honey lemon chicken and chili spare ribs. Of course, since we were already at a Chinese restaurant, we couldn’t help it but add additional orders of specialties such as Patatim (roasted and stewed pork leg served with buns), Peking Duck (served two ways, fried and diced) and Crispy Noodles.
By far, this is the best Chinese restaurant I’ve been to.
Taste of Mandarin
Gaisano Country Mall, Cebu City
Verdict:
A= 4.8/5
