Cafe Ten Titas II

It was my second time this week at Gateway and also at Cafe Ten Titas. But this time I was able to try one of their main dishes.


I ordered their best seller, the Bangus Belly Ala Kiev P248.


It is 4 pieces of bangus belly with cheddar cheese and carrots fillings, dredged in breadcrumbs and then fried. It comes with a bacon-parsley cream sauce and a cup of rice.


It's something different, a take on the chicken ala kiev. It is creamy & cheesy. The bangus meat was melt-in-the-mouth creamy. The cream sauce was perfectly done too. It was neither too rich nor too salty.


Instead of rice, I had the roasted potato wedges with no additional charge.

The potatoes were reminiscent of the crispy fries of KFC in taste & in appearance.

For dessert I ordered another best seller, their Choco Turtle Cake P175 . Again I had mine with green tea for an additional P23.


It is a chocolate cake with a ganache filling, topped with a fudgy chocolate icing & coated with chopped walnuts.



Even though the cake was not as moist as Polly's, it was still good especially around the edges with the frosted icing and the nuts.



Happy Eating!

P.S. You can order their Roasted Potato Wedges separately for P65, with tartar and lemon butter sauces.

CAFE TEN TITAS
3rd Level Gateway Mall,
Cubao Quezon City

Cafe Ten Titas

After the movies, it was time for an afternoon tea at Cafe Ten Titas (also in Gateway).

I saw a lot of re-invented pinoy dishes and desserts that I would love to try next time. Like their White Chocolate Champorado, Fish and Chips, Halo-Halo Crepe, Leche Flan Turon ala Mode, etc.

For that afternoon, I chose the Molten Lava Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream P170. Since all of their cakes come with either a cup of coffee or tea, I made mine with green tea and added P23.



Ten Tita's version of molten lava has the cake sprinkled with nuts and then frosted with a chocolate ganache.


The chocolate cake was moist with lots of chocolate "lava" inside and out.


It was good though not as good as Cyma's version but better than Pizza Hut's Chocolate Lava and also Pepato's il Fiato.


I would love it more if it was made with a darker and much stronger chocolate.

Happy Eating!

What Happens with Taco Bell

I watched What Happens in Vegas at the Gateway Cinema and as usual, I needed something to munch on while watching.

Since Taco Bell was just below the cinema, I ordered Grilled Pork BBQ Burrito and Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes to go. Unfortunately, their fiesta potatoes were not available, so I just had their Nachos with Cheese Dip instead. All are part of their P39 promotion.


I have had their Beef Burrito before and didn't like it, but my sister said that the grilled pork BBQ was better, so I gave it a try.


The Grilled Pork BBQ Burrito is made up of flour tortilla with seasoned grilled pork BBQ chunks and yellow rice fillings.


The meat (grilled pork) was very tasty. But as a whole the burrito didn't taste the way I hoped it would. It needed some sauce like salsa, sour cream or cheese or maybe all of it in it.

Maybe I shouldn't be adventurous anymore with their burritos and stick with their tried and tested Grilled Chicken Soft Taco.

I was really hoping to taste their fiesta potatoes. I was craving for potato wedges for a month now. I was really disappointed that it wasn't available.

Good thing that their nachos were good. It was served hot, with that just-out-of-the-fryer crispiness and smell to it. It tasted the same as the Tostada Chips of Chili's, while the cheese dip tasted like Cheez Whiz.

It is a good alternative to the usual fries and onion rings and for P39, you'll get value for your money.

Unlike last week, this time I enjoyed both the movie and the food (well, except the burrito). I guessed you can't have it all, at least for now.

Happy Eating!

P.S. For the first time I ate Ginatang Negros (with grounded ube, thus the purplish color) inside the movie theater. The experience was unusual but good =)