Bistro Ravioli

I went out with a friend last Thursday. When he asked me where I wanted to eat, I said anywhere, just as long as they have fries.

He chose Bistro Ravioli.


For starters we had Caesar Salad.


The lettuce and dressing were okay. The bacon bits were just too hard that they can be mistaken for pebbles :-)



Since they are named Bistro Ravioli, we thought they must sell good raviolis too, that we had their Spinach and Feta Ravioli, their bestseller, we were told.


The sauce and filling were nice, the ravioli dough were just too chewy/rubbery. They can't compare to CPK's Mushroom Ravioli.



We had Herb Chicken next.


They were served with fries.



Both the chicken and fries were too oily, that I told my friend, we could have a better deal of chicken and fries at Jollibee or at Chef d'Angelo's Sampler 2. But I guess we'll never know unless we try.

Happy Eating!

BISTRO RAVIOLI
Robinsons Place Manila

Chatime

After Swensen's we bought more sweet and icy drinks at one of my favorite bubble tea shops, Chatime.

My husband had the Yogurt Lychee QQ, which was part of their Lychee Series.


I tasted more of the lychee and none of the tangy yogurt on this drink.

While I had my favorite Matcha Red Bean Smoothie with extra pudding and pearl.



I like my order. It has a lot of ingredients and texture. From icy to smooth, to chewy, to crunchy.

Happy Eating!

CHATIME
Mall of Asia

Swensen's

Went back at Swensen's, but with my husband this time. He loves ice cream, so I brought him here.

We had

Fondue For 2



- green tea, chocolate, strawberry and almond ice cream, with mango, banana and wafer
We didn't use the chocolate fondue that much as we already like the ice cream without the melted chocolate.

and

Nutty Crispy Tower


I like the nutty tower more as it has nuts, crunchy chocolate and cereals. I just changed the mocha almond fudge to chocolate chip and retained the macadamia nut.

My husband wanted to order more but I told him he should try from other shops first. I told you, he loves ice cream.



Happy Eating!

SWENSEN'S
Mall of Asia

Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe

I love going to HK. I love the sights, the fashion, the malls, the parks, the amusement parks, Disneyland, the weather (esp around this time and until April) and the food.

I wanted to experience xmas in HK, Korea and NY but spent xmas in KL and SG instead. But I'll definitely go there one of these days.

I wanted to try the shaved ice creations of Lugang Cafe, but they were full and had quite a number of customers waiting to be seated that I don't think they would accommodate someone with just a shaved ice order, that I walked around the mall a second time to dine somewhere new, that's when I saw Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe.








What a coincidence, as I was also thinking of HK food for days now.

There were a lot of familiar HK and Macau cafe food, that choosing what to order was hard work.
I wanted to try them all at once.

But since it's not possible as I was a solo diner, I narrowed down my choices to the Cheese Baked Rice with Fish Fillet and Fish and Chips. But when I asked the waiter, he said that the Baked Rice was the popular order than the Fish and Chips. I went with what's popular and ordered Cheese Baked Rice with Fish Fillet.



I were also told that the rice was cooked with butter. So that made it a buttered rice with breaded fish fillet topped with generous amount of cheese.



It was an indulgent and very filling dish, that's also hard to finish in one sitting, or was it because I just had a Gong Cha Matcha Smoothie on my way there?

Anyways, I can't wait to go back and try some more of the dishes. They gave me a Cafe de Coral vibe, that was very comforting and familiar.

Happy Eating!

XIN WANG HONG KONG CAFE
Ground Level,
SM Mall of Asia

Secret Recipe Chocolate Cheese

It was very dark, even the chocolate chips on top tasted like coffee. But I like it. I like that it wasn't that sweet and that the cheesecake was thick but smooth.
Actually I was thinking of going back and buying some more chocolate cheese slices or maybe a whole cake this time, I know I can finish it in a new york minute.


Happy Eating!

SECRET RECIPE
Robinsons Place Manila

Tony Roma's

Had a post valentine's date with my husband at Tony Roma's in Makati.





Ordered The Roma Feast with regular slab ribs, BBQ chicken, sausages, coleslaw and corn on the cob.
We had the corn on the cob replaced with fries. Why? Because we both love fries.




Everything was good. Even the complimentary bread and butter. I just always pair my ribs with rice and coleslaw. Everything else I can eat with fries and bread, just not Tony Roma's ribs. They're just so rich that they should be paired with something bland like rice.



My husband also ordered Long Island Ice Tea.



It was good according to him.

Happy Eating!

TONY ROMA'S
Ground Floor, Glorietta 4,
Makati City