Momo Kilfer Potatoes

These are also my favorite, the original is of course from Chelsea in Serendra. Since they're sister company of Chelsea, I asked the Chef at Momo if they also offer kilfer potatoes and if they are the same as those serve in Chelsea. He said yes that I ordered one immediately.


When they presented me the bill I was surprised with the total charge. It was P150.00 an order. A lot compared to just P60.00 of Chelsea and the serving size was also different.


Also, Momo's kilfer potatoes have curly fries with it. And though they were expensive, they are still as good as Chelsea's Kilfer.

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MOMO! Egg and Ham Benedict

I often eat brunch, brought about by watching episodes after episodes of Giada's Weekend Getaways.

I am really fascinated by the places she goes to and the food she eats. She also always end her weekend getaway with a brunch of either eggs benedict, waffles or french toast. But mostly her brunch has eggs in or on it.

Since I wake up late almost every day, I tend to have mostly brunches than breakfasts. And like Giada's I often have eggs.

It was a good thing that MOMO serves brunch all day.


Part of their brunch all day, MOMO! Egg and Ham Benedict (P139.00), farmer's ham and poached eggs in between baguette slices topped with hollandaise sauce and served with fries sprinkled with parsley and Parmesan cheese.


Compared to Apartment 1B, theirs was inferior, particularly the hollandaise sauce which was firm and thick and not creamy and runny as Apartment 1B. But when you add in the equation the size of the dish, the fries that came with it and its price, I believed it's a steal.



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MOMO's Oatmeal Bar

Layers of oatmeal and chocolate served with drizzles of chocolate syrup.


It was chewy and dense, my kind of dessert. It also resembles a revel bar with the thick chocolate tasting like Goya's chocolate.


The server described it as fudgy as a brownie and he was right. It was really fudgy, with the chocolate even sticking to the roof of my mouth.



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Momo's Truffle Cake

Layer of chocolate cake and chocolate ganache decorated with chocolate swirl and chocolate syrup.


It was in between a cake and a brownie.


It was fudgy, dense and even crunchy on the edges like a brownie and moist on the bottom part like a cake.


It was a fudgy cake. Didn't like it that much though, there are far more better cakes in Momo than this. The ganache was too thick and rich (too much) that even a little seemed a lot already.

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MOMO
Ermita Manila

MOMO Again

Back at Momo last weekend, we had the Momo Goes Pinoy P139, Mo Meatball Pasta P149, Strawberry Lemonade P109 (large) and Blueberry Cheesecake P125 for dessert. All are best sellers in their categories.

Momo Goes Pinoy which has tapa, tocino, cheese omelet, fried rice and atchara is a best seller in the ALL-DAY BRUNCH. An order is enough to satisfy a hungry tummy. It has most of our favourite breakfast items in an order.
The omelet stands out in this dish, being deliciously-cheesy and soft.


The Mo Meatball Pasta is the best seller in the PASTA category.
Fettuccine noodles with tomatoes and meatballs, topped with melted cheese.


The meatballs were flavourful. The sauce was made the Italian-style, with crushed and whole tomatoes. It was tangy and not the sweet Filipino-style we’re used to. I like that it taste fresh and simple.


The Strawberry Lemonade, a best seller in the DRINKS department, is sweetened just right and made special with strawberry and peach flavours.


The Blueberry Cheesecake is one of their best seller DESSERTS.



An order is big, more like 2 slices of other restos cheesecake. The only downside of the cheesecake was the blueberry topping, it looked and tasted dry. I was apprehensive to order it, but since I don’t want to judge the cake by its appearance, I still gave it a shot. Good thing that the cheesecake underneath was thick, rich and smooth and the walnut graham crust was also crunchy and nutty good.



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MOMO

Out with my friend Anjean last tuesday, we dined at the recently opened (opened November 11, so I guessed it was not-so-recent anymore)MOMO in Robinsons Place Ermita for a late lunch.


We ordered the Spicy Pow Pao Spaghetti P149, the MOMO! Big Burger and Onion Rings P249, Herb Chicken Pesto Mayo and Crispy Bacon P195, Mocha Choc-Nut Frappe (16oz) P99, Lava Cake P115, Americano P69 and MOMO Choc-Nut Valrhona P105. Phew!

Since I noticed some of their items/products were similar to that of Chelsea like their Cookie Dough Cheesecake, Toblerone Torte, Carrot Cheese & Chocnut Valrhona, I asked a staff if they’re somewhat related to the said resto, she told me that they’re a sister company of Chelsea together with M Café. They’re the cheaper version of Chelsea. They have similar presentations on their pizzas but they (MOMO) sell solo size of their pizza flavours for P100 up. Also, unlike Chelsea they are semi self-service. You need to place your orders on the counter and pay immediately. You’ll be given pending/waiting numbers and you just wait for your orders to be delivered/served at your table. It’s good that they don’t have service charge and that they are on a free wi-fi zone.


Back to our orders, the first to arrive was the Spicy Pow that we asked to be split into two.


Spaghetti with peanuts, chicken and chilies.


It was spicy like a Kung Pao Chicken Pasta and also flavourful.

Next came the Herb Chicken Pesto Mayo and Crispy Bacon.


Sandwich of boneless chicken with a thin spread of their herb dressing, topped off with pesto mayo and crispy bacon.


It has a fishy taste (I don’t know where it came from) but still good. The combination of pesto and mayo were good with the tender herb chicken and crunchy & salty bacon.


The MOMO! Big Burger & Onion Rings followed suit. Contrary to Chelsea’s Angus Burger, MOMO used just plain beef patty and not Angus, but the thickness was still the same.


The burger was thick and juicy with fried onions on top that added crunch and sweetness to the burger.


Both sandwiches were served with thick-cut fries that were crunchy, crispy and rightly-seasoned.

Their Mocha Choc-Nut Frappe tasted strongly of Choc-Nut with a slight hint of coffee flavour. My friend who had this liked it more than Starbucks, the same applied to their Americano (strong and rightly-flavored).


Last came our desserts (make that mine only) of Lava Cake and Choc-Nut Valrhona.

The Lava Cake was served ala mode.


It’s also a little sweeter than it should be but still better than some of the Lava Cakes that I had. It was fudgy and dense that went perfectly with the creamy vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup.


The Choc-Nut Valrhona was served topped with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup.


It was also fudgy and dense like the lava cake but devoid of the gooey center. It can be compared to a chilled chocolate bar in texture and consistency and with the top dusted with cocoa powder.


This one has just the right level of sweetness.


Both desserts were very filling and somewhat heavy on the tummy.

I would definitely come back to try their Carrot Cheese, Egg and Ham Benedict, Nutella Banana Waffle, Melted Meatball and Cheese Sandwich, Cream-y Egg-y Carbonara, 3-Cheese Super, Smoked Salmon and Dill Cream and Sweet Spicy Chicken Peanut Pizzas and their Green Tea with Honey Smoothie.


The bad thing with the resto was that their staff were not knowledgeable of their menus . Most of them don’t know what’s in their food that they can’t make suggestions and recommendations. Still, I hope they’ll be patronized by more people so that they’ll be opened for a long time and I would be able to try everything on my list.



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MOMO Food + Drink
Robinsons Place Manila
Midtown Wing