Paul: My Family's New Favorite Restaurant

My order! pork chop!

Mama's order - roasted chicken - again!

The kids' order - their favorite - salmon!

Hands down, the most yummy of all! Our new favorite dish especially that they all love shrimps!

I introduced Paul, the restaurant at their branch in SM Aura, to my family a few weeks ago, and they found the food yummy and affordable, that's why we went back to it again this week.  It has become the new favorite restaurant of our family.  At least the prices are reasonable.

The kids and my brother love the mango tart, unfortunately, only two were left when we arrived, we could've eaten more.  This time I ordered the pork chop which was lean and tender.  I was also able to eat the chicken since Mama gave me the drumstick part.  No blood, thank God! And it was of generous size and juicy as well.  Our favorite though was the shrimp pasta as the flavours of the shrimp and the garlic had permeated into the sauce and the pasta resulting in a delicious taste!

I want to eat their egg Benedict again since I ate that last time.  I hope they open in our side of Quezon City (Trinoma, Vertis, UP Town Center) soon.

Restaurant Review: My Taste Buds Still Have to Adjust to the Malay Food Offerings of Roti Shop

Beef rendang - my favorite! But this one's really spicy!

Laksa! Another favorite of mine!  Again, this is also spicy!

What's left of the Hainanese chicken, lol! This one was yummy!

Milo Dinosaur! My favorite!

We were in Rockwell Makati yesterday and I was surprised by the large number of people in the mall.  Anyway, for lunch, I decided to treat Mama and Dylan to the Roti Shop, since it was very near the CR and I did not want Mama to walk far anymore.  

I like the ambiance of the resto - very cozy and it's nice that you can see people walk by.

I decided on our old favorites - laksa, roasted Hainanese chicken and beef rendang.  For drinks, I always order Coke regular and this time, I also asked for my favorite - Milo Dinosaur.

This is our first time to eat here since we rarely go to Rockwell but we are familiar with Malay food which is slowly becoming popular here in Manila.

Dylan easily finished his roasted Hainanese chicken.  He ingested the hot sauce though - I think it was the orange one - and he panicked since he is not familiar with spicy sauces.  I told him to just dip his for first on the sauces and taste it one by one - because we are not sure how they taste.  E bata kasi - kaya yan, he drank a lot of cold water to stave off the spicy taste - and I promptly told him that the cold water is making matters worse!

The beef rendang was also spicy but the beef was tender which is a plus.  The laksa, again spicy, so Mama, who is not really into spicy food, just made tikim.  I had to eat both though and kulang sa linamnam. I guess my Pinoy taste buds have gotten on the way again.  

I don't think it would be a good thing to 'Filipinize' the flavor though because I saw that they had a sizable expat fan base.

Anyway, if I do visit again, I'd like to try their other dishes like the nasi lemak and the seafood laksa!

Restaurant Review: Rocca Ristorante Knows Delicious Food

I've always wanted to try Rocca Ristorante for years now and since it's my toca this month, I decided to finally see if it is worth the trip.  The restaurant can be found at the 8th floor of the condotel Torre Venezia in Timog Avenue, Quezon City.

It is very easy to spot it.  It is beside the St. Paul the Apostle Church and in front of Burger King Timog.

I loved everything we ordered (please check the pictures) from food to dessert (well, I am very easy to please) - although I found the pesto too salty and the pizza crust a bit hard - so I skipped those.

The rest, I ate with relish!

Definitely a place you can go to!

Our bill was around PhP3800 and we were six people and we ordered a lot of cocktails as well - so I think it was worth it!