piadina italiana

The exterior of the restaurant is simple but clean.  We were convinced by the dine-in promotion posted outside their resto, guided by their staff we were comfortably seated at the couch and was handed a menu.  Their staff were friendly and  knowledgeable of what dish do they offer and serve.  We were amazed with their set menu at an affordable price.

Grilled Mozzarella set, a combo meal with toasted mozzarella cheese on bread, butter, garlic and a pasta carbonara.  I was shocked as how small their serving were and was disappointed that their mozzarella set was almost just like a french toast.  But then we were too hungry to complain so we dig in, and to our surprise it was not bad after all.  Pasta was cooked al dente, though a little bland for a typical carbonara but the bread is really crunchy and gooey  because of the mozzarella.  Maybe if they served more of the pasta carbonara, as we have expected, a serving of this combo meal set is enough for one.  A rating of 3/5 for this dish.

menu rimini mare - pasta scampi

Menu rimini mare with pasta scampi seafood version of pasta.  Pasta cooked al dente, and the red sauce used were really an italian style with shrimps.  Perfect who seeks vegetable pasta, for they used italian sauce not that sweet nor sour perfect blend.  Served  with pita bread on the side price at 225.00.  A rating of  4/5.

Zuppa del giorno

Zuppa del giorno, soup of the day then was Cream of celery soup.   The soup was served hot and it was really creamy with a hint of celery taste topped with croutons, price at P70.00.  A rating of 4/5.

pasta carbonara

Pasta Carbonara with bacon and light cream sauce, quite bland for a typical carbonara.  There’s not much cream and milk to the sauce, tasted more of the pasta itself, for the price of 170.  A rating of 3/5.

Overall, my Piadina Italiana experienced was 3/5.

Piadina Italiana branches:

1.  2/Level. Midtown Wing, Pedro Gil St. Ermita Manila.  Tel. No.  525-6527

2.  2/Level., EDSA cor. Ortigas Ave. Quezon City.  Tel. No. 637-5809

3.  Megastip, Bldg. A, Julia Vargas Ave. Mandaluyong City.  Tel No. 687-7345

4.  4th Floor Food Park, 6766 The Enterprise Center, Paseo de Roxas cor. Ayala Ave. Makati City.  Tel. No.  752-5019

5.  G/Level., Paseo de Roxas cor. Legaspi St., Ayala Center Makati City.  Tel. No. 752-5019

NOTE:   If you dine at Piadina Italiana, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.

holy cow steak ranch and american grill

holy cow

We were attracted by the menu gallery displayed outside the store, and so we decided to have a Holy Cow! experienced.   We were guided to our preferred seats and were given a menu.  They have wooden seats and couch were also available.  Trayliners and utensils were immediately provided but no one’s prepared to get our orders.  To our dismayed, crews were not that attentive to your needs.

county mushroom soup

For starters, we had County Mushroom Soup, mushroom soup with bread sticks price price at P85.00.  A different version of mushroom soup, but to our dismayed it was a bit salty and seems like they put soysauce to it.  It’s  not that creamy and not that hot for a soup.   I give this 2/5.

creamy clam chowder

Creamy Clam Chowder, creamy soup with clams and parmesan bread sticks price price at P75.00.  Now this is creamy and yes you can truly taste the clams in this soup.  Truly a clam chowder alright.  I give this 5/5.

cowboy combo platter

Cowboy Combo Platter, breaded chicken tenders, onion ring and barbeque flavored fries price at P295.00.  I can say we were awed when this dish was served on our table, huge serving!  Onion rings has lots of breading good for me for i like it that way, while chicken tenders more on chicken skin than chicken meat, fries were salted and tasted good.  I give this 4/5.

superb creamy cheese carbonara

Superb creamy cheese carbonara solo price at P145.00, regular price at P265.00.  I love this dish! It is creamy and the bacon were crunchy good together, and they don’t scrimp on cheese!  The name of the dish itself speaks for itself Superb!  I give this 5/5.

lonestar grilled porkchops

Lonestar Grilled Porkchop served with roasted apple gravy price at P220.00.  Their porkchop were juicy, and more lean meat were served.  I like porkchop with typical gravy taste than with apple gravy.  Steamed vegetables were crunchy and cooked just right.  I give this 3/5.

running iron chicken barbeque

Running Iron Chicken Barbeque, chicken quarter served with sweet hickory barbeque sauce price at P220.00.  Can’t wait to chow down this dish.  Their chicken barbeque were juicy but find it more sour taste than sweetness too much marination?  Corn on the cob were crunchy which i find it perfect!  The rice is a bit dry though.  I give this 4/5.

mashed potatoes

Mashed Potatoes price at P45.00.  Their version of mashed potatoes were not fully mashed and not creamy.  I find it dry with chunks of potatoes in every spoonful bite.  I give this 3/5.

citrus black tea

Citrus Black Tea,  ceylon tea with citrus fruit extract price at P65.00.  A different version of ice tea, taste like brewing a tea then add some ice voila! citrus black tea!   I give this 4/5.

white grape tea

White Grape Tea, white tea with grape juice and fresh grapes price at P65.00.  You’ll definitely taste the hint of grape with ice tea it was refreshing but sweet.  I give this 4/5.

Overall, I give Holy Cow! Steak Ranch and American Grill a 3/5 for the service, food and ambience.

Holy Cow! Steak Ranch and American Grill branches:

1.  1/F Midtown Wing, Robinsons Place Manila, Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico St., Ermita Manila.  Tel. No.566-7301

2.  SM Annex, North Ave., EDSA Quezon City.  Tel. No. 332-2387

3.  SM Central Business Park I, Bay City Pasay City.  Tel. No. 566-7301

NOTE:   If you dine at Holy Cow! Steak Ranch and American Grill, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.

Fridays

Another great place to have a good western meal is TGI Fridays.  One thing I really appreciate when I visit TGI Fridays are the antique memorabilia hanged on the walls, it makes you feel like your in another place and another time. The restaurant is kid friendly as they provide color and coloring pages to keep the kids busy. Lamps are used to light each table, and the aircon is cold enough to keep the restaurant cool. There are TV screens on different sections of the restaurant to keep you entertained while having your meal.

For pasta lovers, the Cajun shrimp and chicken pasta is a must try dish at TGI fridays.  Fettuccine pasta is used in thick creamy spicy alfredo sauce, with red bell pepper in cajun butter and parmesan cheese. The pasta noodle is cooked al dente with lots of chicken and shrimp pieces in it. The dish is very tasty, serving size is just about average for the price. Price at P535.00.  However, eating this pasta dish on your own will bloat you easily, this is just perfect for sharing. I give this dish a 5/5.

baby back ribs with barbeque sauce

Another best seller from  TGI Fridays is the Baby back ribs.  Served with barbeque sauce and french fries. The meat is very tender and you do not need much effort to separate the meat from the bone.   Indeed, one of the best ribs i’ve tasted. The fries has too much salt though but its not much on an issue.  Taste for this dish is very good but it is a bit pricey for its category. Price if half slab P595.00, full slab P990.00.

apple shake

For the drink, we had Apple shake price at P150.00. Rich apple shake served really cold, perfect for kids, its healthy and refreshing.

strawberry iced tea

We also ordered Strawberry iced tea price atP125.00, you should try this iced tea. Best if served with lots and lots of ice. Its like strawberry candy in liquid form. And the taste is not too sweet at all.

Overall I give TGI fridays a 5/5.  Price is a bit high but good food is what you get.

TGI fridays Branches :

1. The Brickroad Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, Rizal  Tel. No  682-7047

2. 2nd Level, Alabang Town Center, Alabang Muntinlupa City  Tel. No  842-9355

3. Ground floor, Hotel Rembrandt Tomas Morato Extension, Quezon City  Tel.  No   372-8539

4. 3rd floor, Glorietta 3, Ayala Center Makati City Tel. No  752-7685

5. Ground Floor, Robinsons Place, Perdo Gil Street, Ermita, Manila  Tel.  No  526-5334

6. Level 2 East Wing Robinsons Galleria, Quezon City  Tel. No  637-9274

7. Quadrant B3, Bonifacio High Street Taguig City  Tel.  No  856-2996

8. Level 4, Trinoma Park, Trinoma Mall, North Avenue Quezon City  Tel. No   943-2163

9. North Wing Entertainment Mall, Mall of Asia Tel. No  556-4456

NOTE:   If you dine at TGI fridays, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.

cafe breton

cafe breton

Craving for crepes?  Cafe Breton is the place.  May it be as your main meal or as your dessert you can count on them.  The ambience is so serene for us that’s why we were in awe upon entering the resto.  Staff immediately escorted us into our seats, where candle lights on each tables, with a mini vase and a fresh flower.  Staffs here were very friendly, neat and quick to everyone’s needs as i have noticed.

crepe with veal sausage, mushroom and bechamel sauce

For our main course, we had Crepe with veal sausage, mushroom and bechamel sauce price at P177.50.  This dish is a winner for me, since i love white sauce, bechamel sauce is the substitute for that, i chose veal sausage for it is a lighter version of all sausages for me so i could still accommodate dessert.  Veal sausage is lighter in taste, than any other sausage that I know of.  Not that tasty that could eat up your taste palette and would devour the tastes of all the ingredients present in your crepe.  Mushroom and bechamel sauce are good together with veal sausage.  I give this dish a rating of 4/5.

crepe with ham, mushroom, and bechamel sauce

Then another main course, Crepe with ham, mushroom and bechamel sauce price at P152.50.  Noticed that one would opt to order a lighter main dish rather than being bloated and leaving Cafe Breton without tasting their sweet crepes?  For you’ll miss a lot then.  Another lighter main course to choose from wherein safer for you to have some space for sweet crepes.  I give this dish a rating of 4/5.

galette americain

Galette americain consists of beef patty, sunny side-up egg, tomato provencal, mushrooms and mushroom sauce at P221.50.  Instead of Crepe, I ordered galette to taste their wheat version.  I find it alright but I like crepe more.  The tomato provencal evens out the taste of the meat and eggs present in this dish, most especially having a mushroom sauce, another creamy version of sauce that they offers.  I give this dish a rating of 3/5.

crepe with strawberries and cream

For Dessert, Crepe with strawberries and cream, strawberries preserve in syrup with cream, ice cream topped with whipped cream at P217.25.  I have a sweet tooth that night, but then was surprised that strawberries preserved were way too sweet for me,  most especially if you put chocolate syrup on top.  Too sweet for me.  a rating of 3/5.

adam and eve

Another round of dessert, Adam & Eve, stewed apples with cinnamon and vanilla ice cream at P195.00.  Sweet and sour taste of apples are perfect together with cinnamon powder… delicious!   Love their vanilla ice cream, also with a hint of cinnamon on top.  a rating of 5/5.

mango crepe

A create-your-own Mango Crepe without the chocolate syrup and without the cream.  Suited for those who crave a simple dessert crepe but afraid of too sweet.  This dessert is only a combination of crepe, sliced fresh mangoes, coffee ice cream on top and a dash of confectioner’s sugar price at P125.00.   A rating of 5/5 from me.

banana split

Banana Split, split banana with a scoop of chocolate, strawberry, vanilla ice cream, with walnuts, whipped cream, cherries and with a combination of chocolate and strawberry syrup.  A dessert suited for those who has sweet tooth I can say.   Price at P170.00.  A rating of 4/5.

cafe liegeois

Cafe Liegois, pronounced as leej-wah, a cold espresso with coffee ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate sauce price at P120.00 if decaf P130.00.  This seems to be just like a cold coffee with coffee ice cream.  And it’s not that sweet to my taste.  A true winner for those who craves for a dessert.  A rating of 5/5 from me.

Cafe Breton branches:

1.   Tomas Morato -  Tomas Morato cor. Sct. De Guia Quezon City.  Tel. No. 374-6334

2.  Westgate - Space C-806 Central Precint, Westgate Center, Filinvest Alabang Muntinlupa City.  Tel. No. 771-1214

3.  Trinoma Mall - Trinoma Mall, EDSA cor. North Avenue Quezon City.  Tel. No. 916-9186

4.  Greenbelt 3 - 1/F Greenbelt 3, Paseo de Roxas cor. Legaspi St., Ayala Center Makati City.  Tel. No. 757-4125

5.  The Podium - G/F The Podium, 18 ADB Ave., Ortigas Center Mandaluyong City.  Tel. No. 687-5971

6.  Mall of Asia - 1/F SM Mall of Asia, Entertainment Mall, SM Central Business Park, Bay City Pasay City.  Tel. No. 556-0279

7.  Robinson’s Place Manila - Midtown Wing, Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico St., Malate Manila.  Tel. No. 567-0704

NOTE:   If you dine at Cafe Breton, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.

gumbo

Gumbo, a taste of New Orleans as the slogan says.  Upon entering the restaurant you will notice a lot of memorabilia hanging on their walls.  Different states and it’s capital of United States were posted on dining tables as their names.  It was a cool concept.  We were escorted to our seats, which by the way is a comfortable couch.  Having that cool and comfortable ambience, suddenly I felt the baby back ribs craving.  Your order of bourbon-style ribs with two side dishes of your own choice, I chose mashed potatoes and corn.  Their version of baby back ribs is kinda sweet to my taste, I noticed a small part of lean meat for me to indulge more of the bones of the ribs itself, while the mashed potatoes are really yummy! It was creamy though I have noticed chunks of potatoes rather than purely mashed it’s still delicious.  You can choose sizes between petite P495.00 or grande P795.00.  I give this a rating of  3/5.

bourbon-style ribs with mashed potatoes

My choice of pasta then was Classic Spaghetti Carbonara.  Their version of carbonara is just ordinary, cream based pasta with their special herbs, crunchy bacon and parmesan cheese.  The taste was alright, and expected for a typical cream based dish.  I give this 4/5 rating.

Gumbo branches:

1.  2/F  Entertainment Mall, SM Mall of Asia Pasay City, Metro Manila. Tel. No. 556-0239

2.  2/Level The Block, SM City North EDSA Quezon City.  Tel No. 442-0106

3.  3/Level. Robinsons Place Manila Midtown, Ermita Manila.  Tel. No. 567-1925

4.  2/Level. SM Megamall Atrium, Ortigas Ave. Mandaluyong City.  Tel. No. 635-9571

NOTE:   If you dine at Gumbo, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.

Tokyo-tokyo

Japanese food are one of my favorites. Cooked japanese food that is. This time lets try Tokyo-tokyo. For me, I can classify tokyo tokyo as semi fastfood and semi restaurant. Fastfood maybe because of the way you order the food as well as the price when compared to huge japanese restaurants, and restaurant for the quality of the food they offer. Tokyo tokyo is famous for their eat all you rice promo, as long as you can still take it, the rice will keep on coming.

tonkatsu

One of the all time favorites of tokyo tokyo is the tonkatsu. The tonkatsu is a breaded deep fried porkchop served with rice and stir fried vegetables.  This dish is a bit greasy but is really yummy and crispy. I’m sure kids of all ages will love it, but not recommended for elderly people. The serving size of the porkchop is just average for its price.

beef teriyaki

Another one of my favorites at tokyo tokyo is the beef teriyaki. The beef is sliced very thinly and is cooked just right. Sprinkled with sesame seed. The only downside of this dish is that sometimes the served beef is more of the fatty side. But if you will be considering the taste, i’ll give it 5/5.  You will keep asking for more rice. This is also served with rice and stir fried vegetables. Serving size is also average for its price.

If you would like to try this dish or other tokyo tokyo dish, you can avail for the sumo meal. The sumo meal is a package good for 2 people.  It also includes 2 red ice tea, which can save you a few bucks.

chicken ninja wraps

Another best seller of tokyo tokyo is the Ninja Wraps. It comes in chicken or beef teriyaki. The ninja wrap is composed of Pita bread, chicken or beef pieces, teriyaki sauce and cabbage slices, it is wrapped like shawarma, this usually takes 15 minutes waiting time to prepare, but once this is served, it is worth the wait.

And part of every good meal is an ice cold drink. At tokyo tokyo, you will surely love the taste of the Red Iced Tea. Taste the best when served very cold. I just hope that they will offer this bottomless in the future.

Overall I give tokyo tokyo a 4/5 for ambiance. 4/5 for food taste. and 5/5 for the price.

Tokyo-Tokyo Branches :

1. SM San Lazaro Manila Tel. No. 786-2495

2. Robinsons Otis Paz Guazon Manila Tel. No. 559-0728

3. Harrison Plaza, Malate, Manila Tel. No. 893-7115

4. Robinsons Place Manila Tel. No. 522-8909

5. SM Centerpoint Manila Tel. No. 714-2568

6. Tutuban Center 1 Tondo Manila Tel. No. 252-9542

7. Taft 2510 Taft Avenua, Manila

8. Tutuban Center 2 Manila Tel. No. 253-4127

9. 168 Mall Binondo Manila Tel. No. 244-75-63

10. UST AH. Lacson Cor Espana Street. Sampaloc, Manila Tel. No.  732-4975

11. SM Manila Cityhall Tel. No. 734-9512

12. SM Megamall Mandaluyong Tel No. 633-5055

13. Robinsons Forum L-1 (1007-1008) ROBINSONS PLACE-GATEWAY, Pioneer  Street ., Mandaluyong City Tel. No. 687-4063

14. Shangrila Plaza Mall Tel. No. 687-7778

15. SM Mall of Asia Pasay City Tel. No. 556-0334

16. SM Southmall Las Pinas Tel. No. 800-0446

17. SM Valenzuela City Tel No. 294-4744

18. Eastwood City Libis Quezon City Tel No. 421-0543 to 45

19. Trinoma Mall Quezon City Tel No. 901-5589

20. SM Fairview Quezon City Tel. No. 939-2001

21. AliMall Cubao Quezon City Tel. No. 995-0804

22. Ever Commonwealth Quezon City Tel. No. 951-1772

23. SM North Edsa 2 Tel. No. 925-7323

24. SM North Edsa 1 Tel. No. 926-8631

25. WalterMart Munoz Quezon City Tel. No. 332-1082

26. Greenhills Shopping Center San Juan Tel. No. 727-6540

27. Market Market, Fort Bonifacio Taguig City Tel. No. 886-6664

28. Greenbelt 1, Makati City Tel. No. 893-7115

29. Powerplant Mall, Makati City Tel. No. 898-1415

30. People Support Center  S- 118-A Peoples Support Center Gateway, Ayala Avenue. San Lorenzo, Makati City Tel. No.  750-2423

31. SM Makati Foodcourt Tel. No. 818-1679

32. Glorietta , Makati City

33. Festival Supermall Muntinlupa City Tel. No. 842-9085

34. Alabang Towncenter Muntinlupa City Tel. No. 809-7790

35. SM Muntinlupa City Tel. No. 659-1651

36. Robinsons Galleria Tel. No. 638-2834

37. SM Sucat Paranaque City Tel. No. 820-6808

38. SM Bicutan Paranaque City Tel. No. 822-9069

39. Ever Grand Central Caloocan City Tel. No. 364-8202

40. Victory Mall J.P. RIZAL EXT., Caloocan City Tel. No.  568-0732

41.  Robinsons Metro East Pasig City Tel. No. 681-6609

42. Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall Tel. No. 681-7276

43. SM Marikina Tel. No. 477-1971

NOTE:   If you dine at Tokyo-Tokyo, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.

Century Seafood Restaurant

Are you looking for a spacious restaurant for your wedding reception? or probably a good restaurant for birthday parties or your child’s christening or baptism. Check out Century Seafood Restaurant.

Century Seafood Restaurant offers a wide variety of chinese food for your taste bud. Not just seafood as the name states. But basically all types of chinese food.

Century seafood restaurant is part of Century Park Hotel which is owned by Mr. Lucio Tan.

The restaurant has 2 huge function spaces and a couple of small function rooms for smaller events. If the 2 huge function rooms will not be enough for you, you can avail of the Century hotel function room which has a bigger space and add a few percentage on the table expense.

One good thing about century seafood is its hotel ambiance. Carpeted floors, high ceiling and a clean and cold environment. Not to mention a free parking space across the street exclusive for century visitors.

For those that are not familiar with chinese restaurant, usually the tables are round with a capacity of 12 people on each table. With a lazy susan at the center to turn the food around.

Now, lets check some of the food they have, the taste and how they present it.

cold cuts

For every 12 seater chinese restaurant round table package, the food usually starts with chinese cold cuts. This dish gives you a good introduction of the meal you are about to take. It includes century egg, pork asado, peking duck and seaweed at the center. This is one of my favorites, its best eaten with chili oil and or ginger sauce.

wintermelon soup

Dining at a chinese restaurant is not complete without a serving of soup. They have a variety of soup to choose from. This is the wintermelon soup. It has mushroom, winter melon and chicken pieces in it.  You can also try hot and sour soup, Fish Lip soup or Sharks Fin soup.

garlic shrimp

This is the garlic shrimp. The shrimps are cut vertically and cooked very well, topped with garlic and onion soy sauce.

scallops with broccolli

These are huge scallops with brocolli, the scallops are very soft while the broccolli cooked crunchy.

birthday noodles

This dish is the Birthday Noodle. Birthday noodles are usually served the last. It is to fill up the remaining empty spaces in your stomach to make sure you leave well stuffed. This dish is very tasty. There are different types of birthday noodle. You can also try Misua birthday noodle.

Some good dishes in century (not in the picture) are steamed lapu-lapu. Fried Salt and Pepper Crab and seafood/salad roll.

For dessert, you can go for ginataan, mango sago or sticky peanut ball.

As for the price, it is somewhere between P8,000-P12,000 for a table of 12 seaters. Depending on the dish you order. They also have food package per table and you can choose to change the dishes included in the package.

Overall, I give the ambiance 4/5, food taste 4/5 and presentation 4/5.

Century Seafood Restaurant Location :

G/F Century Park Hotel, 599 P. Ocampo St.  1004 Malate,  Manila. Philippines

Tel No. 524-1821

NOTE:   If you dine at Century Seafood Restaurant, please let them know that you saw the review from MetroRestoReview.com.