SHRIMP BUCKET

Eat the best seafood in town with a kick!

This restaurant is best for a group of people catching up and chillin' . They spiced up shrimp, mussels, and crab by having their special sauce. 

Branches :

• UP Town Center
• Taguig
• Il Terrazo Mall

 FAVORITE SPECIAL SAUCES : 

1. The Mardi Gras 

Pork sausage with a kick. Best with mussels & crab!! Partner it with plain rice. It's tasty and delicious. 

  2. Salty Eggsperience

Mashed Salted egg. this sauce is best with shrimp! never forget to order coke for your drinks. Cause it's better with soft drinks too. and of course plain rice!

When they serve it, it's placed in a big transparent plastic in a bucket. Isn't it cool. They taught of how they will present their food. Since me and my family love seafood, we go here often too. Seafood is fresh it doesn't have an after taste. Whooo. Better try this restaurant and you might forget your name.

Croque, Cafe + Bakery 

" Today is a good day to have a good day "

EUROPEAN-FILIPINO INSPIRED DISHES

Croque is pronounced as "Krohk" from the word "croquer" which means CRUNCH in French as it was mentioned in their website.

Location :  833, Dominion Building, Arnaiz Ave, Makati, 1223 Metro Manila

One of the best European fushion restaurant I have tasted. It's more of a fine dining restaurant cause it takes 15 minutes for each food to be served. Since I have Saturday classes, my mom and I tried this restaurant one Saturday.

As this is our first time to be there, we ordered Fillet Mignon, Pasta Al Funghi, 4 kinds of Mushroom. The first thing that was served is bread and butter. They made the bread itself. It's soft and flavorful. Next on our plate is the 4 kinds of mushroom soup. It is my first time to have seen a restaurant pouring the soup in a bowl in front of me. It's so amazing. An A+ for that kind of presentation! The soup is creamy and salty, and rich. For our main dish, we ordered Pasta Al Funghi and Fillet Minion. If you are a mushroom lover you would definitely order Pasta Al Funghi. It has a soft boiled egg on top, its oil based too. Did you know that they make their own pasta? Gosh its Al Dente! It is the best way to cook pasta! Lastly, Fillet Mignon, steak is tender. Medium well is perfect for the steak. Side dishes are added, mashed potato and buttered steamed veggies. Sumptuous meal! We will definitely go back.

I hope they branch out soon. It's expensive but not too expensive :)

                                      

                                        

                                        

                                     

        " Comfort food with a twist"

Running a restaurant is tough, but there are a few that succeed by running on passion, perseverance, and a knack for knowing what their customers want. One such restaurant is Torch.

Branches :

• Greenhills, Connecticut
• UP Town Center
• Trinoma Mall
• Greenbelt 5 
• Circuit

Another favorite restaurant of mine is Torch. When you go there be sure you're not so hungry as you will have to wait for 15-20 minutes before you will be seated especially during lunch and dinner.The following are my favorites :

•  Salpicao Medallion

       

You can choose your sides, whether its mashed potato or plain rice. It's better if you tell them to cook it medium rare for it to be tender and soft. I really love the steak! It's good for sharing. Me and my mom half the steak and my dad gets a piece. Whenever I eat this particular food it feels like heaven.

• Philly Cheese Steak Pizza

         

This is the best pizza I have ever tasted!! The crust is thin, crunchy and flavorful. The cheese in it is very generous. I really love pizza with lots of cheese! A must try for everyone when they eat at Torch.

• Tartufo Pasta

          

A creamy truffle mushroom pasta in fettucine. Since me and my family love cream based pasta, we enjoy this pasta of Torch. It's rich and creamy. You can really taste the truffle in it. Truffle and mushroom has a strong flavor but since they are combined, the strong flavor balances out the pasta. 

The best comfort food for a weekend night out!!