Some more treats from Manila Hotel

Aside from my previous post, we also had Manila Hotel's Cafe Ilang-Ilang's Halo-Halo, which was not that special, and their bibingka which is by far, one of the best bibingka's we have ever tasted! ^^,

Halo - Halo topped with Strawberry Ice Cream :)

Best Bibingka served with salted egg, kesong puti
and niyog... ^.^

Happy Monday to everyone! :D

Afternoon Snack @ Manila Hotel

I'm gonna make this post really short! ^^ Basically, we went to Cafe Ilang-Ilang of Manila Hotel and had these for an afternoon snack! :) (served with hot chocolate) :o

Manila Hotel Pizza (Served hot and is the best way to eat it!!!)

for some sweet treat, Samurai Crepe! :>
(a little sweet and I wish that there were more crepes
than vanilla pudding!) ^^,

We got everything in its half price since we used our Manila Hotel prestige card! :) I'll try to tell you more about it

Enjoy the rest of your Holy week! :D

One of my favorite snack! :D

These are Auntie Stella's Cookies my mom brought from her last trip from Hong Kong.

What I love about these biscuits is that they are so thin and crispy! ^.^ I also love the fact that each package has only one of each flavor and each pack has a lot of flavors that will surely make you ask for more.

My favorites are the chocolate and blueberry biscuit! :) since it has blueberry and choco bits in it that makes it both crunchy and chewy at the same time! :)


If ever I am going to Hong Kong, I will surely look for more of these! :D

Chika-An sa Cebu

Just like what I have said from one of my previous posts, what we mostly did in Cebu was to eat! And one of the places that we went to was Chika-an sa Cebu which means kainan sa Cebu, or a place where people eat in Cebu. Chika-an is a restaurant founded in Cebu and can only be found in Cebu and Davao. And like me, my brother loves trying new foods which are only found in a certain place and Chika-an rightfully fell on that category. :)

What we like about this place is that the space for the table and chairs were not limited and in fact the restaurant is quite big for it to be inside a mall! One thing that we also liked about this place is that the foods are cheap or it's just right - not too cheap and not too expensive. The foods we ordered were also great! Notice their logo, and you will see that it copies the body or figure of a fish. (It took me x times of looking at it before I realized this one) :D I was also happy that time, because the people who were with me, let me took pictures of the foods first before touching them (even if they were really very hungry)


First up, we had Sizzling Spicy Talong (eggplant) with Ground Pork (Php 115) which was one of the best of the bunch.

Next was the baked scallop which was so-so. My brother and I both thought that there was too much cheese in it that made it salty and strong. We were really after the right taste that we usually find in other restaurants. But it was only for Php 128! :)


For our soup, we ordered their Utan Bisaya Soup (Php 99) which was great when it was still hot! :") I think it is a vegetable soup that has okra, talong, malunggay, dahon ng sili, bell peppers, tomato, pumpkin, and other vegetables. Again, best experienced while hot! :)

We also ordered Crab Relleno (Php 120) which is minced crab meat, mixed with other stuff and is then stuffed back to the crab's shell and is baked! My brother didn't like this very much, but I did! It was crunch (the top part) then chewy in the end (crab's meat)! :) Now this was also one of the things I loved! :D

Another plus for Chika-an is that they have bottomless rice! (or unlimited rice) All you had to do is to order a cup of rice (@Php 32) per person and the rest just keeps on coming! :)) I became so full when I ate here because all of the things that we ordered were best enjoyed with rice!!! T.T




For dessert, we ordered Biko with Latik and Frozen Brazo which were all GREAT and refreshing! :) Frozen Brazo was a dessert that had biscuit crackers at its bottom, vanilla ice cream for its filling and on top is a dollop of custard and brazo's orginal soft cake! Yum! :))

Other must-try's from this resto are their Rellenong Manok, Banana and Langka Turon with Latik, Pinipig Delight, and Grilled Chorizo de Cebu!!! :D


Location:
Chika-an sa Cebu
SM Cebu 2nd Floor
**a must-try**

i want this NOW

T.T I miss Happy Lemon!!!
Why is there only one Happy Lemon Store here in the Philippines! :(
And it has to be so far away from where I am! :((

Puso

Hi everyone! :) I just got back from Cebu where my whole family got to have a vacation for 4 days! ^.^ Instead of sharing with you stories about the trip, I'll just give you bits and pieces! Most of which are about food! :D Like foods and places that can only be found in Cebu! ^^,

The first thing that I want to share with you is what Cebuanos call "Puso".

It is basically a spoonful of rice wrapped with a native leaf and is shaped like a heart or in Cebuano or Tagalog dialect we call puso.

As you can see in the picture above, there is a tiny slit which is where the rice will pop out! :D

The rice is plain white rice and is flavorless... :/ But what do I expect from a Php 2 ($.0465) worth of wonderfully made rice :D

The down side here is that the rice was not warm or steaming, which I think would be a whole lot better! :D And also, some locals say that one should be careful when buying puso because some of which are made without proper food handling knowledge. But, in my opinion, I just bought 3, for the sake of experiencing eating one! :)

A must try when in Cebu! :) Ask locals on where you can buy these because I just saw this being sold on the street, accidentally :)

2pm Snack!

Hello there! :) I know that it's a weird thing to have a snack by 2pm, just right after eating lunch by 1pm, but I guess that's me! :D

I just wanna share with you this sa-te flavored beancurd (沙茶豆乾) snack that I instantly loved. I love anything that has sa-te flavor in it and I also love beancurd, therefore, I love this snack! :) This snack came from one of my favorite countries which is Taiwan! But my mom brought this from her trip in Hong Kong! :)) I suggest that you eat this with congee/porridge or rice... Or follow me, I just plainly ate it without anything at all!!! :))


Happy Saturday afternoon everyone! :D Enjoy your weekend! :)

J is 5 and Starbucks

Who's J? Well, he is my nephew and he just turned 5 last March 29 and his name is Joshua! Time sure flies whenever I see him. I can still remember those times when he was still so fragile and when he was still wordless ^.^ We celebrated his birthday at Royal K Buffet Family Restaurant which is my first time to hear the name of this resto and was really excited to try it out!

Josh @ 2 and Josh @ 5

Royal K Buffet Family Restaurant is located at Blue Wave Strip Mall and boasts for its eat all you can, drink all you can, and order all you can type of service. They offer Filipino, Chinese, Japanese and Korean Cuisine and they also have sweet treats like brownies, cakes, fresh fruits and unlimited ICE CREAM!!! ^^, They also have a simple menu where you can have their chefs prepare and cook what you have chosen, non-stop!! Menu offerings ranges from fresh salmon slices, tempura, sisig, and a few more other choices.

the unlimited ice cream.. :)


Joshua sure loves ice cream! :D

So what's my verdict for this restaurant? Out of 5, I will b giving them a 2. Even though the food was good (not good-good, more of like, so-so-good), the price you paid for such buffet was too expensive to the point that it's not worth-it. (FYI, each pax is to pay Php 429 for the buffet) The food choices were few and all were simple dishes like, kare-kare, which only uses beef tripes and no real decent meat at all. Other choices were scrambled egg, spaghetti, blanched vegetable, steamed fish, soup, and some other dishes. The highlight of the buffet was unlimited ice cream and sushi which was also not that good. Another consideration was their, chairs, which were all wobbly already, whenever you sit in it, you feel like you're already gonna break it. Their restroom is also a big no-no, not only does it smell, but the room beside it was so dirty that you really wouldn't want to do your business anymore. But I shall give them a place with their layout and space allocations. I'm not sure if it was just bad timing or I just really did not like this restaurant, but how I wish that they will improve their menu and some of their facilities.. :\

I am really not good in making bad comments sound nicer, and I am really sorry to anyone who thinks that I am ambushing this restaurant. All that I am saying here are based on what I have experienced.. :(

Moving on..

After dinner, I don't know what happened but we still have some space in our appetites to have a drink at Starbucks! 'o' Ever since Starbucks changed their logo, I have never been able to go to any of their stores and it has been months... So, to my surprise, not only have they changed their logo but also increased their prices... 'o' And for that tall Mocha Frappuccino below, it cost me Php 135!!! I'm not mad at Starbucks and I know that they have all the right to increase their prices but with that I can say, I'd rather drink at Happy Lemon or Serenitea than splurge on a small serving of coffee drink which I know I can get at a lower price and is somehow a lot healthier that theirs.. So, farewell Starbucks! :( See you again when I am interested with your planner for next year! :)

Last March 30, I got one of my wisdom tooth removed and it was not as painful as I thought it would.. :)

Yesterday, I learned not to put the mushroom stock made from dried mushrooms and dried scallops to any stocks, like chicken stock, because the taste is very powerful and will overcome the other flavors... :)

just sharing... ^^,