Top Picks:
AMERICAN
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AUSTRALIAN
Bondi & Bourke
Area: Makati
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CHINESE
Bondi & Bourke
Area: Makati
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CHINESE
Area: MAKATI
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CUBAN
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EUROPEAN & ASIAN FUSION
Antonio's Restaurant, Tagaytay
Area: TAGAYTAY
Area: TAGAYTAY
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FILIPINO
Grilla Bar & Grill, Kalayaan (near Rockwell)
Area: MAKATI
Tootsie's, Tagaytay
Area: Tagaytay
Via Mare Cafe & Oyster Bar, Greenbelt 3
Area: MAKATI
Area: MAKATI
Tootsie's, Tagaytay
Area: Tagaytay
Via Mare Cafe & Oyster Bar, Greenbelt 3
Area: MAKATI
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GREEK
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INTERNATIONAL BUFFET
Area: PASAY CITY
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JAPANESE
MCS Fernando and Little Tokyo (they're across from each other) in Makati have the best authentic Japanese restaurants and and pretty inexpensive
MCS Fernando and Little Tokyo (they're across from each other) in Makati have the best authentic Japanese restaurants and and pretty inexpensive
Area: MAKATI
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SINGAPOREAN
Wee Nam Kee, Ayala Triangle Gardens
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SINGAPOREAN
Wee Nam Kee, Ayala Triangle Gardens
Area: MAKATI
SPANISH
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STEAKHOUSE
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THAI
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VIETNAMESE
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BAKED GOODS, DESSERTS & FROZEN TREATS
ANTONIO'S GARDEN RESTAURANT
ReplyDeleteTagaytay
www.antoniosrestaurant.ph
Antonio's Restaurant = Excellent food + excellent service + astonishing architecture & art = PERFECTION
It was a beautiful magazine article written about Antonio's that made me so eager to try this restaurant. It had been a long wait; almost a year. Finally, in celebration of our wedding anniversary, my husband and I went to Antonio's for lunch three days ago and got to experience first-hand the most wonderful and incredible things that were described in the magazine article. The food was amazing - it was a fusion of what I would describe as French-Spanish-Filipino-German cuisine, so perfectly meshed that we couldn't help but smile at every bite. The restaurant itself is beautiful - it is like a palatial home adorned with beautiful pieces of artwork and furniture, reminiscent of the Philippines as a Spanish colony from the 1500s to the 1800s. The service was superb. One of the highlights of our day was meeting the man himself, the owner and chef - Antonio Escalante, who approached each table and greeted everyone in the room with so much warmth, as if we were his own friends and family. The chef even gave me and my husband generous servings of his delicious home-made limoncello. It was a nice way to end our meal. I recommend ordering the limoncello; if it's on the menu. It is smooth but quite potent so if it is too strong for your taste, try it with the dalandan juice.
A perfect 10! Antonio's Garden Restaurant, Tagaytay
Andrew Zimmern: Filipino food is the 'next big thing'
ReplyDeletehttp://bites.today.com/_news/2012/06/12/12185035-andrew-zimmern-filipino-food-is-the-next-big-thing?lite
Excerpt:
Filipino cuisine has a variety of foreign influences. The impact of China is evidenced in their use of noodles (pancit), fried rice (sinangang) and spring rolls (lumpia), as well as the soy sauce and fish sauce found in many other dishes. Indonesian and Malaysian influence can be seen in the use of coconut milk and rice, particularly in desserts, as well as the use of chilis (though most Filipino food isn’t very spice-heavy).
The Spanish were responsible for bringing bay leaves, tomatoes and garlic, as well as the technique of sautéing with olive oil. Longanisa is a sweet pork sausage (similar to the Spanish longaniza) which can be found in Filipino dishes. Other Spanish dishes often found on Filipino menus are flan, paella, and adobo, a method of braising meat in garlic, vinegar, peppercorns, and soy sauce.