My Birthday Celebration

It's been 26 years since I was born last March 10. I can say that I have lived a not perfect but wonderful life because of my loved ones specially my girlfriend. My day become special because of them . Later that day, I have treated them for dinner in a local restaurant near our home in Bulacan. We chose to eat Filipino dishes rather than eating at fast food chains.

a restaurant near our home

Mandarin Tea Garden Abreeza Mall Branch

I have said in my previous post that I went to Davao because of work-related duties last year right? Well since it's my first time there, I didn't let the chance to wander around slip by. And since I'm tired of eating  in fast food chains, I looked for a different dining experience. Me and my officemate went to Abreeza Mall in Davao City and there we spotted Mandarin Tea Garden.

Mandarin Tea Garden is a restaurant located in 1st floor Abreeza Mall in Davao City and they serve Filipino and Chinese dishes. They have many branches in Visayas and Mindanao area. They also have a branch near Tower Inn Davao if I'm not mistaken. I just want to share some pictures of their mouth-watering foods.

Ristorante Bigoli

Me and my girlfriend have a lot in common. And one of them is we love to eat. We love to eat in different restaurants and fastfood. We try to eat different kinds of dishes as long as we can afford to buy it of course. :)

Last November 19, we chose to dine in Ristorante  Bigoli in SM North EDSA. Ristorante Bigoli serves Italian foods (pasta, pizza etc.). They also have branches in Eastwood and TriNoma. We ordered Doppio Delizioso because it is said in their menu that it is a real value for two. It consists of  Spaghetti Bolognese, 2 pcs. Italian Chicken, 2 slices of Cheese Overload Pizza, Garden Salad, Minestrone Soup and 2 Single Served Drinks. It costs 370 pesos. Here are some of the pictures that we've got.

Free Garlic Bread

can't fight the hunger LOL

Spaghetti Bolognese with garlic bread

Makansutra Asian Food Village

Makansutra Asian Food Village

Makansutra Asian Food Village is located at the 2nd floor Manila Ocean Park at the back of Quirino Grand Stand in Luneta. Receiving good feed back from our friends, me and my beloved have decided to dine at Makansutra for our first anniversary celebration. The ambiance is great and it was a different dining experience compared to our usual fast food dining. There are many food stalls and food choices from different Asian countries but we have decided to order Grilled Chicken in Barbecue Sauce, Nasi Lemak, Chen Tng and some fried noodles that looks like pancit canton (sorry if I forgot the dish name).

Here are some short background about Nasi Lemak and Chen Tng:

Nasi Lemak is considered to be the national dish in Malaysia but it is also sold in other Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Thailand. It is served in a platter with rice, sliced cucumbers, roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg, small fired anchovies (dilis) and chicken wings with spicy sauce. It is traditionally sold wrapped in banana leaves.

Nasi Lemak

 

Chen Tng is a recipe that originates in China. The main ingredients for this dessert are longans, lotus seeds, bargley, ginkgo nuts, gelatine sheets and tai hoi lam.

Chen Tng

Here are the other pictures of the food that we've eaten.

Grilled Chicken in Barbecue Sauce

Fried Noodles w/ ham and fried dumplings (I don't know the exact dish name LOL)