Tikim57: Wangfu (Tomas Morato, Quezon City)

I noticed that there's a few Chinese restaurants in Tomas Morato area, so when I saw in Il Terrazo that there's a new Chinese restaurant, I asked Evan to accompany me here. Wangfu opened just months ago and I am excited to share with you my food experience in this new Chinese restaurant!

Wangfu

First impression before entering: wow! it's a modern Chinese restaurant. I wonder their price range. Why my thoughts was such? The place looks like an clean-upscale-modern fastfood with simple wooden accents so I wondered if their interiors made food prices higher.

Inside the restaurant

Ordering was a breeze, the menu has pictures of house specialties!

Menu

Menu

Ordered the following:

Shanghai dumplings P58.00

It has 3 pieces of dumplings that aren't actually siomai filling. The dipping sauce is not soy sauce, Im guessing it's light soy sauce with vinegar.I liked it and I ordered 1 more of these guys!

Black pepper beef rice P158.00

The serving size is good, it has enough meat for you to finish with your rice. You can really taste the black pepper sauce; it would be awesome if it's served un a sizzling plate.

Cha Chang noodles P120.00

Evan ordered this, he didn't say anything about it. So it's just a normal dish.

Chili potato strings P128.00

I was carving for fries yet avoiding them to have a better diet; so when I saw this I wanted to order it. Evan told me that it's not worth it but I didn't listen to him. Taste wise the potatoes were a bit sour instead of it being spicy. I think they were cooked with light vinegar that were just topped with chili. Well I wouldn't recommend this dish unless they do something special with it.

Honey Lemon Tea P58.00

This drink is on the sweet side. I thought it would be more citrusy but I guess the honey overpowered the drink. My suggestion got this is to have a small sauce cup so the customer can control the sweetness level.

Food and plate serving was appropriate with their pricing thus answering my thoughts on their first impression. If you want something FAST (sit-down restaurant), friendly to the wallet, and Chinese cuisine in Tomas Morato then go for Wangfu!

Taste: 3.5/5
Quality: 3/5
Ambiance: 3.5/5

Wangfu

Address: Unit G5 Il Terrazo building, Tomas Morato avenue corner scout madrinan street, 
south triangle, Quezon City

Contact: 7090569

Tikim48: Angus Belly the best at H Cuisine (Tomas Morato,Quezon City)

Tomas Morato and it's  alleys are bustling with old and new restaurants. One of the  hole-in-the-wall restaurants is H Cuisine. H Cuisine stands for Hanna Herrera Cuisine; the chef and owner of this restaurant.

H Cuisine

Inside the restaurant

As you can see in their signage, they specialize on Angus Beef Belly. In my two visits in this restaurant (with different company), Angus beef belly is definitely included in our tables's order list.  You can even bring home some their Angus Belly if you want more.

Take home some Angus Belly

Ordered the following:

Menu

Their menu is short ans simple, the ones with the H logo ont he side are house specialties. Almost all beff entrees are specialty dishes! 

Loaded Taco Salad P188

This is a house specialty which has lettuce, nachos, salsa, beef, grated cheese, and aioli sauce. I was craving for nachos so I ordered this one. It is supposed to be a house specialty but the taco salad has no tacos instead there were nachos. I have no problem with that; nachos weren't as crunchy as its supposed to be.

Angus Beef Belly Single P288, Sharing P428

Served hot and it will remain hot

Of course, I have to feature the house specialty, most awesome angus belly. What makes it awesome? It's served in a silver platter that has a candle underneath to keep it warm, beef wise it's slow roasted thus making the beef so tender. The gravy is said to be demiglace but I think it's normal butter gravy; still if you are into sauces, this is great! The potatoes does taste great with the gravy. On the other hand, the veggies taste like their frozen (not fresh)...sad!

H Rice

The Angus beef belly is served with plain rice but if you add P10.00 it would be an H rice. H rice is just buttered rice, I wish they would make H rice something special, something just H cuisine serves.

Angus Beef Flakes Bowl P238

Angus beef flakes bowl are just fried Angus beef crunchy flakes served with h-rice in demiglace gravy.  It is a house specialty and it reminds me adobo flakes but in meat form. After eating half of this bowl, I got a bit tired of the taste; 2 sauces would be a great taste variation ;)


As the restaurant says, they specialize in Angus Beef Belly. It's the only order that I really liked! I think the H restaurant can make some of their dishes more special just like their Angus Beef Belly. If you like  tender meat, then go over here to try something new!

Taste: 3/5

Quality: 3.5/5

Ambiance: 3/5 (parking is hard)

H Cuisine

Address: 64 Scout Rallos Street, (Near Tomas Morato),

                Quezon City, Philippines

Telephone: 413-0347/ 0917-590-8000

Website: www.facebook.com/pages/H-Cuisine

Tikim46: Mediterranean Sandwiches by Bistro 98 (Tomas Morato, Quezon City)

Bistro 98 is a hole-in-the-wall mini restaurant/cafe that specializes in Euro-Mediterranean cuisine. Bitro 98 had its soft opening just this March 2012. It is the start-up idea of 3 chefs, Joseph Sanvictores, Phoebe See, and Darwin Cardenas, who all have passion for quality food and sharing it with their friends, neighbors, and community.

Bistro 98

Me and my friends decided to have a go with this new hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Once you enter, you will notice that they have an open kitchen which means you can watch them cook your meal! This makes any dining experience interesting. Another plus for open kitchens, you know your meal is cooked and prepared fresh and served hot!

Open Kitchen

Inside the restaurant

They have a short menu which changes from time to time to have a variety but I think their bestsellers, like the sandwiches, are available daily.

Short Menu

On the table we ordered the following:

Complimentary bread

The bread is a complimentary appetizer for diners. I think those are baguette slices with 2  dips/pates; one is the Boursin cream cheese roasted garlic dip and the other one is a liver pate. Oh goodnews, the complimentary bread is refillable!!! I personally like the garlic cream cheese dip.

Chicken Risotto P220

This is best eaten when hot. For spicy food lovers like me, I like my risotto with spicy flakes!

Pulled Pork Sandwich P250.00

 Pork roasted in 48 hours, so tender and juicy. Pork is shredded topped with sweet dark sauce in Hoagie roll sandwich. The combination of crunchy bread and soft chewy pork is just right. The sandwich plate also comes with coleslaw And potato chips.

Reuben Cornbeef Sanwich P250.00

When you think of cornbeef a Filipino will usually associate it with Purefoods or Argentina cornbeef but this is different. I suggest you try it to taste the difference. I hope there was more sauce though :)

Philly Cheesesteak P220

Tender meat but again I really am a sauce-gravy girl...it would be awesome if there was a special cheesy sauce or what not to make it more cheesy!

Meet the 3 chefs

Before the service/dinner ends, I met the chefs and took a photo a them!

Cheese Fondue

Next on my list is the cheese fondue! I wonder if they have a beef fondue as well...it would be awesome if they have fondue not only for snack but for meals (like the beef fondue)! Bistro 98, is not just an address, it is a tastebud adventure for those wanting to try Mediterranean cuisine and wine enthusiasts.

Taste: 3.5/5

Quality: 4/5

Ambiance: 3.5/5

Bistro 98

Address: 98-100A Scout Lozano St.

              Quezon City, Metro Manila

Contact: 0917-5181187

Website: www.themangotap.com.ph

*Some photos were taken from www.facebook.com/Bistro98

Tikim30: My Favorites in Cafe Breton (Tomas Morato, Quezon City)

I have been to Cafe Breton quite a few times after dinner just to eat dinner and I usually order their La Pinay or Fantastic Pinay mango crepe. Mango is sweet and good, crepe texture is just right, perfect combination with chocolate, nutulla, whipcream/vanilla ice cream.

The bright yellow sign of Cafe Breton

Inside the Cafe

My biggest mistake is associating Cafe Breton with just crepe for desserts. I have never ordered their hot crepes until a few weeks ago when I tummy grumbled on a late night. I ordered a Gallette Rustique which is a combination of smoked bacon [it looks like ham when it arrived], tomato provencale, mozzarella, and egg. What I like about this dish are how the tomatoes were soft and steamed; these tomatoes converted me to like them! Aside from the previous dish, Evan ordered a Gallette Paysanne, a combination of onions, egg, asparagus, Hungarian sausage slice, and cheese sauce. Again, the vegetables were steamed, a healthier way of eating it plus and it tasted great with the cheese sauce! I would gladly recommend both hot crepes for dinner! :)

Gallette Rustique (P182.50): My fave hot crepe

Gallette Paysanne (P273.50): Sauce is good!

For this visit, I decided to g for Fantastic Pinay. It is just like La Pinay, except that La Pinay doesn't have nutella and is topped with vanilla ice cream instead of whipped cream. Note that La Pinay is also cheaper than Fantastic Pinay! 

Fantastic Pinay (P205.95): Mango Crepe with nutella, chocolate sauce, and whipcream

For my recommendation, I wish they had special gourmet crepes for special occasions or have a "flavor of the month" dessert crepe to introduce new flavors. Better yet, why not have a special crepe for certain branches; for example the Cafe Breton in Tagaytay may offer something a dessert crepe associated to Tagaytay flavors. Other than coming up with something new from time to time, Cafe Breton remains to be my favorite go to place when I am craving for crepes. :)

Taste: 4.5/5
Quality: 4/5
Ambiance: 4/5


Cafe Breton
Tomas Morato corner Sct. De Guia,
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Telephone: 374-6334

Tikim 24: A Japanese kind of burger at Sango (Tomas Morato, Quezon City)

By now, you have seen or have eaten in Sango Shangrilla Mall or in Rockwell Power Plant. The origami that decorated their restaurants in the said branches are still a unique feature in their newly opened branch in Tomas Morato, Quezon City. We then found out that they closed their Shangrilla branch due to construction of the bridge connecting the One condominium and the mall.

Sango at Tomas Moraro

Me and Evan always order the yakiniku rice burger in Sango's Shangrilla branch whenever we want to take a fast dinner. On the table, Evan ordered the same thing but note that the rice burgers they serve in Tomas Morato are in SUMO size!!! I wish they have a variety of sizes because some can't finish a large sized burger. This can also give them their unique selling point as this can give more options to the customer; allowing him to try other flavors by ordering with smaller sized alternatives.

Rice burger menu

Yakiniku Rice Burger

Out of curiosity, I decided to try on somerhing new. I then ordered their chili hotdog. On their menu, it didnt look so big but I got overwhelmed with its size when it arrived on the table. It wasn't that spicy though but I have to give credit to the sidedish it came with- fries was awesome! Ü For our drinks, Evan ordered a honeydew melon soda. He liked the fact that there's an establishment that serves fruit sodas which you can rarely find in Manila restaurants (which serve Coke, Pepsi, and the like). I also like Sango's milk tea, it was smooth, not too sweet, and fragrant to drink! Give it a try when you're eating in Sango :p

Chili Hotdog

Honeydew melon soda and milk tea

Taste: 3/5
Quality: 3.5/5
Ambiance: 3.5/5
Sango
G/f unit 1A, 186 Tomas Morato,
Corner Scout de Guia, Q.C.
Contact number: 0922-8852773
Website: www.sango.com.ph

: www.facebook.com/sangoburger

Tikim9: Thaipan's white ambiance (Tomas Morato, Quezon City)

Thaipan is a perfect date place if you guys are looking for some Thai cuisine (As the name suggests). It's a bit hidden from the main road of Tomas Morato Street but it is not that hard to find. You'll notice the restaurant with it's white themed ambiance. It is very refreshing when you step into the restaurant --- design is modern, fresh, and romantic! You can have a choice of dining in their veranda or inside where there are rooms for functions with air conditioning. I strongly suggest eating alfresco because during the day their food and cold drinks are a perfect combo while at night you can have a peep at the stars while eating (so romantic ^.^)

Alfresco style lounge

Eat at the veranda for better ambiance

 in-house dining for those hot summery days

In ordering, you can see their menu is very simple ans straight to the point --- just the Thai name and the description. The menu lacks pictures of their best dishes which can help their customers choose what to order. However simple their menu is,the taste of food is what matters! :)

Simple menu

Me and evan ordered the following for dinner...

See Khrong Moo Yang: Cinnamon & lemon marinated pork ribs

Paw Pia Thawt: Deep fried spring rolls

Gai Sateh: Chicken Sateh

His favorite is the pork ribs which are indeed barbecued to perfection [must try!] while i thought that the  deep fried spring rolls are a bit too oily for me but i really liked the chicken satay especially with their sweet vinegar dipping, a mixture of spicy and sweetness! As you noticed, their dishes are served in simple white plates with minimal garnishes, indirectly suggesting that taste is what they are after. You'll not regret..Thai is really in the air!


Thaipan
120 Scout Dr. Lazcano,
Tomas Morato, Quezon City

Contact:  352-4926, 0917-808-0718 Email: Thaipanresto@yahoo.com

Verdict 4/5