We were to run an errand in Robinson's Galleria on a Saturday morning and were thinking of where to go to after. Inspired by
KrisTV's feature on Kapitolyo's dining places and helped by
ClicktheCity's Kapitolyo Hungry Guide Map, we decided to explore the wonderful eats in this side of Pasig City.
Reading ClicktheCity's article made us crave for Eleven Table's cheese fondue so we went here first for our appetizer. But they're still not open for business at 12:30PM--unfortunately they only operate from 6PM-2AM so we just walked down Kapitolyo Drive to look for other restaurants.
We passed by Cafe Juanita. This is always recommended to me by my friends so we gave it a try. Cafe Juanita's new place is very simple on the outside, but it has extravagant interiors (may be intimidating for casual diners). It has an extensive menu but we sticked to the plan to just eat appetizer here as we have a couple more restaurants to go to for our rice dishes and dessert.
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| Cafe Juanita's interior |
We got a serving of Pasta Filipina--angel hair pasta in aligue sauce. It's a very simple dish and it tastes good but to some extent becomes nakakaumay because of the monotonous flavor of the aligue sauce. For me, one serving is better shared and paired with another dish.
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| Cafe Juanita's Pasta Filipina |
Of the two we ordered in Cafe Juanita, Tinuktok gets the spotlight--crab meat with coconut milk wrapped with taro leaves in aligue sauce. It is a different take on the classic Bicolano dish
laing (although I am not really sure if they peg Tinuktok as such), but it's the best
laing I've tasted. I will definitely order this again when I come back.
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| Cafe Juanita's Tinuktok |
Appetizer at Cafe Juanita has set a good start to our feeding frenzy. We immediately went to Poco Deli for the "lunch proper."
Darrel loves soup so despite being already full with our appetizer from Cafe Juanita, we still ordered Poco Deli's only soup--Pumpkin Soup. Unlike others, it had hints of cheese which added a different taste to it. Darrel said it's one of the best soups he had ever tasted. I say the cheese made the difference, making it not "nakakaumay."
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| Poco Deli's Pumpkin Soup, Php140 |
I ordered the famous Bacon Slab--inch-thick slabs of bacon served with bacon rice and eggs. It was really good, but it could have been better with fried rice. The steamed rice served with it tastes bland and the bacon pieces on top of it didn't add flavor to the rice. Nonetheless, this dish is a must-try.
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| Poco Deli's Bacon Slab, Php380 |
Darrel got the Irish Beef Stew. He said it's good enough, I say there's nothing special to it.
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| Poco Deli's Irish Beef Stew, Php 340 |
What I really liked about Poco Deli is that they have Bundaberg's Ginger Beer! I tried it once in Melbourne and I really recommend everyone to try it! Darrel got it upon my reco, and he liked it, too!
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| Bundaberg's Ginger Beer, Php125 |
I had their signature Citrus Delight and I loved it as well! It's very refreshing and is already good for two! When I come back I'll try their cakes and get another Citrus Delight!
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| Poco Deli's Citrus Delight, Php130 |
We were so full after Poco Deli but WE MUST HAVE DESSERT. Just a few steps away is Mad Mark's. I love ice cream and their unassuming servings were not to disappoint. I had a scoop of Half-Baked Madagascar (vanilla ice cream) and Darrel ordered Javan Hot Chocolate. They were really good and I loved the chewy bits in my Madagascar. Highly recommended!
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| Mad Mark's Half-Baked Madagascar (right) and Javan Hot Chocolate (left) at Php70 each |
This note on a corner in Poco Deli caught our attention. This short food trip gave us a high and we were really full not just with food but with experience as well. Truly, happy food is happy life. :)
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