MERCATO

A night out with good old friends. This was never planned, it just so happened that we we're all online at Facebook and decided to meet-up last Saturday and have some food trips. We went to this place called Mercato which offers different kinds of foods. All possible foods you can think of is there. It's like Banchetto where foods are all over the place. They usually open over the weekend. As usual, in a place like that, you'll go crazy deciding what to buy. It's like you would like to try and taste everything. We all ended up with full stomachs. So nice to go out and eat with good friends.

Check out the photos below:

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It was kinda raining that night, but there were still a lot of people. 

Good thing Mercato is inside a big white tent.  

This picture is a little blurred, sorry about that. =p

ARABISCATO CAFE'

Date: September 24, 2011

Me and my high school girl friend Leslie decided to try this spa place called Spartea. It's a spa and at the same time, they are offering various kinds of tea. Les tried their best known Kiu Milk Tea, it's an ordinary tea with milk while I, ordered Strawberry Milk Tea which I like so much! I think I'll be addicted to milk tea now. We sipped into our teas while having our nails done. Too bad I was not able to take some photos as our nails are wet with the nail polish. VAIN - I know. Haha!

Then we went to the nearest cafe kinda bar called Arabiscato Cafe'. We weren't really hungry because of the tea but we would want to chill and have a chat, so we ended up drinking with bottles of beer and got some girl talk. It was a simple yet fun and relaxing time with a friend and we want to do this regularly. We planned on going back to Spartea so I can feature it here on my blog as well. Hmmmm, looking forward. :)

Below are photos from Arabiscato Cafe':

 Arabiscato Cafe' is a cozy place. There were also bands playing which starts at 8-9PM. We only ordered Buttered Chicken that night as we are full, and it tastes real good. It's price of Php180.00 (or Php160.00) is reasonable and we weren't expecting that it will have have a big serving. It's a nice place to hang out. 

FOOD TRIP WITH FERN

Weekend food trips with my buddy Fern! Just this last Saturday, we tried a new food place in Marikina called Burrito Bros where they offer Mexican style foods. Then the next day, we decided to visit Banapple to fill in our stomachs. :)

What's in the table?

Super Taco

Super Burrito

Banapple on Sunday

Hickory Smoked Barbecued Country Ribs

It's a Pesto pasta for Fern; I forgot it's menu name

*BURP*

Apple Caramel Crumble Pie

Home Made Ice Tea

Mirinda Soda

Looking forward for more food trips with friends! I suddenly got hungry. Haha!

LAI-LYN'S CATERING

Tapsilog craving? Try Lai-Lyn's Catering tapsilog! The place is just a few minutes away from my workplace. After shift, me and some colleagues would go there to simply eat, sometimes our food is accompanied by a couple bottle of beers. Haha. Their food is really nice, they offered catering services and have this little place where they serve very affordable meals too. Not only it is affordable but delicious as well! Yum. My favorite is their tapsilog, whenever I'm there, I can't resist ordering their tapsilog. Now, I'm hungry. LOL!

Lai-Lyn's Catering

#8 E. Rodriguez Ave., Sto Nino, Marikina City
933-09-78 / 997-7672

SWEET MADDIE'S AVENUE

Yesterday, me and some colleagues went for breakfast after our shift. We decided to dine at Sweet Maddie's Avenue. They are offering Filipino Cuisine. It's a casual dining and they do catering as well for special occasions. The foods are good, it's like the foods your Mom will cook at home or as what we called "Lutong Bahay". 

What's in the table?

"Daingsilog"

The fish is called 'daing na bangus', which is my fave. This meal is served with sinangag (fried rice) and itlog (egg), your choice if you wanted the egg to be cooked as scrambled or sunny side-up. Most of us ordered this meal.

"Tapsilog"

Beef tapa with fried rice and egg. I ordered this first, Tapsilog is one of my favorite food as well. But since it doesn't tastes like beef tapa, I ordered Daingsilog too. Voracious appetite right? LOL!

"Pork Belly Meal"

I haven't tasted it but my colleague says it's good. You might see a beer at the background. Oh yes, the boys were drinking beer while taking their breakfast. Haha.

I love Filipino Cuisine! 

It never failed. =)

Sweet Maddie's Avenue

#42 General Ordonez St. 

Marikina Heights, Marikina City

CASA FELIZ

Me and my good friend Slice decided to eat out after our shift last Wednesday. I invited her to try this place I saw online, the place is actually called SKOW and I wanted to blog about it. But unfortunately, it's not yet opened so we ended up dining at Casa Feliz which is just a few blocks away from SKOW. It's my second time to be at Casa Feliz. The first time I went there was with my team, we had our team dinner there. Their specialty are cakes and pastries but they also served appetizers, pastas, burgers, pizza, etc. I haven't really like their food that much, it's okay and good, but not so exceptional for me.

What's in the table?

"Vida Verde Tea" 

It's their very own recipe. It says on the menu that it's a green tea with pistachio nuts. It tasted like sans rival, a little chewy because of the pistachios maybe. But I've liked it, a must try! By the way, it has fresh fruits on top which I didn't eat. I can't distinguish what fruit that is. Haha!

"Chocolate Cake"

We didn't like it. The texture of the cake is not good, even the icing doesn't tastes good. =( 

"Buffalo Wings"

This tastes good. Not so fabulous like other buffalo wings but the little kick of it's spicy sauce and the garlic mayo completes that meal. It sure is nice to go with rice. 

Vida Verde Tea 

wins over 

Chocolate Cake. 

LOL!

 Slice - 

are you not enjoying 

your slice of chocolate cake? 

Haha!

Buffalo wings and rice! 

*BURP*

We still enjoyed though, the customers are just us two then. So it's like we own the place. Casa Feliz looks like a garage style of dining and they have this huge white tent as their ceiling with fancy chandelier lights hanged on it. Plus they offer free WiFi too. Sorry I was too lazy to take photos of their place coz I was really planning to blog about SKOW, which didn't happen. 

Oh well, their slice of cake for a minimum price of Php70 is affordable enough. They have big servings for cakes. I've tasted their blueberry cheesecake before, it's not that good for me as well. Ooopsss. But I think they still have a lot to offer. So if you'r into cakes, try them!

Casa Feliz

95 Rainbow St. Hacienda Heights 

Conception Dos, Marikina City     

(632) 933-6653

MAMA CHIT'S

Me and my team went for a drink after our shift last Saturday morning. Yes, you've read it right, drinking on a Saturday morning! We ended it up around 3pm then some of us went for a snack before going home. I wanna share the place where we ate. I love the look of that restaurant, it looks like more of a diner. It was my second time to be there. I enjoyed their food the first time I went there, that was like 8 months ago. I'm a bit disappointed from my last visit 'coz the food doesn't tastes that good. I am just thinking that maybe I am just full that's why I have not like the food that much. 


Check out the photos from my last visit:

The place has that vintage look with all those old and unique stuffs. One wall was decorated with portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, surrounded by black and white photos of old Manila. You could also see posters of Beatles and stuffs that would make you reminisce of the past. Remember the old black phone? With a circular dial pad? It was so cute to see. I got to say that it's really the interior that gives character to Mama Chit's.

What's in the table?

Photos below were from my first visit:

I enjoyed these foods more than the latest dine I had at Mama Chit's. But I'll give them the benefit of a doubt. I still have reasons to go back there. Their specialty by the way are their burgers with home made patties. The burgers were good, I have to say. Budget per person starts from 100 PhP, affordable enough.