We've really reached the hallmark of digital age as businesses are now utilizing technology to improve their efficiency and service. We're so happy to discover that even Tender Bites PH which is a premium meat shop since 1990 has expanded its reach, beyond the conventional supermarkets, as ordering from can now be made through its website https://www.tenderbites.ph .
Tender Bites Imported Prime Rib |
For a minimum of 2,000
php, you can shop online and have your orders in "any cut any request" delivered at your doorstep for free.
Tender Bites Ph Meat Shop Purchases |
The products can be delivered to you the same day or next day. As you can see, the products are all accurately-labelled, neatly vacuum-sealed and with the same freshness as if you've purchased them from their supermarket branches: Unimart Greenhills, Unimart Capitol Commons, Makati Supermart Alabang Town Center, Cash & Carry Makati, The Marketplace Rockwell and The Landmark.
Tender Bites Ph Imported Prime Ribs (3,039 php/kilo) |
We actually found it easier to distinguish the cuts and quality of its variety of local (including its homegrown dry-aged beefs) and imported meats (including Authentic Japanese Wagyu, USDA Prime and Certified Angus Beef) through its website as compared to peeping through the supermarket freezers.
Tender Bites Ph Imported Prime Ribs (3,039 php/kilo) |
How does this Imported Premium Prime Rib look? Based on the site photo, we were able to see the approximate thickness of this bone-in steak and had the impression that we could achieve a nice seared and medium center with it.
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The Chori Burgers (799 php/Kilo) garnered even more praise among us w/ its sweet, peppery and smokey oozing juiciness. According to its site, it's a blend of 99% lean ground pork and hardwood-smoked chorizo.
Overall, we're really impressed at how TenderBites ph has progressed towards providing a more convenient and satisfying service while maintaining the premium quality and personalized customizability of its meat products through its online ordering and free delivery.
Salakot Alfresco Dining and Café: Delicious Filipino Cusine in a Nipa Hut Village (Silang Cavite)
Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines
The efficient planning and design of Salakot Alfresco Dining and Café as a nipa hut village, with more than adequate physical distance between the well-designed and architectured small, big and two-storey huts surrounded by beautiful flowers and greeneries that naturally promotes air circulation and coolness, is what makes it the ideal pandemic dining venue near Metro Manila.
Aside from the wide and spacious walk-ways, its also has sufficient parking spaces and waiting areas to accommodate a long queue.
Salakot Main Hall
There is a concrete hall, which is equipped with a stage and multiple dining tables, that can cater to a large number of guests in case of special events and occasion.
While waiting for an available hut, we took our chance to take our photos by this beautiful stage and backdrop.
Salakot Café
We were a assigned to the hut opposite of the cafe. The servers responsible to serve our hut was a cheery and courteous couple whose excellent service made our dining experience exceptionally memorable.
Food
Starter
Tawilis Frito (160 php) |
The Tawilis Frito is adequately battered to deliver a delicate crisp followed by the tender and lightly salted fish meat. In sum, the entire tawilis was simply too irresistible not to munch on.
Soup
♥ Bulalo (615 php) |
Salakot's Bulalo is evidently made from fresh and top-quality (probably Batangas-sourced) beef and vegetables.
♥ Bulalo (615 php) |
In fact, it is one of the best bulalo we've had.
Fresh Catch
Shrimp Kare-Kare (470 php) |
♥ Fried Boneless Bangus (440 php) |
As you can see, the Fried Boneless Bangus was well-marinated, precisely-fried, peppered and spiced. Needless to mention, the size justifies the price.
♥ Talong w/ Gata (205 php) |
Buko Juice (85 php) |
Even though the beverage list, in addition to those served in its cafe, was rather expansive, we're all ordered the Buko Juice, which was filled with naturally sweet buko juice and tender young coconut meat. Since we have yet to chance upon a buko like this in Manila, we're quite satisfied with our choice.
Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
No doubt, with consistent its delicious Filipino dishes, professional service crew and well-managed hygienic atmosphere, Salakot Alfresco Dining and Café will emerge as one of the top dining coffee and dining destination in Cavite.
Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating | Salakot Menu | |
Ambiance | ★★★★★ | Salad | Rice | Finger Foods | Pancit | Pasta | Meals | Bundles | Favorite | Salu Salo | Desserts | Drinks | Cafe 1 | Cafe 2 | |
Taste | ★★★★ | |
Service | ★★★★ | |
Price | ★★★ | |
♥=Favorites or Recommended |
Salakot Alfresco Dining and Café |
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Business Address | KM 47 Lalaan 1st Silang, Cavite |
Business Hours | 10am-9pm |
Payment Options | |
Service Charge | 10% |
Budget/Person | 250-800 |
Free WiFi | No |
Contact | |
Other |
Cafe Agusta: Santorini-Inspired overlooking Cafe and Bar (San Roque Antipolo Rizal)
Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines
The family has been eager to escape the city and find solace in an al fresco cafe after a whole year of being locked at home. Antipolo being one of the nearest provinces outside Metro Manila was an easy choice for us and apparently, for many others too as most cafes were crowded for the weekend.
Fortunately for us, Cafe Agusta was able to accommodate us for a quick lunch.
Cafe Agusta is very spacious. It has an air-conditioned indoor cafe area which most guests preferred.
Our visit was just barely after Christmas so decor were still there.
While the coziness and coolness of the cafe was inviting, we stuck with our preference and chose the indoor al fresco area instead.
The Bar by Cafe Agusta
I can imagine this place to be livelier at night....
especially, the al fresco area which was now under the intense heat of the afternoon sun.
The cafe overlooks Antipolo which was still full of greens.
Food
The food took almost an hour to arrive so we were able to explore all areas and realized that the best time to dine there for the santorini al-fresco area with overlooking view would be around sunset to night time so it wouldn't be so hot.
There were a lot of unavailable items in the menu so we weren't explore as much as we hoped and ordered several of the same items.
Salad
Insalata Agusta (325 php) |
For starters, we had the Insalata Agusta. The price was very reasonable for this good-for-sharing bowlful of mixed fresh greens, green beans, corn kernels, tomato, cheese, grilled chicken drizzled with its homemade orange dressing.
P.S. For those who have a bit of an OCD for cleanliness, the tableclothes in the indoor al fresco area are noticeably stained and don't seem to be replaced regularly.
Pasta
Creamy Pesto with Grilled Chicken (350 php) |
The Creamy Pesto with Grilled Chicken is a delicious plateful of cream pesto pasta with generous strips of chicken breast.
Main
♥ Salpicao Di Manzo (460 php) |
The Salpicao Di Manzo is the priciest selection in the menu and also a must try! It was served hot with fragant garlic aroma. The beef tenderloin cubes were so tender and juicy that every bite was so pleasurable. It is also comes with vegetables and steamed rice.
♥ Chicken Parmigiana (325 php) |
The Chicken Parmigiana is our favorite amongst our orders. The light tangy homemade creamy tomato sauce together with the cheezinesss (of mozzarella and parmesan cheese) perfectly complements the crunchy breaded chicken breast. The chicken breast was also soft and juiyc to bite and not dry or tough at all.
Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
The food and ambiance made our trip to Cafe Agusta worth it. But, the service could be improved more. Honestly, the patience of my companions was really tested while dining here.
Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating | Cafe Agusta Menu | |
Ambiance | ★★★ | Appetizers | Salad | Sandwich | Pasta | Main 1 | Main 2 | Other Drinks | Drinks | |
Taste | ★★★ | |
Service | ★★ | |
Price | ★★★ | |
♥=Favorites or Recommended |
Cafe Agusta | |
Business Address | Grand heights Road, San Roque, Upper Antipolo Rizal |
Business Hours | 11am-9pm |
Payment Options | Cash |
Service Charge | 10% |
Budget/Person | 350-700 |
Free WiFi | No |
Contact | (0917) 148-1767 |
Other |
Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Opens Its 2nd Branch at SM Megamall B (Ortigas Pasig)
Metro Manila, Philippines
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® (CBTL) has sprouted a new leaf with its open kitchen concept - Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®. The Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® was pioneered in High Street South amidst the pandemic - October 2020, serving all-day breakfast, gourmet dishes, specialty coffee and teas and pastries for dine-in, take-out and food delivery.
Followings its success, the Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® will be rolled out on more CBTL stores soon! In fact, the Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® just opened in SM Megamall B. Can you see its minimalist signage?
We really liked the bright, clean and spacious dining atmosphere of Kitchen.
In addition, after your drink or on a separate occasion, you may opt to explore its expansive food menu that offers a wide range of dishes served hot and fresh from its open kitchen.
Food
If you've tried 26th St. Bistro by CBTL before like we did, you'd notice that your old favorites with the same generous sharing portions are offered here at a lower price point.
Salads
California Cobb (395 php) |
We had the California Cobb is a large salad plate with fresh romaine lettuce, grilled chicken breast cubes, sliced hard-boiled eggs, corn kernels, diced tomatoes, mozzarela strips, avocado cubes, almond slices and ranch dressing.
♥ Shrimp & Pomelo (395 php) |
The Shrimp & Pomelo is a Vietnamese inspired salad with romaine lettuce, cilantro, mint leaves, poached shrimp, pomelo, roasted peanuts, dessicated coconut and coconut lime dressing.
Mains
♥ Steak Chimichurri (675 php) |
We especially enjoyed the Steak Chimichurri with extremely tender slices of top blade steak with chimichurri served w/ chiptotle rice and fried potato basket.
Pastas
Carbonara (365 php) |
The Carbonara is the classic and homey kind of pasta you miss once in awhile. The rich and creamy carbonara sauce is complemented by the savory bacon slices and creamy umami-rich poached egg yolk.
Sandwiches
♥ CBTL Burger (455 php) |
The CBTL Burger is worthy holder of its namesake. Biting into the tender and juicy double USDA beef patties, romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cheese & caramelized onions is simply heavenly! This burger meal is a wholesome and filling one with the soft and thick oatmeal buns, double patty and french fries on the side.
Pizzas
♥ Proscuitto (595 php) |
The Proscuitto is a thin crispy crusted pizza topped with the finest ingredients - proscuitto, argula, tomatoes and mozarella.
Desserts
♥ Tostones with Vanilla Ice Cream (195 php) |
The Tostones with Vanilla Ice Cream which is a double-fried thinly sliced flower-shaped bananas served with vanilla ice cream drizzled with caramel sauce was such a pleasant meal ender. The precision in the cutting and frying process which gave each tostones a crispy coating and chewy banana filling is commendable!
Coffee & Espresso
♥ Matcha Macchiato and Caramel Macchiato (215php) |
As previously mentioned, the best part is you can enjoy your favorite CBTL along with your food.
Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Dining at Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® reminded us of what we missed during the pandemic: 1.) premium quality and well-presented dishes (for sharing) served hot and fresh from the kitchen, 2.) bright, spacious, safe and clean ambiance, 3.) friendly and accommodating service staffs and 4.) a wide selection of drinks and dishes to mix and match. With its reasonable price point considering the generous portion of fresh and premium quality ingredients in its dishes, good service and the cozy CBTL ambiance, we highly recommend this place!
Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating | Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Menu | |
Ambiance | ★★★★ | See CBTL Facebook |
Taste | ★★★★ | |
Service | ★★★ | |
Price | ★★★★ | |
♥=Favorites or Recommended |
Kitchen by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® SM Megamall |
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Business Address | Upper Ground of Megamall B, near SM Department Store entrance facing San Miguel Avenue. |
Business Hours | 10am-9pm (mall hours) |
Payment Options | |
Service Charge | 10% |
Budget/Person | 300-800 |
Free WiFi | Yes |
Contact | |
Other |