Showing posts with label wheat pasta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wheat pasta. Show all posts
Marriott Hotel Manila is one of the latest hotels established by Marriott International, a U.S. based 5-star hotel chain. Inside Marriott Hotel is its flagship restaurant called "Marriott Cafe".
There is a general impression by most countries that "cafe" based on its French origin pertains to an establishment focused in serving coffee. But in the U.S., cafes and restaurants are the same. Thus, the Marriott Cafe is actually a restaurant with a western cozy ambiance.
Unlike other hotel buffets I've been to, Marriott Cafe knows how to tease the appetite. It has all its colorful and luscious desserts placed by the entrance to invite passerby's to come in and taste those delicious treats. Apart from the Dessert Section, they have the Pastry Section, Cold Cuts and Salad Section, Seafood Section, Western Section, Japanese Section, Chinese Section, Middle Eastern Section, Filipino Section and more! Almost of of their sections are live stations where chefs are on standby ready to cook your food upon request.
Cold Cuts and Salad Section
It is quite rare to find ♥Smoke Salmon being offered as Cold Cuts here in the Philippines so I was so happy to find some there. They also had the widest range of salads I have ever seen! I tried around 4 types of salads.
Aside from the prepared salads, they also offered fresh salad ingredients with the finest dressings like Red Wine, Balsamic Vinegar, White Wine Vinegar and Olive Oil. I have to admit, their Cold Cuts and Salad Section has to be one of the best in the country.
Seafood Section
Japanese Section
Their Japanese Section offered Sashimi, Sushi and Maki. Their ♥Salmon Sashimi is fresh and naturally sweet.
A must in the Japanese Section is the ♥Tempura Shrimp and Tempura Fish. As expected it was always sold out.
Pastry Section
Although I love cheese, I could tell by the lack of cheese varieties that they did not focus much on their pastry section so I proceeded with the rest of the dishes.
Western Section
Marriott International, being an American hotel chain, takes pride in their Western Section. They should! Their U.S. rib eye steak is a winner! The U.S. rib eye steak was so succulent, I'd eat more if only I wasn't stuffed already. They offered to options for the sauce: Pepper Corn Gravy and Mushroom Gravy. There were also three types of potato side dishes available.
Chinese Section
For their Chinese Section, they offered Cold Cuts, Dimsum and Hot Pot (Shabu-Shabu). For Cold Cuts, they had Asado, White Chicken, Soy Chicken, Pork Cold Cut and Roast Duck. I loved the Roast Duck!
Middle Eastern Section
For their Middle Eastern Section, they offered Shawarma, Samosa, Skewers and Kebabs.
Chef's Specialties
Dessert Section
Among the cake selections, I recommend the ♥Opera Cake and the ♥Tiramisu. The Marble Cheesecake and the one in the tall glass is also pretty good.
They also have Fresh Fruits for those who prefer it the healthy way. They have several sauces to accompany your healthy selections.
I tried their Chocolate Fondue by dipping some slices of kiwi fruit. It was okay. I was more intrigued with their Gelato selections. In addtion to their unique flavors, they also have three special flavors for the day. I tried the ♥Cheese and Langka and the Lemon Sorbet. Both were delicious! Their Gelato is perfectly light and not too sweet.
Update (July 9,2012): Check my second visit at Marriott's Cafe Flavors of Asia
There is a general impression by most countries that "cafe" based on its French origin pertains to an establishment focused in serving coffee. But in the U.S., cafes and restaurants are the same. Thus, the Marriott Cafe is actually a restaurant with a western cozy ambiance.
Cold Cuts and Salad Section
Seafood Section
Japanese Section
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Pastry Section
Western Section
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| ♥U.S. rib eye steak |
Chinese Section
Upon seeing Dimsum, I immediately requested for my favorite Shrimp Dumpling ("hakaw").
Chef's Specialties
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| ♥Singaporean Lobster |
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| ♥Mongolian Fried Rice |
Dessert Section
Update (July 9,2012): Check my second visit at Marriott's Cafe Flavors of Asia
| Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating | |
Ambiance
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★★★★
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Taste
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★★★
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Service
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★★★
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Price
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★★★
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| ♥=Favorites or Recommended | |
| Marriott Cafe | |
Business Address
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Ground Floor Marriott Hotel, #10 Newport Boulevard, Newport City
Pasay City |
Business Hours
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Breakfast: 6:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 n.n. to 2:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| Service Charge | None |
| Budget/Person | 1,750 (Lunch Buffet Rate) |
Tel
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(02) 988-9999
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Other
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Greenbelt 5 is one of the grandest and luxurious mall in the Philippines. It hosts numerous stores of elite brands. Aside from retail, there are also many restaurants in Greenbelt 5. One of the famous dining places in Greenbelt 5 is Cibo. Cibo is a modern Italian restaurant with various branches. It first branch was established way back in 1997.
ANTIPASTI.starters
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| ♥Spinaci Zola (235 php) |
The Spinaci Zola (spinach,gorgonzola) is a special spinach dip with gorgonzala cheese and olive oil. It comes with hot french bread served in a steel tray. This is one of Cibo's best sellers. It is also the most delicious spinach dip I have ever tried. The success of this dip is the proper blending between the spinach bits, gorgonzola cheese and olive oil. Cibo did it perfectly!
PANINI.sandwiches
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| Verdure Tartufate (205 php) |
The Verdure Tartufate (Tuscan wholewheat, asparagus, zucchini, fontina, mushroom-truffle, paste) is a light tasting grilled sandwich served with potato chips. It was good but it was not as sensational as the other dishes we had during that time.
INSALATA.salads
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| Insalata Di Verdura alla griglia (208 php) |
This beautiful Insalata Di Verdura alla griglia (grilled eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, red pepper, yellow peppers, red pesto) had a light taste of pesto. I loved this dish because you could appreciate the natural flavor of the grilled eggplant.
PASTA.pasta
Cibo gives their customers the option of choosing between their default regular pasta or wheat pasta. As health conscious individuals, we chose the wheat pasta although the preparation time is 15 minutes longer. As expected, the wheat pasta was tougher to chew than the regular. We totally don't mind since we're used to wheat pasta having this type of texture.
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| Spaghettini Alla Pecatora (263 php) |
The Spaghettini Alla Pecatora (sauteed seafood, stewed tomato) is the typical seafood tangy pasta with stewed tomato with a hint of saltiness. The dish is good but it did not leave any unique impression.
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| Rigatoni All'Alfonso (325 php) |
The Rigatoni All'Alfonso (shrimps, chives, stewed tomato, cream, chili peppers) is a pasta with a twist because of the mixture of red tomato sauce and cream. Aside from that, it also had a great blending of the sweetness from the shrimp and light spiciness from the chili peppers. It was the best among all our pasta orders.
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| Farfalle Alla Genovese (263 php) |
Unlike the others, which where angel hair pastas, the Farfalle Alla Genovese (mushrooms, basil, pesto, cream) had bow-tie noodles. I'm not really a fan of pesto pasta because it gets too tiring to eat ("nakakumay") when you eat a certain amount. But Cibo's Farfalle Alla Genovese had a light pesto taste blended with the cream so it was really good.
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| Spaghettini Ala Primavera (240 php) |
The Spaghettini Ala Primavera (asparagus, zucchini, eggplant, mushroom, red & yellow peppers, cream) is a light pasta dish. Sometimes, its also satisfying to eat pasta with simple taste like this one.
MANZO.beef
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| ♥Tagliata Di Manzano Fontina Pomodoro (443 php) |
The Tagliata Di Manzano Fontina Pomodoro (beef tenderloin, roast, sliced, foccacia, topped by fontina tomato) was the most expensive dish we ordered but it was certainly the best! We've dined at different Italian restaurants before but it was our first time to try this dish. The beef was thinly sliced like the Carpaccio, another great Italian dish. However, instead of vinegar, this had tomatoes, cheese, olive oil and a hint of wine.
PIZZA.pizza
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| Napolitana and Caviale Salmone Pizza |
It's great the you could order two flavors in one because they have so many pizza varieties, you'd want to taste as much as you can. We chose half Napolitana (tomato, mozzarella, olives, capers, anchovy) in tomato sauce and half Caviale Salmone (Mozzarella, lumpfish caviar, smoked salmon, cream cheese and chives) which had white sauce. The Napolitana offered a great blend of sourness from the tomato paste and saltiness from the anchovies. On the other hand, the Caviale Salmone was unique because it had lumps of lumpfish caviar and cream cheese and thinly sliced of smoke salmon. I enjoyed the experience of eating pizza with caviar.
Cibo is one of the few restaurants known for their consistency in terms of excellent tasting dishes and service. It also has a modern and cozy ambiance. We'd gladly come back to taste more of Cibo's dishes.
| Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating | |
Ambiance
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★★★★
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Taste
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★★★★★
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Service
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★★★★
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Price
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★★★
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| ♥=Favorites or Recommended | |
| Cibo | |
Business Address
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2/F Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila
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Business Hours
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10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Greenbelt 5 Mall Hours)
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| Service Charge | 10% |
| Budget/Person | 300-500 |
Tel
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(02) 758-2426
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Other
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