al diwan

there's a handful of middle eastern restaurants in cyberjaya and al diwan is one of my favorites. i forgot if this was lime and cucumber but it's quite refreshing.

lamb mandi? this is lamb something, it's actually a huge serving and can feed two people or one hungry person :D. the lamb is flavorful, no gamey aftertaste and extremely tender.

al diwan
shaftsbury
cyberjaya, selangor

ramen nagi takes the top spot on my ramen list

oh well, i now have to recant my blog post on ippudo being the best ramen ever. ramen nagi also known as butao ramen in hk overtakes ippudo in my ramen list. i don't know if it's the variety of flavors or maybe because i can customize my ramen and not make it cloyingly rich but ramen nagi is now my favorite ramen. look at those perfectly cooked eggs...i'm salivating right now.

black king with tamago on the side

ramen nagi
various branches in metro manila

wholesome table

wanted something light for dinner and we decided to try wholesome table. sorry for the bad photos, there's poor lighting in the resto.

freebie bread rolls

mushroom fritters. it tasted bland for me, even the tomato sauce base didn't even provide a contrast of flavors.

burrata - because a friend raved about it. it was nice but not mindblowing.

spinach and feta dip? i forgot what this was it has sundried tomatoes if i'm not mistaken. basically a healthier version of those creamy dips and we ordered it with vegetable crudite because we really just want something light!

the menu didn't really excite me unlike my favorite green pastures and chef robby goco was a consultant for their menu as well. but food is good enough. 

wholesome table
bhs central
bgc, taguig

ooma japanese rice bar

i've been hearing great reviews about chef bruce ricketts' restos and the closest and most accessible for me is ooma which opened up in sm megmall.

soy sauce baster for your sushi...kinda difficult to use since their sushi are mostly fancy with sauces on top and i like mixing my sauce with lotsa wasabi.

tempura roll? forgot the name.

i also forgot the name of this one but it's probably kani something roll.

gyoza that seems to be broiled on top...nothing really special though i like this more than the typical gyoza.

hanger steak with sweet potato puree and truffle?...ugh i forgot the official name but this is sooooo good. this was really heaven. tender steak, crunchy mini potato chips drizzled with truffle oil. i can have this over and over again =).

ooma

sm megamall

fashion hall

mandaluyong, metro manila

todd english food hall

since i wasn't able to try it in nyc i was glad they opened up in manila.


the famous ferris wheel with cupcakes, it actually moves hehe. i like the ambiance of the place, very sleek and bright.

my iced tea, had to take a picture because it was so small haha and costs like almost a 100 i think. but hello this is todd english! haha.

greek salad - light and refreshing

vongole - lots of clams. pretty good.

burger - i don't know how it fares this was my dad's hehe. but the fries were lonely.

gyoza - the menu is quite odd or maybe because it's a food hall and they're supposed to serve all sorts of things. this is pan fried gyoza you can choose pan fried or steamed. we chose the one with curry it was suprisingly good.

flatbread pizza - nicely done. nothing to shout about though. my parents liked this because it's not cheesy.

surprisingly, todd's is quite affordable. though i'm the only one who had drinks and we got the senior citizen discount the amount we paid was comparable to the meal we had in mann hann, i was really surprised. so this can be a to go to place whenever in sm aura.

todd english food hall

sm aura

fireside by kettle

because we dunno where to eat c and i settled for another "kettle."

hot crab and artichoke dip. it was good not the usual cheesy spinach artichoke dip.

mac and cheese? oh gheez i can't remember haha. probably decent since i cannot remember anything about it.

because c loves meat, i dunno how she can keep her uber thin physique and yet eat meats and not veggies. well same as green pastures still fails in comparison with resto 101. the pork is not that tender and flavorful.

fireside by kettle

sm megamall fashion hall

pino resto bar

gheez, this has been around for the longest time and a stone's throw away from our house and yet i only tried it recently.

sisig tacos - my gulay ang dami hahaha...and we were just two persons. this was sick! the cheese is sooo good and the sisig is meaty not the cloyingly fatty parts which makes it perfect.

crispy kare kare - urgh the pork is so fatty and the sauce is so sweet. bleh!.

crispy hito - ummm nothing to shout about but it was oily it had this oily flavor i mean if you look at it it's not oily but when you eat it has that cloyingly oily taste dunno what's the reason why some dishes end up that way. the sides of eggplant and tomatoes was not enough to counteract that cloying feeling.

pino resto and bar
malingap street
up teachers village, qc