Annabel's

Annabel's offers you an unparallel garden ambience with a delightful international cuisines - A spanish fiesta of paella, callos and Lengua - plus a special personalized service. Annabel's is an exquisite fine dining restaurant along Tomas Morato well known for its cuisine , its several typical homelike function rooms and fantastic garden area with an elegant atmosphere ideal for wedding, reception, birthday parties, business conferences & seminars, and other special occassion. Annabels is not only known as a restaurant but is also carving niche in the flower shop business. An eat all you can buffet is served during lunch and dinner for those who would like to sample a bit of everything. We suggest the all time favorites Paella Valencia P560; the delicious Callos Andoz P395, the aroma of the chorizo bilbao blending subtly with the ox tripe and tomato sauce, and the Paella Negra which is a must try. Annabel's 194 Tomas Morato Ave. cor. Sct. Delgado, Brgy. Sacred Heart Quezon City Phone Number: 922-7879 Operating Hours Open from 7am to 10:30p, Monday to Saturday; 11am to 10:30pm, Sunday Cuisine Spanish, International Ambiance Quiet & Cozy, Romantic Specialties Paella Valenciana, Callos Andaluz, Lengua, Chorizo Bilbao and Lapu-Lapu Dagorno Payment Cash / Credit Card (All major credit cards accepted) Budget P500 - P999 Rating : 3 star value for money : 3 star Annabels Menu : Appetizers Smoked Norwegian Salmon P375.00 Served with relishes and dill sauce Gambas al Ajillo P375.00 Baby shrimps cooked in olive oil, garlic and finger chili Cold Meat Platter P295.00 Assorted sliced sausages and cheese with rosemary breadstick and adobo mayo dip Smoked Beef Carpaccio P295.00 Thinly sliced beef tenderloin with sesame balsamic sauce Fried Spanish Chorizo P265.00 Crisp slices sauteed in garlic Calamares a la Romana P265.00 Deep fried fresh squid rings, lightly coated with batter Baked Oyster Aurore P235.00 With spinach tomatoes and cheese flavored with pernod Garlic Chicken Wings P140.00 Chili wings coated with golden brown garlic on a bed of crispy naan bread Soup French Onion Soup P165.00 Thick with Swiss cheese and croutons Sopa de Mariscos P140.00 Creamy seafood medley flavored with saffron Corn and Crabmeat Soup P135.00 Oriental style soup Clam Chowder P130.00 Well flavored cream soup with vegetables Consomme of Chicken with Ravioli P130.00 Clear chicken broth with Italian dumplings Puree of Spinach P130.00 Creamy spinach soup with pesto French bread Salad Caesar's Salad P380.00 It's everybody's favorite with special dressing Chef's New Salad P235.00 Flakes of smoked chicken breast, fried ox tongue strip, cheese, ham and pinoy with mixed greens Tuna Waldorf Salad P235.00 Chunks of tuna with celery, apple and cashew nuts, with mayo sour cream dressing Main Entree Surf and Turf P955.00 Duet if grilled tenderloin and tiger prawns Brochetas Mixtas P560.00 Skewered chunks of beef tenderloin, baby prawns, fillet of lapu-lapu with vegetables in garlicky sauce Baby Back Ribs P560.00 Barbecued back ribs Paella Valenciana P560.00 Delightful Spanish fiesta with meat, chicken and seafoods for two Solomillo de Cebon P550.00 Slices of beef tenderloin with Caesar's salad Beef Oscar P495.00 Double fillet of beef, topped with sauteed asparagus spears, crabmeat and hollandaise sauce Tenderloin P480.00 Served with potato with your choice of sacue Lengua Financiera P405.00 Ox-tongue sauteed in olives, ham and chicken liver in brown sauce Beef Stroganoff P405.00 Tenderloin tips in red wine sauce on fettucine noodles Annabel's Sesame Fried Ribs P405.00 Sesame coated beef ribs on a bed of Indonesian volcano fried rice Estofado de Lengua P395.00 Braised ox tongue Callos P395.00 Ox tripe braised in tomato sauce and chorizo Corned Beef Plate P360.00 Homemade cured beef with cabbage and boiled potato Pollo Parmigiana P395.00 Grilled, strips of chicken on buttered noodles, with tomato concasse and cheese Pollo Ajilio P360.00 Garlicky chicken with fine cream sauce Chicken and Mushroom Teriyaki P320.00 Japanese soya and sweet sake marinated chicken, straw mushroom with fried banana fritters Pan Grill Porkchoop P405.00 Marinated tender porkloin and baked apple with mustard gherkin sauce, served with rice croquette Pork Salpicao P360.00 Quick stir fry marinated cubed pork tenderloin on a ring of mushroom rissoto Grilled Lapu-Lapu P550.00 Grilled Norwegian Salmon P490.00 Grilled Blue Marlin P490.00 Prawn Thermidore P715.00 Chunks of fresh prawns topped with cheese au gratin Paella Marinera P645.00 Spanish rice dish with mixed seafoods Seafood Creole P490.00 Mixed seafood stew scented with herbs and spices Blackened Gindara P410.00 Grilled, served with capsicum sauce Fish Steak Fricasse P405.00 Pan grill parrot fish topped with medley of mushroom fricassee on prune pumpkin Fish 'n Chips P325.00 Breded fish fillet and homemade ube fries served with spicy basil dip Dessert Mango Jubilrr P265.00 Mango blended with grand mamiere, triple sec and creamy vanilla ice cream Fresh Fruit Platter P190.00 Banana in Paradise P195.00 Flambeed slices of banana with bits of prunes on dollop of creamy vanilla ice cream Knickerbocker Glory P190.00 Smooth vanilla ice cream and fruits with cream and jelly Cream Brulee P150.00 Cakes and Pastries P150.00 Canonigo P130.00

Ang Hang

Some 20 years ago, Ang Hang Restaurant opened its doors at Sunvar Plaza on Pasay Road in Makati to the delight of lovers of spicy food in the metropolis. Soon, it became the favorite lunch and dinner meeting place of foodies, celebrities, Makati’s top executives, political figures and ladies who simply lunched. Ang Hang’s chefs tirelessly prepared all the spicy dishes, which set the diners’ palates on fire and their stomachs craving for more. They all had one thing in common: An adventurous spirit and an insatiable craving for spicy food. Ang Hang was an instant hit back then. Its owner, Larry J. Cruz, aka LJC, was as usual ahead of his time. He established the trendsetting Café Adriatico in Malate just a few years earlier, and Bistro Remedios, also in Malate, about the same time as Ang Hang. To put things in their proper perspective, back in the early 1980s, the dining scene was as not as exciting as it is now. Malls were unheard of then. There were no Thai or Indian restaurants yet, and spicy cuisine was something very new to Filipino taste buds, except perhaps to Bicolanos. Ang Hang was in a way a pioneer of today’s specialty restaurants that has become de rigueur nowadays. Now, two decades later, due to insistent demand from LJC’s unshakable loyal followers, Ang Hang restaurant has been brought back to life, this time at the very heart of Malate where it all began 25 years ago. Ang Hang is a restaurant that serves a variety of Asian dishes for the spice lover and the adventurous at heart. The interiors have bold colors splashed on walls and adorned with different objects from Asia. Do have a glass of "Tea-Liling" (brewed Shanghai Jasmine tea with honey); its deliciously refreshing. For starters, we had a creamy coconut soup with slivers of pork which just had the right kind of spiciness.In the salad & appetizers section, I feasted on the fried (or baked?) chicken wings which was again spicy but not so much. I also liked the mushrooms with all the peppers and what seemed like a combination of kangkong and pako salad beautifully arranged in Chinese-style soup spoons . For the main course, I had nasi goreng; the Chicken Ang Hang submerged in peppers and a hot & sour sauce; the beef hofan; and the beef ribs rogan josh which is a take off from the traditional Indian stew made from lamb. My dessert discovery was a the round-shaped fried custard whose Indian name I forgot now. For an additional P100, guests may include the lechon tandoori in their menu but I tried this before and the skin was not so crispy. On the day we dined at Ang Hang, a busload of Thai tourists had reservations. They constantly took photos of the attractive buffet table and helped themselves to generous servings of the tasty food. Like them, we enjoyed the visual and gustatory stimulation, and were pleasantly surprised that none of the dishes were extremely hot. We were perhaps like some local diners who link the name of the restaurant with hot food. "Anghang," after all, is the Filipino word for hot and spicy, associated with flaming hot chili peppers and burning sensations. The food at Ang Hang could be "hot" indeed, but only in the colloquial sense that the word is used. After dining at Ang Hang you will definitely feel that you will want more. So try it out its really HOT. Ang Hang Malate 1900 M. Adriatico St., Renedios Circle, Malate Manila Phone Number: 521-6682, 524-3779 Monday to Sunday 12pm - 3pm 6pm - 11pm Rating : 2 star Value for money : 3 star

Amoroma

This is one small unknown restaurant in Alabang, which serves authentic Italian cuisine, great service—but believe it or not, there were only six tables! The place is always packed, and so you will ask yourselves why no one knew about this place, because of its location of course. It is tucked away in the back of one of the buildings along Salcedo Street in Makati. It’s on the ground floor, but only the sign can be seen from the street. As for the parking situation, it’s hit or miss, at best. If you are lucky, one of the pay parking spaces along the street will be vacant. I don’t think this bothers many of its patrons though, because they probably just walk over from one of the surrounding office buildings. The menu is simple and straightforward. A popular appetizer is the Bomboloni, piping hot mini pita-like bread with a veriety of filling -- eggplants, pepperoni, zucchini, mushrooms, all pickled in vinegar and preserved in oil. The bread, which melts in the mouth, is baked at the premises. Amoromoa also makes its own pasta, the quality of which is so excellent, it hardly matters what sauce one orders it with. The 2 best pasta are fettucini with porcini mushrooms and salsiccia, a type of fresh Italian sausage. A chunky tomato sauce, rather than a cream sauce, was the base. The flavors were hearty and earthy. The sort of pasta I would eat when I am hungry and tired. The second pasta dish was another house specialty—Ravioli al Tartufo. Like the fetuccine, the ravioli was handmade, nice and large, with a nice chewy bite. They are stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach, and served literally smothered with porcini mushrooms, some black truffles, and Parmesan cheese. While still hearty and “down home,” the flavors are little more sophisticated than the first pasta. It was just a little too salty for my taste. Pizza Amoroma is the house specialty, so we tried that, although I’m actually more of the tomato and basil, or pepperoni pizza type of person. The house specialty is topped with Italian black truffles, shiitake mushrooms, and oregano. The combination of truffles and shiitake mushrooms gives the pizza an earthy taste. The crust was thin and puffy around the edges, just the way I like it. And there was a nice little sheen of oil glistening over the entire pizza, from the generous amount of cheese. I will definitely go back to try one of the plainer pizzas next time. So now that you know the Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets for Italian foods, why don't you head out and taste it for yourself. Amoroma, Alabang Lower Lvl. Sycamore Arcade, Alabang-Zapote Road Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila Phone number : (02) 807-2959 Amoroma Makati Ground floor, Valuepoint Executive Apartments. 227 Salcedo Street, Legaspi Village, 1229 Makati City. (behind ACCRA law offices). Tel no. : 818-0209 Rating : 3 Star Value for Money : 2 Star

Almon Marina Deli and Sandwich Bar

Almon Marina a sandwich bar and deli, a casual dining restaurant that serves grill, international, european style gourment sandwiches is one of those "safe pick" restaurants that I can recommend, you can always order either the Fish and Fries or the Almon Marina special (which is a tuna sandwich, for short). The usual dish is the Roast Chicken with the special barbecue sauce, and i bet the recipe of the latter is locked up in a safe somewhere, it's that good. The crowd favorite -- and very good Roasted Chicken served with pilaf and coleslaw P137, when served it looked perfect. It was not fully dried. You can see the barbecue sauce evenly distributed in the chicken. specks of pepper are always good point when it comes to grilled food. What I liked about the way this chicken was cooked was that the meat was falling out of the bone in very little effort. There was no sign of blood which means that this was cooked perfectly. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it. There is also the tasty Seafood kebab P146, Spaghetti P140 with a generous cut of sausage at the side, and a sometimes too-fatty Callos P155 (stewed ox stripe). For the soup I suggest you get whatever soup's available. Usually there are only 2, and the vats of each are placed beside the counter so that diners can choose as they order. I usually pick the clam chowder. The semi self service setup asks customers to order and pay at the cashier. After doing so, one's order is brought by a food server. Waiting time is minimal and service is good. They accept cash or credit card. Here are the different branches of Almon Marina : Almon Marina Alabang Town Center Ground Level, Promenade Alabang Town Center Alabang Commercial Corporation Alabang-Zapote Road Muntinlupa, Metro Manila Phone Number: 807-5814 Almon Marina Park Square Park Square II, Ayala Terminal Park Square Ayala Center Makati, Metro Manila Phone Number: 893-2168, 893-0008 Almon Marina SM Megamall Ground Level, Bldg. A SM MegaMall Edsa cor. Julia Vargas Ave. Mandaluyong, Metro Manila Phone Number: 634-1297, 633-6865 Almon Marina Festival Supermall 2nd Level Festival Supermall Corporate Ave. cor. Civic Drive Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang Muntinlupa, Metro Manila Phone Number: 850-4134 Almon Marina Robinsons Place Manila 2nd Level, Sta. Monica Wing Robinsons Place Manila Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico Sts. Ermita Manila, Metro Manila Phone Number: (63 2) 536-7986 Almon Marina SM Southmall Upper Ground Level SM SouthMall Almanza Alabang-Zapote National Rd. Las Piñas, Metro Manila Phone Number: 800-4617 Almon Marina Glorietta 3rd Level, Glorietta 4 Glorietta Ayala Center Makati, Metro Manila Phone Number: 728-4778 Almon Marina SM Mall of Asia 1st Level, North Wing SM Mall of Asia Central Business Park Bay Blvd., Bay City Pasay, Metro Manila Phone Number: 556-0343 Rating : 3 Star Value for Money : 2 Star (budget P200-P500) For easier ordering you can find the dine-in menu here : HOUSE SPECIALTY Bacalao ala VizcainaP174.00 CallosP155.00 Spanish Beef StewP151.00 Fish and Fries P179.00 Grilled SausageP151.00 PASTA SPECIALS PuttanescaP151.00 Alfedo w/ Beef & MushroomP151.00 CarbonaraP151.00 Pasta Ala Osso BucoP163.00 Spaghetti Bolognese P140.00 LasagnaP95.00 Salmon LasagnaP135.00 GRILLED SPECIALS Served with rice pilaff and herve vegies Beef EntrecoteP137.00 Beef RibP174.00 Beef KebabP146.00 Beef Fillet MignonP235.00 Pork Rib P207.00 Pork Back RibsP207.00 Lamb KebabP163.00 Seafood KebabP146.00 Grilled SalmonP265.00 Chicken KebabP140.00 Roast Chicken w/ 1 SidingP111.001/4 Roast chicken with rice pilaf or roll and your choice of sidingsSiding choices: Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, Mashed Potato, Coleslaw, Herb Vegies Roast Chicken w/ 2 SidingsP137.001/4 Roast chicken with rice pilaf or roll and your choice of sidingsSiding choices: Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, Mashed Potato, Coleslaw, Herb Vegies MORE VALUE GRILL Serve with rice pilaf & siding plus soap Burger SteakP95.00 Pork Barbecue P95.00 Oriental Fish FilletP95.00 Chigken TeriyakiP107.00 GOURMET SANDWICHCES Beef Beef Sydney SpecialP130.00 Open Faced Roast BeefP174.00 California Roast Beef P185.00 Pastrami On RyeP123.00 Corned Beef Reuben of New York P131.00 Manhattans LunchP123.00 Air Dried Beef P213.00 Chicken New York, New YorkP123.00 San Francisco Smoked Chicken P167.00 Open Faced Roast ChickenP135.00 Sour Cream & Chicken P85.00 Classic Club Cold Chicken SP79.00 Turkey Smoked TurkeyP166.00 California Roast TurkeyP185.00 Pork and Ham Petaluma Treat P123.00 Boston ClubP123.00 Maryland FreshP176.00 Asparagus Ham & Egg 4th Street Blt P143.00 Parma HamP213.00 Swiss Raw Ham P213.00 Nutty Ham ClubP85.00 Croque MonsieurP100.00 Sausages & Coldcuts Club Breakfast P98.00 Salami & Cheese ClubP87.00 Garlic Sausage ClubP87.00 Salami MilanoP174.00 Hausmacher SausageP163.00 Frankfurter Sausage P163.00 Veal BratwurstP163.00 Smoked PorkloinP123.00 Seafood Almon Marina SpecialP123.00 Michael Zuni's TunaP176.00 Tuna Chesse and PineappleP85.00 Tuna MeltP95.00 Pink SalmonP159.00 Salmon & CucumberP258.00 Smoked TanigueP185.00 Avocado SeafoodP135.00 HotcrabP159.00 Liver Pate French ChoiceP136.00 Open Faced & Swiss Cheese Swiss Cheese Sandwiches P174.00 Bruschetta w/ Apples & Gruyere CheeseP92.00 Bruschetta w/ Proscuitto & mushroomP112.00 Bruschetta w/ Fruits and CheeseP92.00 Lausanne GrilledP92.00 SUBMARINE SANDWICH 16" Submarine Sandwich Neptune Submarine P185.00Roast beef, chicken, salami, ham Wesphalian Submarine P185.00Coppa Ham, westphlian ham, smoked ham 12" Submarine Farmers Ham and Cheese P105.00 Pepperoni Lyonner & Ham Sausage P105.00 Polish & GottingerP105.00 Spiced Tuna P105.00 Sydney SubP135.00 Petalum SubP128.00 New York SubP128.00 Smoke Turkey SubP171.00 SIDE SALAD Seafood SaladP53.00 Potato SaladP47.00 Macaroni SaladP45.00 Fruit SaladP45.00 MORE COMBO MEALS Burger, Pasta , Fries & DrinkP185.00 Burger & Fries onlyP146.00 Pasta and Lite SandwichP168.00 EXCITING COMBO MEALS Sandwich, Soup & DrinksP146.00 Sandwich, Salad & Drinks P185.00 Soup Salad & DrinkP185.00 PARTY & GROUP PLATTER For take out orders only Submarine Platter Includes 4 Submarine Sandwich varieties Submarine Platter BigP768.00Good for 12 to 14 persons Submarine Platter MedP559.00Good for 8 to 10 persons Sandwich Platter 7 to 10 gourmet sandwich varieties Rectangular Tray BigP919.00Good for 20 persons Rectangular Tray MedP677.00Good for 12 persons Round Tray BigP653.00Good for 12 persons Round Tray MediumP559.00Good for 7 persons APPETIZERS / LITE STARTERS Smoked Salmon Platter P271.00 Smoked Tangigue PlatterP159.00 Cheese PlatterP140.00 Deli Platter P112.00 New Zealand Baked Mussels P151.00 Cold Cuts KebabP47.00 Liver PateP67.00 Crepe AsparagusP31.00 Quiche LorraineP49.00` FRESH GARDEN SALADS Chef SaladP101.00 Reuben SaladP101.00 Fruit & WalnutP101.00 Chicken Curry P101.00 Salad Nicoise P101.00 Chopped Salad w/ Feta Cheese P123.00 Caesar SaladP123.00 Carab Louis SaladP120.00 FRESHLY BREWED Coffee P51.00 CappuccinoP65.00 EspressoP51.00 Hot Caffe LatteP90.00 Bailey's Iced CoffeeP140.00 Iced Mochaccino P101.00 Iced Cafe MochaP101.00 Kids MochaccinoP71.00 DRINKS SoftdrinksP27.00Pepsi, 7-Up, Rootbeer, Mt. Dew, Diet Pepsi Coke Lite in CanP36.00 Iced TeaP45.00 Orange JuiceP73.00 Mango JuiceP49.00 Calamansi SodaP45.00 Pineapple Juice in CanP39.00 Hot TeaP34.00Green tea, Camomile, Lime, Rose and Mint