You know ribs… it is where the heart is.  If we follow our heart, it will lead us to the second floor of the new Uptown Place Mall in BGC as Morganfield’s opens their doors in Manila.  Morganfield’s presents good old fashioned barbecued pork ribs with an extra dose of charming Southern hospitality.  Morganfield’s combines life’s two greatest passions: music and great soul food.

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At the heart of Morganfield’s is its signature dish – Sticky Bones – a truly authentic, old fashioned prime pork rib slow-cooked and smoked in coal and hickory wood to a tender mouthwatering perfection, then basted with the gluey sweet and tangy hickory flavored barbecue sauce with a hint of cider.

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About Two beautiful Saturdays ago, my foodie friends and I hit it up for lunch at Morganfield’s.

On the Table

Begonia Php 175

I started with a refreshing drink of Begonia while catching up with friends and waiting for our apps.  Fruitylicious chunks of kiwi, strawberries and lime served in lemon lime soda topped with passion fruit syrup

CP started with Berry Easy (P195) which is a drink made with black grapes, blackberries and strawberries, blended with pureed berries and ice.  Interesting to order on the next visit is their Agua Fresca (P195) which is a tall drink of watermelon chunks and juice with fresh squeezed lime juice, served with rose syrup and a scoop of calamansi sorbet.

Bacon Wrapped Meat Balls

6 deep-fried pork meatballs wrapped with bacon.  Served with lettuce leaves & mustard upon request

It had that crunchy outside texture encasing a moist seasoned pork meat that you can only get when meatballs go skinny dipping in hot oil at a perfect sweltering temperature and lifted just in time before the inside gets overly cooked.  Bacon adds that rich sharp taste while the lettuce leaves you can wrap it with and tangy mustard round up the overall balance.

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There are other appetizers that caught my eye on the menu like the Russet Potato Skins (P195), deep-fried then loaded with mixed cheese and crispy bacon bits, Morganfield’s Chili Cheese Fries (P195) that are baked with cheese, topped with chili con carne, and crispy bacon, Spicy Chicken Wings (P325) tossed in homemade honey habanero hot sauce served with sour cream, carrots and celery sticks, Crab and Spinach Dip (P350), juicy crab meat and bay spinach cooked with Parmesan cheese and served with corn tortilla chips.

Pork Sausage Platter

This was one of the more obvious favorites on the table.  I absolutely love their juicy grilled homemade pork sausages that come in different ranges… spicy devil, smoky bandit, herby hog and cheesy cheese.  I thought I’d have an easy favorite in the spicy devil or smoky bandit but herby hog and cheesy cheese also hold their own.  Morganfield’s platter is served with coleslaw and homemade garlic aioli.  It will match perfectly with a mug of icy cold beer.

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