Trattoria Gourmets

April 14, 2010

Last Wednesday night, Bubba and I were at Shangri-la Mall to catch dinner and a movie.  We were both really tired from work.  It’s been a long week at work actually.  Unfortunately for Bubba, I was in a semi-“bratinella” mood that evening.  My energy was extremely low and I didn’t have an appetite for eating (yes, a phenomenon) or to watch a movie.

After some persuasive affection, he was able to finally convince me to eat.  Choice that evening: Trattoria Gourmets.  I know this restaurant has been here since I was in college.  If I remember it right, this was the restaurant Grace and Mark (two great friends I have in High School, my best friends) and I ate at then.  Grace and Mark ordered food while I said I was “full” because I just ate.  Conversations ensued.  At the end of the meal, both of them ate only half and I ended up eating on my own the other half of their orders wiping out the dishes.  Both of them kept laughing and teasing me that it’s “scary” to eat with me when I’m “full.”

On the Table

Free Bread Variants with Dip

Pasta Vongole PHP 245

Clams in white wine, garlic and olive oil

Margherita Pizza and Gourmet Supreme Pizza (Half and Half) PHP 355

Half tomato, cheese and basil (my favorite) and half sundried tomato, basil, olives, zucchini, tomato and cheese

We enjoyed our meal but Bubba, after one bite, didn’t touch the Pasta Vongole anymore because the smell reminded him of the pasta an officemate once gave him that made him and another officemate throw up hours after.  He suspects it to be spoiled.  Gah.  Pasta Vongole of Trattoria was relatively okay and better with a dash of chili flakes.

Trattoria Gourmets

5^th Level, Shangri-La Plaza Mall,

EDSA cor. Shaw Boulevard,

Mandaluyong City, MM.

(632) 637 2784

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Chicken Ati-Atihan

April 14, 2010

Judd and Carlos were at my building for a meeting Wednesday.  Judd invited me for lunch.  I was coming from a Solar meeting in Makati but I got back to the office just in time, 12nn.  Judd and ZP arrived at 12:25 PM, a bit late but I didn’t mind because I was reading my office emails since I wasn’t in in the morning. 

On the Table

Pecho PHP 85

Chicken Skin PHP 95

Only Judd has a photo.  He started wolfing it down before I can take one :p

Pork Sisig PHP 120

It was a fun lunch with ZP and I tag-teasing Judd.  Major indigestion caused by Judd’s meeting.  The place was so packed coupled with a very slow service and you have food arriving 35 minutes after order.  We had to inhale our lunch.

Notes: Judd stealing ZP’s sunshine that morning.  Stop YM.  Chicken skin last piece.  Food-inhale 15 minutes.

Visit me again!!! 🙂

Chicken Ati-Atihan –Pasig Branch

Unit 109, Tycoon Center

Amethyst Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

In Crumbs Album

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