BARCINO REVIEW

              It is 24th of December, we check in at the One Greenbelt Hotel in Makati to spend our Christmas Eve without a long drive home. We planned to watch the Dancing Light and eat at Ayala Triangle while waiting for the Christmas Eve. But unfortunately, we arrived at the Ayala Triangle and it's already closed. We watched the news that Trinoma has Dancing Lights too. I am so disappointed, because we can celebrate our Christmas Eve near our home. Instead, we decided to eat and not to go back in the hotel. We go to Greenbelt 2 and find a place to eat. We reserve a seat at Italianni's but we are the 11th one and on the other Japanese restaurant but we are the 5th one. We are so hungry so we tried at Barcino because there are available seats. By the way, Barcino is a spanish style restaurant. Now, let's go on the proper review:

GAMBAS CON BACON

               We ordered Gambas Con Bacon for our appetizer, it is just simple fried prawns wrapped in bacon. I love bacon and prawns but I didn't meet my expectations. The bacon is tough and too chewy. It is also salty but the ranch dip slightly controlled it. The dish is a bit pricey; it cost P525.00 for 8 pieces.

ENSALADA CATALANA P275.00

A heraty mix of salad green with fresh tomatoes, onions, hard-boiled eggs, carrots, fuet with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.   

              The salad is affordable because it is have and good for 4-5 persons I think. The salad is good but I didn't like the sauce because of the balsamic vinegar. It's too strong and I think I'm drinkng whiskey not eating salad.

 ESPAGUETIS A LA CATALINA

               Espaguetis A La Catalina is just simply spaghetti with red sauce. It is also affordable; it cost P335.00. Good for 3-4 persons I think. It is like ordinary spaghetti with a bit twist. I think they use wine in every dish in their menu because Barcino is not only a spanish restaurant but also a wine and bar. 

U.S.A STRIP LOIN

             I really love our main dish; the U.S.A Strip Loin in medium rare; good for 4-5 persons I think. It is so tender and the tomato sauce that comes with it is a perfect combination to the strip loin. It also comes with mashed potato that is good for 2-3 persons I think. The dish is heavy and worth the price that cost P795.00.

 SALMON A LA BRASAS

                Our 2nd main dish is Salmon A La Brasas; it is a grilled salmon with tomato sauce, mashed potato and grilled veggies(eggplants, potatoes, carrots). I also love it; if you want healthier and lighter go to the Salmon but if you are a meat lover person go for the Strip Loin one. The Salmon is fresh and cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce is also perfect combination with the Salmon.

             Our desert is Creama Catalana; it is just simply Creme Bur Lee. It is a bit pricey because it is like Leche Flan with burned sugar on top. But the taste is good it's not too sweet, the texture is perfect, it's not too soft and the burned sugar is perfect it doesn't taste burned; its sweet. It cost P225.00 good for 2-3 persons.

               I also love their shakes, we ordered Watermelon, Melon and Apple Shake; it comes with frest fruit also. The taste is perfect because you can really taste the fruit not the sugar or maple syrup. I think they use honey to control the sweetness.

 

Big smile on our tummy reflects on our faces.

NOTE: It is all my OWN opinion you might like it or not like it too. Thank you for sharing your time reading my blog. If you have questions or opinions feel free to share it with us. FOLLOWS, COMMENTS and QUESTIONS are so much appreciated. I will be blogging more about product or service and tips about fashion, beauty, make up and more with my twist the daily happenings in my life and outfit of the day.

TEA ROCK REVIEW

"TEA ON THE ROCKS"

                Actually we didn't plan to visit Tea Rock. We don't even know that milk tea shop exist  because they are not famous like Chatime, Serenitea, Gong Cha e.t.c. But it's early in the morning and this tea house was the only one open.

                Outside you can see the big sign which can really catch your attention. It symbolizes food, drinks and café.

  the barista and counter area

 the dinning area 

 the cafe area

 the ceiling and lighting

                First let's talk about the place and ambiance; this is one of the most important things. The place is relaxing; you have a lot of space not like Zen Tea, Banawe. The place can accommodate about 40-50 persons inside and 20 persons outside. It's colorful that can change your mood. Imagine staying in a black and white place its boring right? The place was also covered with songs, sometimes Korean songs that changed the place into a Korean Restaurant. The rest room is clean, you'll be comfortable too.

                Second the menu. They have a lot of food and drinks to offer. They have rice meals, sandwiches, smoothies, frappes, and specially milk tea. What I like about them they have their own menu that you can only find on Tea Rock. Like the Milk Tea Float it means it has ice cream, they allowed two free sinkers, having Oatmeal Milk tea, Cranberry Lychee and more. Their price was also the same as the other milk tea houses; it ranges P80-100.

                Third the staff was accommodating. They will be happy entertaining your questions and they also suggest what milk tea you would love. And they will not call you for your order, instead they will serve it personally to you with a big smile on their face.

                As I said, everything has a bad side because nothing is perfect. What I don't like about Tea Rock are: they only have one branch on Banawe, the place is not covered with wifi which they should work on it, and they don't have twitter, facebook or any other form of advertisement. How can they share how awesome their restaurant is?

Blueberry Yakult / Oatmeal Milk Tea

                 By the way let me share with you what me and Enzo(my friend) ordered. Enzo ordered Oatmeal Milk Tea and I ordered Blueberry Yakult.

 Blueberry Yakult

                I know the photo looks weird. Let me explain, they yellow one is pudding and the white one is nata; two of their sinikers. The Blueberry Yakult is more on Blueberry which I really love. It's refreshing, good for a hot and sunny day. It has blueberry bits. You can really taste the blueberry not like in Tea Zone and Zagu, it's like powdered flavor. But in Tea Rock the drink is all about its true and real flavors.

                If you are satiety in the common milk tea houses like Serenitea, Gong Cha, Chatime, Zen Tea e.t.c try Tea Rock in Banawe. Even though I can only find them in Banawe and it's not a wifi area I will come back as long as I taste every single entree they have.

PROs: real flavors, accommodating staffs, relaxing ambiance, lot of flavors, with snacks, large space
CONs: not wifi area, one branch only, no advertisements
Over-all Rating: 5/5 

 NOTES: Chatime, Zen Tea, Serenitea, Tea Zone, Zagu and Gong Cha review soon. FOLLOWS, COMMENTS and QUESTIONS are so much appreciated. If you have questions or opinions feel free to share it with us. Thank you for sharing your time. I hope you'll follow me to see my latest blogs.

DAILY HAPPENING: Food-A-Thon 12/09/12

                This day was the start of AC Fare. Angelicans are required to go to school even if it’s Sunday to showcase our talent and unity through a Field Demo dance. We are seniors so our theme is base on Graduation; we wore blue toga and graduating cap. We are the first to present so I admit we are not that ready. The winners in field demo dance were the YS 10. I am not surprised because they deserve to win. The theme of their dance is about Happiness; we the audience feel the same way too because we saw on their eyes and smiles that they are happy with what they’re doing. They also showcase the different color that symbolizes every batch. They wore red t-shirt for the YS 10 or 3^rd year high school; they have green and yellow colors painted in their palms for YS 8 & 9 or 1^st and 2^nd year high school and blue handkerchief on their neck for the YS 11 or 4^th year high school. To all YS 10 learners and facilitators; if you’re reading this Congratulation.

            The fun part in AC Fare were outsiders are allowed to join our celebration. There are a lot of stalls like Cotton Candy, Sweet Corn, Milk Tea, Frappe, Barbecue, Dirty Ice Cream, Stores and Shawarma. The Shawarma and Frappe stall are my favorite for 2 years in Angelicum College.  There are also rides like Octopus and Inflatable.  And events like Bingo Social, Acrobatic and Comedy Theatre. The Bingo Social is the most awaited but it will start after lunch; so I and my friends decided to go somewhere and be back at 1pm.

            We go to our favorite milk tea house Zen Tea, Banawe but they don’t have cooked pearls yet. We are disappointed and decided to go to GG instead. GG means Good Guys, it is a place where you can play billiards, smoke or drink. Of course we go there because of playing billiards nothing else. But unfortunately GG is close; maybe it’s too early in the morning or its Sunday. Another disappointment. It’s a hot and sunny day so we decided to ride a cab to go to Serenitea in Banawe. Again, it’s close. It will open at 12nn but its 11am only. We spend a lot In transportation; so we walked around and find a place to eat. 

            Michelle, Paul, Daniel and Stephanie decided to eat in Chicken Charlie. While me and Enzo decided to go at Yogo Frost or try Tea Rock. It feels so hot so we decided to drink refreshment. We go to Tea Rock instead.       

            After refreshing we go back to school and play Bingo Social. It was fun and it hurts my throat too by shouting what number I need to Bingo. Daniel should have won P8,000 with 2 numbers more. While me and Enzo should have won P10,000 with 2 numbers more too. The day was over Stephanie, Paul and Daniel decided to go to Michelle’s house to eat Silog and to spend some time together.. Silog is a Filipino food with fried rice called Sinigang and Egg called Itlog.

NOTE: Silog, Tea Rock, Chicken Charlie, Yogo Frost, Serenitea, GG and Zen Tea will be reviewed on a different blog. Photos will be posted soon. Thank you for sharing your time with us by reading this Daily Happenings Blog.  If you have questions or opinions feel free to share it with us. I also blogged about product or service, tips for fashion, make up, beauty and more. This is only one of my twist to be different in my co-bloggers. FOLLOWS,  COMMENTS and QUESTIONS are so much appreciated.