Maginhawa Food Park StrEat Find: Lost Bread

Instagram was once invaded by milkshakes with cotton candy on top. Every foodie I know posted a photo of two of what seemed to be a mouthwatering beverage and dessert in one. But I could only avail of this drink in Maginhawa and it’s quite far from my place. Despite my burning desire to buy a glass or two, I have to wait till I find myself in that area. And with a bit of planning and coordination, my looloo friends and I finally did a Maginhawa food crawl and visited StrEat to indulge in Lost Bread’s milkshakes. 

Hello, Lost Bread!

Lost Bread is one of the two stalls with air conditioned prepping areas. But unlike Magpie, Lost Bread’s air conditioned area is only good for placing orders. You have to go out right after. (Yes, by go out I mean get kicked out after paying.) 

It’s easy to spot Lost Bread’s stall. Just look for the one with the longest queue! 

It didn’t take us that long to line up though as we were inside the cool room in less than 10 minutes. We decided to share one milkshake to make room for other sweets and went with The Carnival (PHP120) as it’s the most Instagrammed drink. 

The Carnival comes with vanilla butter cake, popcorn and cotton candy so it will surely delight anyone with a sweet tooth. 

I’d hand it to them, the drink did look pretty. But the charming drink quickly turned into a nightmare once we started to pinch the cotton candy. It was one sticky mess! The vanilla base was not as chilled as I hoped but it was definitely sweet. I also liked how the popcorn added texture to the drink. So to average it out, it was so-so.

Though I was happy to finally try Lost Bread, I still like mine simple. I guess I’m a conservative milkshake fanatic. 

Lost Bread is located at Maginhawa Food Park StrEat, 91 Maginhawa, Teachers Village, Quezon City.

Maginhawa Food Park StrEat Find: Bricks & Copper

Food parks are popping out here and there. But one of the first and established food parks in Manila is in Maginhawa and it sure has a witty name to boot. 

Hello, Maginhawa Food Park StrEat!

StrEat has became a must-visit food park ever since Lost Bread became trending in Instagram. Its attractive interiors is also a hipster magnet. 

There are several food stalls inside but we decided to stick with a few namely: Lost Bread, Bricks & Copper, Egg-It and Schmidt’s Hot Dog. 

It was a bit crowded when we visited around 5:30 pm but the food park organizers were prepared for it and placed ample number of tables and chairs for diners. We didn’t have a hard time getting a table for 5. First on our list is Bricks & Copper.

R and I ordered Chicken and Beef Kebab (PHP100 per piece) without rice as we wanted to save space for other finds. 

Service was good as our orders were served within the 10 minute mark. 

The two kebabs were plated in a no frills manner and we were given a small serving of red and white sauce on the side. 

The chicken kebab had a weird texture. It was also a bit tough making me think that the chicken was still raw when it was served. In short, I didn’t like this one. 

The beef kebab was a lot better. It was initially served with just the red sauce; but we had no problem requesting for some white sauce for it. 

This was was a lot better than its chicken counterpart. But it wasn’t exactly outstanding for me to go back for more. 

Looking back, it was a bit expensive for its quality. 

P.S. Parking could be hell here. If you’re on a food crawl, it might be better if you park elsewhere and just walk here. 

Bricks and Copper is located at Maginhawa Food Park StrEat, 91 Maginhawa, Teachers Village, Quezon City.