It all
started with a random invite from my favorite Dragon lady and heck, I wasn’t
even one of the first people she thought of. *hurt* But since the invite involves a Comedy Improv, I was game.
Who wouldn’t want a night of laughter anyway?! But the sweet surprise was… the
restaurant where the Improv was held serves amazing dishes.
Hello,
Detalle.
It
was slightly hard to find the restaurant as it was in a rather sinister looking
place. The landmark C gave me was that it’s at the other side of the Caltex
along Meralco Avenue. But the best direction I got was that Detalle’s the
restaurant right below the huge Century Tuna billboard. Now, that’s very
specific.
When
I arrived, C and F were sitting pretty (yet hungry) while waiting for the others
to arrive. However, I was really hungry too so as soon as I sat down, I briefly
said hi and went straight to the menu. I spotted salmon so I immediately
decided on my main course. But I was not so sure with my appetizer and dessert.
Notice “my”? Yes, I didn’t share. I was in my Joey-doesn’t-share-food mode. It
was weird though as C, F and T (she arrived a few minutes after) ordered for
sharing. I felt out of place.
Anyway,
I went with the following: Squash Soup
(PHP195), Grilled Salmon (PHP400)
and Chocolate Revelry Ala Mode (PHP210).
They, on the other hand, ordered Basque
Fried Chicken (PHP280), Quattro
Formaggi (PHP390), D Burger (PHP380) and Summer Pasta
(PHP280).
First
served was my warm squash soup. It wasn’t superb as it wasn’t the creamy squash
soup that I’m used to (and love) but it was flavorful enough. It was lighter
too which made it a good appetizer.
The
grilled salmon was to die for! I was raving for it for weeks! I even had dreams
about it! The salmon was grilled really well as it was still juicy when it was
served. I loved the flavorful risotto. It had a tangy taste which delighted me
BIG TIME. I guess my thing for sour food makes anything sour an instant hit! I
also loved the caper cream sauce drizzled over the salmon. Yum!
