Last Saturday was a crazy food
fest. I scheduled to meet my friends for breakfast, lunch and dinner in
Kapitolyo as I realized that I have to start visiting the new ones before it
starts to become unmanageable. I was so giddy on my way to Kapitolyo but it instantly
disappeared when I couldn’t find Kitchen Diaries Café. There were two location
pins, one from Waze and another from Instagram. I went to both and circled both
areas like Sisa looking for her kids and I just could not find it. Worn out and
sweaty, I decided to give the café a call and… apparently, there was a change
in management and they have to close down the café indefinitely. It pissed me
off! They could have at least announced it or something! Aaargh. Anyway, I made
sure that lunch will be awesome as I planned it to be at…
Gastro Park!
This place is the StrEat version
of Kapitolyo. Similar to the Maginhawa branch, this small compound houses
several small food establishments offering different cuisines. And on top of my
list is El Phante which got good
rating in looloo.
I was excited to hand the coupons
I got from Metro Deal where PHP200 worth of food will be just PHP99. But I
failed to take note that the coupons are only valid from Sundays to Thursdays.
It was not a big deal since it was my mistake and prices are wallet-friendly.
I then ordered the bestseller Chili Beef Basil Soft Taco (PHP140). Don’t be deceived by the
name of the dish. It was just mildly spiced or so what the server claims.
It took roughly 10 minutes for
our order to be served and it was… small. What do you expect from PHP140? I was
pleased though that despite the small size of the soft taco, there was a
generous serving of ground beef.
