MAHOGANY MARKET in Tagaytay

Since me and my buddy are free this weekend, we decided to have a trip to Tagaytay.  It's already late and it was also raining when we got to our destination so we were not able to roam much on our first day.  Instead, we just decided to try out the MAHOGANY MARKET to have dinner.

As the name says, it is a marketplace wherein there are small food stores on the side or what we Filipinos call as "carinderia".  There are several carinderias but I think each of them serves almost the same menu. Here's an image of the place.

When it comes to food, Tagaytay is well known for it's special BULALO, a soup with beef shank including the bone with marrow inside.  So we ordered this as this is a must try!

Served in a soup pot with flame underneath to keep it warm

The first thing I looked for when the waiter placed this on our table is the bone.  I checked it if it has lots of marrow inside as it is the precious part of this dish.

Lots of marrow inside the bone

Just a reminder, if you're blood pressure is high, try to avoid the marrow since it is high in cholesterol as they say.  Instead, you may eat the meat part which is also tender.

With just Php300.00, you can have this special bulalo which has lots of bone marrow and several chunks of beef.  One order could be good enough for 4 persons.

As for the dessert, you can have these bananas for free.  You may get as many as you want I guess because I got 5 pcs. at no extra charge.

If you don't like bananas they also have leche flan on the side which will cost you Php80.00 per order.  Unfortunately, the leche flan is not that delicious as we were expecting.

Overall, if you're tight on the budget and would love to try Tagaytay's Special Bulalo without caring too much on the ambiance, then this is the place you should visit.

LITTLE ASIA

We got here months back but unfortunately the branch in Tomas Morato was under renovation.  Just visited them today, and they are now on soft opening. It's our first time to try this restaurant courtesy of a voucher we got from a group buying site. 

From the name of the restaurant, it mainly serves Asian Cuisines like Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese dishes.  It was a bit hard to choose from the menu with the number of choices they have.

Since it is newly renovated, we were expecting a lot - from the interiors, ambiance and food.  Here are some of the images...

The lonely chandelier, we find it a bit off.  We were seated at the ground floor and found no other chandeliers aside from this one.

The table with nice red cushioned chairs

The bar where they prepare the beverages

 Here's a glimpse on the wide selection of food on their menu...

After discussing what to order, we decided to have the Fish Fillet Wrapped in Bacon and Beef Tenderloin Rolls with Cheese in Teriyaki Sauce. 

Beef Tenderloin Rolls with Cheese in Teriyaki Sauce

Steamed Rice

Fish Fillet Wrapped in Bacon

We also ordered Japanese Beef Fried Rice which is new to us.  It's a sticky rice with ground beef, vegetables and egg.  For us, it's so yummy.

Lastly, for the dessert, we had the Caramel Banana Tower.  It has baked wontons, caramelized bananas and vanilla ice cream.  We find it very sweet.

Overall, the taste of the food is a bit ordinary while serving is just enough for 2-3 persons.

Branches

Greenhills Promenade
Ortigas Ave., Greenhills, San Juan City
(632) 727-5265; (632) 727-5785

Tomas Morato
Tomas Morato Ave. cor. Scout Fuentebella, Quezon City
(632) 373-0609; (632) 410-4937

The Venice Piazza
McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
(632) 798-0354