A Members-Only Resto

This restaurant's review is quite different. The probability of one eating at this place if one is not a member is slim to none. One has to be a member of Valle Verde or know someone who's a member and get invited in order to eat here. And since my boss' boss is a member, well, I got invited.

If I'm right, the restaurant's name is Lanai Ala Carte. Looking at the menu, the prices are similar to that of a mid-range priced restaurant like Max's. It's not very expensive but it's up there. We ordered Pancit Canton, Pancit Palabok, Calamares, Lumpiang Togue, and Lumpiang Shanghai. 

I couldn't eat the Lumpiang Togue for the fear of having my ankles ache. With it was vinegar with what seemed to be garlic and pepper for a dip. The Calamares was ok at best. It had with it, white sauce for dipping. Sweet chili sauce was the dip for the generic Lumpiang Shanghai. I'm guessing the sauce's brand is Jufran. The Pancit Canton was alright. From what I can tell, it had slices of pork, squid, and shrimp. The Pancit Palabok was a bit bland. I lacked saltiness that would have enhanced the Palabok flavor.

In spite the fact that the restaurant is exclusive to Valle Verde members, the food could have been better. To be honest, Hap Chan's food tastes better. It's a good thing I was just invited so I didn't spend on anything.

I guess what you're paying for is more of the privacy of the place. Since it's members only, you may have a table all to yourself and you can take your time just using the Wi-Fi. You can say it's free but since you're a paying member, you've probably paid for that.

It's a good experience. But that's it.

Tapa King's Tapa Queen

So it's not my first time eating at Tapa King. But then again, I have never blogged about it; or even complained. 

I don't remember the first time I had my first Tapa King nor do I remember which branch. All I remember is that I had tapa. That's it. Today, there's like four different tapa sets; King, Queen, and the other two. I forgot what they're called. But back then it was just Beef Tapa. They also have other dishes that weren't on the menu, God knows how long ago.

Just to be consistent with my Tapa King dining experiences thus far, I ordered a Tapa Queen. It's beef tapa but it's sweet and spicy.

How did it taste? Well, it was sweet and spicy. It wasn't the original beef tapa I had long ago. But I guess I wouldn't remember as much. 

I didn't really took the price into consideration since I didn't pay for the meal. I'm sure it was around Php 100+, probably around 150. Value for money? It was okay. Although I would rather have a two-piece Chicken Joy with that price range. And you can have tapa and eggs at Jollibee as well for around Php 20 cheaper. But you can only buy that during breakfast. At 10AM, no more breakfast. 

For me, dishes like these, tapa, daing na bangus, danggit, longanisa are the types of food that I eat once I get the craving for them. Not really a daily thing. Not even weekly. Probably biweekly. So it follows that I would probably eat at Tapa King once I get a craving for whatever's in their menu.

Kalye Uno

So today I decided to eat at Kalye Uno. It's not my first time to eat at Kalye Uno but I have never blogged about it. So what's Kalye Uno?

Kalye Uno is a fast food restaurant. It's not as big as Jolllibee, or KFC, or any of those franchises. I don't even know if there are other branches besides the one near my office. Like most fast food restaurants, it's self-service. 

By the way, my office is located at Bridgetowne. It's at the edge of Quezon City. Almost at Pasig City. 

For the main menu, first you choose whether you want your meal with rice or on a taco. Then you choose what your meal is. I'm sorry but I usually just order Garlic Longanisa and nothing else. But I'm sure there's Daing na Bangus since I just saw it on the menu board because it's new. I think there's Tapa as well.

They also have Sisig, and Nachos with some awesome dressing. I think Garlic Longanisa bits are one of the toppings. I'm pretty sure I tasted some.

Price range, it right around double the price of a regular meal at Jollibee. A two-piece chicken is not a regular meal, by the way. Just by how often I eat there is proof that it's not cheap, but not expensive either. How many times have I eaten there since it opened? Around five times, I guess. I just eat there when I have the craving for Garlic Longanisa.

This branch is located right in between Zeta and Exxa Towers at Bridgetowne. Just beside Subway, but Subway's in the outside of the main entrance. Kalye Uno is inside. Just across Mini Stop.