French Baker Again

Hubby's mom and grandmother prefer to have light meals for dinner which usually means soup, noodles or bread.  French Baker is their favorite hang out whenever they are in SM Taytay.  They absolutely love the Soup on a Bread Bowl and they even take home the leftover bread and heat it up for breakfast the following day.  Chicken and Corn Soup was served that day and it tasted very similar to their Chicken ala King which I really like.  The inner portions of the bowl that soaked up the soup was really good.

Soup on a Bread Bowl P115
Creamy soup of the day stuffed in French bread bowl.  

Chef Chow's Shabu Shabu Xpress

I've never really enjoyed shabu shabu (maybe I just don't know how to do it right) except for the one hubby's tita makes and the one from Chef Chow's Shabu Shabu Xpress at the Foodcourt of SM Taytay.

Canterberry Cafe

The best Fried Tofu (P95) I've ever tasted is served in our friends restaurant in Taytay - Canterberry Cafe.  The crispy tofu pieces are best dunked in their sauce which is slightly sweet, salty and sour.... think crispy pata sauce.  I tried recreating the crispy tofu at home but failed miserably.  He still hasn't spilled their secret to us, well I wouldn't either. 

Panciteria Pon Lo Tai

We have been patronizing Panciteria Pon Lo Tai since they opened their Taytay branch last year.  We usually have food delivered when we don't feel like cooking.  We dined at their store for the first time and it was a tight squeeze.  Their main thrust is food pick up and delivery so their store seats about 8 people inside and another 8 al fresco.  I wonder how they prepare their food.  It seems like the kitchen is too small for their extensive menu.

The Mike Bihon with Lechon (yes the menu really says Mike) was tasty and filling as always.  The dish may be overflowing with sauce but they did not scrimp on the noodles, lechon and vegetables.

Hainanese Delights

Another new alternative to the usual fastfood fare has popped up in our area. I've seen Hainanese Delights in Galleria and I've always been intrigued if it was anything like the Hainanese Chicken I had in Singapore last September.

Red Palace Seafood Restaurant

Chinese food has always been our fall back whenever we don't feel like fastfood and can't think of anywhere else to eat.  That is definitely not the case for Red Palace, we choose to dine there.

In our numerous visits, my favorite among all the dishes we have tried is the Fish Fillet with Tausi.  I love the sauce, the crispness of the vegetables and how everything comes together.

French Baker

Have you ever seen people lining up outside French Baker outlets as early as 8pm for the discounted breads which are sold a few minutes before closing time?  We weren't there for that sale though.  Dinner was our main agenda. 

Since we had a late lunch, we opted for sandwiches instead of rice.  We got some Pesto Garlic Sticks (P84/6 pcs) for starters.  I could hardly taste the garlic or the pesto.  It was just butter toast for me.

The Blue Cheese Burger (P190) was juicy but they could have used more blue cheese.

meaty pan-griddled beef burger patty topped with melted blue cheese dressing, tomato and lettuce greens and sided with potato chips 

The Clubhouse Sandwich (P190) was heavy and filling but was just ok for me.  I didn't finish my salad as it was on the sweet side.

chicken, ham, bacon and cheese on white bread sided with honey balsamic greens and potato chips

Sad to say, the highlight of the meal was the crunchy thin potato chips.  Next time we shall stick to our usual orders of chicken ala king or burger steak.

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French Baker

SM Taytay