ESTERO FoodTrip

Estero Fast Food/ LGA Fast Food
Ongpin Binondo, Manila

This is the ultimate Binondo Food Trip. If you want to have an authentic Chinese cuisine at a very affordable price, then this is the place for you guys. It's not just the food, but the place itself, having it at chinatown plus the "estero" which means canal in english. Well, don't judge the food by the place coz' if you're in for a foodie adventure then you'll be surprised by it's delicious treat. It has several stores inside that you can choose where to spend your cravings. They had it fresh, name it, and you'll have it!

One of Kiks' friends, "Dorothy" suggested this place to treat us for her birthday. Thanks to her I was able to experience what they called "the food haven of Binondo". But then, it took us ages before we reached the place because of the heavy traffic. And by the time we got there we were all hungry! Good thing the service was quick and we're good to fight! attack! and feast!

Beef And Broccoli

Calamares

Yang Chow Fried Rice

Sweet and Sour Pork

Sweet Chili Prawns

We also ordered for Crispy Frog Legs, Buttered Chicken, and Pancit Canton. The fallback of being starved, I wasn't able to take the photos of the 3set menu as if the foods went down to drain! =P The Food was good and I really enjoyed the frog legs as it's my first time to have one and it tasted like chicken! After eating we went to a Chinese grocery with lots of preserved stuffs then off we go to buy pasalubong like "hopia" at Eng Bee Tin.

The experience was good, the food, the place, and making new friends. It was quick and satisfying making us all wondering where to spend our next stop for a delicious adventure! ^_^

Figaro

SM North Edsa
2/F Sky Garden
02-426-7217

Sometimes things just have to happen to know how you actually feel and see who your friends are when you least expect it...

After a tiring day at work, Friz, Cathy, and I decided to have some coffee and a good talk. Since Cathy had discount coupons at Figaro we opted to go and use it. Honestly, I am not a coffee person but I agreed to the idea just to spend time with them since a break like this doesn't come everyday. Upon entering the place, it was quiet since there were just a few people around. We thought, we can really talk here without minding if we were loud. 

Iced Mocha 119Php, Iced Cappucino 105Php, Taro Milktea (Free)

A lot was going on for the past few days and we wanted to discuss it to clear things out. Doing a stuff like this will help you feel better since you were given a chance to express yourself. I am so happy to know some things which I had no idea, like your worth to other people, and details like this means a lot. To make matters light, we ordered for the house's cold drinks. " Figaro is known for the quality and freshness of the beans used, the expert way these are brewed, and the classic style of the stores, as the name stands for the highest standards of European coffee culture." I don't know how I will rate their coffee since its all the same for me  =P but I still like it for it's not bitter at all. I was also surprised they had milktea here and it 's really good aside from the fact that we got it for free. =)

Ham and Cheese Baguette 139Php

While chatting, we ordered for these snacks to munch on. Eating the baguette is like havin' a ham and cheese pizza. It tasted just ordinary without any trace of herbs in it, but its ok though. For the Five cheese pizza, I'd say, it's a bit disappointing. How can you call this a pizza?? The appearance is not appealing at all and when they say five cheese, they literally mean it. I was like eating a biscuit with cheese on top!

Five Cheese Pizza 169Php

All things considered, we enjoyed our time together talkin' about "Geria" and the silliest of things.. One thing I've learned for this week, " Do not dwell on what others think or say,  just be yourself and do  what makes you happy."