Meals And Men

If food is the way to a man’s heart, a great restaurant can be a woman’s gastronomic dream. These are a few of the countless restaurants I checked (courtesy of Cosmopolitan Philippines, September05 issue) and turned out to be truly satisfying to my appetite.

Hot Rocks
Club 650 Compound, Libis, Quezon City
Your guy will love you for letting him go out to dinner with you in his flip-flops. The food is so good, you can forego ambiance!

The Eats: Steak, steak and more steak! Priced from P140 to P170, Hot Rocks specialty steaks are from tender Batangas beef, with a juicy, flavorful bite to them. Special treats? Service is quick and friendly, and it gets even sweeter with Forget Me Not Specialty Cakes, the perfect finish to a steak dinner.

Bubba Gump
2/f Greenbelt3, Ayala Center, Makati City
Absolutely ‘Gump-y’ as the laid-back, friendly crew at Bubba Gump likes to call it, just like in the film which the restaurant was created, Forest Gump. You and your guy will need a couple of minutes taking in the cool, kitschy scenes from the movie, knick knacks, bric-bracs and costumes hung about the restaurant.

The Eats: At Bubba Gump, shrimp is what they do best. Try the Forest Shrimp Net Catch, with shrimp steamed in beer and spices, and starving sweethearts shouldn’t miss Bubba’s After Storm Bucket of Boat Trash, a happy mix of fried shrimp, slipper lobster, mahi-mahi and fries. Special treats? The Steak New Orleans’ cooked Cajun style and Chicken Cobb Salad is hearty with the fixins.

The Red Box
2/f Greenbelt3, Ayala Center, Makati City
Trendy, cool, and fun! Don’t’ be daunted by the maze-like layout—the rooms and hallways are cleverly color-coded. Choose any KTV room and you’re bound to find it extremely cozy and tastefully decorated. There’s no better place to dilute your worries after a stressful day at work. This Hong Kong franchise is the best of its kind here in Manila.

The Eats: Karaoke cuisine. From pica-pica specialties like the Buffalo Chicken Wings and Samosas that are easy enough to munch while waiting for your turn at the mike, to full-blown dishes like the Herb Roasted Chicken that you can eat at leisure. They have the Red Box Combination Platter of Mozzarella and Spinach Triangles. Cheese Sticks, Honey Wings, and Nutty Chicken Fingers. Special treats? They have a range of different sized rooms, so you can have a party of two or 12. for only P99 per person, you can enjoy a full buffet dinner with salads, grilled specialties, pasta and dessert.

Enjoy the good food with your lovey-dovey.. Enjoy life!