Lolo Dad’s Cafe ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

 

 

It is in an unassuming location.

Not in the glitzy Makati nor in the swanky Fort area, this small house-turned-restaurant is modestly tucked away along Quirino Avenue, near the busy and rowdy Taft LRT station.

I love this kind of establishment, it is like a secret precious gem in this world of Swarovskis and Murano glasses.

Except it is not so secret.

With Chef Ariel Manuel at its helm, how can it be?

 

Save for the foie gras crust which is a bit soggy, everything in tonight’s Degustacion is perfectly executed.

 

Blue crab, cucumber and Moluga caviar salad

 

Espresso of roasted sweet peppers, grilled chorizo crouton

 

Grilled Portobello mushroom, seared duck foie gras

 

Raspberry sherbet

 

Center cut grilled rib eye steak and beef short ribs, mushroom hash potatoes

 

Steamed fillet of sea bass with sautéed angulas, mushroom hash potatoes

 

Baked brie cheese with sundried tomato in phyllo, Roma tomato marmalade and warm spinach

 

White chocolate pot de crème, banana and dark chocolate croquette

 

Exquisiteness in a meal.

 

Lolo Dad’s Cafe: 899 Pres. Qurino Avenue, corner Leon Guinto Street, Malate Manila, Philippines. Tel: +632-5222941, +632-524-2295