As Pinoys, we don't usually celebrate Thanksgiving Day for it is celebrated primarily in the U.S. where there is a large meal and most common and general dish at the center, a large roasted turkey, nonetheless me and my sister decided to celebrate it. We decided to have our Thanksgiving Dinner at Chef's Bistro which was located at 94 Sct. Gandia near corner T. Morato QC. Even though there wasn't a turkey dish in their menu, we decided to order mostly the dishes with photos in the menu.
After we ordered our food, we were served what looks like Apperatif - Bread with olive oil and vinegar. The first time I ate this was at Italianni's. I guess this kind of food is usually given at Italian restaurants for free while waiting for the food to be served. Its just that Chef's Bistro isn't really an Italian restaurant but a fusion of Western and Asian food.
The ice blended tea was nothing special, but definitely a break from the common taste of Iced teas served at fast food restaurants and homes.
The soup was delicious but was kind of disappointed with the serving. The soup didn't even went over halfway the cup but there were generous amounts of clam and diced potato. The soup was also watery,thin unlike other clam chowders that are thick.
My sister order the Pisa for our starter dish. It is a 7 layer tower of shrimp, mushrooms, and melted mozzarella cheese. I don't like eating shrimp so my sister mostly ate the whole dish but still, I ate the mushrooms and it was good especially with the melted mozzarella cheese. A must try for people who love shrimp.
Next dish that was served to our table was the Caesar Salad. The salad was served with bacon bits, croutons, lettuce and their own special caesar dressing. The Salad wasn't so presentable and we were disappointed with the lettuce that they used for the salald. Me and my sister thought that the salad would have different kind of lettuces, but I guess you can't expect too much.
Next was the Fish Fritters , 6 pcs. of deep fried cream dori fish fillet with 3 pcs. of their home made bread. Nothing can be said about this dish, only that we should have ordered the Assault and Battery Shrimp instead of this dish. We only ate 4 pcs. of this fish fritters for what we were really waiting for was the main dish.
Now for my favorite part of the meal, The entree or main course. I was lusting for a steak meal for a very long time so I ordered myself the US Rib Eye Steak which cost around 595 Pesos. The menu said that it was good for 2 persons, so generally I thought I wouldn't be able to finish it...or so I thought. The steak was served with mash potatoes, 2 scoops to be exact and a side of carrots and asparagus. It was juicy and tender, and the sauce was so good that it complimented the steak very well and even a good match with the mash potatoes that lack flavor.
My sister order the Porkloin which cost around 368 Pesos. The porkloin was grilled with herb sauce and topped with bacon bits and a side of herb vegetables and pasta. The dish was good for 2 persons so my sister wasn't able to finish it alone so I had to helped. The porkloin was also juicy and tender like my steak, the difference is the sauce used at the porkloin which was also good especially with the bacon bits on it. It was so good that I can't believe I was able to eat my steak and half of her porkloin. The pasta was also good that it made me wanted to try their different pasta dishes they had in their menu, but I was already full and we still had to try their desserts so maybe next time.
My sister had the mango cheese cake and of course I was able to get a taste. After we both tasted the cake, we both were surprised that it tasted more like the graham mango cakes that were made at home instead of a cheese cake. She should have ordered the Blueberry cheese cake but I'm not sure even if that would taste good.
For my dessert I had the Natsi's crepe, It had a scoop of ice cream some fresh kiwi and mango drizzled with caramel sauce. This would be my first time I would eat a crepe and maybe even my last. I didn't really liked the taste of this crepe, it was too sweet for me. I guess if I should try to eat crepe again, it would be on a restaurant that serves crepe as their specialty.
Chef's Bistro is a very nice place to dine with your friends and family. If you would like to get good seats you should call first and reserve, we were lucky that we were able to get a table even though we just walk-in there to dine. The place is a small restaurant and there were only about 3 tables for four people on the first floor, there's a 2nd floor but I guess they only allow customers upstairs if the tables downstairs are all occupied. There were many dishes in their menu that we weren't able to try like their pizzas and pastas. If you guys are goint to T. Morato Q.C. for your gimmick, this is a nice change of place to dine in.
Location:
Chef's Bistro - Quezon City :
94 Sct. Gandia near corner T. Morato QC
For reservations, please contact
Tel No. 414-4515 or 359-9975
