The 5th Taste, San Juan

Puti and I went to The 5th Taste on November 16, 2013.

It's above Tama Yaki.



And nobody else was there at 7pm.



But you can order food from this place when you're at Tama Yaki.



Our seat.

And our orders.

We had the pumpkin soup split into 2.

Roasted Kabocha Soup P110

Puti liked this pumpkin soup, it wasn't bad but of course, 

I still like Cibo's the best.

We also had sushi.

Tempura Roll P250

[back view]

This wasn't too tasty but I liked this better than the pizza we ordered.

Kani Salad Pizza P285

For me this wasn't worth the price 

because it's just shredded carrots and crab stick strips.

Nevertheless, Puti finished this off. Ü

The 5th Taste

453 P. Guevarra St. 1500 San Juan, Philippines

(02) 570 - 7789

Business Hours:

Monday - Sunday: 11am - 11pm

The 5th Taste Facebook page

Note: All photos in this post were taken without the intent of sharing them to the public.

Kindly excuse the shortcomings this post may have.

Tea Kitchen, San Juan

For Christmas month, whenpigswiggle will light up the season 

by sharing light food posts. ;)

Darling and I tried Tea Kitchen after our Frankie's dinner.

Since the photo I have of their tea collection had Darling right in the middle..

..Let me show you their cute ceiling design instead. 

I ordered this. 

ღ Creme Brulee Cake P90 

I really enjoyed this crunchy sugar topping.

And when the drinks came, 

That's when I saw that their cakes come from KOCCO!

We chose our drinks from their Top 5 Signature Milk Tea list.

Rooibos Pudding MiniMi Milktea P80

And.. 

Chai Cereal Milktea Foam P80

I remember not liking their milk teas, but thumbs up on the cake!

Tea Kitchen

2 Barasoain St cor Wilson St., Greenhills, San Juan

(02) 239-8103

Business Hours:

Monday - Sunday: 10am - 11pm

Note: All photos in this post were taken without the intent of sharing them to the public.

Kindly excuse the shortcomings this post may have.

Cold Layers, San Juan

For Christmas month, whenpigswiggle will light up the season 

by sharing light food posts. ;)

Above photo taken from Cold Layers' Facebook page

I tried Cold Layers in 2011 but couldn't find my photos :(

After our Mamou Too dinner however, 

I was at least able to take photos of our orders.

Milky Way P95

And..

Deep Temptation P200

I obviously did not take a taste of that.

This is definitely a nice change to the normal dessert places,

but this did not make my tail wiggle.

Cold Layers

2F Northeast Square Bldg, 47 Connecticut St., Greenhills, San Juan

(02) 952 6610

Business Hours:

Sunday - Thursday: 10am - 10pm

Friday - Saturday: 10am - 12mn

Cold Layers Facebook page

Note: All photos in this post were taken without the intent of sharing them to the public.

Kindly excuse the shortcomings this post may have.

Melting Pot, San Juan

The Sundae group celebrated Tin's belated bday 

at Melting Pot on October 18, 2013.

As we entered.

Right side.

Left side.

Back wall. 

What we had: 

Wing Bucket - Strawberry spiced P350

1/2 kilo chicken wings + glaze + sauce on the side

Grilled Pizza - Burnt Cheese P300

Not as crunchy / thin as I like my thin crust pizzas to be.

Melting Pot Roast Beef P350

Inside the Roast Beef mountain..

Thinly sliced beef belly + peppered brown sauce 

+ pea mashed potatoes 

A side of this.

Mashed Potatoes P60

My favorites were..

ღ Baked Beef Stroganoff P395

Because it has a spicy kick to it.  

Inside..

Steak + roasted garlic & peppers + mustard cream 

+ cheese + rice

And this. 

ღ Bacon Fried Chicken P395

Bacon wrapped chicken fillet + mushroom sauce + pea mashed potato

(Need I say why?)

But the rest of them liked this.

Tagliatelle Al Funghi P250

When mixed..

Fresh shrooms + saffron cream + tagliatelle 

+ soft poached egg + parmesan

Too much mushroom for me.

Inside their comfort room: 

This is it.

Melting Pot

103 J Abad Santos, Little Baguio, San Juan

(0917) 550 1191

Business Hours:

Monday - Sunday: 7pm - 2am (dry run)

Melting Pot Facebook page

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Kindly excuse the shortcomings this post may have.

Brasserie CiÇou, San Juan

I celebrated my birthday with my family at Brasserie CiÇou.

I always reserve seats when I plan celebrations for my birthday.

But this place..

 ..has A LOT of seats.

There are seats behind the curtains there..

And seats behind the pillars here..

And there are still seats at the exit.

So anyway, here are what we had.

Shell shaped butter. Ü --

--To go with their complimentary bread.

Mumsy had this.

Bouillabausse P490

Fish, Prawns, Squid, Clams, Baby potatoes, 

Served with..

Croutons, Aioli, Rouille Sauce

They didn't have a name for this dish.

Pan-seared Salmon, Expellette, Wilted Spinach and muchrooms, 

mashed potatoes, Buerre Blanc P490

The mashed potato was so creamy!

Ahya had this. 

Onglet Poëlé P590

Pan-seared US Hanging Beef Tender, Home-made Fries, Romaine Salad

Diya arrived late so he had his own bread.

And ordered this.

Paillard de Bœuf P550

Flattened US Beef, Grilled, Mushroom Sauce,

Home-made fries, Mesclun Salad 

For dessert:

Profiteroles with Cherry Compote P150

And the reason I wanted to try this restaurant:

ღ L'Original Kougin Amann de CiÇou P320

Caramelized Laminated Sweet Dough

Salted Caramel Ice Cream

This was so worth every peso. Ü

Brasserie CiÇou

57 Annapolis Street, Greenhills, San Juan

(02) 661 - 9200

Business Hours:

Tuesday: 3pm - 10pm

Wednesday - Saturday: 12pm - 10pm

Sunday: 1030am - 10pm

Brasserie CiÇou Facebook page

Disclaimer: I don't think that this establishment serves bad food, 

their dishes just did not make my tail wiggle.