Hands down to the chef of this restaurant in Taguig, Manila. Every dishes was so delicious and…read moreauthentic! When you visit the restaurant every single painting including the ceiling was thought out beautifully and all the paintings are very special. Must try the steak and fries their specialty so good! Escargot--the best one I've ever had! French baguette so airy and soft lamb so tender it comes out from the bones Squid and brie soooo yummy!!! Ask for wine tasting next time if they have the event because they have amazing wine selections! Highly recommended if you are visiting Taguig Manila check out this restaurant!!! Take a grab so its easier!!

Excellent service, tasty appetizers, awesome steak and Fritz!. Great host and waiters! Very nice…read moreoutside ambiance and indoor dining room. Highly recommend. Good bar I feel like I'm in France. Sidewalk seating for people watching. Highly recommended

An imposing and elegant dining area. Floor-to-ceiling arch windows. Great ambient light. Polite,…read moreeager-beaver staff. My list of reasons why I love Chateau 1771 goes on and on. Despite the name of the place, they are not exclusively serving French food. They have pasta, steaks, and seafood. If anything, Chateau 1771 is a modern European restaurant serving favorite French, Italian, and Swiss food. When I first visited the place years ago, I was actually anxious about that moment when the waiter would hand me the check. European dining in the Philippines has always been equated with expensive fine-dining. But to my astonishment, the price was actually reasonable. I mean, it's not affordable and one would be crazy or filthy rich to eat in this kind of place every day. But for special occasions, I would recommend this place. My most recent visit was during my wife's birthday. It was a table for two and we had a late lunch. After a few moments of browsing through the menu, she asked for Croquette Salad, while I went for Butter-baked Oysters. For main, she had Vanilla Brick Spring Chicken, or grilled chicken served with vanilla bean dots. I ordered the Potence, the house specialty. It's basically steak where the meat is served hanging from a potence, or metal frame, and then set alight (by the waiter) with brandy. Their Pomelo Fruit Juice is a must try. I would recommend having a reservation when dining at Chateau 1771. While the place typically fills up during dinner, I find it perfect for a late afternoon hangout. The ambience can truly transport you somewhere in Europe.

Every time I come to this place, I'm already too full to eat and I'm just in the food for a cold…read moredrink or hot coffee and sometimes their dessert. You know how other shops have fresh fruit shakes but when you drink it it just tastes like sugar? Well, Chateau 1771's shakes are fresh, cold and it's the actual fruit. Oh, their flambeed coffees are amazing. Try their Irish coffee. You'll want more. For dessert, it doesn't matter whether you order a Creme Brulee or a Coffee Bean Sansrival. All of their desserts are excellent.

Mireio Restaurant located on the 9th floor of Raffles Makati hotel in Manila is an excellent choice…read morefor breakfast. They have a beautiful buffet breakfast with other delicious options on the menu. Basically they can make you anything you want even if you don't see it on the menu. It's a very relaxing and soothing atmosphere. They play lovely music and their service is top notch. It's a great way to start your day. They are Michelin rated and rightfully so. Much different than the breakfast buffet downstairs on the first floor which is a louder more rushed environment but still delicious. Mireio's breads and pastries were particularly fresh and so satisfying. Their dragon fruit and mangos were the best I've ever tasted. I regret not trying them out for lunch or dinner because I've heard from friends that it is superb. My schedule did not permit but I'd highly recommend it.

Located on the 9'th and 10'th floors of the exquisite Raffles residences Miréio is a French themed…read morerestaurant and cocktail terrace overlooking the heart of Makati. We made reservations for the terrace at dusk to take full advantage of the vistas when the lights come on and Makati is at its best.The skyline reminds me of Victoria Harbor seen from the Kowloon side and It's quite a spectacle. The terrace itself is quite big with a large,fully stocked bar ( one of two).Seating is a mix of sofa pits with huge red umbrellas to shade from the Philippine sun and tall bar tables and chairs around the glass enclosed terrace to take advantage of the view. We were lucky enough to get a table and the vistas was amazing. Also lucky as we arrived just in time for happy hour from 5 to 8 pm with half priced drinks and a "all you can drink" option on a selection of wine,beer and speciality cocktails for 1000.00 Pasos/ person ( about $18.75 US) not a bad deal for a experienced drinker. There is a small menu of Pica pica ( bar snacks) and we had fried mozzarella sticks, Belgian fries with white truffle oil and some of the fattest chicken wings I've had yet in Manila ( chickens tend to be rather small in this corner of the world) along with the complementary popcorn and the sweet but tiny Asian roasted peanuts in the shell. But the star of the show was Makati itself with it's sparkling vistas,exquisite lights and since we were only 10 stories up I felt we was just high enough to see everything but not too high as to be isolated from the sights and sounds that make up this part of Manila. The night was cool and clear ( for Manila) with a slight breeze so we were so lucky to be part of this modern and booming city in such a amazing venue. I highly recommend Miréio's terrace if you get the opportunity to visit Manila but book at dusk for the full experience.

AMBIENCE Interior's beautiful, so beautiful I felt a little…read morebit intimidated to enter at first, but when we saw the menu at the entrance, we were pretty sure to try their food. It seemed their menu was for fine-dining yet the vibe was casual and classy. FOOD Pan Seared Salmon with Calamansi and Brown Butter with Steam Rice was really lovely and the salmon was packed with flavor. Asparagus was a great partner, being fresh and crunchy. Chicken A La Chasseur with Mashed Potatoes had really tender meat and finely mashed potatoes. SERVICE They provided an instructional aide for their Zomato Gold policy, which saved time for everyone. As soon as we were done with each dish, they were pulled out pretty quickly. Apparently, you must order something or melt in your seat not ordering while having your conversations. Fortunately, we were already full and billed out. Wait time was fair for just about everything.

This is an upscale restaurant in the Green Belt 5 Mall, its a mix of French and Italian, the dishes…read moreare nice, had the tomato-cheese fondeau as starter, it was great, the white french wine by the glass was good too, then had ad main course the sauté broccoli and ragu fettuccine, absolutely delicious, its price but well worth for the food quality and service.

Food was just okay. Tapenade (ground floor) is so much better. The coffee, though, is pretty good…read more (Hence 2 stars) Service was god awful. I will note that we were a party of 9, but the only ones dining at the entire restaurant! Not only did the wait staff get our order wrong, she was adamantly insisting that we were wrong (stressed it at least 3 times) without any apology or remorse or offered consideration or compromise. When we got the bill, they said that our room "specifically" (ouch) was not allowed to charge to the room and when we asked where that came from the staff said she "confirmed twice with the front desk" (to rub it in) and yet when we went down to speak with the front desk, they apologized for that experience even when they claimed that no such call or order was made. While it seems like they are pointing fingers, I always had a pleasurable experience with the front desk and would like to think that the Flame restaurant staff just offers terrible dining service. Very sad considering the caliber of the hotel.

My husband and friends wanted a nice steakhouse to celebrate my friend's birthday for our last…read morenight in Manila. The restaurant is located on the 16th floor of Discovery Primea hotel. The views are wonderful during the day and the night. There's also indoor and outdoor seating available. My friend decided to choose this spot since we saw that they had oysters, foie gras, and all that good stuff. For appetizers, we ordered Steak Fries, Crispy Salmon, Duck Gyoza, XO Oysters, and Grilled Bone Marrow. My husband and I didn't care too much for the fries and crispy salmon, but we definitely enjoyed the duck gyoza, grilled oysters, and the bone marrow. I really wanted to try the scallop ceviche and snapper crudo, but we were hesitant on trying anything raw since we we're from out of the country. For our entree, my husband and I shared an Excel Ribeye from Colorado topped with seared foie gras accompanied with a green peppercorn and brandy sauce. We enjoyed our delicious steak with the foie gras, but we didn't really care for the green peppercorn sauce. My friend and her fiance ordered the Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass and the Prime Tenderloin. We ordered our steaks with a side of Truffle Cream Mac N Cheese and Pan Roast Mushrooms. Both sides were fantastic. So good! We had leftovers and had the 3 items again for breakfast, and they were still amazing! The mushrooms were especially my fave - that sauce? Mmm, chef's kiss. Now, onto our desserts. My husband and I ordered the Panna Cotta, while our friends ordered the Pineapple Consomme and the Miso Cheesecake. All the desserts were beautifully made. They were literal works of art. The panna cotta didn't feel like a panna cotta to us - not sure how we would describe it since the white part of the dessert had a firmer texture than the orange part. The pineapple consomme was very different. It was cut up pieces of fruit, with some kinda of pineapple juice or sauce poured over it. Similar to a fancy fruit platter. However, the miso cheesecake was definitely the crowd favorite. Loved it. Overall, I would definitely recommed this spot if you're craving some kind of steak. The service and quality of everything was immaculate. Super glad my friend chose this spot!

No matter where I go and what I get to eat, Aubergine will always have a place in my heart because…read morethat's where I proposed. A former boss of mine told me that he really enjoyed the food there, and I remembered that 3 years later, when I was deciding where to take Grace on that all-important occasion. I made a reservation about 2 months in advance, just to be sure. I specified that it was going to be a proposal, so I made sure that they got me a booth instead of a table in the middle of the restaurant. I told them that at some point, I'd be asking a member of the staff to take pictures and videos, which they willingly agreed to. The day itself came, a few days before Grace's birthday so she would think it was just a birthday dinner. The staff were all smiles when we entered; they all knew, and they were excited for us. Our 7-course meal started, and it was all perfect. Seeing Grace's face light up with every bite she took just made me more excited for what was to come at the end of the meal: the moment I was gonna ask her to be my wife.

Aubergine was one of the very few French restaurants in Manila years ago so my girlfriend and I…read moredecided to give it a go on our anniversary. She was apprehensive at first because when she Googled about the restaurant, it said that students of International School for Culinary Arts and Hotel Management (ISCAHM) will be the ones cooking in the kitchen. I assured her that just because they're students doesn't mean that they don't know what they're doing. I was right! We started off our date with a French staple, escargot. The snails were swimming in butter and I envied them in that instance. We saluted their valiant sacrifice as we gobbled them up one by one. For the main course, she had steak and I had the sea bass with risotto. For my dish, the serving could have been bigger but it was as delicious as it can get. All in all, dining in Aubergine was a delight and something we'll definitely do again in the future.

I took a gamble and it paid off. The place was quiet and sparse despite the prices not being…read moreexorbitant. So I was worried about the taste but every from the soup, appetizer and main dish tasted great. Give it a go but they do take their time in preparing the dishes.

For such a posh place their pastries are not overly expensive. Their Peach Danish (60 PHP) is not…read moreonly good, but excellent with its decent price, no other pastry shop in BGC can compete. Expect a creamy and hefty pieces of pastry goodness. Their Almond Croissant (98 PHP) is more than just the sprinkle of almond slices you see, it's also filled with a sweet cream inside that just makes you want more. They only make 6 pieces a day which is odd, but hopefully more in the near future, as we certainly aren't the only fans. If you have time to splurge, suggest staying for a cup of their Hot Chocolate (190 PHP) it's served in a pot (330 ml) which is enough for 2 cups. Share it with a friend or simply indulge in the chocolatey goodness. Staff are courteous and efficient. Water is refilled timely and sometimes even before you even ask. First timers be at ease as the staff can explain fully the products they offer. Here's a tip: 50% off on all their goodies starting 9PM daily, but be quick you're going to be competing with the nearby residents for the little supply they have. We've dined here twice and when 9PM strikes the store is invaded and devoid of pastries in under 15 minutes, talk about a quick sale.

If you're looking for a relatively inexpensive place for wine and cheese, try La Vie Parisienne…read more You can have a bottle of sangria or rosé for as low as P300+, and its cheese plates are decent. If you're craving for something more substantial to eat, LVP offers a quarter roast chicken meal for P250, shawarma pizza, and prosciutto pizza.

It's just ok. None of the cheeses on the cheese platter…read morewere French (Cheddar, Parm, Gorgonzola) None of meats on the charcuterie platter were French (Spanish-y, Italian-y, and a hot dog) But all the wines are French. It's all about the wine here as the food seems to be inconsistent with the theme

Cozy ambience and a great place for couples and family. Try the salad with tuna to excite your…read moretaste buds. Pork bourguignon is great! Staff is not too fussy but welcoming. I will surely be back here to try their other offerings.

Design over food. This sums up Le Petit Soufflé. Such a cute place with French vibes and... well,…read moreyeah a cute place with French vibes. That's all I can really rave about this place. And the matcha soufflé and matcha parfait!! In fairness, these are gooood. The matcha flavor is so pronounced unlike other things that claim to be matcha. But the main dishes (we ordered the foie gras mac and cheese and truffled mushroom burger), MEH. That's French for so-so.