Once a year around Christmas time, my college friends and I come together, share updates on our mundane lives, gossip about people we know, list goes on. More importantly, I think it makes a good reason to splurge eating out. This year, we dined at Blackbird Makati. This affordable high end dining is located at the corner of the Ayala Triangle Gardens. There is a parking area beside, for those who would like to drive.
This famous Makati restaurant has a story to tell. This area used to be the Nielson airport, one of the earlier airports in Manila. In the aftermath of the WWII, the airport was no more, and its runway was now present day Ayala Avenue. What remained of its tower is now a decorative feature found inside the Blackbird restaurant.
I would like to say we sat in the outside table to revel in the sight of the Nielsen Tower, but the truth is that the indoor seating is full.
I found my friend Shereen waiting alone at the table. She already devoured all of her Spiced Pumpkin Soup, which she attests is tasty and recommended to everyone else who arrived later. I ordered the famous Prawn Scotch Eggs, betel leaves and coconut chili sambal, bagging generous positive adjectives across all reviews in the internet, did not disappoint to our tastes. Wrap everything around the larger betel leaf and eat everything in one go. Yum!
For the rest of the orders I forgot that I was blogging and failed to take pictures. But for the pizza I ordered, the Quattro Formaggi, I thought it could do with more salt. But that’s just me. My friend Gelo enjoyed his Crying Tiger Wagyu, cooked medium.
Next order of business was our dessert, which we want to take someplace (because that’s how we do it). Lucky for us, The Manila Peninsula Hotel is just across. We went inside through the Escolta entrance. It was my first time to try the famous Halo Halo Harana, referred many times as the best halo halo in Manila, arguably.
In my honest opinion, Razon’s halo halo is much tastier and intriguing, although the serving isn’t as generous. But don’t take my word for it, you should try it for yourself, then argue. I just think, however, Manila Pen’s Halo halo has some exclusivity since you have to go to Manila Peninsula to get it, and it is worth a handsome 790 pesos.
Getting home, I walked across Ayala Avenue to burn out all the calories from a night of gastronomic bliss.
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