Kids Eat Free at Pancake House on Weekends
WEEKENDS mean family time, and at Pancake House kids dine for free on weekends. From Friday to Sunday, children 12 years old and below with two adult companions can get a free meal. They can choose from Children’s Classic, Kids Mac n’ Cheese, or Mini Classic Pancakes with Candy-coated chocolate bites. Kids can now also try brand-new items for a limited-time only: the Mini Waffle Foldover (P120) and Cookies and Cream Milkshake (P130). These special offers are valid for dine-in transactions only, in participating Pancake House stores until Aug. 31. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/PancakeHousePhilippines.
Mooncakes at Shangri-La the Fort’s Canton Road
CANTON ROAD at Shangri-La at the Fort invites guests to partake of its sumptuous mooncake selection. This year, Canton Road marries classic and contemporary flavors in its selection: traditional Pineapple, White Lotus with Salted Egg Yolk, Red Bean and Pine Nuts, Mixed Nuts and Black Sesame, and contemporary flavors like Matcha, Ube Macapuno and Apple Cinnamon. Prices for individual mooncakes starts at P388++ per piece. Canton Road also introduces the Stellar Snow Skin Collection, miniature snow skin sweets available in Mango, Salted Egg Yolk Cream, and Ube Macapuno at P388++ per piece. The restaurant also offers customizable mooncake hampers with goodies like Ming Cha Pu Er tea, Anakena red or white wine, flower dry mushrooms, Vegetarian XO Sauce, or cheese cashew nus. Prices may vary depending on the content of the hampers. There is also a mooncake counter at the hotel’s lobby on Level 2 where custom boxes of mooncakes are available for prices ranging from P2,888++ to P4,088++. Orders are open until Sept. 12. Customers can enjoy 25% savings when they pre-order their mooncake boxes and hampers until Aug. 10, while Golden Circle members can avail of 10% savings on all mooncake boxes until Sept. 13. For orders, reservations and inquiries, contact the restaurant at 820-0888 or e-mail cantonroad@shangri-la.com.
All-you-can-eat at Ogetsu Hime
AT Ogetsu Hime — which brings in seafood from the famous Tsukiji Market in Tokyo regularly — customers can enjoy a selection of Japanese fare at an order-all-you-can price with its buffet experience. Customers can also enjoy unlimited US Angus Tenderloin, premium sushi, and more than 100 specialties on the clean plate price when they dine in the restaurant’s two branches. Pay P988 for lunch Monday to Friday; P1,088 for dinner from Monday to Friday; and P1,088 Lunch and Dinner during holidays and weekends throughout the year. Check out Ogetsu Hime’s Facebook page for the full details. Ogetsu Hime branches are at SM Megamall and SM Aura Premier. For inquiries and reservations call Ogetsu Hime at SM Aura Premier at 519-9840 or 0917-809-6585 and SM Megamall at 470-8241 or 0917-576-2377.
Share drinks at the 22 Prime Lounge
22 PRIME LOUNGE at Discovery Suites in the Ortigas business district has two Happy Hour Deals: Beer O’Clock, which offers 3-in-1 beer flights from Engkanto Craft Beers, highlighting their Lager, Blonde Ale, and Pale Ale; and Cocktail Away! which offers buy-one-take-one cocktails like Red Square Dancer, Madras, Lemon Drop, and Gin Cucumber, with more flavors coming in succeeding months. Unlimited Sangria & Mojito is also set to be launched this month. Happy Hour at the 22 Prime Lounge is available daily from 5 to 10 p.m. The Lounge is located at the 22nd floor of Discovery Suites, 25 ADB Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
Classic European cuisine at Pinot
ONE of the newest restaurants in town, Pinot presents classic European cuisine by chef Markus Gfeller in a relaxed fine dining setting. The menu combines classic European cuisine such as premium roasts along with new items in Prix Fixe sets that are crafted for every type of celebration. The prix fixe menu that has options for two-course, three-course, and four-course meals. This menu includes popular starters such as lobster and crabmeat salad, duck liver & truffle pate, lobster sago, or the seared foie gras. Mains include Wine-braised beef cheeks, Rack of Bobby veal, and Kurobuta pork belly. Dessert selections include Pineapple Colada, White Chocolate Flan, Praline Chocolate, Raspberry Semi Freddo, and Tart au Chocolate. There are also carving selections like Whole roasted maple leaf duck served two ways (Breast with black berry coulis and Ragu a l’Orange with coconut adlai), a whole Rack of lamb that is herb crusted with ratatouille and garlic potato purée, and US Ribeye on the bone with Bearnaise and Red Wine sauce, mushrooms and creamed spinach and French fries. There is also a seven-course chefs tasting menu. There is no corkage fee for guests who want to bring in their own wines if they order a full meal, which at Pinot starts at P1,500 for two-course, P1,900 for three-course, and P2,300 for a four-course prix fixe. Pinot is at The Spa Building, Lane P, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, and is open Mondays to Saturday from 5 p.m. onwards. For reservations, call )998-586-4230.
Flair@5 at Vu’s Sky Bar and Lounge
IN CELEBRATION of Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s 5th anniversary, Metro Manila’s most sought-after flair-tenders showcase their skills at Vu’s Sky Bar and Lounge on Aug. 16, 10 p.m. Flair-tending, or flair bartending is the skilful play of cocktail-mixing movements through the use of bar tools and bottles, being thrown in the air for a show. For reservations, call 720-7720 or e-mail restaurant. mnl@marcopolohotels.com.
Popeyes opens in Alabang
POPEYES fried chicken restaurant opens its second branch at the ground floor of Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa, with a menu featuring original honey biscuits, Cajun fries, and fried chicken that’s packed with distinct Cajun-inspired flavors from Louisiana, USA. Also on the menu are hazelnut and white chocolate biscuits and Popeyes Spaghetti, their exclusive addition to the menu in the Philippines. To learn more, visit www.popeyes.ph.
