Food Trip: Roma Mia, Trattoria Gourmet, & Cibo

A few weeks ago, I met with different sets of friends for pre-Christmas dinners. We were anticipating that come December our schedules will be crazy, what with all the shopping and family gatherings to attend to. By coincidence, all restaurants we dined in served mainly italian food.

Roma Mia (November 18) - located at 3rd level The Podium. their fried mozarella sticks were good, hindi masyadong makapal yong breading kaya you can really taste the cheese. although I prefer marinara sauce as a dip, pero pwede na rin yong garlic mayo. i also enjoyed their bolognese spaghetti... yah i know very common na 'tong pasta na 'to pero masarap sya ha. we also feasted on bruschetta and all-meat pizza. given that it was our first time to eat here, i think we did well in choosing the food. best shared with Len and Chepay -- friends from college.

Trattoria Gourmet (November 19) - located at 5th level Shangri-la Plaza Mall. one of my favorite restaurants. they serve complimentary bread and spinach spread. we started with cold cuts which consisted of prosciutto and italian sausage, tasted authentic -- but the sausage were sooo thinly sliced... parang masyadong tinipid. the beef tenderloin was yummy as well, sarap ng mushroom sauce, served with penne pasta and steamed veggies. my all-time favorite pasta dish here is the pescatore or seafood pasta in marinara sauce -- no explanation needed. for dessert we had tiramisu and i ordered gourmet coffee to go with it... perfect pair! best shared with Roz -- best friend from high school.

Cibo (November 24) - located at 1st level R1 lifestyle Power Plant Mall (one of the many branches). i wanted to eat something light, no creams or cheese in it, so i ordered their netunno pasta (couldn't remember the exact name of the dish) -- seafood linguine in olive oil and pesto. i absolutely loved it! you should also try cibo's iced tea with mint syrup... very refreshing! best shared with engfriends egroup -- chemical engineering classmates.

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