I kept on mistyping Florabel to “Florable”.
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It was a rainy night after work. Last Thursday was the last
day of the working week, and the traffic jam along Ortigas was undeniably
heavy. Chronic I must say. I thought of
asking my older sister Karis and her husband out for dinner while waiting for
the heavy traffic to “subside”. We
wanted to spend dinner somewhere that we haven’t dined at yet. We went to The Podium in ADB Avenue and saw a
cozy place---it’s Florabel.
One of the hardest part on going to restaurants for the
first time (and you just heard about it also for the first time), is that you
really don’t know what to expect. So I
looked on their menu list, and saw some interesting and seemingly great dishes.
I usually base my orders on the food presentation. If it looks like it’s delicious, I’ll take it
as my order. I got for myself a serving
of Vegetable Barley soup and my favourite Apple Juice.
Aside from what I had, we really don’t know what to
order. We were thinking to have a combo
platter meal, and it was good because Florabel has one—the Inihaw Platter, with
a serving of Pork Barbeque, Liempo, Chicken, Pusit, Bangus, Oyster, Eggplant
and Atchara, with two special sauces.
Ate and Kuya Romel ordered a cup of rice, each for the two of them. I had dinner rolls. What made me happy on this restaurant is the
excellent service of the crew. I just
sipped a portion of the water served and they’ll fill my glass up again. And they also give you another serving of
dinner rolls if they saw that you ate yours up.
I just don’t know if they give an unlimited serving of that. Their furniture and centrepieces are also
elegant.
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| The Inihaw Platter |
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| Their centerpiece |
The vegetable barley soup is a good kind for those who are
watching closely on their weight, or currently diet-ing. It tastes good, I mean good enough for a
vegetable soup. The inihaw platter is
also a great choice. I guess it is too
much for three persons, even for “big ones” like us. I loved their barbeque
sauce (I just don’t know if it is a special soy sauce but I super liked
it). Kuya ordered a cup of coffee and
ate for a serving of their desserts. I’ve had enough and more than satisfied
with the food.
The place is cozy and quiet, the part which I liked
most. The staff were also warm and
accommodating on our requests. That
night, I was happy because I was able to talk and chat with Ate and Kuya, one
thing I missed the most. If I were to
ask I wanted to spend more time that night with them, but given our busy
schedule on the days ahead, we have to go home.
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| Ate and I |
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| Kuya Romel, Ate Karis and me |
I recommend Florabel for those who want to spend their fine dining and chill
out family nights together. It is a
great place for warm moments with your families, friends and loved ones. Their selections are quite pricey, but it’s
all worth it.
Here’s their page and their details: Florabel Facebook Page
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