A Good Week

The November 1 and 2 holidays gave me an opportunity to relax and unwind. I decided to spend All Saints Day in Robinsons Magnolia. The main goal: have brunch at Breakfast at Antonios, which opened there earlier this year. Breakfast at Antonio's is one of my favorite restaurants in Tagaytay so when I learned that it opened in Robinsons Magnolia, I wanted to go. And what better time to visit than on a holiday? I arrived there in the late morning but since I was dining alone, they were quickly able to get me a table. I can't recall the name of the dish I ordered but it bacon, longganisa, scrambled eggs, a hash brown, and a waffle. This was quite a heavy meal! (Edited: the dish is called Big Waffle Breakfast.)

Breakfast at Antonio's in Robinsons Magnolia

For merienda, I went to Cafe Breton. It's been a while since I ate here so when I saw this restaurant in the mall, I knew I wanted to have my afternoon snack and coffee here. I ordered the Blueberries and Cream crepe, one of my favorite items on their menu.

Blueberries and Cream Crepe at Cafe Breton

For dinner, I finally got to try Texas Roadhouse. I had been hearing from many people that the bread here is really good and that was actually the main reason why I chose this place to have dinner haha. I ordered the Prime Set, which included Cowboy Roast Beef, Potato Soup, and Iced Tea.

Prime Set at Texas Roadhouse

Naturally, their famous bread was served on the side. I gotta say, I really loved my food and the bread certainly lived up to the hype! I wasn't able to eat all the bread for dinner so I took home the rest with me haha. (They were just going to throw it away anyways so taking them home with me meant less food waste.)

Texas Roadhouse bread

The next day, I met up with my ex-colleagues from my first job because Raych was in town. She asked if we could meet in Vertis and she wanted Japanese food so Bett suggested we have lunch at Yabu. It was Raych's first time eating there and she enjoyed it, as did we all.

Hire Tonkatsu set at Yabu

After lunch, we moved to Katherine's Cafe for coffee and dessert. We ordered a variety of cake slices. 

Cakes at Katherine's Cafe

I spotted a Ramen Nagi in Robinsons Magnolia while I was there and I realized it had been ages since I last ate there. That made me crave Ramen Nagi so I naturally ended up having dinner there that same week. I ordered the Green King, which has basil, olive oil, grated parmesan, and marbles chasu. I almost always order gyoza to go with my ramen and that evening was no exception. Gotta say, I quite liked this Green King even if the parmesan cheese is certainly not authentic Japanese.

Green King and Gyoza at Ramen Nagi

To wrap up the first week of November, I met up with my friends Gabbie and Marie in St. Louis. (Yes, I was the one who suggested the venue.) Both of them had dinner plans that night so we decided to meet for merienda. While my original plan was to have ice cream there, Gabbie said I should try the Hokkaido Soft Serve at Kiwami, which was just right next to St. Louis. It was really good!

Hokkaido Soft Serve at Kiwami

The first week of November was a pretty good one, although maybe not necessarily the healthiest for me as I ate way too much haha. That said, I'm glad that I found time to visit some restaurants I hadn't been to in a while and try a couple of places for the first time.