Renewing my Bistro BFF Card

I just renewed my Bistro BFF card. And as luck would have it, I managed to renew it with a P500 discount. Cool! It started a few weeks before the expiry date of my card. I had dinner at Secret Recipe in One Ayala and when I presented my BFF card, they told me that it was expiring soon and they asked me if I wanted to renew it. They said that there was an early renewal discount of P500 if I did. I knew I was going to have lunch at Modern Shang, another Bistro restaurant, about a week before my card would expire so I decided to renew then instead. However, during my Modern Shang lunch, they told me that they didn't give any early renewal discount. Bummer. So one day before my card expiry date, I went back to Secret Recipe to see  if they still offered an early renewal discount. They did!

I got to use my new BFF card for the first time at Olive Garden in Opus Mall. My ex-colleagues and I were planning a lunch get-together and one of us suggested Opus Mall. She shared some restaurants she hadn't tried before, including Olive Garden. Being a Cobra Kai fan - there is an Olive Garden scene in season 4 and they talk about how good the breadsticks here are - I said that I would like to have lunch here haha. Thankfully we did because I really enjoyed it! I ordered the solo Seafood Alfredo and it was good.

Seafood Alfredo at Olive Garden

The solo size is P795 and you might think that it is quite expensive. However, it comes with unlimited salad, soupd, and breadsticks. The salad was okay but the soups were delicious! I ordered the Chicken and Gnocchi soup and it was so good that I asked for another bowl!

Chicken and Gnocchi Soup at Olive Garden

Needless to say, after having pasta, two servings of salad, and two bowls of soup, I was completely full after lunch. I did get to have try a breadstick and it was good too! I could have eaten more of it if I wasn't full haha.

Olive Garden breadsticks

That said, we still had a bit of dessert after. Four of us shared tiramisu and strawberry cheesecake (I forgot to take a photo haha). Naturally, I enjoyed our dessert with free coffee that comes with my BFF card. I have to say, I really loved my Olive Garden experience because I liked the food and the unlimited salad, soup, and breadsticks is such a winner!

The BFF card has really proved to be a great purchase for me. I often get my return on investment way before my card expires and I do actually like a lot (most?) of their restaurants.