Food: Bangkok Cafe

Date Budget: PhP 600
Actual Spend: PhP 582
Quality: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Great-tasting Thai rice toppings in tilted bowls
• Very big serving for a "small" Pad Thai
• Heart-shaped Sticky Rice with Ripe Mangoes for dessert

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The Experience

We originally wanted to try an Italian restaurant at Pearl Drive for our Valentines date. 

Unfortunately, the Italian restaurant already closed down. We searched for an alternative place to dine and we found Bangkok Cafe.

Bangkok Cafe serves affordable but great-tasting Thai food, usually in the 200-peso range per dish. We got two of their Thai rice toppings which came in photo-friendly tilted bowls.

Kirsten got their Chili Rice with Basil (Khao Pad Krappao). It was similar to that of Som's but had a more appetizing presentation.

I got their Dried Beef Curry (Khao Panaeng Nua). Their curry was coconut-milk based similar to other Southeast Asian curries. The beef was tender and the flavor was explosive.

We also got a "small" Pad Thai to share. Like in Thai Dara, they were accommodating to take the shrimps out of the dish (goodbye allergens). It is one of the best Pad Thai we've tasted to date.

To finish off, we had their Sticky Rice with Ripe Magoes (Khao Neaw Mamuang). As one of their foreign customers said, they make the best sticky rice! It is similar to the local kakanin, though having much more character. For Valentine's day, they made it extra special by serving it in a heart-shaped form.

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Spend Breakdown

Khao Pad Krappao (chili rice)	108
Khao Panaeng Nua (beef curry)	168
Pad Thai (small)	198
Khao Neaw Mamuang (sticky rice)	108
Actual Spend	582

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How to get there

1. From MRT Shaw Boulevard Station, exit to the Shangri-La Plaza connection.
2. Exit Shangrila-Plaza using the door beside Mercury Drug. Walk towards Lourdes Drive.
3. Cross San Miguel Ave. and walk until the next intersection. Turn left at Pearl Drive. Walk until you reach Pearl Plaza. Bangkok Cafe is located at the ground floor.
   
   Landmarks: UA&P, Mister Kebab, Dunkin Donuts
   Address:
   Ground Floor, 8101 Pearl PlazaPearl Drive, Pasig City
   Philippines
   Contact Number/s:
   (632) 638-7036
   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bangkok-CafeThai-Restaurant/219722988082932

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