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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Food: Banana Leaf Asian Cafe

Date Budget: PhP 500
Actual Spend: PhP 523
Quality: 3/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5
Highlights 
  • Different types of curry from various parts of Asia
  • Great spring rolls!
The Experience
After the dancing lights show at Ayala Triangle Gardens, Kirsten and I headed off to Greenhills for dinner. The Banana Leaf Asian Cafe at Promenade caught our attention. They had great interiors with a very 'Asian' feel with good food to match.

To start off, we had crispy spring rolls. Their version was filled with rice noodles (similar to pancit bihon). Though it was soaked in a lot of oil and had more than your usual carb intake, it still tasted really good! 


Kirsten got vegetable dumpling noodles in pork bones soup. The noodles were flat and made of rice (similar to the Vietnamese Pho). The kutchay dumplings were good but Dong Bei's rendition of the dish is still much better.

I got Malayan beef curry for my main dish. It was good and had a large serving size similar to our other orders. However, I've had better curry dishes in other places.


We went a little over our PhP 500 budget due to the 10% service charge. It was still worth it though as we were able to enjoy the Christmas doll play at the Greenhills Shopping Center parking lot.
 
 

Those in their mid-20's to 30's would remember a similar show in the COD Cubao Department Store. When COD closed down, Greenhills became the show's new home. The show's Cinderella-ish story was a bit off for the season. Hope they come up with a better story line next year.
Spend Breakdown
Malayan Curry
198
Vegetable Dumpling Noodles
150
Crispy Spring Roll
128
Service Charge (10%)
47.60
Actual Spend
523.60

How to get there

  1. From MRT Ortigas Station, walk to the corner of Ortigas Ave. and EDSA.
  2. Cross the street to Eton Cyberpod. Ride a jeep going to San Juan or a bus going to Quiapo. Get off a Greenhills Shopping Center.

    Landmarks: Greenhills Shopping Center, Promenade, La Salle Greenhills, OB Montessori
    Address:
    G/F Greenhills Promenade
    Greenhills Shopping Center
    San Juan City, Metro Manila
    Philippines
    Contact Number/s:
    (632) 706-3888
    Operating Hours: 11am-10pm


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