On the way to Antipolo, we first dropped by at Centris Sunday market to buy fruits for Thirdy. He loves avocado so Chea went to buy some. I bought some orchids for my brother as well. We were also on the lookout for some bread for Thirdy.
Thirdy loves soft bread. There was this flaky turnover in Starbucks that he loves. He also loved the garlic bread sticks from Bigoli. He nearly finished an entire stick on his own.
There were some stalls that were selling bread and pastries, but we ended up with some small monays that looked as soft as ensaymadas. A pack cost 60pesos, but we managed to haggle it down to 45 pesos (on account that it was past lunch and they were packing up soon).
We then dropped by a supermarket in Quezon avenue to buy milk. I also bought some herbed bread sticks to see if Thirdy would like those as well.
After that, we opted to have lunch as it was midday already. We decided to head off to Relish, a new restaurant along Scout Limbaga.
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| A very ornate design |
As expected, the parking lot was packed. It was fortunate that there was still an available slot so we parked and went in.
The insides were very modern. However, there were smatterings of ornate designs. The receiving lounge for example had ornate sofas and high back chairs. They also had an ornate chandelier (which Thirdy likes and kept reaching for). Their place mat also had very ornate print.
Their chairs were modern filipino. They were a plastic version of rattan chairs, both the frame and the weaving.
They had a display wall filled with vintage ceramics. Overall, the place was clean, pleasing and well lighted. We were seated on the first floor. We were told that the second floor was bigger but I didn't bother to go up the stairs and check it out.
The menu is a bit expensive. Probably about 100 pesos more compared to your typical non-fast food restaurants. However, I think it's acceptable considering the service and the food being great and all.
I left it to Chea to order for us while I was busy playing with my son.
She ended up ordering Slow Roasted Beef (which had 3 slices), Pasta Carbonara with a piece of bread, Sisig and 4 plates of rice.
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| Slow Roasted Beef Belly with Au Jus. |
As I mentioned earlier, the menu is expensive. So Chea decided to go with the Slow Roasted Beef Belly as it had 3 slices, enough for her, me and Cyrus. The mashed potato would be going to Thirdy.
In the menu, you'd find that the beef was slowly cooked for 4 hours, which meant that the beef was really, really soft. And I really mean soft. I tried picking up an entire slice, but it kept breaking apart from its own weight. I had to scoop the broken pieces slowly onto my plate.
I didn't bother with the gravy in the small ceramic cup. The beef was slathered with its own juices (au jus) . The slow cooking took away the usual beefy flavor leaving with an almost bland taste. Still, the very soft and tender meat was a pleasure. It almost melts in your moth.
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| All rice! |
However, the rice felt stiff and dry so it somehow clashed with the tender, juicy beef. So I suggest just eating the beef with the mashed potato.
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| Thirdy looking at the food. |
Tita Fe doesn't eat beef, so we ordered sisig for her.
Relish sisig is a very creamy sisig. Imagine the creamy sisig from Dencio, and imagine it more creamier. The meat isn't made up of ligaments and the usual parts. Most of them are pure meat, and cooked until they're crisp and brown. It's not as salty as the typical sisig you order.
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| The sisig is the one up top. I didn't get to take a focused picture . Maybe next time. |
Overall, it was a pretty good dining experience. Although I think I like it's neighbor, Cerchio, a bit better.
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