Friday dinner was spent at Café Leona. No, no, we weren’t in Vigan, Ilocos Norte. It is the Café Leona in the metro, conveniently situated along Katipunan Avenue.
It looks like a garden restaurant from the outside. The restaurant is open and airy with large windows, beautiful woodwork and a friendly homey atmosphere. Several paintings were displayed on the wall, some quite peculiar piece of art (the pig art was creepy according to CW), but artistic nonetheless.
During this dinner, CW breaks to me that we won’t be able to go with the DEFTAC group to the Anawangin trip because he had to work over the weekend. Too bad because I’ve bought groceries (chips, jams, 2 kilos of liempo, wheat bread, drinks) and CW ordered 3 frozen bangus from Pixies solely for this trip. But then, as always, work comes first before leisure.
On the Table:
Pepperoni Pizza PHP 180
Thin crust pizza where some parts of the dough were crunchy while other parts were soft. Better to order a Margherita pizza at Bellini’s for PHP 170.
Quesadilla PHP 100
Basic tortilla dough with cheese and cilantro inside.
Mozzarella Chicken PHP 150
The waiter said that this is one of their bestsellers. It didn’t taste like it was a bestseller at the time we dined in. The chicken was dry and tasteless with a pitiful layer of mozzarella on top of it.
Maria Shrimp PHP 200
Other than the melon shake, this dish is the highlight of the dinner. White mushroom sauce on fettuccini pasta with generous helping o f fried shrimps. I have to note though that the pasta was drowning in the sauce.
Melon Shake PHP 35
Fresh melon with milk. CW can taste artificial melon flavoring but I disagree. There were bits of melon flesh for this to come from a pack. *Shrugs* Maybe they added melon powder to spike up the taste. Overall, this was a saving grace.
Strawberry Shake PHP 35
Kool-aid strawberry added to crushed ice.
On our way out, we saw Tiffany and her boyfriend ordering dinner. It was also their first time that night to dine there and asked us how the food were.
Café Leona is located at 137 Katipunan Avenue, St. Ignatius, QC.
Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/435
Tags: art, Art restaurant, Cafe Leona, Garden, katipunan avenue, metro, vigan
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May 15th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Melon shake wasn’t fresh!!! It tasted like melon candy.