CHEF'S BISTRO (Tomas Morato) under New Management

This is probably old news to some of you, nonetheless I'd like to reiterate this to the cyber foodie community. Chef's Bistro (Tomas Morato) has been under new management for a couple of months -if not a year- now. Improvements are actually quite noticeable, from the menu selection and quality of food to the interiors of the restaurant itself. The food is better now and cheap compared to other restaurants within its level. Though probably expensive to others, the prices are actually okay considering the quality of food and service. The ambiance is also perfect whether for a romantic date or a dinner out with the family. Attentive and friendly waiters are also a plus. And just like that, this has become one of my top restaurants among the multiplying number of restaurants in Tomas Morato.

There's this BDO promo (see photo below) so we ended up having a couple of appetizers.

Chef's Bistro BDO promo until March 31, 2012 only

Their chef's platter consists of onion rings, calamares and potato fries. The breading on their onion rings and calamares was good (my little sister agrees) as they were perfectly and evenly fried. Their Country Fries was also good; nothing beats real potato fries on my book! 

Cajun Calamari (P 280)

An appetizer, one of their star starters, that you shouldn't miss in Chef's Bistro is their special PISA (I call it tower of Pisa; they even have the same tilt going on! :P ). PISA consists of 7 layers of shrimps, mushrooms and gateu sauce drizzled with melted mozzarella cheese. It's a tower of the freshest ingredients stacked with this thin smooth dough. It's worth the money! It's unique and yummy. I haven't come across with a similar dish yet, probably a testament to me being a novice. I could ramble about this one for a few more sentences, from how the shrimps texture and taste was etc, but that would just spoil everything. Just try it out for yourselves.

Pisa - 7 layers of Of Shrimp, Mushroom & Mozarella cheese (P290)

They also serve excellent salads, accompanied by enough dressing that doesn't drown the greens.  I like the fact that their "Chef's special dressing" was flavorful and not liquid-y. The grilled chicken breast on this one was a bit dry, though the addition of mango strips was an nice touch. 

Grilled Chicken Salad (P290)

 Moving on to the main course. I've visited Chef's bistro in the past and I've tried other dishes like their US Rib-eye steak (P695), Lamb Chop (P495) and some Pastas. All of which were equally good. Oh just thinking about them makes my mouth water!
 I believe I've also tried their Pork Baby Back Ribs, marinated and baked to perfection. I shall "steal" a photo from their website just to prove a point. Plus, I also want you to drool with me.

Pork Baby Back Ribs (P590)

But for this particular visit, we only ordered their salmon fillet since we ended up stuffing ourselves too much with their starters. Now, we've ordered this before and it's still as good as we remembered it to be from our first try. The dish consists of a grilled salmon fillet with their special pistachio sauce. If you think it's sounds weird to combine salmon with an ingredient which I thought would only fit in desserts like pistachio, then this dish might end up proving you wrong. It actually fits kinda nicely, and you'd be surprised at how filling it is. 
 I've been hearing wild reviews about their Pizza's so don't make the same mistake as I did of missing it. 

Salmon Fillet (P420)

Here's a menu list to guide you in advanced ordering. 

They serve desserts that sound heavenly but if you've had enough of the spending spree, you could visit Cobo Bubble Tea & Snow Ice next door. Their milk tea tastes like any other and their snow ice wasn't all that special but I guess it was good enough to wash away the different ulam flavors from dinner. What's unique, though, is that you get to choose from a variety of around 10-20 toppings. I particularly like the wintermelon jelly (the one on the left)- I couldn't stop munching on them.
I still miss the Charmy Snow Ice I remember from my childhood though. I wonder if there are any branches left?

Cobo's Original Snow ice with Wintermelon and black jelly

CHEF'S BISTRO 
#94 Scout Gandia St., near Tomas Morato, Quezon City.
Full Menu link.
Contact Number              09177989811

Hours	Mon - Thu: 8:00 am - 11:00 pm Fri - Sat: 8:00 am - 2:00 am Sun: 8:00 am - 11:00 pm

COBO BUBBLE TEA & SNOW ICE
#96 Scout Gandia Street, Tomas Morato, Quezon City, Philippines
(02) 736-5621