You may think that our family went on a luxury vacation to Venice, Italy. Unfortunately and fortunately, this place is just in Taguig City. We went to Mckinley Hill a few days ago to do some errands, i.e., camera repair. Luckily, the repair center is right beside the Venice Piazza Mall, and so off we go. It’s actually our first time, so my husband and I got really excited. Venice Piazza Mall is inspired by the grandeur of the Piazza San Marco of Italy, with just an Uber ride. 

I really love how the mall has made you feel like you’re in Italy and they have wide range of restaurants, too. Since the place screams Venetian, I notice that most of the restaurant also offers Italian but has still kept some Filipino favorites, too. 

Some point of improvements to the mall, one is their ventilation, with the intense heat in Manila, the mall could do some improvement in this area since most of the hallway are open, hence, no airconditioning. Another point of improvement is the signage, we got lost a couple of times and a little help from the signage would be a lot of help. All in all, we enjoyed our stroll and took a lot of photos. Most of the areas are instagram worthy. Here are some of our lovely photos.

Me hearties!

Busy enjoying the architectures! lol.

Day or night, this place is just so lovely!

Favorite spot!!! My dream is that every corner in the city will have some beauty like this. Calling all urban planners, please make this happen!

Inarte lang po! hihi ^___^

 

Enjoying the view!

The camera who took most of the photos, by itsself! lol

 

For those of you who are planning to visit this mall, here are a few tips: 

1.       Be sure to bring some water, actually this tip applies wherever place you plan to go.

2.       If you’re a first timer like us, be sure to have a lot of patience because you’ll probably get lost, too, hopefully, not as much as we do. The instagram worthy spots would compensate for this part though.

3.       I didn’t get the rates for the boat ride since we could not ride as we brought my son’s stroller, so if you’re with a baby, it’s best if you would put him in a carrier. 

That’s all!

Happy Long Weekends!

Love

~A

Food Adventures: YAYOI TEISHOKU RESTAURANT

 

Japanese food always has a special place in my heart, how not to love ramen, sushi, maki, teppanyaki, miso soup, gohan (yes, I love their rice) and so many more! I was really happy that more and more Japanese restaurants were opening up near our area. This particular restaurant that we try a few weeks ago was Yayoi Teishoku Restaurant. Teishoku is a type of Japanese set meal, where all of the dishes in the course are served together as a set. Teishoku dining is based on the ichiju-issai (or “one soup, one side”) traditional meals offered at Zen temples, which included a main, soup, rice, and pickles (definition from www.gurunavi.com).  

I tried the Teriyaki Salmon Teishoku, the set menu consist of miso soup, tamago, pickled raddish, mixed greens with special salad dressing and gohan. There was nothing special on th miso soup, tamago and pickled, just the usual taste. I love the special salad dressing, forgot to ask what it's called sorry. For the Salmon Teriyaki, it is perfectly cooked for my preference. I love how light the teriyaki sauce, it's not overpowering so you can really taste the flavor of the salmon.

Momo tried the Teriyaki Chicken Teishoku, they have the same sides. Of course, I have a bite and it was very tender. They use the same teriyaki sauce, too.

In terms of prices of the set menu, they are a bit price-y compared to other bento/teishoku meals. For the serving, I find it filling enough for a lunch. The restaurant is well-lighted, but not too spacious, I was struggling to fit in my son's things on the couch.

Try it out for yourself, currently they only have one restaurant which is in SM Megamall.

Love

~A