Whatever Your Secret Is

If there's one blogger who I really want to meet as of last year, that would be Jamie. I've been reading her blog even before I started blogging. I always enjoyed reading her stories kahit di ko siya kilala personally. Last Sunday, we finally scheduled to meet (together with Jamie's husband Glen, Sir Lloyd and his wife). Parang family day lang! I suggested Secret Recipe because I've been reading a lot of good reviews here so I hope walang ma-disappoint samin. Else, yari ako.

Secret Recipe

Glenn, Sir Lloyd and I ordered the award-winning Irish Lamb Stew. Loooks promising eh.


Irish Lamb Stew

I think the lamb lovers will really appreciate how tender the lamb became. But for me, it was just like a pricey beef. Nothing spectacular about this meal.


Glen (again) and Jamie ordered Pan-grilled dory with lobster sauce and grilled black pepper chicken respectively.

pan-grilled dory with lobster sauce

Glen says it's ok. Nothing follows.
*winks*

grilled black pepper chicken

Based on her left over, i believe it tasted so so. No, she's not on a diet. She's slimmer than I am.


Grace ordered Vietnamese beef noodle soup and Im delighted to taste it.

vietnamese beef noodle soup

Serving is big enough for 3. Tastes ok for me, but not to die for. Not a fan of noodles kasi. But sir Lloyd said the taste is not authentic. Oh well, cant wait to taste an authentic one in Vietnam.


Time for the best seller desserts. And it didn't disappoint us.
We chose the award winning Marble Cheesecake and the best seller Chocolate Indulgence.

Chocolate Indulgence

Marble Cheesecake

Yummy! The taste could be for a best seller category, but for award winning, hhmm, I've tasted few cheesecakes which are better than these.

Maybe I just set my standards too high for this lifestyle cafe that's why Im not totally satisfied with Secret Recipe. It's enough to kill my curiosity but will not eat here again. Whatever their secrets are, we're not interested to know.

Jamie and Glen,

Nice meeting you. Glen, thanks sa photography tips. Jamie, kinakabahan ako sa araw na magmeet tayo at wala kang ubo. Baka di nako totally makasingit sa pagkwento mo. Hihi


Sir Lloyd and Grace,
Thank you again! My prayers are always with you and Gabby! Ü

Secret Recipe
2/F SM Megamall Atrium
www.secretrecipe.com.ph

30 responses:

Chyng said...

Ansakit sa mata ng kulay.

Em Sowree! (--,)

Pukaykay said...

Ei ei. Sorry wasnt able to send photos last night.

It was nice meeting you.
Ay naku, kung wala akong ubo, para akong nag tongue-twist sa pagkwento. hehehe.

So next time we meet, apol and Kiko must be present. =)

ASC said...

dapat present din ako no! october?!?!?!? heheheh

nicquee said...

Mukhang masarap ang food sa pictures pero sana di maxadong yellowish yung color. Heheheh.

Thanks for sharing!

RJ said...

Ako, Chyng, ayaw mong ma-meet? o",) Dadalhin kita sa kainan sa Adelaide na magpaparamdam sa 'yong kailangan mong nakawin ang secret recipe nila. Hahah!

Sa tingin ko, 'yong lamb nila ang magugustuhan ko, then kanin dapat ang partner.

Kahit authentic, kapag Vietnamese noodle soup parang hindi ko talaga gusto.

*winks*

eMPi said...

food trip!

mukhang sarap ng mga pagkain... nakakagutom kapag napadalaw ako dito sa pahina mo... hehehe!

Dea said...

Uy, my boyfriend and I were there with some friends last Saturday! It was also our first time there, and we actually liked the food and desserts. We had the Tom Yum pasta and chicken barbecue, and got a bit out of everyone else's dishes and cakes. The watermelon shake was really yummy. I actually want to go back.

princess_dyanie said...

ay nakakain na rin ako diyan. sa shang branch nila. the lamb is ok pero parang may ibang smell no? nasarapan naman ako sa desserts nila hehe :P

Roninkotwo said...

Alam mo kung ano talaga best dun sa Irish Lamb..It melts in your mouth..not in your plate...kaya aprub narin! hehehe..

Sana may next time...yung wala na ubo si Jamie..ang dami dull moments e..hahaha...

Nakakamiss...

punky said...

ui pagkain! sarap! bagay sa foodblog ko! pwd xlinks tayo? na.add na pala kita sa blogroll ko! more power!

Hannah said...

Di ko nagustuhan ang food dito when we ate here but with your pictures, parang I wanna try it out again! =)

gillboard said...

di ko alam kung bangag lang ako, pero ngayon ko lang papansinin ang new look ng blog mo... di na tayo pareho...

anyway, mukhang masarap yung chocolate indulgence... hay sarap mag food trip!!!

Arvin U. de la Peña said...

ayos naman at natupad na rin ang gusto mo na mag meet kayo..

Jepoy said...

Ako ayaw mo i meet??! Hmp!

Dabo said...

takaw! che!

lol =)

miss you.. available ka sa saturday heheh

citybuoy said...

kumain kami dyan a few months back. sa shang. ewan ko ba parang di naman enjoy.

pero parang ang sarap nila tignan sa pictures. baka masyado ko silang jinudge. haha

Hoobert the Awesome said...

kawawa naman ang secret recipes kasi di sila nabigyan ni ate chyng ng two thumbs up. LOL.

biro lang.

Allen said...

siguro kung ako ikaw, ang taba taba ko na. wala na siguro akong problema. :))

kikilabotz said...

mukhang nauuso ang meet meet session ngaun ah? hehe.

goodluck sa eyeball nyu

pusangkalye said...

ay--ito na yun. buti nalng di ako napadaan. kundi naghugas siguro ako ng plato kasi walanako pambayad. hehe. tayo kaya kelan?

next year?lol
pero request pag tayo pwede ba sa point point nalang para swak sa budget?lol

Pau said...

Ang cool naman. Nagkakilala kayo through blogging. WOOOOOOOOW. Wala lang. Astig talaga. :D

Btw, yummmy photos~

Douglas said...

nakakagutom naman dito. :(

Reagan D said...

waaaah..
very bad idea to look at these pics habang gutom. huhu

gege said...

bitin ako sa cake!
hehe.
liit ng slice...

masyado ngang maliwanag ang color...
pero oki lang. walang nabawas sa appeal nung pagkain. nakakagutom pa din!

:P

MgaEpal.com said...

looks good.. looks even beter..

intindihin nyo nalang.

hanggang sa sunod na daan ulit.

Unknown said...

Nakaka-bilib talaga ang extensive knowledge mo sa urban eating adventure. I could really learn a lot from you.

Sa lulubog-lilitaw na career-kuno ko sa blogging, may mga bloggers din akong gustong makita. Nakita ko na 'yung iba. 'Yung ibang mga kasabayan ko, missing in action na din.

escape said...

pwede ka na rin namin inominate sa best food blog next year. hehehe...

masakait nga sa mata masarap naman kainin.

lucas said...

dito sa amin paulit-ulit ang mga ulam...hehe! it would be nice to go there and eat something different. ehehe!...

(so talagang kinukunan mo muna yung food bago kumain? ahahaha!)

che said...

I agree bf, hindi ko masayado gusto food nila. Meron din ganto sa Shang eh, tried it once tapos hindi na kame bumalik. Cake is their forte so I guess pang-dessert lang sila. Recipe by Cafe Metro is far much better - Gising-gising at Crispy Tilapia! Yum! 5 beses na kame bumalik dahil dyan. :)

7a'faR said...

thanks for share!!

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