Kat's Foodventures

On to another food venture. Where else, but Dayrit's.   I've heard of the business name a few times before and saw one branch at The Fort but never really got the opportunity to personally dine in and try out their specialty - Roast Beef. Roast Beef Plate, Php 300 Upon entering the establishment, I noticed mature faces of the crew, both males and females. Quite unusual 'cause we are all used to seeing young service people especially at restaurants and fastfoods here in Manila. Anyway, we were given menus for reference as soon as we were seated. Initial orders were Roast Beef and mango juice. I asked if one order would be enough for two people and got "yes" for an answer. I just went to the washroom and when I came back, our foods were served. True enough that one order may be shared by about two people because a plateful of it includes baked potato topped w/ cheese and bacon bits, vegetable or bread/rice. We chose rice over bread. Beef was ...

This is a rant on our recent Shakey's dining. Last night, the boyfriend and I, together with our dog, decided to eat at Shakey's Pacita since it's the ONLY animal-friendly establishment in our area. We've been there before with our pet and did not encounter any problem. Like what we usually do, we stayed at the veranda area. We were already seated, have placed our orders, just waiting for our food to arrive until we realized it was too dusty outside. We politely asked if we can move in (specifically at the closest table to the door) because of the situation. The crew who was accommodating us, Warren, found a seat by the window and told us to just stay there. Minutes later, he approached us again and reminded us that they cannot let us stay inside with the dog and if we would allow it, we can leave him where we first stayed. Hell no! We refused and told them our orders will be for take-out instead. What was upsetting on the boyfriend's part was how the manager...