My 26th Birthday in LAYA Restaurant

I celebrated my 26th birthday almost 2 months ago with my dearest Andrew in LAYA Personal Dining Restaurant. It was always my wish to go there but can’t find the right timing to visit the place.

It is just near our place so it is not hard to locate since we’re a bit familiar with the area. We went there after work hours. Our reservation was at 6.30pm but we arrived around 8pm. We went to Rosario Church first to attend mass at 6pm-7pm. We went straight to the restaurant afterwards.

Luckily, the traffic is not that heavy compared to other days of the week. It’s pretty decent thinking that it’s a Friday. It was a smooth sailing drive until we reached Sierra Madre subdivision. It’s a bit spooky since the village have lots of big trees and less road lights. We didn’t got lost so we’re just in time when Irene followed up Andrew’s reservation.

Since they are serving 2 different menu for the night, Andrew decided to take the Signatures and then I take the Favorites. It was a unique experience for us since we both tasted different cuisines that night.

To start off, we were given something to open our taste palettes to appreciate the food more. The waiter was watching us when we were discussing how to eat it. So to save us from embarassment, we just asked how to eat the dish.

Then I made a table of the menu that was served that night. Everything was EXCELLENT except for the Rocket Salad I had. When asked by Irene and Chef Ricci, they told me that it was an acquired taste. Maybe so, that’s why it was placed in the “favorites” menu. I’ll better have it the next time around and see if it taste better. ^_^

LAYA Signatures September 2010	LAYA Favorites September 24 to 26
Trio of Appetizers: Stir-fried Kaffir Lime Pork in Lettuce Wrap; Thai Golden Bag with Sweet Chili Sauce; Crab Rangoon with Homemade Spicy Mango Dip	Fresh Vietnamese Prawn Rolls with Hoisin Peanut Dip
Organic Pumpkin & Cashew Nut Soup with Coconut Cream Froth & Wanton Crisps	Thai Tomato Basil Soup with Coriander Foam
Grilled Spice-crusted Chicken Strips with Mixed Greens in Ginger Soy Dressing	Baked Parmesan and Rocket Salad in Honey Dijon Dressing
Fresh Lime and Mango Sorbet	Homemade Sorbet Selection
Grilled US Hanging Tender Steak in Red Curry Cream Sauce with Spiced Crushed Potatoes	Prawn and Mango Curry with Pumpkin Basmati Rice
Duo of Spring Rolls: Mango Cashew Kesong Puti and Chocnut Banana Spring Rolls with Cream Cheese and Chocnut Dip	Fresh Suman Rolls with Caramelized Mangoes and Mantecado Ice Cream

I also got a Chocolate Cake from BIZU care of Andrew! ^__^

Thanks Andrew for making that day a sweet and memorable one. ^__^

By the way, before I almost forgot. I also like to thank my “roommates” for giving me a wonderful lunch celebration in our “pad”. Thanks guys! ^__^

LAYA PERSONAL DINING

A 6-course dinner or lunch at LAYA is at P750 per person, and comes with refillable LAYA signature iced pandan tea, organic Kapeng Barako or fresh herb tea.

LUNCH is served from
11:00am to 2:00pm on Saturdays & Sundays.
While DINNER is served from
6:00pm to 10:00pm on Fridays & Saturdays.

Check out their Website and see how you can get there as well as their FAN PAGE in FACEBOOK.