A&D Eats: Thaipan

Last week after our Kindermusik class, we had lunch at this tucked away Thai restaurant in Quezon City, Thaipan.  Good to know that there are more Thai restaurants opening in the Metro for that Tom Yum and Chicken Curry fix!

I really loved the interior and ambiance of Thaipan. There's an al fresco area which is perfect for dinners and for drinks. 

But since it was lunch when we went, it was a bit hot to dine outside so we had our lunch inside.

We have a few staples when dining in a Thai restaurant. We have our favorites and I'm looking for the best Tom Yum and Chicken Curry in town! And here's what we ordered (just thinking about it makes me hungry!) And sorry I forgot the names of the dishes because we were so hungry when we ordered!

Fried Crablets - tasty! Perfect for pulutan!

This is pork. Forgot the name! Eeep! But it was also yummy!

Green Chicken Curry - creamy and flavorful! One of the best curry!

Tom Yum - YUM! I had two bowls!

Bagoong Rice - achi's favorite.

Phad Thai

Pineapple Fried Rice - this was good but plain rice to go with the curry is better!

Thai Iced Tea - LOVE!

I had a satisfying lunch at Thaipan! Hubby was so envious hihi! I'm taking him there for some dinner or lunch date soon! I also got a lot of comments on my IG when I posted the photo of Thaipan. Go check them out!

Thaipan

120 Scout Dr. Lazcano, Tomas Morato, Quezon City 1103

Landline:  352-4926

Cellphone: 0917-808-0718

Email: thaipanresto@yahoo.com

A&D Eats: Mango Tree Bistro, Greenbelt 5

After spending Mother's Day with the SoMoms (yes Mother's Day pa ito, major major backlog!), we looked for a restaurant to have early dinner. We went back and fort from the strip of restaurants and ended up at Mango Tree.

BOS said, since it was my day and my favorite cuisine is Thai, we decided to try out Mango Tree. I was worried that there won't be any kid-friendly food for Y but the server made sure that it's not a problem.

And when I eat at Thai restaurants, I always order my favorite dishes. Heehee... But for that night, I ordered salad because we were waiting for BOS to finish his movie.

Pomelo Salad with Shrimp

The server suggested we get Phad Thai for Y. Since she doesn't like to eat meat (yes, she's some kinda vegetarian and a really picky eater), we got the plain one and I didn't mix the nuts with the noodles.

Serving was good for 2-3 pesons

Bagoong Rice which BOS always order

Green Chicken Curry - my favorite Thai dish but this was only so so

Thai Iced Tea which was good!

We also had Tom Yum soup which was quite good. No photo because I forgot! Ooops! For the price, range is Php250-Php400. It was higher than our usua budget for dinner outs but it was Mother's Day so pwede na din. :)

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Basil Thai Restaurant

Photos in this post are a bit hazy and blurry as the place has romantic lighting.. Hihi..

After a tiring day of being a tindera at tindero, the BOS and I decided to have an impromptu dinner date at Basil. We've been wanting to try this resto for so long and last Friday, we had  a chance to!

We knew that you have to reserve for a table if you want to dine at Basil so before leaving the bazaar, we called them up for reservation. On our way to the resto, we kind of got lost pa kasi we're not familiar with the area that we had to stop at a gas station and asked for directions. Turns out we were right naman and I actually knew where it is! Hihi!

We got to Basil around 5 minutes before 6PM and the guard said they're still closed. They'll be open at 6PM and asked if is it ok for us to wait at their garden. And after a few minutes, we were ushered in to our table. I was excited to order!

When I entered the place, it smelled like lemongrass. I think. You'll notice agad that there's a fish pond inside. The place is dim lighted, pang date ang ambiance! Hehe... We were given the menu. (While at the bazaar, I already checked reviews and what were the recommended dishes) So I kind of knew what to order na.

Mabigat ang menu nila ha!

After ordering and while waiting for our food, I took some photos of the place.

There's BOS right there, can you see?

For our drinks... I ordered Thai Iced Tea of course. Hubby ordered for Organic Hot White Tea.

And now our food! Dendenden...

Bagoong Rice, probably the best I've had!

Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Wagyu with Holy Basil

Everything was good! The Wagyu beef was tender and juicy. The chicken was ok, reminds me of general's chicken but we finished it anyways. Hehe.. I love the cashew! We love the bagoong rice and the Tom Yum soup!

At dahil, gluttony ang peg namin for that night, we ordered dessert kahit na we're so full from our main course just because we wanted to try e and it might take us a long time before we can come back here.

Mango with Sticky Rice

Also good but I like the Mango with Sticky Rice better!

Oh my! We were so bondat after eating. Thai really is my favorite cuisine! I want to go back and take my sister and my papa there. Although the price is a bit steep, we paid almost 2k just for the 2 of us but we ate alot kasi hehe, I still want to go back and try more dishes!

There are only a few good Thai resto in the city, I hope this one stays!

Basil is located at Katipunan Avenue corner White Plains Avenue, Quezon City. It’s right across the White Plains Subdivision sign.

Telephone: 632 911 4158

A&D Loves: Nestea Thai Iced Tea

I love milk tea! I wrote about it here. Sometimes I want to quit drinking those bubble teas because I want to diet na! But I don't think I can just yet. Heehee... I love milk tea!

I discovered Thai Iced Tea or cha-yen (as what they call it in Thailand) from my trip to Bangkok many years ago. From the minute I took a sip, I loved it! I was so happy when I saw Nestea produces powdered Thai Iced Tea at their grocery so I made pakyaw!

In Manila, you can drink Thai Iced Tea only when you dine in Thai restos. There's no powdered variant available in the market so when my achi asked what I wanted as pasalubong from Bangkok, I said Thai Milk Tea!!!

It comes in sticks likes this!

So last weekend, I got to taste it once again and shared the experience with the BOS! I cooked something Asian to pair with the drink. (Parang wine lang ang peg!)

Kung Pao!

I took out my brand new mason glass jars to use for this special drink haha!

If you have friends, relatives, officemates, or sino man yan who's going to Thailand, ask for this as pasalubong! Promise if you like milk teas and bubble teas, you'll definitely like this too! Pahinge ng pasalubong mo ha? :) Hehe...