Date Day 1: Bannaple Pies and Cheesecakes Foodtrip

Hello people! This is gonna be the first one of my "Date Day" posts! It's something me and J came up with where we'll share to you some of our unforgettable travel experiences and gastronomic adventures, and we'll also write about our pursuit of awesome entertainment and non-boring activities as well.

Before this, I also planned to write about our "Spa Escapade" but since having a couple spa on a regular basis isn't exactly budget-friendly, we just decided to write reviews about the restaurants we dine in, the movies we go to, and other stuff we usually do on our dates. So here goes the first one, hope you enjoy it:

November 11, 2013
Date Day 1: Bannaple Pies and Cheesecake @ SM North Sky Garden

i didn't mean to include ate in the picture! *laughs*

That's what the Bannaple place looks like at SM North EDSA. Last week, when J and I passed by this place, it immediately caught my attention because it was the first time I saw it there so I think it just recently opened and second, I am so loving the exterior design of this place! It looks so cute! The interior design looks like my dream doll-house too. lol! The chairs, the charming lamps and the sky blue-white color combo just beckons me to dine here and made me crave for sweet pies and cakes!

Of course, I had to tell J! I didn't exactly told him that I wanna eat there, pakipot ng onti. HAHA! I just said "I wonder if they serve good food there..." He got the point of course. lols

So yeah, to cut the story short we went there for lunch today. The waitress gave us their menu before going in. Take a look at what they have for your tummy:

Note: Sorry for the bad quality of the pictures, it seemed fine while I was taking it :(

Wooow look at the pricetags!  We're both not picky when it comes to food and we're used to eating at carenderias and food stalls in front of our school so we don't really consider this resto budget-friendly. Our concept of budget-friendly food ranges from Php20 to Php150 haha! But still, it's good to try out new things once in a while, or in this case, taste new flavors every now and then for the sake of our palettes. :D

Here's what I ordered:

I heard my tummy growl out the word "YUMMY"

I ordered the Hearty Heavenly Breakfast (Php190) for lunch. I love breakfast anytime of the day. ^o^
"Hearty Heavenly Breakfast: Succulent glazed porkloin hamsteak, paired with our parsley egg and a choice of pesto bread or seasoned garlic rice"

First of all, the servings are huge! I was so full after I finished this meal! So how does it taste? it tastes great actually. Just look at that honey glazed pork! The balance of sweetness and saltiness is just right. Honestly, the eggs tasted a bit bland, I would've liked more saltiness in it. The garlic rice is cooked perfectly. Overall, I enjoyed my meal. :)

Here's what J ordered:

It looks so delicious ~(o_o~)

Bacon Fried Chicken Steaks with Milk'shroom Gravy (Php190): crisp chicken fillet smothered in a creamy milk and mushroom gravy, topped with yummy bacon pieces: served with corn relish.

I can see why he ordered this! IT HAS BACON! haha. He loves anything with bacon. I'm pretty sure that if he made a list of the Top 10 things that he loves most, bacon will hover between the 3rd and 4th place.lol
I tasted this too! I love how creamy the gravy is and the chicken is still juicy inside. Of course I didn't get to taste the bacon bits, those are all his. I think he enjoyed this meal naman. 

For the drinks, we ordered Iced Latte (Php105) and Iced Choco (Php100). Both drinks tastes good, I just don't think that they're worth the price.

Iced Choco and Iced Latte ^^

There was a guy beside our table eating a pie with banana fillings! It looked great, but when I looked for it in their menu, it wasn't there (boohoo). I later saw that it was on display at their counter, it's called Banoffee Pie and it looks sooo yummy so I ordered that too! I forgot how much it is but I think it's around Php100. However, we we're so freakin full after our meals that we weren't able to eat it so I just had it wrapped for take-out.

may I just tell you how i love paperbags <3

It got ruined, I think I jolted the bag while we were travelling :(

Banoffee Pie ^^

The pie was yummy! I love it! The sweetness of the bananas are not cloying, the pie crust tastes great and the whip cream is heavenly! This pie makes me wanna try every other pie that Bannaples has to offer. haha

Overall, we spent Php680+, but it's all worth it. We enjoyed the meal, and of course, we enjoyed each other's company. 

I'm looking forward to the next Date Day post ^^ 
What restaurants or fun activities can you recommend? Please leave a comment!
Till next time reader! xoxo

To find out more about Bannaple, visit their site: http://www.banapplekitchen.com/Banapple.html