Recently, I was invited by Ivan Henares and Robinsons Galleria to sample the exciting new restaurants in Robinsons’ Veranda. If you haven’t been to Robinsons Galleria lately, the mall renovated the side facing Ortigas Avenue and made it into a place for dining and hanging out. Together with some food and travel bloggers, I was [...]

Recently, I was invited by Ivan Henares and Robinsons Galleria to sample the exciting new restaurants in Robinsons’ Veranda. If you haven’t been to Robinsons Galleria lately, the mall renovated the side facing Ortigas Avenue and made it into a place for dining and hanging out. Together with some food and travel bloggers, I was able to try almost all the restaurants in the Veranda: Papa John’s, Delicious Kitchen by Eat Well!, Johnny Rockets, La Creperie, Hyphy’s, 8 Spices, Giligan’s, Golden Spoon, and Starbucks. I’ll try to describe what each has to offer and my favorites in the off chance that you, my dear readers, trust my judgement and find yourself hungry in Galleria soon

Papa John’s

Papa John’s is a pizzeria franchise from Jeffersonville, Indiana. They’re famous for, wait for it, pizza! Although they do have calzones, pastas, and side dishes, I haven’t tried any of those so I don’t know if they’re any good but I was able to try 3 pizza variants during the food tour : Fisherman’s Catch, Chicken BBQ, and Super Papa. My favorite was the Fisherman’s Catch which has shrimps and squid besides the usual green peppers and onions. It’s not tomato-based but has a special garlic sauce. I recommend that you get an additional Garlic Dipping Sauce (P20) and Pepperoncini (P20), a mildly spicy pepper, and you’ll be in for a real treat. The pizza costs P300 for the small pie, P430 for medium, and P530 for large. (more…)