Moroccan seabass with couscous at BluFish

MANILA, Philippines – BluFish paints its menu with new ways of enjoying the freshest fish, oysters, shellfish, crabs, lobsters, and other seafood. Freshly caught local sea bass, grouper and sole are baked, grilled or steamed. 

There’s the Moroccan sea bass stuffed with couscous and served with roasted vegetables. The classic bouillabaisse has an Asian counterpart in Thai coconut curry bouillabaisse. Fresh fish and seafood can also be enjoyed in the ceviche samplers. 

BluFish has several types of foreign kilaw like fresh mussels fermenting in Malaysian curry sauce and spices and ahi tuna cubes and grilled squid in coco water.

For dessert there’s the poached pear a la mode, choco tart, Champs Elysee profiteroles, apple walnut crisp a la mode and the grape and red wine syrup cheesecake.

Visit BluFish and The Flying Pig at the ground floor of the new Eastwood Mall. For inquiries, call 900-0886.

Mexican sampler platter at Tia Maria’s

Tia Maria’s offers its Super Sampler Platter, which comes with hunky chunks of barbecued pork, chicken wings, cheese flautas, taquitos or small tacos and nacho chips.

Served with guacamole, salsa and sour cream dip, the platter is also best enjoyed with any of the restaurant’s flavored margaritas or zombie that can be enjoyed by the pitcher or glass.

Other Tia Maria’s favorites include tacos, enchiladas and burritos.

Tia Maria’s also serves a seafood platter with tender and crunchy calamari, deep-fried shrimp and nacho chips that also come with guacamole, salsa and sour cream dips. 

Tia Maria’s is located at Festival Supermall. For reservations, call 659-2832.

P395 weekday lunch and dinner buffet at Crustasia

Crustasia offers lunch and dinner buffet at Shangri-la Plaza Mall from Monday to Saturday at P395+ and Sunday at P499+. 

At Crustasia TriNoma, the dishes include dimsum a la carte like siomai, chicken feet, steamed tausi spareribs and soy tofu. Appetizers consist of California maki, Thai spring rolls, pinsec frito and crackers.

Noodle lovers will surely fall for its chamei sate and seafood spaghetti. Meat offerings include the Angus beef short plate, BBQ spareribs, diced chicken with cashew nuts. Seafood munchers, on the other hand, can indulge in steamed fish with superior sauce, crab Maritess, shrimps with salt and pepper.

Cap your meal with pudding, banana caramel sticks, mango/pandan pannacotta and fresh fruits.

For information, call Crustasia Shangri-La Mall at 910-4096 and Crustasia TriNoma Mall at 901-3607.

P4,500 overnight stay at Pan Pacific Manila

At Pan Pacific Manila, an overnight stay inclusive of buffet breakfast starts at P4,500+. Indulge in a wide selection of international dishes from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Indulge in healthy options such as chilled juices, cereals, yogurt, fresh and low-fat milk or satisfy your cravings with hot food items, grilled meat choices at the carving station and yummy selections at the egg station, bread and desserts station, salad station, Japanese station, international cheeses, seasonal fresh fruits, congee and dimsum.

Enjoy pre-dinner cocktails from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with rates starting at P5,000+ at the Pacific Lounge. Rates are good for single or double occupancy with complimentary welcome drink at the Lobby Lounge, Wi-Fi access at the Pacific Lounge, two bottles of mineral water, daily newspaper and use of gym, outdoor Jacuzzi, swimming pool and the 24-hour butler service.

For reservations, e-mail reserve.mnl@panpacific.com or visit panpacific.com/manila.

A different kind of wedding at Hale & Hearty

Hale & Hearty Diner and Wedding Essentials is a one-stop shop, restaurant and wedding venue in the ridge city — Tagaytay.

Arrive in style on your wedding day in a chauffeur-driven 1937 Jaguar SS100 convertible, a 1965 Mustang coupe or 1991 Mercedes Benz S-Class limousine. Better yet, take your bride up high aboard a four-seater Cessna 172, Aztec six-seater or Beech Craft Queen Air 10-seater.

For fun-lovers, there’s the Jet Ski Yamaha Waverunner for beach weddings or the Honda All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) for garden settings. For your wedding and reception in one venue, there’s the Casablanca private house overlooking Taal Lake and Volcano. Amenities include a swimming pool, jacuzzi, view deck, living room, billiard room, multi-media room and seven well-appointed bedrooms.

For your wedding night dinner, there is a wide array of tender and healthy ostrich meat delights — ostrich herbed steak with honey, teriyaki steak, spaghetti with ostrich meatballs, salpicao, Salisbury steak or ostrich burger. 

Hale and Hearty Diner and Wedding Essentials is at Maharlika East, Aguinaldo Highway corner Magallanes Drive, Tagaytay City. For information, call or SMS 0917-8736147, e-mail haleandhearty@email.com or visit www.haleandheartyonline.com.

Lunch combo meals for P395 at Texas Roadhouse Grill

Texas Roadhouse Grill offers the Rodeo Lunch Combo.

Choose two dishes from among the grilled pork belly, Wrangler’s pork steak, shrimp and salmon skewer, boneless barbecue chicken, Wyatt Earp’s shrimp crispers and crispy chicken tenders.

At Texas Roadhouse Grill Bonifacio High Street, the Rodeo Lunch Combo comes with Texas rice, fresh veggies and bottomless iced tea or fountain drinks for P395.

Texas Roadhouse Grill’s Rodeo Lunch Combo is served daily Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Texas Roadhouse Grill is at Bonifacio High Street. For inquiries, call 856-1547 to 48.

Tuesdays with medics at Makati Shangri-La Hotel

Makati Shangri-La Hotel prescribes just the right formula for an enjoyable night out on Tuesdays for dedicated doctors, nurses, med students and pharmaceutical staff with its “Tuesdays with Medics.”

Medics can head to Conway’s where they will be treated to 20-percent off their food and beverage bill of at least P1,000 upon presentation of a valid ID.

Bartenders will administer a complete dosage of drinks and shooters served in test tubes and flasks while IV drips take the place of bottles at the bar. As the evening’s designated medical team, staff members will be on call to attend to certified medics. 

For inquiries, call 840-0884 or 813 8888 local 7588/7599.