What's on the Menu for Mother's Day? Free vanilla Thai tea shake at Soi on Mother's Day

MANILA, Philippines - Celebrate Mother’s Day with the popularity of Thai food in the country, by treating your mother to the best Thai restaurant in town – Soi Eat Thai Love Thai.

Soi uses only the freshest ingredients and the best quality Thai spices straight from Thailand.  Try these different menu varieties and experience the different flavors of Thai spices, from fresh spring rolls, crispy squid, prawn cake, pomelo salad, beef or chicken massaman, pad Thai shrimp, fish fillet in black pepper sauce, Sukhothai, chicken or pork satay, crabmeat fried rice and taro balls in coco milk. Different Thai drinks include  Thai iced tea, Rosselle iced tea and Thai coffee cream shake, among others.

On Mother’s Day Soi will give a free vanilla Thai tea shake for every P1, 000 food purchase.

Soi has branches at the ground level, Robinsons Place Manila, 523-1189; ground level, North Arcade, SM Mall of Asia, 836-4177 and lower level food court, Greenhills Theater Mall, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City, 695-3919.

For Thai catering, call 372-3515.

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Treat mom to Thai: Prawns in basil and chillies at Oodys

Snow mountain dessert at Oodys

Oodys Thai Rice, Noodles & Bar has a special treat for all moms. Oodys offers a wide array of sumptuous Thai food, from the famous crispy catfish salad, Sukhothai, tom yum talei, chicken pandan, pad Thai, chicken in green curry, bagoong rice, chicken satay, pad kee mao, grilled squid, prawns with basil and chilies and Thai halo halo.  Indulge with the different Thai drinks from Thai iced tea, Thai iced coffee, pandan juice and lemongrass juice. Oodys offers free snow mountain dessert for mom for every P1, 000 food purchase.

For reservations, take-out and catering functions visit Oodys at Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City. 

For more information, call 757-4259.

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Sweet treat for mom: The mango cream cheese wontons at PF Chang’s

Free mango cream cheese wontons at PF Chang’s

P.F. Chang’s offers a wide array of freshly-cooked food choices list that includes healthy vegetarian options. A wide range of beverages in the mixed drinks menu is also available. P.F. Chang’s celebrates Mother’s Day with a dessert that she will surely enjoy. From May 11 to 13, moms get a free serving of Mango Cream Cheese Wontons with every family meal.

P.F. Chang’s is located at The Street, Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City.

For more information, call 869-7827, 0927-5333445 or visit the P.F. Chang’s Philippines Facebook page.

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Sweets for mom: Mango passion gelato cake at Cara Mia

Mango passion gelato cake at Cara Mia

Cara Mia offers three new gelato cakes for moms. The mango passion gelato cake is made with mango chunks mixed in gelato nestled in layers of rich shortbread pie crust and covered with luscious strips of mango slices; the peach walnut Obsession gelato cake is peach-flavored gelato with layers of divine walnut crust surrounded by fine chocolate sticks and the tartuffo cioccolato is chocolate and vanilla gelato mixed with bits of nuts, cherries and liqueur topped with a layer of rich chocolate ganache.

Cara Mia is located in Don Bosco, Makati; Tomas Morato, Quezon City; Greenhills, San Juan; the Atrium of SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City; Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati; Robinsons Galleria, Mandaluyong; Robinsons Ermita, Manila and Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa.  Also available via City Delivery 87878. Check out the Cara Mia Facebook fanpage for additional details.

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Pinoy fave: Dinuguan at Cabalen

Pick a prize promo at Cabalen

Cabalen has over 50 dishes to choose from, with its famous kare-kare, pork sisig, Cabalen morcon, paksiw na lechon, kalderetang baka, embutido, dinuguan, crispy crablets, beringhe (Pampanga’s paella), lechon and mouthwatering desserts such as sampelot, guinomis, tibok-tibok, maja kalabasa and create your own halo-halo, among others. Featured dishes of the month are molo soup, gatang gabi stuffed with pork adobo and mackerel inasal.  On Mother’s Day Cabalen offers special “Pick-a-Prize Promo” where moms get a chance to win exciting prizes such as beauty products from Sheene cosmetics and a free Cabalen refresher of her choice.

Cabalen is at 67 West Avenue, QC; third level, SM Megamall bridge way; ground floor,  Sta. Monica Atrium, Robinson Place Manila; ground floor, Robinson Star Mills, San Fernando Pampanga; third level,  Chefs Avenue, Festival Super Mall, Alabang; Unit 6, Paseo de Sta. Rosa, Laguna; ground level, SM City Cebu, The North Wing Area, GF SM City Clark, Clark Field, Pampanga and its newly opened Harbor Point-Ayala Mall, Subic Free Port Zone.

For a wider buffet selection that includes not just Filipino favorites but also Asian-Japanese, Chinese and Thai cuisine, visit Cabalen at Glorietta 3, Ayala Center Makati City; Level 2 TriNoma, Edsa cor. North Avenue, Quezon City; ground level Entertainment Mall Bldg., SM Mall of Asia (near Imax Cinema).

For more information, call 372-3515; 893-9894 and for catering needs call 373-2914. 

Visit their website www. Cabalen.ph or like Cabalen on facebook at www.facebook.com/cabalenrestaurant.