AT SM SUPERMALLS

SM Aura Premier

SM Aura Premier is located along McKinley Parkway corner 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Prego Trattoria and Cicchetteria

Strategically located at the 5th Level Skypark of SM Aura is Prego Trattoria and Cicchetteria. Louie Toledama, Restaurant Manager, describes Prego as an authentic Italian restaurant where most of its ingredients are sourced in Italy. If possible, most of their dishes are made from scratch, especially the pasta and the pizza dough.

To prove his point, he had his kitchen team prepare the restaurant’s best sellers. To start the food tasting, Tuscan Meatballs were served. The meatballs were handmade by their chef and was cooked in Arabiatta sauce. This was followed by two pizzas – the Gorgonzola and the Margherita Pizza.

For the pasta dishes, he served Fettucine Salmone (fettucine pasta with smoked salmon in cream sauce) and Spaghette Pescatora (fresh seafood in homemade Italian sauce). Grilled meat lovers will enjoy the Grigliata Carne which includes Black Angus Tenderloin, Porchetta or Roasted Pork, Roasted Chicken and vegetables like carrots, potatoes and spinach.

Steak lovers will also enjoy the Fiorentina Steam from Italy, Tomahawk Steak, Rib-eye Steak and the Carre D’Agnelo or Grilled Rack of Lamb.

Barcino Wine Resto Bar

Barcino allows its customers to take them to Spain with a few sips of Spanish wine and flavorful bites of authentic tapas and paellas.

In the Barcino kitchen, the chefs marry Spain’s rich history and the Philippines’ love for festive celebrations and flavors.

This is fulfilled by serving delicious Spanish cuisine using only the finest ingredients directly sourced from Spain and lovingly prepared by Spanish chefs using long upheld traditions and ways of cooking.

BusinessMirror got to sample the Paella de Cochinillo, a scrumptious paella topped with succulent oven-roasted suckling pork belly. Also served as the Solomillitos Con Salsa de Setas or Tenderloin with Bacon Wrap and the Chorizo and Cheese Plate. These three dishes were served with red and white wine.

Barcino Wine Resto Bar has 18 branches. The SM Aura Premier branch is located on the 5th Level Skypark. Plans include opening more branches outside of Metro Manila.

SM Megamall

SM Megamall is the third largest shopping mall in the Philippines.

Paul Boulangerie et

Patisserie

Paul Boulangerie and Patisserie has been in the business of baking bread and pastries in France since 1889. Ben Chan, the owner of Bench, brought in Paul in December 2013 with their first branch in SM Aura. Their bread is baked traditionally, hand-crafted using the best natural ingredients that are freshly flow in all the way from France.

The Paul branch in SM Megamall is their 3rd branch which was opened on April 15, 2017.

In addition to serving a wide range of breads and pastries, Paul also offers other dishes like the Roast Chicken, one of their best sellers, which is chicken seasoned with a variety of spices and garnished with a side salad, roasted potatoes, carrots and broccoli.

Their other best sellers include the Roasted pork-chop which is pork loin marinated with mixed herbs and served with balsamic, apple red wine sauce, and seasonal vegetables; and Beef bourguigon, slow cooked braised beef in red wine sauce served with sliced bread and side salad.

For dessert, Paul has French toast and ice cream, vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce and powdered sugar on bread. They also have a wide array of fresh pastries, coffee, and other beverages.

Paul is located near the entrance of Fashion Hall of SM Megamall.

Fresh Baker Salon de The French Baker was founded in 1989 while The French Baker Salon de The was opened in 2014. Currently, it has about 30 restaurant-café and 40 bakery-café stores within the system. The bakery-café concept has a limited menu offering while the restaurantcafé has a complete line up.

According to Johnlu Koa, French Baker founder and CEO, The Salon de The was opened in 2014, together with the SM Fashion Hall expansion, and it offers an upscale French Baker Dining Experience.

“We offer an upscale experience of The French Baker emphasizing on big portions and the French classics. We offer value for money, a cozy ambience and clean restrooms. It’s a great place to meet and catch up with friends and family over some afternoon tea or coffee,” he said.

The menu features a lot of French and European breads such as soup on bread bowl, Chicken a la King in vol au vent shell, Steak sandwich with baguette, Parisian crepes both sweet and savory and desserts that incorporate Parisian macaroons. French Baker also serves tea or coffee sets.

Sampled during the BusinessMirror visit were Shrimp Cocktails, Grilled cheese on sourdough with tomato soup and the afternoon tea set. Also featured were the Coffee Crunch Cake and Iced French Vanilla Oat Milk Latte.

Other best sellers include the coffee, Croissant Sandwich, Sopa de Mariscos, Truffle Pasta, Fillet Mignon, Bone in Spareribs, and Pan Seared Salmon.

“All our restaurant cafes carry the Piacetto brand of Italian espresso beans for hot and cold coffee drinks. Piacetto offers a signature Italian profile with Arabica and Robusta beans from South America and Asia. These beans are roasted to Italian specifications which is a dark roast allowing for bold and strong flavors. The coffee is rich, mellow and aromatic with that roasted taste,” Koa said.

French Baker Salon de The is located at the ground floor of SM Fashion Hall, SM Megamall.

SM Mall of Asia

The SM Mall of Asia is a must see and must visit destination as it is one of the largest malls in the Philippines.

Highlands Steakhouse

Previously owned by Tagaytay Highlands, the menu of Highlands Steakhouse is inspired by its previous owners but with new items that helped to evolve the steakhouse’s menu.

With only one branch, the restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes that include Mushroom soup which makes use of three different kinds of mushroom (button, shitake, oyster mushrooms) pureed into a rick and creamy soup and topped with black truffle oil and baked with puff pastry; Rockefeller oyster or fresh local Aklan oysters baked in creak spinach with parmesan and mozzarella on top and Truffle Mushroom Pasta with pasta made fresh in house everyday and tossed in mushroom cream sauce and finished with truffle oil.

For their steaks, Highlands Steakhouse use only certified Angus beef. The Prime rib Steak is marinated in mustard, paprika and spices and then patiently roasted on low heat for about one to one and half hours. The kitchen uses charcoal because the fat drippings vaporize and rise back to the meat that gives it more flavor.

In addition to the food, the restaurant is spacious, has a good view and a good ambience.

Highland Steakhouse is located along Seaside Blvd, Mall of Asia.

Las Flores

Las Flores opened its doors at S Maison on November 1, 2022. With nine branches in Metro Manila, Las Flores not only promises good food but a good dining experience as well. Just like its name, Las Flores conveys lightness, color and happiness, the very emotions that guests would fell upon entering the restaurant.

The menu offers a variety of Spanish dishes and some other Mediterranean dishes. The best sellers reflect a variety of taste from tapas, pintxos, paella and entrée. The best sellers include Salmon & Salmon which is marinated salmon with dill, salmon roe, truffle cream honey and air baguette; Gambas Al Ajillo which is made of shrimp, olive oil, garlic, chili and white wine; Paella Negra which is Black Rice, Squid and aioli; Angus and Foie Minis which are beef tenderloin, foe, caramelized apple and pandesal; and and Pulpo a la Gallega or Boiled octopus, confit potato, EVOO, paprika and maldon salt.

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