Blogging Miles Around the Metro

Not.  But when I did see an announcement on an email list I belong to, announcing a free breakfast for those who would like to blog about the experience, I responded immediately.  ☺

For those uninitiated to the ways of Philippine dining, Max’s Restaurant is a fixture on our country’s gastronomical landscape.  Famous for its fried chicken, they also serve a diverse sampling of traditional Philippine cuisine, from our lumpia (spring rolls), to pancit (noodles) to halo-halo (a cold desert of fruit preserves, beans, custard, milk and crushed ice).  The restaurant was born after the Second World War, beginning as a café that catered to American GIs.  From a simple menu, their offerings expanded as the restaurant’s popularity grew.  Today, Max’s Restaurant has branches all over the Philippines, and has gone as far as opening branches in California, USA.

Breakfast was a hearty affair.  Armed with gift certificates care of Blooey of Ang INK, Bern and I trooped to Max’s Katipunan and ordered their new breakfast meals.  For your information, Max’s now opens at 7 AM, and offers breakfast meals (apart from their all-day breakfast combos) until 10 AM.  Bern had the beef tapa (sliced beef marinated in a mixture of spices), which was served with slices of tomato, two eggs (sunnyside up), garlic rice, pickled papaya gratings (which we call atchara) and a cup of coffee.  I had tocino (cured pork), which was served with the same side dishes.  I couldn’t speak for Bern, but she seemed to thoroughly enjoy her meal.  The tocino was excellent, the sweetness just right, and the pork tender.  The price of each meal is around one hundred twenty to one hundred and fifty pesos (from a bit over two dollars to three dollars).

The waiters were attentive, though our orders did take time in reaching us.  Since Bern and I were mooching on a free meal, we patiently waited, as person after person walked into the restaurant, clutching gift certificates for free breakfasts.  I’m quite sure that for Max’s Katipunan, that must have been their busiest morning ever.

With good breakfast offerings for reasonable prices, it does look like Max’s can confidently open to busy mornings from now on.

Photo is of Yelle’s yummy tocino meal, shot with Bern’s photographer’s eye with Yelle’s mobile phone cam.  Thanks again to Blooey for the gift certificates.

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