On a normal night without any occasion at all, when the companion's parents asked me where I wanted to eat for dinner, Impressions automatically came to my mind. It definitely left a great impression on me the first time we dined there a couple of weeks ago.
Dining in a fabulous restaurant does not need any special reason. Good company is simply enough.
The interiors of Impressions is sophisticated looking to the nth level. They have 3 open kitchens where you can see all the chefs in action. If you are vigilant, you can also see the head chef semi-hidden and preparing something.
The service bread choices were: walnut bread ( the picture above ), mini french baguette, and raisin bread. The breads were served straight from the oven. The restaurant also makes its own butter. How sosyalin!
AMUSE BOUCHE: POTATO CROQUET WITH BACON ( complimentary )
A good hors d' oeuvre to start our fancy meal.
PAN-FRIED SCALLOP SALAD W/ CITRUS DRESSING AND CRISPY SMOKED HAM P650
The scallops were cooked to perfection. We didn't even care about the sauce.
PORCINI CREAM SOUP W/ DUCK LIVER FLAN, TRUFFLE CAPPUCCINO AND CRISPY CHESTNUT P390
They served the soup in front of me. The mushroom soup was good but Myron's version is still the best for me.
CRAB BISQUE W/ ASSORTED VEGETABLES AND CRAB DUMPLING P390
This is what a half order of soup looks like. There's no difference between a whole order or a half serving so we have concluded to split soups next time just because we want to get more bang for our bucks. :D
BAKES OYSTERS W/ MUSHROOMS AND GRATINATED PARMESAN P650
Yummy Rockefeller Oysters! You cannot go wrong with cream and cheese on anything!
OYSTER ALMONDINE P500 ( OFF THE MENU )
ROASTED CHILEAN SEABASS, TRUFFLE MASH POTATOES WRAPPED IN LEAK, CRISPY LARD IN CREAMY TRUFFLE SAUCE P1200
Auntie and I ordered this. Can you see the black looking dusts on the dish? Those are real truffle bits!
US BLACK ANGUS RIB EYE BEEF P1980
Uncle is extremely supportive of my blogging. Every time a dish is served, he will say " Picture - picture! "; which means nobody can touch the food before I've taken a picture of it. Anyhoo, this was his order which he took a photo himself. I know the steak tasted heavenly because this was my order before.
GOLDEN VEAL SWEET BREAD WITH TRUFFLE RISOTTO AND PORCINI IN PARSLEY CREAM SAUCE P1200
The companion's order. The soft and very tender sweet bread was extremely delicious and don't even get me started with the truffle risotto. It was so good that the companion only had 3 spoonfuls of this because I ate the rest. (O",O)
Have A Lovely Day!
Impressions
3rd Floor, Maxims Hotel, Resorts World Manila
Operating Hours:
Lunch: 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Dinner: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Tel # 908 88 83
Email: Impressions@rwmanila.com
Looks like you had a fantastic time!!
ReplyDeleteI also love that you mentioned how supportive your uncle is of your blogging. So cute!
haha! yup! you know how people are when they are hungry. they're very impatient and want to start eating as soon as the foods are served. I'd prolong their agonies by taking pictures of the food one by one. good thing uncle lets me be a "blogger" :D
DeleteWonderful meal. Again makes me hungry. I've gained weight since I know your blog!:D
ReplyDeleteI nominated you for the sunshine award on my blog:)
Wow wow wow Kasia!! Thank you so much i feel so honored!
Deletecute naman ni uncle very supportive of your blogging! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha. He is. Kahit na gutom na lahat ng tao he will get angry pag may nagkuha ng food! Lol : D
Deletehi. i've been checking the net for a good resto. I want to treat my siblings for dinner this month. I saw your post and I really find this interesting. Would just like to ask whether the servings are to-share or all single? I bet the oysters are for sharing but when I checked the menu, it says per piece? Is it really P500 per piece??รถ How about the pan-fried salad. Is it single order? I can't quite tell from the picture, baka lumiit lang sya. hehe! Hope you get to read this. I would really want to get feedback. :) Ei, if my budget is just 3k and three of us will eat, will my budget fit in Impressions? :p
ReplyDeleteHi Anon! THank you so much for the kind words. Actually ang pwedi mo siguro ishare are the soup, appetizer and salad. Maybe if you get the steak you can share that with someone if you arent heavy eaters. As for the other main entrees, the serving size is only good for one. Uhmm dagdagan mo nalang ng konti like bring 5k for the 3 of you para you can enjoy the experience at it's maximum level. lol. Impressions isnt really like super duper fine dining. Medyo relax din siya so if you decide to order 2 main dishes and share it for the three of you, that will be fine. nobody will care. Hope i answered your question and just message me again if you have additional questions! :D Have a lovely day!
DeletePS. The pricing up there is different from the normal pricing kasi we have a card that we use so mas mura ung food rate namin. the normal pricing of the food is a bit higher than that. :D
Deleteokay. thank you so much lovely (is that ur real name? hehe). i'm amazed how you dine from one pricey resto to another. looks like u'r not really just a normal person haha! anyway, continue to enjoy life ;) coz I enjoyed viewing your blog (I just discovered it the other day when what-my-first-comment-here says hehe) although it kinda made me envious haha!! anyway, hmm. if you're interested, you can drop by my site too - thoughtsofarandompinay.blogspot.com - it's nothing like yours or the normal blogsites, it's more on opinions and the like. I just started uploading last June. ;) anyway, thank you so much for the time. I wasn't really expecting a reply anymore since I thought you may never run through my comment anymore. haha! again, thanks for the tip. ;)
Deletehave a lovely day! - as what your sign-off posts say ;)
Hi RandomPinay! My name is truly Lovely. :D My family and I simply love good food so it doesn't really matter if they areexpensive or not, we'll definitely try them all. So far i've read two of your blogposts and they're really interesting. I like your honest opinion about things. I'm looking forward to read the rest of it during my free time. I would love to hear more from you sana! It's not everyday i get comments here. lol. Anyhoo till our next chat.
Deletehi lovely. thanks thanks! I have a lot of posts lined-up but I haven't uploaded them yet coz I switch from one topic to another so I'm not really able to accomplish one, depende kasi sa mood ko haha! I haven't really told people yet about my blog especially my friends because I don't want them to know it's me writing. haha! anyway, you keep dropping by my site too. ;) thanks again!
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