Movie Stars Cafe: Food and Entertainment in One

Are you a movie buff? If yes, who are your favorite movie characters or super heroes? Have you ever dreamt of seeing your movie idols come alive? If you answered yes to these questions, then I'm sure you would want to visit this place called Movie Stars Cafe: Movie Memorabilia Studio Cafe & Restaurant.

The main entrance is fully decorated with movie character statues.

Last Holy Thursday (Apr. 17), I invited my hubby for a dinner date and told him that we would surely enjoy this movie-themed dining place located at SM Mall of Asia By the Bay because while he loves watching movies, I love fancy restaurants with many photo ops.

A Dolcelatte Brunch Date

Last Sept. 13, 2013, I randomly saw and participated in a quick giveaway announcement from Dolcelatte's Facebook Page. Then surprisingly, my name was chosen out of the 20+ people who liked and shared their post that evening. I thought my slot would have been forfeited or given to somebody else already since I can't avail it that Saturday morning. Fortunately, they still allowed me to make a reschedule. Hooray!

Here's their Facebook private message to me:

To Ms. Sally Abella-Yu,
You won a FREE BREAKFAST SET! Please SMS 09178738670 for a reschedule.
✔ Winner is entitled to a PLUS ONE ONLY
✔ Breakfast set for the WINNER will include (1) BLUEBERRY PANCAKES and (1) SPANISH SALMON SARDINES
✔ The Breakfast Set for the PLUS ONE will be a choice of (1) Meat Lovers Omelette or (1) Corned Beef Platter*
✔ The WINNER and the PLUS ONE can choose from the HOT DRINKS selection for their beverages (1 drink/person)
✔ Winner must present (1) VALID ID, and BREAKFAST SET to be claimed for DINE IN only at 10AM-11AM only


We went to Dolcelatte last Sept. 22, 2013 Sunday morning to avail our breakfast set. Of course my PLUS ONE is none other than my hubby. He was surprised and thankful for this sumptuous treat.

Me and hubby dining our free gourmet breakfast/lunch treat from Dolcelatte.

Here's the breakfast set for the winner.

One thing that I noticed is that their pancakes are thick and heavy as compared to fast food serving. I realized that I didn't like blueberry on top of pancakes. I prefer syrup and butter.

Blueberry Pancakes - a stack of pancakes topped with blueberry compote. P175

Sorry but I'm not a fan of sardines but I love the fried sunny side-up eggs, as usual with any breakfast meal.

 

Spanish Salmon Sardines - homemade Norwegian salmon in olive oil served with two eggs and garlic rice. P355

Here's the breakfast set for the plus one. My hubby chose the Meat Lovers Omelette. I wasn't able to ask his comment but I think it was good.

Meat Lovers Omelette - three egg omelette with ground beef, ham and bacon served with toast. P255

Here's our choice of hot drinks, two orders of Dolce Latte. I love the heart-shaped design of the froth plus it comes with a biscotti. So nice!

Dolce Latte 8oz hot coffee. P128

When I computed for the total bill, we almost ate a whopping P1,041. Wow! If it weren't free, we won't eat this expensive. My hubby doesn't like me splurging on unnecessary expenses.

And since Dolcelatte is known for their croughnuts (croissant + doughnut), I decided to try one of their best sellers, the Valrhona Crunch. It was my first time to try it and was delightful indeed. By the way, we paid for this order.

 

Valrhona Crunch. P110. It has a chocolate filling inside.

I immediately fell in love with their place. The modern lighting & interior, the relaxing ambiance, the cleanliness of the utensils & the surrounding, friendly & courteous staff, and most especially the food quality & preparation are some of the reasons that makes me want to go back.

Here's a preview of Dolcelatte's dining ambiance. So peaceful and relaxing.

I've been wanting to try out their cakes but too expensive. I'll just wait for my birthday maybe or somebody else's birthday. :)

 

Here's Dolcelatte's menu and cakes by the counter.

I also find their flower centerpiece a perfect accent, adds up to the romantic-feel.

Here are some of Dolcelatte's mouth-watering cakes. Hope to get to try any of these on my birthday this year.

Dolcelatte is just along Quezon Avenue, just before Hi-Top Supermarket when you're coming from Manila.

This is Dolcelatte's entrance.

As my way of thanking Dolcelatte for the hearty and gourmet breakfast treat we had, I would like to invite you to visit their restaurant for a casual fine dining experience. This is a great place to bring your family to celebrate special occasions/gatherings, partners for a date, or hold your business/group meetings. You won't go wrong with the quality of food/pastry they serve.

Dolcelatte Cafe and Gourmet Bakeshop

Address: 1616 Quezon Ave., South Triangle, Quezon City

Landline: 332-3407

Email: info@dolcelatte.ph

Website: http://www.dolcelatte.ph

Facebook: Dolcelatte (Coffee Edition, Inc.)

Instagram: dolcelatteph

Operating Hours:  Mondays to Fridays 9:00am to 10:00pm

                                 Saturdays and Sundays 10:30am to 8:00pm

Mommy Sally

Just Thai at the Prism Plaza

Last July 23, 2013, I received a surprise email from Ms. Sumi of The Purple Doll congratulating me for winning a P2,000-worth of Gift Certificates from Just Thai. I've actually almost forgotten that I've joined her blog giveaway a month ago that's why I was surprised. I was supposed to treat my family for my birthday last year using these GCs but because their branch in Prism Plaza is closed during Sundays, we didn't pushed thru. If you want to know how I celebrated my birthday last year, you can read my blog about it here.

I've just decided to treat my hubby instead even without any occasion since we haven't been going out as often as when we were still dating back then. This served as our time to unwind and relax with only the two of us.

We went to Just Thai last Sept. 11, 2013 to claim for my GCs and at the same time decided to use them all at once that day because we don't frequent that place.

P2,000 Just Thai Gift Certificates won from The Purple Doll blog giveaway.

Here's Just Thai's menu. For me, it's quite pricey though.

Just Thai menu

Here are the dishes we ordered. We were very careful not to go over the GC budget. We started our dinner with this salad. I almost forgot how it tasted but I'm not a fan of salad or veggies.

Thai Beef Salad - seared and marinated beef is served atop crisp lettuce and cucumbers. P350

Of course we also ordered Thai's famous soup, Tom Yum. I always loved its hot & spicy taste. It helped perk up our appetite for the succeeding dishes.

Tom Yum / Hot and Sour favorite Thai Soup - basic broth is made of stock and fresh ingredients imported from Thailand. P190

For our meat viands, we ordered 2 dishes, chicken and pork in two different sauces. Actually the price is quite expensive for 4 sticks of sate chicken strips. They can still improve on the presentation especially on the side veggies.

Gai Sate / Chicken Sate - tender slices of skewered chicken marinated in curried coconut milk, served with peanut sauce. P290

I also find this grilled pork order not worth the price because the edible meat parts were minimal, most of the parts were fats. It's the liempo version of Thailand, difference is the tamarind sauce.

Moo Sam Chan Yang - grilled pork with tamarind sauce. P290

 
We ordered two bowls of plain rice to go with the flavorful viands.

Steamed Pandan Rice. P60

I couldn't wait for the dessert, my most favorite part of any meal. This one's yummy! I think it's my first time to try this kind of dessert.

Tha Kho - coconut pudding wrapped in pandan leaves. P140

I love their tamarind juice, uniquely quenching!

Tamarind Juice. P80

Here's the breakdown of what we ordered:
1. Thai Beef Salad - P350
2. Tom Yum Soup - P190
3. Chicken Sate w/ Peanut Sauce - P290
4. Grilled Pork w/ Tamarind Sauce - P290
5. Steamed Pandan Rice P60 x 2 - P120
6. Coconut Pudding - P140
7. Tamarind Juice - P80
8. Coke (for my hubby) - P80
9. Pad Thai Rice Noodles (take-out) - P280
    Total bill - P1,820
    Plus: 10% service charge
    Total Amount - P2,002 and we ordered just right!

For only two people, P2,000 is just too much. We just finished dining like a king and queen. We added one more dish Pad Thai for take out just so we could fully maximize the GCs. We went home so full and satisfied.

The final bill, just the right amount to consume all the GCs!

Let me show you around Just Thai's ambiance. Quite romantic, fit for a dinner date.

Just Thai, Prism Plaza branch's dining set-up and accent.

Here's Just Thai's logo at the entrance.

Thumbs up! Thanks for the yummy treat The Purple Doll and Just Thai! :)

Just Thai currently has three branches and we went to Prism Plaza coz it's the nearest from our home. It's at the 4th level of Two E-Com Center, near SM Mall of Asia. I didn't know there are lots of restaurants here. It's also my first time to go to this place. I initially thought that the restaurant is inside SM Moa. It's more of a corporate or office place.

Two E-com Center, Prism Plaza

Just Thai
Branches: Burgos Circle in Fort, Molito Lifestyle Center in Alabang, and Prism Plaza in MOA

Prism Plaza Branch:
4th level, Prism Plaza, Two E-com Center
Bayshore Ave. corner Harbor Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay
Phone Number: 519-8135
Operating Hours: Mondays to Saturdays 10am to 2pm (lunch) and 6pm to 10pm (dinner)
Facebook: Just Thai

Latest update: Prism Plaza had been closed since December 2013.

Mommy Sally