Todd English Food Hall Manila Review
If y’all don’t know, I run my mouth with no filter and I’m too honest for my own good. That’s why I got invited once again to dine at Todd English Food Hall after I ranted how disappointed I was when I dined there with my sister. A brief background on my dining experience here is my sister is now living on her own 2 hrs away from our place. With that, it’s been a month since I last seen her because while she goes home every weekend, I live with my boyfriend during weekend. So when I was recovering from my breast surgery last weekend, we decided to bond over a meal.
We’ve heard a lot of great things about Todd and to think that this restaurant has its flagship branch in New York makes it more appealing to me. Also, with the prices of their food I’m pretty sure that we’ll enjoy it.
As you can see, we didn’t.
I paid for this dinner and it cost us PHP 2300+ for 2 pax which is expensive if you ask me. This is why I was so mad that I felt duped with the posts from celebrities and bloggers who are raving about this restaurant. I don’t care if you think that’s just 2 freaking thousand but that’s my money and I’m not born rich LOL. Surprisingly and a bit awkward, I was contacted by their marketing head asking me to pay them a visit once again with dinner and lunch on the house. Of course, I said YES. McDonalds could invite me for a free lunch and I’d gladly say yes. Duh, it’s free! I invited my friend, Sheena as a treat because she’s going to Bangkok that day and it’s been the longest time since I last met her. We asked for their manager, Mr. Stephen Roberts and he gladly accommodated us. Their staff named Rio suggested us what to try that he think we’ll like.
Honey and cider taste. Refreshing! You can ask for lemon wedges like I did.
Yup, basically rice wrapped in potato and crumbs. It was freaking good! Sheena and I we’re both “mmmmm”-ing. It is filling so calm your tits when eating this. I suggest asking more of the sauce because it wasn’t that good without sauce. I took the leftover home for my boyfriend and before he could eat it, I was raving that I really liked it. When he tried it, he was like “Uh, is this it?”. I took a bite and it’s not the same without the sauce which the staff forgot to include in my take home. 🙁
This one is delicious! I recommend that you try this if ever you’ll pay Todd a visit. Al dente pasta, yummy creamy sauce, and meaty filling. I also like the fact that the serving is perfect for one person because I’m the kind of girl that cringes when there’s leftover. LOL.
Sheena, one of my most indecisive friends had a hard time choosing from their menu. If you’re a friend of mine, you’ll know that I’m the most decisive person on Earth and I can choose what to eat in 2 minutes. I felt bad that I literally looked her in her freaking eyes and tell her to speed up. She ordered a meatball spaghetti and I told her “For freaking reals? Spaghetti in a NY restaurant? We can buy that in Jollibee!” She told me that it’s fine because she wants to see how Todd is when it comes to a dish this basic. We’re glad that it was delicious! The meat is cooked and seasoned well, al dente pasta, and right amount of tomato sauce. I’m now starting to think that Todd has its edge on pasta dishes.
As Todd is proud with their flatbreads and many people seem to enjoy this, I don’t think I’ll be trying their flatbreads again. This one was better than the Bronx Bomber we tried on our first time here but this is not that fascinating, either. I can taste the smokey flavor of the truffle but it still lacks seasoning. We kept on adding salt & pepper and Tabasco sauce for it to improve on the flavor. I took the leftover home and surprisingly, my boyfriend liked it.
I’m a huge steak girl! No one can mess with my eyebrows and my steak because I get batshit crazy. This made me batshit crazy that I want to cry. So tough that I almost heard my jaw popping! There are parts that are super tender but more parts are tough and full of cartilage. I must say that steak is not their forte and you can skip this.
THE BOMB BY TODD ENGLISH FOOD HALL ? Homemade red velvet, ice cream cake, white chocolate dome, graham cracker soil, and espresso cream ? Went back again to Todd to give their food another try. As you know, my first one was disappointing. Is love sweeter the second time around? Find out in my next post. A video posted by JL ?? (@jacklynne) on
They have amazing desserts! Go check out their dessert selection because they have the coolest plating and presentation. I loved this one than the OMG because it has the right balance of temperature. We loved it!
VERDICT:
First of all, I want to thank Todd’s marketing team, manager, and staff for valuing our opinion and for letting us try their food again. I find it really, really professional that none of them asked that I delete my previous harsh honest rant on my Instagram. They invited us not to clear out their name on social media but for us to just simply give it a chance and I appreciate that.
The second time is better than the first visit and I still recommend that you guys try out Todd English Food Hall Manila because they have amazing dishes that I’d want to try again.
It’s just a matter of hit and miss. Skip their steaks and flatbreads and 10/10 I’m recommending you to try their pasta dishes and desserts!
Let me know how you enjoyed your dining at Todd English Food Hall Manila!
Todd English Food Hall Manila
02 6214002
+63 9178633364
Bonifacio Global City
Fifth Floor, SM Aura Premier, C5 Corner 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City