Soledad
Filipino Spanish Cuisine at its Best
It was one of our mid- year dinners
that we hosted for our employees,
…and after hosting a really bad
Thanksgiving Dinner on one of the
best restaurants in Magsaysay Avenue
just few months ago we opted not have
the same experience ever again.
We regularly dine at Soledad at the Piazza
as we love their Spanish- Filipino Cuisine,
…but we were not aware if they accept
volume orders for dinner party.
So when they accepted our reservation this got
everyone excited because aside from my family, it
was
the first time for our employees to dine in Soledad.
We assigned one of Medical Technologists
to take care of the entertainment,
and he commissioned a group of talented
stand up comedians and dancers,
and performed
superbly for us.
They were told in advance that there are minors
in the audience and requested to tone down
their green jokes should they have any.
Then came one of the most delicious
Filipino Cuisine we had in our lives,
Our dinner started with Sinigang
Na Baboy.
The pork was cooked that it actually melts
in your mouth and served with abundance
of fresh, crispy half
cooked vegetables,
The Chicken Barbeque has
the perfect tinge
of tanginess on every bite of the sweetish
tender chicken meat grilled to perfection.
There had been numerous versions of
Bicol Express on
the region but this Soledad
version was cooked with Dinailan,
and it
leaves this unique brackish aftertaste that lingers
much longer compared to plain bagoong.
While most of the popular versions of Pinangat
in Bicol are those with pure gabi leaves with
nothing in between but Soledad’s
Pinangat follows
most of Camsur’s traditional version with
spiced and grounded creamy crablet filling stuffed
in between gabi leaves and they are so delicious
and they virtually
melt in your mouth.
We also had Sinaglay
na Tilapia
and the dish was so
good that left us
and our guests and specially
my son
(who is a fish lover) craving for more.
We would have wanted to maintain an all- Filipino fare
for this occasion but the restaurant’s popular Spanish dish,
the Gambas, was
just too tempting to ignore so we
added this deliciously spiced shrimps to our menu.
And of course- saving
the best for last-
Soledad’s Boneless Crispy Pata.
In traditional crispy pata one may be
getting more of the thigh bones rather
than the meat making you feel
that you have been ripped off.
This boneless version gives you
the best value for your money as you are
served with nothing
but the flavorful goodness
of tender, juicy, crispy and the meatiest
and the best crispy
pata in this part of the world.
We ended our dinner with thedelicious
Turon topped with Ice Cream
and it was a perfect way of ending
a really heavy but wonderful meal.
There is no doubt that Soledad despite being a
newcomer is a wonderful addition to the numerous
restaurants at the famous Magsaysay Strip.
Ole!
...or should rather I say-
Mabuhay?
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