Today Carissa (on the leftmost side) decided to take us girls out to lunch to Apartment 1B in Salcedo Village, the cozy little brainchild of Marivic Diaz-Lim (formerly of Tribeca in Shangri-La Mall) that has now spawned many imitators in the gourmet comfort food category but none truly compares. It has comfy couches and arm chairs, just like you're sitting in someone else's living room, hence the name. And, its got communal bathrooms, for those who always wondered how it was on Ally McBeal.
Like its moniker implies, its menu boasts of improved good old favorites that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. I especially like having its brunch until 3 in the afternoon (like smoked salmon and spinach eggs Benedict, absolutely fantastic) along with its other goodies until it closes at night. Some of my faves are its crabcakes, chicken quesadillas, Caesar salad, meatloaf and mashed potatoes, spaghetti carbonara, Reuben sandwich...at Apartment 1B, its difficult to make just one choice so you must come back for more.
To take the words of a Mandarin hotel ad, I'm obviously a fan. I love love love Apartment 1B!
(The waiter who took this picture styled it for us, heh heh.) So knowing I was going to eat here, I had already thought of what I wanted to eat. Two things came to mind: one was a burger and the other was the smoked salmon eggs Benedict. Since I had the eggs Benedict the week before, I decided to go for the burger.
Carissa ordered these samosas with mushrooms, spinach and cream cheese, which looked fantastic. Now, I've had them before, and they are very tasty, but I didn't not want to detract from my main course. We did not touch them due to our lengthy er, discussion.
Carissa ordered these samosas with mushrooms, spinach and cream cheese, which looked fantastic. Now, I've had them before, and they are very tasty, but I didn't not want to detract from my main course. We did not touch them due to our lengthy er, discussion.
First off, they served me my fresh dalandan soda that came with its own little container of sugar syrup. I almost forgot to take a photo before I finished it...sorry for the mess folks! This, for me, is the best damn dalandan juice in the world. I've upped the ante with dalandan soda, a fresh little fizzy fix to freshen up any meal. I normally don't like dalandan juice in other places, but I think Marivic must own a dalandan farm or have a really fantastic suki for such sweet freshness.
Now, us coosome foursome decided to get the same thing but different variations of it. They all came with the same amount of veggies and those fantastic-can't-stop-eating-them country cut fries, mm mm good! One of these things is not like the other...Someone decided to order a plain beef burger, well done, with no cheese (but later added the sauteed mushrooms).
Another of the lot decided to order the beef burger, well done, with all the trimmings...
Then one of us ordered the turkey burger with Gruyere, cranberry relish and alfalfa sprouts...
And last but not the least, one of us ordered the beef burger, medium but without the sauteed onions. Who do you think matched what?
Carissa from NYC took her time eating her burger slowly but surely while, the little lady who usually drinks Starbucks for lunch, finished that big ol' burger in one sitting! And me, who belongs to the BG (Bulate Girls) Club, had the healthy one. No wonder i'm hungry now...should have ordered the white toblerone cheesecake...
Thank you Carissa (and Ms Loida) for a lovely lunch and thank you ladies for lovely company (except the zoning out at the end...)
P.S. So proud, I actually blogged the day of the eating! Getting there :)
Apartment 1B
Sendeno cor Tordesillas Sts
Salcedo Village, Makati City
+632.843.4075
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