#bff date

Finally had a much needed cafe date with my BFF ♥️

Tea time with the bestie 💕

Love my BFF dates 🤍

My best friend and I have been meaning to date and hang out for months now but our schedule did not permit us to do so. Good thing we saw a holiday coming up and we thought that it’s about time to really date! Haha. So we went to Alabang Town Center and decided to try the new restaurants around. 

We went to Silantro first, it’s a Filipino-Mexican restaurant and has that industrial inspired interior, which I really love! We ordered their Grilled Porkchop, Shrimp Skewers and Calliente Wings. We thought that this will be just enough for the two of us but it turned out there were too much! LOL. (Stress eating at its finest.)

The Grilled Pork Chop was the real deal. It was tender and tasty. There were two chops so it's already enough to fill our hungry stomachs. The Shrimp Skewers is also a must! It's tasty and best eaten with a squeeze of lime. The Calliente Wings is delicious as well plus, the serving is big for its price. We were in awe when the server served us 6 wings!! There was a bit of heat in the sauce which balances all the other flavors of the wings so it's really good!

It was such an experience to try this restaurant out. We were so full that we weren't able to finish the food. (Mind you, we were starving!!)

We then decided to watch Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them because we both love Harry Potter and are both proud Potterheads!! Haha. But much to our disappointment, it wasn’t available that day since the MMFF movies occupied all the cinemas. Ugh!

So to somewhat brighten up our day, we went instead to our ultimate happy place: a place full of books! Haha.

We went to Fullybooked and roamed every floor, criticizing every book we hate (HAHA) and praising every book we love!! LOL. We talked a lot (mostly about books) and had fun taking pictures everywhere. Hahaha.

After our fun book stop, we decided to get our desserts. We went to La Maripili since I’ve been eyeing their churros and, of course, interior ever since it opened. 

Kakakain lang namin, kakain na naman ulit! LOL.

The interior is really classy with its big doors and big windows. It’s all white with an industrial-homey vibes to it and the ambiance is simple and dainty, which I really love. I’m a sucker for interiors, I know. Plus, the crew is really kind and accommodating. She guided us on what to order.

We ordered their classic churros in small, a cup of hot chocolate dip and their European Classic grilled sandwich. We were also served a small pitcher of water and some paper cups. 

I like their churros. It’s petite and not oily. You can eat the churros by itself since it’s already good as is. But the chocolate dip will bring it to a whole new level. The chocolate isn’t sweet, it has a hint of coffee taste in it which I think put a depth in the flavor of the chocolate, which is really good. 

Their grilled sandwich is really good, too. I think I like it better than the churros. Hahaha! There was a perfect balance of flavors between the cheese and the ham. But I guess it was too pricey for a sandwich. But all in all, we really enjoyed this place.

This long overdue date is a success! We had a lot of fun and had a lot of food! LOL. After all, eating a cup of ice cream is the best way to end a lovely day! ♡ (Yes, we still got ourselves a cup of ice cream from Cold Stone after all we’ve eaten!)