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Casa Roces Restaurant

Ode to Quezon
How does dining like a president sound to you? When I first learned that I’m about to experience such a unique food trip, it seemed that my taste buds couldn’t wait a day more.  Forget the continental breakfast.  I’m about to have a presidential breakfast.
It all started with a simple online search that led me to the Facebook page of the Malacañang Food and Heritage Tours.   As the name suggests, the tour package consists of a guided tour inside the walls of the Philippines’ presidential residence as well as a gastronomic delight where one would be served the favorite breakfast meals of some of the past and current presidents of the country.  The package offers a one-of-a-kind dining experience at the posh Casa Roces Restaurant that stands just across the former Malacañang Press Office Building at the corner of JP Laurel and Aguado Streets. One can choose from the following breakfast sets:  Ilocandia Flair, Ilustrado Comfort, Maharlika Platter, Ode to Quezon, and PNoy Power Brunch.
We were served the Ode to Quezon and PNoy Power Brunch after a marvelous tour inside the Malacañan Palace. The Ode to Quezon is an East-meets-West set meal that includes sausages, bacon, and eggs. Meanwhile, the PNoy Power Brunch is a delicious Filipino treat with crunchy danggit (dried fish), sweet and salty beef tapa, eggplant slices, and garlic rice. Afterwards, a fruit platter was served along with a glass of non-alcoholic sangria.

PNoy Power Brunch
PNoy Power Brunch 
The dining experience at Casa Roces Restaurant was definitely a great break from an extensive tour inside the Malacañan Palace.  The Php 750 per head tour is inclusive of an optional tour inside the Casa Roces Restaurant, along with its function rooms named after the national newspapers that Chino Roces headed.  Apart from the wide selection of “presidential” breakfast meals, the fine dining restaurant is also known for its delectable pastry selections and lush interiors. 
For more information on their tour packages, contact the Malacañang Food and Heritage Tour through their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Malaca%C3%B1ang-Food-and-Heritage-Tours/251301681574266 or email them at mfht.qualitours@gmail.com . For dining reservations at Casa Roces Restaurant, visit their official website at www.CasaRoces.com.

*Also published in Balikbayan Magazine with photos from le boypren :))

Comments

  1. It'sBerylliciousApril 11, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    cool! excited to use our gcs from Case roces! :) Food looks really delicious! :)

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  2. Danielle D.April 12, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Hi Berylle! They really are! Especially the tapa and sangria. I haven't tasted their cakes yet though ;)

    btw, thanks for visiting the blog :)

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