Alain's Exploits: The Tea Bar

V-Mall (formerly Vira Mall) in Greenhills (or GH, as I call it) is not exactly known for its food choices. It's the place to go if you're looking for affordable clothes and gadget--- that is if you're a good haggler.

They do have a food court and some food shops scattered all over the mall. Since I usually go there for my gadget fix and was sorta hungry and curious, I decided to try one of the food shops I often pass by on my rounds: The Tea Bar.

The Tea Bar is a comfy enough place. It has warm lighting which is inviting and relaxing, this is specially good for eating. The chairs are soft (at least the one I sat on) and the tables were clean as should all restaurants be.

The only unusual thing about the place was the strong smell of tea. I'm saying unusual because I can't decide if it's pleasant or awful.

Their menu book looks tattered from old use and was very weird to hold and look at so I just ordered two things just to get rid of it. First is the basket of chicken.

The pieces were a bit smaller than I'm used to but there were 6 pieces so it's forgivable. The taste is.. meh. Not a very exciting taste.

The Earl Grey Iced Tea on the other hand is very good. I was a bit surprised to be served with an Iced Earl Grey when I'm used to it being hot but they did good with it. The taste of this drink is very strong but not like strong-tasting iced tea of other food shops. The strong taste here doesn't come from too much sugar, like other shops, but from the strong tea flavor. This is probably the only real iced tea I've had.

Rating:

Service: 4/5

Place: 3.5/5

Chicken: 2.5/5

Iced Tea: 4.5/5

Nachos @Juancho Nachos

nachos with beef and cheese @Juancho Nachos

Nachos are usually a yummy treat when you find yourself tired of walking and in the mood for a snack. We saw this stall in Greenhills V-mall after walking around through the gadget stalls of which this mall is known of. They offered nachos, buritos and quesadillas but we opted for the nachos. We ordered their large nachos with cheese and beef toppings.

Location: Juancho Nachos, Foodcourt, Greenhills Shopping Mall

Food Ordered: Nachos with Cheese and Beef toppings (large)

Cost: P100.00

She says...

The nachos were fresh and crispy. Presentation wise, it looked yummy. Serving size was a bit small compared to other nacho stalls. The cheese was not so cheesy... I mean, it was a bit bland, diluted perhaps. The beef on the other hand was quite oily, not much flavor really. Grabbing another order... not really sure.

She rates: 2/5.

He says....

I hate cheese whiz. It's a very poor substitute for real cheese. That's what they put in this poor excuse for a Nacho. The meat we tried with the Nacho was beef and it tasted like under-cooked canned food. The nachos chips themselves were acceptable enough but what would have gone wrong from a ready-made ingredient? At first I thought we might try another item from their menu but after eating their nachos (it's in their name), I'm never eating there again unless I'm dying. 

He rates: 1/5

Over-all Rating: 1.5/5