Secret Recipe started in Malaysia and has setup shop across Asia. They have excellent baked goodies and they take pride in their Asian dishes.

We went there on a Saturday night at around 10pm and good thing for us they were still open. It was raining and I was craving for some soup. We passed 32nd street and saw the name tickled our curiosity – Secret Recipe.

I ordered the Noodles in Tom Yum Kong – it just felt right because of the weather. It was delicious! Spicy with a sour tamarind taste and you can also clearly taste the lemon grass. A good mix of flavors that is truly Asia. It also had 2 big prawns – Yummy!

The Chicken Cordon Bleu was undercooked so we sent it back. The ham (I think) over powered the flavor of the chicken. It became a ham and cheese dish. That’s just me.

Oooh Lasagna! I know.. I know… chicken cordon bleu and lasagna aren’t exactly asian dishes but we just had to try them. If you saw the pictures you’ll surely understand why. Anyhow, the lasagna was cheesy! Too cheesy. If you love cheese, then you’ll probably enjoy this one. For me, its a bit on the bland side – I kept looking for that tomato taste.

Here’s a list of their award winning recipes – I only tried the tom yum soup and it satisfied me so I’m assuming that the rest in this list are truly award winners. Oh and I tried the marble cheesecake – superb!

• Irish Lamb Stew
• Marble Cheese
• Noodles in Tom Yum Kung
• Choc Mud Cake

And of course, dessert! Classic cheesecake, marble cheesecake and Chocolate cake. Cheesecakes gets a thumbs up! Chocolate cake – too fluffy for me… But who am I to turn down chocolate. It rests happily in my belly.

They also have this promo – for 100 bucks you get a beverage and a slice of cake! Yes!

There might be a store near you:

Ground Level, 32nd St. cor. 5th Ave.
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines
TEL NO: (+632) 856-2953

Level 4 Robinson’s Midtown,
Ermita, Manila
TEL NO: (+632) 567-2042

Level 5, Shangri-La Mall, EDSA corner Shaw Blvd.,
Mandaluyong City.
TEL NO: (+632) 637-0367

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If you’re planning to order the caesar salad and just salad for your meal – you should order the “to share” one because the single order, well, its not much if you ask me.   But the dressing was good and tasty.

Here are some shots of my Arroz ala Cubana.  It tasted real good and I wish I had more.  I remember when I first fell in love with this dish in the canteen of CSA when I was still in grade school.  It was served with fried eggs and fried bananas.  The bacon was a bonus – I think.  For those of you who have no idea what Arroz ala cubana is – its groud beef or pork cooked with raisins and some tomato sauce and spices.  I tried cooking one yesterday and I’ll post that later.

Most of the items on their menu range from 150 to 300 bucks.  For dessert, New York Cheesecake! Yummy! Just right.

Salad: Php 80 (not much)

Arroz ala Cubana : Php 150

New York Cheesecake : Php 100 plus (I forgot)

Conti’s first opened their doors in BF homes Paranaque, its sad that I lived for more than 20 years in BF Homes but was not able to try it out.  Ha ha ha.  But that’s ok.

I heard that their pasta is really good so I’m planning to try that out next.  Looking at their menu, I think its cheaper if you order the family size and just share.  For example, Angel Hair Puttanesca is 160 bucks a la carte, but if you order the family size good for 6-8 persons, its only around Php 340.  Amazing right?

Anyway, they have tons more of dishes that you can choose from.  You can order family size, take outs, frozen foods, baked goodes, and set menus.

BF Homes Parañaque
(02) 842-5265

Serendra
(02) 856-2352

Greenhills
(02) 774-4184

Trinoma Mall
(02) 900-5013

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