Va Bene Pasta Deli using Quick Delivery

There’s a good pasta place in Dasmarinas, Makati, and it’s called Va Bene Pasta Deli. It’s a new addition to the growing number of restaurants offering take out through Quick Delivery 2121212 service. I decided to try the place out, and fortunately for me it didn’t disappoint.

Since it was in Makati and my office is in Manila, it took them 90 minutes to deliver my order, which for me, was not a big deal that day because I was not hurrying with my food. I ordered 2 kinds of pasta, and a watermelon shake.

The pastas were great! The watermelon shake, as expected became a juice, but it was yummy nonetheless.



One of their bestsellers, the Chicken Cannelloni – Filled with chicken, tomato, béchamel sauce and mozzarella cheese.



Tagliolini All Uovo Boscaiola – Portobello mushrooms and cream sauce with a touch of truffle oil. This is if my favorite. The mix of the mushrooms, the cream sauce and a hint of the truffle oil was heavenly.



Watermelon Shake - The watermelon shake was fresh, though it arrived as juice already. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the drink.



I asked my coworkers to try the pasta to get their feel on the taste of the food. They both liked it, though each one had their preferred pasta. I would love to try out and dine in Va Bene Pasta Deli one of these days.

Papa John's Pizza Opens in the Philippines

Papa John's Pizza is now in the Philippines!!! Papa John's Pizza opened its first branch in the Philippines, their flagship, at the Robinsons Galleria Veranda. We visited last week and tried out what they claimed to be better ingredients on their better pizzas. I knew we were in for a treat! :)



Papa John's Pizza is the world's third largest pizza chain with more than 3,500 restaurants in 30 countries. For more than 25 years, it has been serving its customers with no less than its “Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.” brand promise and "Filipinos can expect to enjoy the same great taste and high quality ingredients" on every pizza it makes.

Papa John's Pizza offer a comprehensive menu which features its signature Pizzas from all over the world and specialty pizzas like their bestseller, the Super Papa's Pizza, All the Meats, Pepperoni Pizza, etc, and they also offer Cheese sticks, Chicken Wings, Pastas, among others.



Of course, we ordered their bestseller, the Super Papa's Pizza, 9" Small and requested it to be cut crisscrossed. It's made with 7 ingredients, a combination of their "tasty Pepperoni, Italian sausage, succulent Chicken Roll, freshly slicked Mushrooms, Onions, Green Peppers and Black Olives." A legendary taste treat? Yes indeed! :)

It came with a garlic butter dipping sauce and a pepperoncinis on the side. FYI. You bite the green "pepperoncinis" before or after you bite on your pizza. You can request for the regular Tabasco if you're not the adventurous type; but I suggest you try it, it's not that hot, as you would imagine it to be. It's actually sweet at first, with a fiery but tolerable aftertaste.

The verdict? Two thumbs up for Papa John's Pizza for it lived up to its promise of "better ingredients, better pizza." I loved the pizza experience, and I will surely come back for more pizza love. You guys should try it!



By the end of this January, Papa John's Pizza Philippines will introduce their very own delivery service, so you can enjoy better ingredients and better pizza anytime, anywhere. Papa John's Pizza delivery service contact number will be 631-88-72 or 631-86-89. Store hours are from 10:00am to 10:00pm on weekdays & Sundays, and 10:00am to 12:00am on Fridays & Saturdays.

Right now, they are busy with the preparations for their 2nd branch, which will be located at the University Mall along Taft Avenue, Manila; and after that, their 3rd branch, which will come much later at 53B Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan.


Papa John's Pizza Menu: Pizzas of the World | Specialty Pizzas | Side Items | Pastas | Rice, Soups, Salads | Desserts | Beverages
You can also add Papa John's Pizza Philippines Facebook Page and their Twitter Page :) Happy Eating!

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Café Xocolat with Quick Delivery service

Café Xocolat, or Xocolat to many, is a café restaurant, which seeks to pave the way for hot chocolate to be enjoyed by Xocoholics “in all its glorious forms and flavors.” It prides itself for its hot chocolate drinks, and chocolate inspired dishes. Its 3 branches are located in Loyola Heights Quezon City, Promenade Greenhills San Juan and Center Courtyard Eastwood.

Recently, I tried Quick Delivery’s we deliver “Two Any One” delivery service to order lunch. They promise to deliver the “best-of-the-best food and drink choices, fresh and tasty food from any of our restaurants at the time we say it will arrive, from 10:00AM to 10:00PM (Mon-Thurs) and 10:00AM to 10:30PM (Fri-Sun), within Metro Manila area.” With that, I decided to try it, and get my lunch from the home of one of the best hot chocolate in Manila, Xocolat.

Delivery Service

I dialed “2121212,” and was greeted by a cheerful customer service agent of QD. I placed my order at exactly 10:15 AM, expecting that it arrive by lunch, considering my area (TM Kalaw, Manila) is outside the delivery service area* of Xocolat. At first, my order was supposed to come from Greenhills, but it was later transferred to Loyola Heights Quezon City because the food I ordered weren’t available in San Juan.

Unfortunately, after a few minutes, the customer service agent called me on my mobile phone, and apologized because Xocolat will still open at 11:00 AM, and my order would not be processed until then. I said it was okay. They assured me that my order would arrive anytime from 12:30pm to 1:00pm.

At around 12:30pm, I called the customer service agent using my mobile phone. They assured me that they would contact me once they reach the rider/driver. My order was transferred to another rider in Makati. My order arrived 1:22pm, and the rider was apologizing for the delay. I guess they still have to master time management in the orders so that it will surely arrive on time.

Xocolat Food Order

I asked the Quick Delivery customer service agent what are the bestsellers of Xocolat. She gave a list of food items, and I picked those I wanted to try. Since I wanted to treat my 2 friends for lunch, I ordered food good for 3. The food that I got were:


Spiced Xocolat Chicken with rice and potato gratin (Php 195)

Pork Belly with Cacao-bagoong sauce (Php 185)

Xocolat Chicken Pasta (Php 175)

Flourless Xocolat Cake (Php 125/ slice)

That Xocolat Cake (Php 95/ slice)
It was my second time to try out Xocolat, and this time around fell short of my high expectations. The first time was great because I got to try out their signature hot chocolate drinks. Don’t’ get me wrong. We enjoyed their food this time, especially the cakes, but we found that the main course can still be improved.

The Xocolat Chicken Pasta was the main star of the course. The Spiced Xocolat Chicken with rice and potato gratin was second, and the Pork Belly with Cacao-bagoong sauce fell to the third slot because of its safe and very common taste. I guess one thing that affected our experience was maybe because we had a poor choice of food delivered.


The total bill was Php 929.75 (Php 775 for the food + Php 85 for the charge for service outside delivery area of the restaurant + Php 69.75 for the 9% additional charge on the food ordered.)

It was my first time using Quick Delivery and I still think it’s an innovative and great way to enjoy your favorite food items anywhere you are in the Metro. I will have to try it out again very soon, and assess better if I have a second experience to compare it to.

*If your area is outside the delivery area, you have to pay an extra Php 85.