For this Weekend Adventure, the Food Explorers visit Maple in Shangri-la for another bite of their wonderful pancakes and to try some new stuff. :)

Maple is still one of the nicest looking restaurants I've encountered thus far. Still can't get over the tiny library in the corner.

This time around, my mom accompanied me and Bingo.
Thanks to Deal Grocer, we got to eat here again at a discount! :)

We got free glazed buns for appetizer before we got our orders.

Here are the items we ordered from the menu:


Swiss Chocolate Pancake P360

Huevos Rancheros P340

Iced Coffee Swirl P165 each

Maple Burger P475

The best item I tried this time around is the Huevos Rancheros. It's actually a breakfast dish from Mexico and it's got tortillas, refried beans, grilled chicken and a sunny-side up egg, topped with cheese and ranchero sauce. It was AWESOME! The burger was okay. Not that good. I'll go with a Zark's Jawbreaker anyday.

If you saw my previous post about Maple, you'll notice that we actually ordered the pancake and the Coffee Swirls again. And the reason is, they taste really good. I also had a stomachache after eating at Maple the first time, and this time around it still happened. Hahaha, I guess I won't be coming back for a third time.

Maple
Shangri-la Plaza Mall
LG/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing,
Shaw Blvd cor EDSA Wack Wack,
Mandaluyong (02) 477-8027

Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Carmelita Pagulayan +Renz Pagulayan
Visited: 2014

For this Weekend Adventure, the food explorers try out the overly hyped pancakes of International House of Pancakes aka IHOP at Mall of Asia. :)

There was a time that I hear IHOP had lines of people that want to eat here. And that you had to spend at least an hour in line if you want to eat. But I guess the hype died down pretty quickly. XD

So I got the voucher we used from +Ensogo and I'm really impressed with the restaurants that they get recently. Pretty darn good ones.

Anyway, so since it was our first time at IHOP. We didn't really know what to order. So we just got what you would probably get at the International House of Pancakes, we got pancakes.

Buttermilk Pancakes, stack of three

There were also four different types of syrups right at the table: Old fashioned syrup, Blueberry syrup, Strawberry syrup, and Butter Pecan Syrup.

We tried all of them but the one syrup that made us go "Ohh my gawd" was the Butter Pecan. The old fashioned syrup was okay. The blueberry and strawberry syrups both taste like Tempra. Too artificial. But the Butter Pecan, was amazing.

Delish butter pecan syrup!

We got a Breakfast Sampler for P395. It included the pancakes. And it also had a lot of protein. Two eggs, hash browns, two bacon strips, two pork sausage links and two pieces of ham,

We also got the Chicken and Waffles for P295. Obviously, it has fried chicken and waffles on a plate with some butter. :D The waffles were no biggie, they're just the same batter as the pancake and just in a different form. The chicken were fully cooked and crispy on the outside while juicy inside.

Hey there, how you doin?

For dessert we tried something we've never seen before. A FRIED CHEESECAKE! It's the Crispy Strawberry Banana Cheesecake at P245

It looked pretty good. But it was too oily and weird when we ate it. The fruits were okay tho.

And no we didn't finish everything. We purposefully saved some leftovers for the next day.

Overall, this restaurant is okay. I absolutely loved their pancake with the butter pecan syrup. But the idea of spending so much just for pancakes and breakfast isn't really a good idea for me. My sister can make pancakes just as fluffy as IHOP's. XD But I'll miss the butter pecan syrup.
I'll most likely come back when a voucher is available again. :)

IHOP Restaurant
SM Mall of Asia, Seaside Blvd
02 5510690

Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Ma.Elissa Pagulayan
Visited: February 1, 2015

The Food Explorers visit Maple in the new East Wing of Shangrila for this Weekday Adventure. Although by the time this is posted, the East wing wouldn't be too new anymore. lol

Maple is located at the lower ground floor of Shang. Since the area is below ground, it's quite hard to get a decent cell signal. I can't connect to the internet down there! Well this issue is mainly for Smart subscribers. So there.

Anyway, Maple is a charming place with chandeliers, wine bottles on walls, and red booths. But they have some quirky deco too. There's a huge tree cutout on the wall and there's also a corner with a bookshelf and little stools where you can read books. I'm not too sure what the books are tho, maybe you can use that area for your kids. :)

Thanks to +Deal Grocer, we got to eat here at a discount.

The menu has the feel of a storybook. 

Cute placemat :)

I was accompanied by my dear brother Renz that day. I call him Bingot. hehehe

We ordered several items on the menu.

Appetizer of a a freshly baked sticky bun, with butter on the side. I'm only saying it's a sticky bun because it was glazed with something sticky and sweet. :P

Swiss chocolate Buttermilk Pancake P360

Look inside! They have chocolate filling between each pancake!

Eggs benedict came with fries

Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch! P315

Naw I'm kidding it's just regular Eggs Benedict on the menu, but I want to call it Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch just for fun. Love Benny. :D

Iced Coffee (I think, I don't know what these things are called for sure) 

It has coffee and ice so I guess it is Iced Coffee

For me the place has a pretty nice ambiance, awesome waiters, and mostly great tasting food. The pancakes were soft, fluffy and delicious. The eggs benedict was too salty for me. haha Never getting that thing ever again. But the Iced Coffee drinks were fantastic! Loved those!

Okay here's where we go from the review of the restaurant to the food's effect on me. I rarely have issues when eating out. But this was the time that I had a stomach issue right after we left the restaurant. Well not exactly right after, I was able to walk out of Shang to help my brother catch a bus home. And I was all set to go to work, but then I felt like I needed to puke, my stomach started to hurt, and I felt dizzy. I couldn't go to work. I was supposed to go to work after our meal, that was like my breakfast. But I just didn't have the strength to commute to UPA at that time. (I was assigned to UP Ayala Technohub and Shang was still 1 hour away.) I was really effed up. I couldn't leave the washroom. And because I have little tolerance for pain or any discomfort I was crying too. I guess I limped myself to an area where I could ride an Uber then I told the driver to take me to the condo. And that's where I suffered for the next 12 hours. I still don't know what went wrong with me or what was wrong with the food. But after that I thought I should stop eating out forever. But of course, the next week I ate out again. I liked the food in Maple. But I guess the food didn't like me.We were thinking that the eggs benedict was the cause of my stomach ache and puking. But there's no way to find out now.

Maple
Shangri-la Plaza Mall
LG/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing,
Shaw Blvd cor EDSA Wack Wack,
Mandaluyong (02) 477-8027

Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Renz Pagulayan
Visited: April 21, 2014

If you have not tried Nutella yet, and you like sweets then you are missing something big in your life right now!

You have to buy the 500 ml jar. Open it, scoop a big dollop and then just smother it all over you food.

Just like what I did to my pancakes and pandesal.

Absolutely Delish!

Nutella and pancakes. A match made in dessert heaven. ^_^ #nutella #pancakes #3ingredientpancake

A photo posted by Ana Carla Pagulayan (@carurachan1) on Feb 2, 2014 at 6:39am PST

This is it... #nutella #banana #pandesal #afterworktreat

A photo posted by Ana Carla Pagulayan (@carurachan1) on Feb 2, 2014 at 12:22pm PST