It was Ann’s birthday yesterday so Paul and I took her out to dinner at Galileo Enoteca. Friends have been recommending the place for a long time but I haven’t had the chance to check it out until last night. I wasn’t disappointed. Even Paul who wanted to go somewhere “tried and tested” was won over.
The place is tucked away nicely in small corner in an unassuming neighborhood. You park at the side of the street and enter the restaurant’s door into a deli/wine cellar. Inside are long wooden tables and benches. The walls are all covered shelves holding hundreds of wine bottles. The few sections not covered with shelves are painted with Italian art inspired paintings. The lighting is just right: soft and dim but not too dark. The music, instrumental versions of classic love songs, could have been better but is good enough.
We ordered the samplers or a little bit of everything: cheese, cold cuts, pasta, meat, and wine. Coffee or tea is even included. Even better, we were served complimentary shots of limoncello and grappa. And the best is Ann was served a birthday gelato complete with a candle on top.
Great place, great food, great service. What else can you ask for?
Rating: 4/5
FonePrint has moved from Stall 11, D2B, Multilevel Parking Building, UST, Espana, Manila to 3rd Level, G-Box Entertainment, Robinson’s Place, Ermita, Manila. It’s been great fun and learning at UST but opportunity calls at Robinson’s Place. I hope we eventually also get space in Robinson’s Galleria. I’d volunteer to check on it maybe not daily but definitely regularly :D
Rating: 2/5
A few days ago, I downloaded and watched the Starcraft II gameplay videos for the Protoss and Terran races. The Protoss video was cool. They have a lot of new tricks up their sleeves: mobile energy sources, zealots who rush to combat, huge mechanized units and an overly powerful unit called the mothership. But it was the Terran video that totally blew me away! Aside from light but high mobile infantry, they also have a bunch of new air units one of which can transform into a bipedal ground unit. But the best unit has got to be the Thor: A huge bipedal ground unit that’s essentially huge guns on two legs. We ended up so inspired that we played Starcraft. And guess what? It was still lotsa fun. If that’s the case for a game that’s almost 10 years old, I just can’t imagine how Starcraft II will be. Can’t wait!