Honestly, we don’t really have any business celebrating Thanksgiving, which is coming up this Thursday. It’s a strictly American tradition, looking back at how their nation started. However, we do appreciate a good meal and won’t mind any excuse to enjoy a good turkey. Who says we can’t celebrate it too and have our fill of some turkey and all the generous sides that come with it?
If you’re hankering for oven-roasted goodness, we’ve rounded up 11 places where you can satisfy your taste buds.
#1 Resorts World Manila
Resorts World Manila will offer its guests a bountiful Thanksgiving Dinner with a special set menu prepared by Master Chef of France Cyrille Soenen starting Nov. 25 to 29 from 6 p.m. to 12 m.n. at Impressions in the Maxims Hotel. This will include a slow-cooked Turkey Breast and Turkey Leg Roulade Squash Risotto which, aside from being a guilty pleasure, will also gratify your taste buds.
Impressions. 3F Maxims Hotel. Resorts World Resorts World Manila. Newport Blvd, Pasay, 1309 Metro Manila. (02) 908-8888. For reservations, email at customerservice@rwmanila.com.
#2 Damaso Residencia by Chef Bambi Sy Gobio
For a more intimate dining experience, feel at home eating Roast Turkey with Chorizo Stuffing (P7,500 for 5 kilos, additional P1,500 for every succeeding kilo) at Damaso Residencia by Chef Bambi Sy Gobio. Known for her flavorful, juicy, and delicately carved US turkey, guests are sure to appreciate this dish over hearty conversations with loved ones. Located along Ortigas Avenue in Greenhills, Damaso Residencia is an ornately decorated private residence which now opens its doors to small groups of 12 or more people—by reservation only. Other classic side dishes like Pumpkin Pie and Sweet Potatoes are also available upon request. Reservations must be placed at least two days in advance and is subject to the availability of stocks.
Damaso Residencia. Greenhills 311 Ortigas Ave., Swiss Chalet House, San Juan. 0917 848 0620 or send her an email at damaso@skybroadband.com.ph.
#3 The Nostalgia Dining Lounge
Oakwood saves you the trouble and offers Turkey-to-Go complete with sausage stuffing, giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and all other trimmings (P6,400, good for 10 people, 5 to 6 kilos) from Nov. 19 to Jan. 2, 2016. Either that, or join other guests on Nov. 26 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for a Thanksgiving Dinner located at The Nostalgia Dining Lounge for a four-course set menu of P1,200.
The Nostalgia Dining Lounge. 6F Oakwood Premier, 17 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. (02) 637-7888, local 8604. For more information, visit their website.
#4 Restaurant 101
Rub your bellies in satisfaction! Enderun Colleges will have a Thanksgiving Buffet from Restaurant 101 on Nov. 26 for P980 per person (P480 only for children 12 years old and below). Menu includes Oven-Roasted Turkey with American bread stuffing, Yankee pot roast, BBQ baby back ribs, Mississippi mud pie and more. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Restaurant 101 also offers Turkey-Take-Out Services starting Nov. 25 to 30—just place your orders two days in advance.
Restaurant 101. Enderun Colleges, 1100 Campus Avenue, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila. (02) 856-5000, local 101/(02) 219-7836/0917 874 3751. For the complete list of prices and other information, visit their website.
#5 Manila Marriott Hotel
Manila Marriott Hotel will also offer a Thanksgiving Buffet on Nov. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for those who want to celebrate the holiday the traditional American-style dinner (P2,600/person) featuring their Whole Roast Turkey. You may also avail of their Holiday Take-Away Package featuring Thanksgiving Gourmet Roasts starting at P8,999 for a whole stuffed turkey, good for 10 to 15 people at 6 to 8 kilos , US ribs, and smoked ham with your choice of vegetables, gravy, salad, and pie. Both offerings require a two day reservation.
Restaurant 101. Enderun Colleges, 1100 Campus Avenue, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila. (02) 856-5000, local 101/(02) 219-7836/0917 874 3751. For the complete list of prices and other information, visit their website.
#6 The Urban Feast
True to its name, The Urban Feast will take care of your turkey orders for holiday feasts and Thanksgiving. For P1,250/kilo (supply is usually between 5 to 7 kilos, good for 10 people), you can enjoy a traditionally cooked turkey with signature apple, chorizo, and bread stuffing which also comes with turkey gravy and a choice of cranberry sauce or jelly. Additional trimmings include creamed spinach (P1,000), roasted sweet potatoes with walnuts (P800), and garlic mashed potatoes (P850). Just don’t forget to give them a call two days before your actual feast!
The Urban Feast. Magallanes Village, Trinidad Street, Makati City. (02)889-2066/ 0917-915714/ 0918-9239264. For more information, visit their website.
#7 Bizu Patisserie & Bistro
If you feel like celebrating at home with family and friends, Bizu’s Whole Roast Turkey is plumped and stuffed with a light crunch of apples, chestnuts, sausages, and will rightly complement a gathering of 20 to 25 persons for P8,500. Top it off with their signature cranberry and pan gravy sauces for that perfect tasteful blend. Be sure to order it at least two business days in advance to get it hot and right on schedule.
Bizu Patisserie & Bistro. Located at Greenbelt 2, One Rockwell Tower, Greenhills Promenade, Alabang Town Center, St. Luke’s Global City, and Robinson’s Magnolia. (02) 845-0590. For more information, visit their Facebook page and website.
#8 nawwTy’s Kitchen by Trish Panlilio
For clients who prefer homemade comfort food, trust Trish Panlilio to serve it through her well-loved turkey dishes, which are good for 12 to 14 persons. Her Herb-Stuffed Classic Oven Roasted Turkey (P6,840/6 kilos) and Apple & Sausage-Stuffed Roast Pepper Turkey (P7,890/6 kilos) will surely not disappoint as all turkey dishes come with whipped garlic mashed potatoes, candied yams, roast buttered baby carrots and haricot vert, turkey dippings, and a homemade green peppercorn gravy. Just place an order three to five days in advance. Instead of the usual classic cranberry, Trish also recommends her peach marmalade to go with your entrée.
nawwTy Kitchen. 0918 998 7474 / 0917 866 5849.. For more information, visit their Facebook page.
#9 Pria’s Kitchen by Pria Solon
With a formal culinary background from New York, and other major recipe development stints for food corporations, Pria—in the name of cooking—has almost done it all. Now venturing on a homebased business, Pria’s Kitchen prides itself in being a successful “à la carte on demand” foodservice company that creates party platters for home entertainment and dining. This Thanksgiving, have a taste of one of her world-class specialties using only the finest ingredients in the metro—Pria’s Kitchen Turkey Set comes with homemade Italian sausage stuffing, roasted vegetables, creamy mashed potatoes, and gravy for P7,500, good for 10 to 12 people and weighing in at 6.5 kilos.
Pria’s Kitchen. 0917-8188283 or email priaskitchen@gmail.com. For more information, visit Pria’s Kitchen’s Facebook and Instagram.
#10 Omee Heritage Cuisine by Margie dela Rama
Margie dela Rama gives you the whole nine yards for your Thanksgiving fantasies: Omee Heritage Cuisine’s Roast Turkey with chestnut bread stuffing, sidings of roast garlic-infused mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, Spanish meat dressing, and homemade cranberry sauce. Available at varying price points, from P6,500 (good for 15 people; 5 to 6 kilos), P7,500 (good for 23 people; 7 to 8 kilos), and P8,500 (good for 30 people; 9 to 10 kilos), it’s definitely a go-big-or-go-home deal. Place an order two days in advance and you’ll be more than set for the holidays.
Omee Heritage Cuisine. 0915-5073648. For more information, visit their Facebook page.
#11 Roast Turkey à la Mrs. Carballo
Mrs. Carballo’s Roast Turkey recipe must’ve been that good to generate referrals all the way from Urdaneta. Her brainchild also comes with complete flavorful trimmings: mashed potato, glazed camote, cranberry sauce, corn, gravy, and fried rice stuffing for P1,300/kilo. While you’re at it, you might also want to inquire about the Christmas Hamper and Cheese Boursin—her holiday best-sellers. Bon appetit! A three-day advanced notice is advised for Thanksgiving dishes, while one week advanced notice is preferred for Christmas platters.
Mrs. Carballo. 810-6535.