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| Katherine's Cafe |
Another favorite watering
hole of ours in Glorietta is Katherines Café, located at the Landmark end of
Glorietta 3. Opened in 2019, it is the second outlet to be opened (the first was in Ayala Malls,
Vertis North in Quezon City) and it was still open for dine-in during this pandemic
times.
Pre-pandemic, it used to have a
larger area, with a function room at the end, but this was closed off due to
quarantine guidelines.
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| The terrace-like dining area |
Still the remaining part of
the restaurant’s cheery interior was still brightly decorated, really homey and
comfortable with wooden furniture and flooring, floral designs and patterns on
couches and benches, plus a number of aesthetic paintings and lighting fixtures.
Just outside the café is an inviting
terrace that gives you a feel of al fresco dining (though still inside the
mall) where you can watch shoppers walking by. The café was said to have been named
after Katherine, an imaginary little eight-year-old girl who’s delighted by the
dishes her grandmother or nana prepares at home.
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| The main dining area |
As for the food, we’re happy
to see that Katherine’s Cafe still served up some of our old, good
tasting favorite comfort food, both Italian (pasta, flat bread pizza) and Filipino. Do not
expect fine dining as it’s as good as a cafe gets. The food portions are just
right and the staff is friendly and professional.
We started our meal with the Classic
Caesar Salad with romaine, bacon, croutons, caesar dressing, and parmesan
shavings. Add on includes Grilled
Chicken (Php80) and Grilled Prawns (Php125).
Among all the longganisa
flavors in the country, I particularly like the Vigan longganisa and
the crispy Vigan Longganisa I ordered
was served with fried egg, garlic fried rice, tomato salsa and pickled
vegetables.
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| At the end of the main dining area is the closed off portion of the restaurant |
Jandy’s favorite is still the
delicious, beautifully golden brown, succulent and crunchy Cereal Fried Chicken
(Php368), a cereal-crusted buttermilk fried chicken (either classic or spicy)
served with rice or French fries, and a pleasantly sweet and tangy milk gravy.
When eating at Katherine’s
Café, it’s imperative to leave room for dessert so I tried out a slice (Php175)
of their Old Fashioned Sansrival.
A favorite dessert of mine, it is composed of baked meringue, toasted
cashew nuts and vanilla butter cream. A
whole cake costs Php1,250. The all-day, 40-page dining menu, one of the most comprehensive of any restaurant in the city, covers practically everything - from delicious Filipino breakfasts, amply portioned entrees, a collection of delectable family recipes and yummy desserts, cakes and pastries. Other items on the menu include:
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| The comprehensive, all-day dining menu |
Starters
- Gambas & Chorizo Huevos
- crispy string potatoes, sauteed chorizo, sauteed shrimp, and sunny side egg (Php355)
- Pulled Adobo - twice cooked
chicken and pork adobo, kesong puti, basil pesto, tomato, and crostini (Php268)
- Shrimp Popcorn - battered
shrimp popcorns, honey butter sauce, crispy garlic, and spicy buffalo aioli (Php318)
- Spinach Cream Cheese Dip -
baked creamy spinach and garlic, mozzarella, and toasted baguette chips (Php248)
Hearty
Soups
- Mushroom Cappuccino - trio
of mushroom soup served with milk foam (Php188)
- Clam Chowder - creamy soup
with fresh clams, potatoes, celery, and carrots
- (Php198)
- Grilled Chicken & Corn
Soup - grilled chicken, roasted garlic, chicken broth, ham & sweet corn
kernels (Php168)
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| Classic Caesar (Php298) |
Salads
- Bleu Cheese & Shrimp - mixed
greens, bleu cheese dressing, shrimp popcorn with honey glazed walnuts and
grapes (Php408)
- Sesame Tuna Nicoise -
sesame crusted seared tuna, mixed greens, cherry tomato, beans, potato, cashew,
and Asian dressing (Php378)
Pot
Pies
- Spinach & White Cheese -
sauteed spinach, white cheese, roasted garlic, and bechamel
- (Php328)
- Steak & Cheese - US
beef sirloin, mozzarella, cheddar, mashed potato, and mushroom (Php395)
- Chicken & Mushroom - creamy
chicken stew with chorizo, mushroom, potatoes, and carrots (Php268)
- Seafood Pot Pie – made with
shrimp, mussels, white fish, squid, herbed cream, white wine and vegetables (Php318)
All
Day Breakfast
- My Favorite Pancakes -
stacks of red velvet pancakes with whipped cream, cheese frosting, and walnut
crumble or chocolate chip pancake tower with peanut butter, banana, dark
chocolate, and whipped cream (Php328)
- Savory Pancakes -
buttermilk pancakes with egg, maple syrup, and whipped butter served with your
choice of side (Php328)
- Buttermilk Pancakes - with
maple syrup, whipped butter topped with mango banana walnut (Php288)
- Nana's Eggs Benedict - brioche
bun, American ham, sunny side egg, cream cheese spinach, hollandaise, served
with petit salad (Php325)
- Corned Beef Hash - traditional corned
beef with country fried potatoes, fried egg, and garlic fried rice (Php345)
- Waffle & Chicken - golden
brown waffle with cereal crusted fried chicken, maple syrup, whipped butter and
gravy (Php398)
- Golden Waffle - golden
brown waffle, whipped butter, honey, or maple syrup (Php278)
- Omelette - fluffy egg
omelette served with toasted bread slices, with your choice of filling (country
ham and cheese, sausage and peppers, Php248)
- Stuffed French Toast - butter fried thick cut milk bread,
blueberry cream cheese filling, maple syrup, and whipped butter (Php248)
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| Vigan Longganisa (Php328) |
Filipino
Favorites
- Chicken Pork Adobo - Nana's
original recipe of traditional chicken and pork adobo, soft boiled egg served
with homemade garlic fried rice (Php288)
- Bistek na Bangus Belly - fried
bangus belly, soy calamansi, caramelized onion, garlic rice, egg, and mango
tomato salsa (Php318)
- Smoked Bangus - smoked
boneless bangus, egg, garlic fried rice, and mango tomato salsa
- (Php38)
- Pork Tocino - pork tocino,
egg, garlic fried rice, tomato salsa and pickled vegetables
- (Php58)
- Nana's Beef Tapa – U.S.
sirloin beef tapa, egg, garlic fried rice, tomato salsa and pickled vegetables (Php398)
Pork
& Beef
- Barbequed Thick Cut Ribs – slow-cooked
hickory barbecue glazed grilled thick cut pork ribs, mashed potato, and
buttered vegetables (Php448)
- Stuffed Pork Chop - juicy
grilled pork chop stuffed with bacon, spinach and white cheese, served with
buttered vegetables and herbed rice (Php368)
- 8 Hrs Beef Casserole - Nana's
red wine braised beef short ribs served with mashed potato
- (Php468)
- 12 oz. U.S. Prime Ribeye -
served with mashed potato, buttered vegetables, and rosemary pepper jus (Php1,888)
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| Cereal Fried Chicken (Php368) |
Chicken
- Chicken Fried Steak - battered
US beef striploin, milk gravy, mashed potato, and sauteed vegetables (Php578)
- Chicken Pallard - fillet of
chicken that has been pounded thin and grilled, served with brown rice, tomato
and pepper salad and balsamic glaze (Php298)
- Roasted Lemongrass Chicken -
slow-cooked roasted boneless chicken leg, herbed rice, sauteed vegetables, and
white pepper (Php298)
Seafood
- Baked Salmon Rice - flaky gratinated
salmon fillet served on top of a bed of herbed rice, topped with a cheddar
cream cheese sauce, potato strings and and a side of asparagus cooked in butter
(Php498)
- Seafood Paella ((Php528)
- Pan Fried White Fish (Php318)
Sandwiches
- Grilled Fish Sandwich - grilled
white fish fillet, slaw, tomato, corn, cilantro, cucumber, and aioli (Php288)
- Philly Cheese Steak - US
beef sirloin, onions and peppers, cheddar cheese sauce, and mozzarella (Php358)
- Crispy Chicken Sandwich - breaded
boneless chicken leg, original or buffalo glaze, green apple, and coleslaw (Php348)
- USDA Steak Cheese Burger -
grilled 1/3 pounder USDA beef, mozzarella and cheddar, mushroom, onion rings,
lettuce, tomato, and pickles (Php468)
Pasta
- Vongole - olive oil based, angel
hair pasta cooked with clams, white wine, butter, and pepper (Php328)
- Sun Dried Tomato and
Seafood - olive oil based, Linguini, sundried tomato, basil, shrimp, clams and
squid (Php398)
- Lasagna - tomato based, meaty
bolognese, bechamel, cheddar sauce, and mozzarella (Php348)
- Puttanesca -fettucine
tossed with tomato, olives, capers, anchovy and garlic chips, (Php298)
- Herbed Tomato & Chicken
- tomato based, linguini, tomato and basil pesto, and grilled chicken (Php278)
- Classic Carbonara - cream
based, linguini, bacon, cream, egg yolk, and parmesan (Php328)
- Smoked Salmon - cream based,
linguini, smoked salmon, herbs, garlic, and peppers (Php428)
- Mushroom & Truffle -cream
based, linguini, trio of mushroom, truffle cream, and parmesa(Php398)
- Vigan Longganisa and Salted
Egg - olive oil based, Linguini, Vigan longganisa, salted egg, tomato, bell
pepper and olives (Php318)
- Chicken and Pesto Ravioli -
chicken ravioli, basil pesto, and parmesan shavings (Php328)
Sweet
Endings
- Banana & Chocolate
Pudding - banana and chocolate chip bread pudding, banana chips, chocolate
sauce, and whipped cream (Php238)
- Banoffee - Graham crust,
caramelized banana, toffee, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce (Php28)
- Birthday Apple Pie - baked
caramel apples, oatmeal confetti crust, caramel sauce, and a scoop of vanilla
ice cream (Php98)
- Molten Chocolate Cookie
Skillet - freshly baked molten dark and white chocolate cookie with a scoop of
vanilla ice cream (Php248)
Flat
Breads
- Margherita - basil, tomato,
and mozzarella (Php398)
- Pepperoni - Pepperoni,
tomato sauce, mozzarella, and rosemary oil (Php428)
- Four Cheese - mozzarella,
cheddar, parmesan, bleu cheese, roasted garlic, and anchovies (Php478)
- Sardines and Kesong Puti -
sardines, kesong puti, tomato sauce, olives, and onion (Php468)
- Vegetarian - 100%
vegetarian; pesto, grilled zuchinni, tomato, eggplant, mushroom, caramelized
onion, olives, cashew, grilled zucchini (Php358)
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| Old Fashioned Sans Rival (Php175) |
Cakes
- Triple Chocolate Mousse –
classic white chocolate mousse on moist, dark chocolate cake (Php165/slice,
Php1,200/whole)
- White Chocolate Cake
(Php175/slice, Php1,250/whole)
- Belgian Milk Chocolate Cake
– a light and moist chocolate cake with layers of whipped chocolate ganache (Php158/slice,
Php1,100/whole)
- Hazelnut and Dark Chocolate
Cake – a rich, dark chocolate cake combined with hazelnut feuiletine (Php1218/slice,
Php1,550/whole)
- Strawberry Shortcake – a
combination of fresh strawberries cream folded in fluffy vanilla chiffon (Php198/slice,
Php1,450/whole)
- Mango Bang-O Crunch Cake -
layers of white chocolate wafer, mango mousseline (Php220/slice, Php1650/whole)
- Pistachio Lemon Butter Cake
- moist, fluffy and addictive lemon butter cake with vanilla buttercream, lemon
glaze, and roasted pistachios (Php215/slice, Php1,550/whole)
- Nana's Carrot Cake with
Cheesecake Frosting - carrots, walnuts, cheesecake frosting and graham crumbs
(Php190/slice, Php1,450/whole)
- Classic / Mango Caramel
Cake - vanilla sponge cake, egg custard and caramel glaze. Classic (Php125/slice, Php850/whole), Mango (Php135/slice,
Php950/whole)
- Ube White Chocolate Cake -
white chocolate crunch, white chocolate mousse, ube jam, ube chiffon, and ube
glaze (Php175/slice, Php1,250/whole)
- New
York Cheesecake – a classic with a hint of lemon and buttery graham crust. Plain (Php150/slice, Php1,100/whole), Flavored
(Strawberry, Blueberry or Fresh Mangoes, Php175/slice, Php1,200/whole)
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| An array of cakes |
Kid's
Favorite
- Bacon & Cheese Macaroni
with Cereal Chicken - American cheddar cheese sauce, mozzarella, and bacon
crisps served with strips of cereal chicken (Php365)
- Spam & Egg - caramelized
spam, egg, and rice (Php238)
- Spaghetti Meatballs - spaghetti,
monster meatballs, Filipino style tomato sauce, and shaved parmesan (Php288)
Rolls
- Adobo Rolls (Php45)
- Corned Beef Rolls (Php45)
- Tuna Rolls (Php45)
Brioche/Ensaymadas
- Queso de Bola (Php85/Php485)
- Cheddar (Php65/Php370)
- Cheese Rolls (Php45/Php260)
Croissants
- Almond (Php85/Php490)
- Butter (Php75/Php380)
- Chocolate (Php85/Php540)
Danish
- Apple/Strawberry/Blueberry/Peach
(Php85)
Turnovers
- Chicken
& Mushroom (Php85)
- Italian
Beef (Php85)
- Tuna
Melt (Php95)
Banana
Mini Loaf
- Plain (Php25/Php143)
- Choco Chip (Php35/Php200)
- Dulce de Leche (Php35/Php200)
- Peanut Butter (Php35/Php200)
- Walnut (Php35/Php200)
Bars
- Brownies (Php35/Php400)
- Butterscotch (Php30/Php340)
- Food for the Gods (Php45/Php520)
- Revel Bars (Php30/Php340)
Cookies
- Dark
Chocolate Chip (Php45/Php260)
- Breakfast
Oatmeal (Php45/Php260)
My
Favorite Milkshakes
- Strawberry
(Php198)
- Vanilla
(Php198)
- Chocolate
(Php198)
- Oreos
& Cream (Php198)
Fruit
Shakes/Smoothies
- Guyabano Banana: Fruit
Shake (Php158), Smoothie (Php198)
- Strawberry Mango: Fruit
Shake (Php148), Smoothie (Php188)
- Mango: Fruit Shake (Php148),
Smoothie (Php188)
- Grapes: Fruit Shake (Php148)
- Watermelon: Fruit Shake
(Php148)
Premium
Hot Teas
- Dilmah
Exceptional Tea (Php110)
Iced
Teas
- House Iced Tea (Php130)
- Peach Iced Tea (Php145)
- Mango Calamansi Iced Tea
(Php145)
- Nana's
Green Tea Lemonade (Php160)
Black
Tea Flavored Spritzers
- Strawberry
and Orange (Php145)
- Peach
Mango (Php145)
- Four
Season (Php145)
Beverages
- Sodas
(Php70)
- Bottled
Water (Php45)
Coffee
& Chocolate
- Espresso: Hot (Php95)
- Americano: Hot (Php95), Iced
((Php120)
- Cappuccino: Hot (Php120)
- Latte: Hot (Php120), Iced (Php140)
- White Mocha: Hot (Php160), Iced
(Php180)
- Caramel Macchiato: Hot (Php130),
Iced (Php150)
- Malagos Hot Chocolate: Hot
(Php160)
- Mocha: Hot (Php160), Iced (Php180)
Katherine’s
Café: Second Floor,
Glorietta 3, Makati City, Metro Manila. Tel: 0926
470 8090 and 0927 961 8365. Tel: 02-8240-5115. Open daily, 10 AM- 8 PM.
Facebook: facebook.com/KatherinesCafePH.
Instagram: instagram.com/katherines_cafe/
