Auntie Natalie has been SO BUSY lately as the opening of her branch nears (watch out for it, peeps!) that she forgets to make reservations for her own birthday party. Toink.
We want something simple, fast and delicious. We go to Aristocrat.
Boneless Chicken Barbecue – my Aristocrat staple. It is no-fail, foolproof, and delicious
all the time. I like mine with generous drizzling of java sauce. On chicken and on rice.
Chicken Barbecue – same delicious flavors, but with stick and bones
Sotanghon Soup – love the fried garlic bits
Sinigang na Tiyan ng Bangus – sourness whets the appetite
Adobo Flying Saucer – just okay
Tapang Karne – beef sirloin marinated and cooked on the griddle
Kare-Kare – beef knuckles, tripe and oxtail in savory peanut sauce
Mechado – Frances loves this beef in tomato sauce
Laing – not coconuty enough
Sizzling Sisig – nice textures, soft and crunchy, but burnt at the bottom
Service is really off tonight. The waiters leave our orders on the trays (hence the burnt sisig bottoms). They serve us soup but forget to give us bowls. Some of us do not have utensils.
It is self-service night tonight
Bibingka – nothing fantastic
Mocha Cake – love the coffee-flavored buttercream
Mango Cake – light and spongy
Mucha Leche – milk, milk, milk, my favorite!
Apple Walnut Loaf
We also bring our own tub of munchies, Chef Tony’s caramel popcorn, hehe.
Check It Out cake from Aristocrat Bakeshop. This is super yummy now I can’t decide which my favorite is, Mucha Leche or this. Thank you, Auntie Babyruth, for recommending!
Happy 48th Birthday to my auntie who will forever be a child at heart
(Just look at her shirt! 
)
Check It Out cake innards. Sooo yummmyyy!!!
Auntie Nats gives out these birthday souvenirs. Haha! Told you, she’s a little girl!
She also makes us these personalized caps, a trick to get all of us to help out when her
branch finally opens. I am so excited! 
Shirts, too. The blue one is mine.
Frances beats me to this jacket. Grrrr.
We take home more Chicken Barbecue. Because we Savory babies love Aristocrat!
Aristocrat: 432 San Andres Street, Malate, Manila, Philippines. Tel: 524-7671 to 80
