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Village Tavern: 15-Course Degustation, Awesome Dinner!! + P2000 GC Giveaway

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We tried Village Tavern at Bonifacio High Street Central the other day, and man it was a really awesome dinner!

Seeing the menu was a bit grueling, I wanted to try everything! Like seriously there’s that seemingly awesome dish at every section that will make you utter the words; “I/We should try that one!”. I came to Village Tavern excited to try their American comfort food, didn’t realize I will be having one of the most crazy filling dinner with a lot mind-blowing entrees. Awesome stuff.

Asian Tuna Salad (P495)

Fresh center-cut Ahi-tuna, seasonal greens, carrots, snow peas, and edamame in sesame-ginger dressing.

I honestly didn’t get much of the greens, my eye was stuck on those lovely pieces of tuna. They were succulent and the ginger dressing was a good match for it.

Grilled Chicken Spinach and Mixed Greens (P595)

 Fresh spinach, seasonal greens, bacon, apples, cranberries, spiced pecans, blue cheese, sliced egg, and grilled chicken in sweet vinaigrette.

Their Grilled Chicken and Spinach with Mixed Greens changed my perception on salads! Most often than not, when we do food trips, I try the salad because I need to describe how it tastes (for the post) but this one’s different, one bite and it was like a great explosion of flavors that really delighted my taste buds; the pecans, bacon, and grilled chicken with all the greens and some other stuff makes this wonderful medley of flavors. It’s really, really nice!

Maryland-Style Crab Cakes (P495)

Premium lump crab meat, home-made tartar sauce, and mixed greens tossed in Miso dressing.

I love their crab cakes! It had this awesome fried(?) outer layer for that nice tinge of crisp, then you hit the center and it was tender, juicy and packed with flavor. And guess what, I normally don’t eat crab! But this one’s one of those rare exceptions, because it was damn good! This one’s a must-try.

Blackened Shrimp (P595)
Blackened Shrimp (P595)

Served with Bayou cream sauce and toasted garlic bread

Another awesome appetizer dish! Their Blackened Shrimp was really good, it was love at first bite.  The bayou cream sauce is usually shrimp based and is usually used for pasta and other seafood dishes. And man it was really good! The sauce is rich with these small notes of spice that really titillated my taste buds. This dish jump-started my appetite, a definite must-try!

We also tried some of their flatbreads that are made of whole-wheat flour, made from scratch and baked at their coal fired oven.

Tavern Flatbread (P450)

Home-made tomato sauce, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, hamburger, onions , and mozzarella cheese.

Gruyere & Applewood-Smoked Bacon Flatbread (P495)

Gruyere, apple-wood smoked bacon, and caramelized onions

Their flatbreads did not disappoint, the tavern flatbread was good with pepperoni, hamburger and other nice stuff that I’d like to have in my pizza. But their Gruyere and Applewood-Smoked Bacon Flatbread was at a different level; the seemingly nutty and mild flavor of the cheese really went well with their whole-wheat flatbread and the bacon pieces was just divine and I really liked it, bacon fans don’t dare miss this one when you visit Village Tavern.

Crispy Chicken Tacos (P475)

Chicken Tenders with Mango slaw and chipotle sauce, served with black beans and rice pilaf.

We really enjoyed their Crispy Chicken Tacos, the chicken tenders was cooked beautifully with a golden and crispy outer layer. I really liked the hint of spice that came with it,  providing this nice kick in flavor. But what really made this dish special is their black bean chocolate sauce, Oh yeah it has chocolate! It was definitely a nice surprise giving the dish a more interesting flavor and texture.

Cowboy Burger (P595)

Applewood-smoked bacon, cheddar cheese with caramelized onions and barbecue sauce.

Bad-ass burger with a half pound Angus patty topped with cheddar cheese and caramelized onions AND it has the Applewood-smoked bacon that I really like. This burger oozes with meaty goodness and I really liked it.

Barbecue Pork Sliders (P425)
Barbecue Pork Sliders (P425)

Three slow roasted, hand pulled pork sliders topped with coleslaw.

Fan of pulled pork stuff? Don’t miss this one! Their gorgeous barbecued pork sliders was awesome. Slow roasted goodness tucked in these three buns. The tender pulled pork was definitely packed with flavors and the bits of coleslaw adds for a more interesting texture. This one’s a definite must-try.

Grilled Chicken Penne (P425 regular | P675 to share)
Grilled Chicken Penne (P425 regular | P675 to share)

Crispy pancetta, grilled chicken and caramelized onion in basil cream sauce.

I’m a big sucker for pasta dishes and it’s one of my favorite type of food ever. The basil cream sauce eveloped the pasta bits well and I really like the crispy bits of pancetta and the grilled chicken. It’s really quite nice.

Chicken Colorado (P495 regular | P675 to share)

Roasted chicken topped with applewood-smoked bacon, barbecue sauce, tomatoes, scallions, Monterey Jack and cheddar, served with black bean and rice pilaf.

This dish blew us away! It’s just one of those really special stuff that comes to your table;  when it’s served and you say wow, that looks awesome, and when you take your first bite and it went well beyond your expectations. And when we tried it we were blown away by its sheer awesomeness. The piece of chicken was slow roasted for a while and is then cooked with a significantly higher temperature to give it that beautiful golden brown color.  When we bite into it the meat was luscious and definitely flavorful. The cheese and the bacon topping was just awesome and it’s served with the much loved black bean chocolate sauce, GREAT!. I could probably go on and on describing how good it was. It’s really an amazing dish and you should try it.

St. Barthe’s Chocolate Cake (P395)

Rich and very moist French cake, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Good old moist chocolate cake, full and rich flavor matched with a rather subtle taste of vanilla ice cream. I’m a big fan of combinations like this and I really enjoyed it.

Very Best Carrot Cake (P345)

Fresh carrots, pecan and cream cheese icing served warm.

First off, the dish is aptly named because this is one of the best carrot cake I tasted. Awesome stuff, and I liked how its served warm and the moist cake with the cream cheese icing almost melts in your mouth. It’s really good and you should try it. 😀

Double Decker Cheesecake (P450)
Double Decker Cheesecake (P450)

Layers of chocolate and traditional cheesecake served with raspberry and and chocolate sauce.

Two of my favorite stuff rolled into one, its a cross between a chocolate cake and a traditional cheesecake.  It’s served almost frozen and it’s really nice. The raspberry and chocolate sauce was a good too.  😀

Banana Crepes (P395)
Banana Crepes (P395)

Layered with chocolate hazelnut, banana ice cream, fresh banana, caramel and chocolate sauce.

Crepes with hazelnut spread  generously stuffed with banana ice cream on a bed of caramel sauce and topped with chocolate chips. Should I say more?! 😀 It’s AWESOME, a definite must-try!

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VERDICT: Our dining experience at Village Tavern was splendid. The service was good and the stuff we tried went well above my expectations. If you like good American comfort food, this place SHOULD be at the top of your list. It’s my new favorite restaurant by the Bistro Group. The place really deserves a return trip and I can’t wait to go back there and try a bunch of other stuff.

VALUE FOR MONEY: Menu items are a bit on the pricey side, BUT they serve awesome stuff that’s worth every penny.

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We had a really good time at Village Tavern and I’d like to share the experience with you guys; I’m giving away P1000 GC to one lucky winner! Joining is easy; just follow the instructions at the rafflecopter widget. Good luck!!

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Village Tavern, Bonifacio High Street Central

2/F Bonifacio High Street Central, 7th Ave
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
(02) 621-3245
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131 thoughts on “Village Tavern: 15-Course Degustation, Awesome Dinner!! + P2000 GC Giveaway”

  2. I’d like to try that Chicken Colorado! If words are not enough to explain how good it is, I’d rather experience it myself! Hehe Nice photos, EVERYTHING looks good. 😉

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  3. Love to try Chicken Colorado. The toppings are really good to see, specially the cheddar that over flows on top of the chicken.

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  11. i would love to try the double decker cheesecake served with raspberry and chocolate sauce!!!! looks very yummy!

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  12. I would love to try this food from the Village Tavern
    -Tavern Flatbread
    -Grilled Chicken Penne
    -Chicken Colorado
    -Double Decker Cheesecake

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  17. I’d like to try that Chicken Colorado! because the kids really loves chicken. And i want to try Chicken Tenders with Mango slaw and chipotle sauce, served with black beans and rice pilaf.

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  18. I’d like to try the Chicken Colorado because i want to be blown away as well. 😉 I’m a burger lover so I’d also wanna try the Cowboy Burger.

    Thank you!

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  26. i love to try the Blackened Shrimp ~
    Served with Bayou cream sauce and toasted garlic bread because shrimp is one of my fav and im curious about the taste of bayou cream sauce:)

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  38. I want to try the Chicken Colorado and the banana crepe:) both looked gastronomically satisfying, and I love Chicken dishes plus the description of the banana crepe:Layered with chocolate hazelnut, banana ice cream, fresh banana, caramel and chocolate sauce; for sure it would taste HEAVENLY:)

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  39. I like to try Very Best Carrot Cake, Asian Tuna Salad and Banana Crepes
    i’m curious about the taste and it looks so yummy yummy ^_^.. want to share it to my husband and blog about this ..

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  40. Of course,since I love desserts, I want to try St. Barthe’s Chocolate Cake! As what I seen in the picture, it looks so delicious!

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  44. Nagutom ako sa kakatingin ng mga pagkain, masarap lahat for sure pero I want to try the Crispy Chicken Tacos and Banana Crepes…:))

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  45. I want to try Grilled Chicken Penne because I both love chicken and pasta. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone. 🙂

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  50. I like Roasted chicken topped with applewood-smoked bacon, barbecue sauce, tomatoes, scallions, Monterey Jack and cheddar, served with black bean and rice pilaf. It looks delicious. I wanna try this one:)

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  51. i like Gruyere & Applewood-Smoked Bacon Flatbread and Barbecue Pork Sliders i want to try to eat it!!!!!!! gutom na ko

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  63. Tell me the dishes that you’d like to try at Village Tavern and why (brief description will do)

    i want to try their Grilled Chicken Penne & Double Decker Cheesecake simply because i love pasta and cheese, anything has a pasta will do to me

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  64. I’d like to try the cakes — St. Barthe’s Chocolate Cake, the Double Decker Cheesecake and also the Carrot Cake. I really love cakes 🙂 The pictures are making me drool 🙂

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  66. The dishes that I’d like to try at Village Tavern are all of the desserts: St. Barthe’s Chocolate Cake, Very Best Carrot Cake, Double Decker Cheesecake, and Banana Crepes because they are all look yummy! wow! ^_^

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  68. I would love to try all these: Tavern Flatbread, Grilled Chicken Penne, Chicken Colorado and of course the Double Decker Cheesecake!!

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  76. I’d like to try the Asian Tuna Salad, Grilled Chicken Penne, Barbecue Pork Sliders and Double Decker Cheesecake. So super yummy.

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  88. I dont know what to choose. All the foods are definitely very delicious! But snce I love sweets I want to taste the St. Barthe’s Chocolate Cake and Double Decker Cheesecake to satify my sweet tooth :))

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  93. Layered with chocolate hazelnut, banana ice cream, fresh banana, caramel and chocolate sauce is such an evil yummy dessert, temptation to taste it to the fullest!

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  96. i wanna try St. Barthe’s Chocolate Cake and Double Decker Cheese since i am so in love with any types of dessert especially the sweet and cheesy one.

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  100. Maryland-Style Crab Cakes: Premium lump crab meat, home-made tartar sauce, and mixed greens tossed in Miso dressing. I’d crazily like to try this because I don’t eat crabs that much, but when I saw this dish, all I am thinking is that I will surely love crabs because of this. 🙂

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  101. I would like to try the Chicken Colorado and Cowboy Burger because I want to indulge myself with these Awesome Dishes from Village Tavern

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  105. I want to try Roasted chicken topped with applewood-smoked bacon, barbecue sauce, tomatoes, scallions, Monterey Jack and cheddar, served with black bean and rice pilaf.! chicken is my favorite that will explain why this is the dish that i choose. haha and combine it with bacon? comm’on this dish is really GREAT to satisfy my appetite ^.^

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  107. I want to try COWBOY BURGER.!! i’m a burger lover so i want to try this. and the big sliced bacon looks so delicious. woahh! can’t wait to taste this one 😀

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  113. All dishes look delicious! I like to try the Chicken Colorado because I want to taste how the flavor and twist was endowed to the chicken 🙂

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  115. I want this Grilled Chicken, Spinach & Mixed Greens and Fully Loaded Sweet Potato Skins.. i love veggies food =))|I think its so delicious and its mouth watering =p craving for this dish

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  119. Bonifacio High Street especially the newly installed strip has been adding a lot of great food establishment. Your picture and post had me wanting to go to high street this lunch break.

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  125. My favorite restaurant at BHS Central 🙂 I actually wrote one of the first reviews for VT for When In Manila, and I would highly recommend the Crab Dip + a bottle of ice-cold Hoegaarden!

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