Since it was a jam-packed Banchetto Friday, we decided to choose the next best option, explore the tastes that Il Mercanti has to offer. It was my first time to visit Il Mercanti but I am already a veteran when it comes to midnight food bazaars.
Il Mercanti is located right at the Metrowalk Parking space in Meralco Ave., Ortigas. It is an open area housed with various tent offering an assortment of food and drinks.
Compared with Mercato Centrale (BGC Taguig) and Banchetto (Megatent, Eastwood and Boni-Pioneer), Il Mercanti's concessionaires are somewhat in the line of Mercato Centrale and a bit pricier than Banchetto. However, some of the food stall partners are already familiar like MedChef and Monster Burger, who also host stalls in the other food night market I mentioned above.
For my first Il Mercanti adventure, I tried to sink my teeth in the following goodies:
The Monster Burger: For 150.00, I was able to enjoy a half pound of burger. Nothing really special, except that the burger patty is thick and the whole burger is filling. Not to juicy but not dried out.
Ihaw-Ihaw: Yes, am a huge fan of grilled food, especially innards and pork ears. Ranging from 20-25 PhP a stick, this grilled favors is complimented with a spicy vinegar. Guess its better paired with a bottle of cold beer or ice cold soda. :)
Bangus Sisig: I forgot the name of the stall but their main offerings include sisigs of various meat/fish variety. This one, I must say, is a perfect beer partner. It has the right amount of mayo, well season bangus flakes and appetizing hotness contributed by chili fingers (it has lots of them). Overall, the double serving is sulit for its cost of PhP160.
Finally, to satisfy my sweet tooth craving, the sight of a home made egg pie made my mouth water. Mr. Arjay of Rogelio's pastries was generous enough to let us have a taste (for free) some of his baked goodies, enticing us to purchase some of his sweet treats. For PhP25, I sank my teeth in his home made egg pie that shouts "egg." It was creamy but with the right amount of sweetness. The egg pie was indeed a crowd favorite. The 8-slices pie was literally gone in a matter of minutes. Another hit was his tart like version of apple pies, which costs PhP 65.00 for a box of six. And since we bought a lot from him, he gave us a freebie, another tart which he calls Banana Apple and Cream Mini (Pariah mentioned this in her post).
Sir Arjay and his Pastries
(a friend said his looks is the kind whom you'd expect to sell steaks and not pastries. LoLs!)
Banana Apple and Cream Mini
Rogelio's pastry stall can be found in Eton Centris in Quezon Ave., every Sunday from 4a.m. till 1:00 p.m. and at Il Mercanti every Friday nights.
One thing I noticed in Il Mercanti is that though they have a spacious dinning area, they do not have bust boys who clears the tables unlike in Banchetto or Mercato, thus customers have to deal with eating in front of other people's "trash."
So far, the food and the night was indeed an experience.
Later!
Finally, to satisfy my sweet tooth craving, the sight of a home made egg pie made my mouth water. Mr. Arjay of Rogelio's pastries was generous enough to let us have a taste (for free) some of his baked goodies, enticing us to purchase some of his sweet treats. For PhP25, I sank my teeth in his home made egg pie that shouts "egg." It was creamy but with the right amount of sweetness. The egg pie was indeed a crowd favorite. The 8-slices pie was literally gone in a matter of minutes. Another hit was his tart like version of apple pies, which costs PhP 65.00 for a box of six. And since we bought a lot from him, he gave us a freebie, another tart which he calls Banana Apple and Cream Mini (Pariah mentioned this in her post).
Sir Arjay and his Pastries
(a friend said his looks is the kind whom you'd expect to sell steaks and not pastries. LoLs!)
Rogelio's line of pastries and goodies
The simple yet heavenly Egg Pie (a blockbuster)
The simple yet heavenly Egg Pie (a blockbuster)
Banana Apple and Cream Mini
One thing I noticed in Il Mercanti is that though they have a spacious dinning area, they do not have bust boys who clears the tables unlike in Banchetto or Mercato, thus customers have to deal with eating in front of other people's "trash."
So far, the food and the night was indeed an experience.
Later!
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