‘Half on Half’ promo at New World Hotel Makati

MANILA, Philippines -New World Makati Hotel offers its “Half on Half” buffet at P730 for lunch and P775 for dinner from Thursdays to Sundays at Café 1228. The buffet includes a wide variety of salads, appetizers, mains and desserts.  The promo runs until March 31. Monday and Tuesday evenings are ladies’ night at Bar Rouge from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.; all ladies who order margaritas, mojitos, martinis and other chic drinks get two glasses for the price of one, or P385.  The promo runs until March 31.

 For information, call 811-6888, extension 3388.

Fresh catch: The seafood options of pasta and pizza at Yellow Cab

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Shrimp Alfredo pasta at Yellow Cab

Yellow Cab offers two new dishes until March 31. The shrimp Alfredo pasta is cooked with black olives, tossed in a creamy sauce and garnished with basil, combined with sautéed shrimp. The Garden Special Pizza is made with tomatoes, black olives, mushrooms, onions, and red and green bell peppers.

For information, visit www.facebook.com/YellowCabPizzaOfficial or follow Yellow Cab on twitter at www.twitter.com/ycpizzaofficial.

For 24/7 delivery, call 789-9999 or visit www.yellowcabpizza.com to order online.

A diamond by the bay: Diamond Hotel

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Diamond Hotel celebrates 20 years

Diamond Hotel celebrates 20 years with an international buffet spread at Corniche and authentic Japanese dining at Yurakuen. Enjoy nighttime entertainment at the Sky Lounge Music Bar.  Savor tea, coffee, and sumptuous sweets at the Lobby Lounge.  The hotel has 12 function venues. These include Constellation, an events place on the 27th floor, and the newly renovated Diamond Ballroom. An executive boardroom, eight function rooms and a culinary studio are also venues for important meetings and events.

For information, visit www.diamondhotel.com. For hotel updates and special offerings, follow it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/diamondhotelphilippines and Twitter at http://twitter.com/DiamondHotelPh.

’Tis the season: Seafood platter at BonChon

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Seafood platter at BonChon

BonChon offers its “Season’s Crispy Catch,” new seafood offerings which include crispy shrimp rice with four shrimps cooked to crispy perfection, delicately sauced with soy-garlic or spicy BonChon glaze, and served on a bed of rice at P125, also available as a meal with a regular drink for P145. The BonChon seafood platter is loaded with four pieces of shrimp, a mound of the classic calamari (seasoned, coated squid rings) served with BonChon spicy mayo, and four pieces of crispy fish with BonChon glaze, at P395. Also try the crispy squid rice box consisting of crispy squid rings glazed with the original soy-garlic or spicy, served over rice at  P125 a la carte, P145 with a regular drink. A la carte, the calamari served with BonChon spicy mayo is P125; the fish & chips sauced with soy garlic or spicy BonChon glaze, served with skin-on fries, is P125 a la carte, P145 with a regular drink.  The crispy fish rice box is P145 with a regular drink. The fish taco is crisp fish cooked and sauced BonChon-style, topped with kimchi coleslaw and put in a flour tortilla for P75. The seafood dishes are offered until April 21. 

For information, visit www.bonchon.com.ph.

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Salsicce at Gambino

Love at first bite: Amore pizza at Gambino

Gambino is a new Italian restaurant led by chef Giorgio Buchiarelli, chef Nikki Nicolas, chef Elaine Sanchez and actor-turned-entrepreneur Marvin Agustin. It offers original homemade Salsicce (Italian sausage), carbonara classica with guanciale, risotto tartufo, chicken cacciatore, and beef carpaccio.  Other dishes include “aged” rib-eye steaks, designer pizzas, pastas and the classic Italian entrees.   Gambino wine selection is a compilation of old- and new-world wine.  The frozen selection of margaritas and martinis complete the beverage lineup of Gambino. Gambino offers 20 percent off on Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on all food items and non-alcoholic beverages.

Gambino is open from Monday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. It is located at the ground level of Forbestown Burgos Circle, Bonifacio Global City.

For information, call 550-2164.

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Have a sandwich: Smoked turkey sandwich at Chili’s

P350 lunch combo at Chili’s

Chili’s offers its new lunch combo meals for only P350, from Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chili’s meals include soup or a side salad, a choice from six main courses like chicken club tacos, Big Mouth burger bites, cilantro pesto chicken, classic nachos with chicken, smoked turkey sandwich (not available in Rockwell), and fire-grilled chicken, bacon and ranch quesadilla.

Chili’s is at Greenbelt 5, 729-3022; Greenhills, 727-2959; Tomas Morato, 372-5017; Rockwell, 659-6527; and Alabang Town Center, 846-2647.