Dinner at CASA ROCES Malacanang

CASA ROCES at Malacanang

The boyfriend and I recently had dinner at Casa Roces. I’ve been wanting to check this restaurant out since I saw a photo of their Frozen Souffle from @mytummycraves Instagram Account.

It wasn’t too difficult to find. The place is right across Malacañang. What was difficult to find though was parking space because we went there pretty late but thank goodness they have valet.

The first thing I noticed was the interior of the place. It was very cozy and charming. Casa Roces used to be a house for the prominent Roces family until they decided to turn it to a restaurant. There is really something about old houses that makes you feel warm and welcome (unless of course house in question is abandoned, unlit, filled with cobwebs… you get the picture). Every decoration was well-placed to highlight the historic value of the house and really make you feel at home.

at the lobby (too bad  I wasn't able to take a photo from outside)

Next, I noticed was how difficult it was to get a waiter to notice you. But once they decide to attend to you, they’re actually pretty nice and accommodating.

I first tried out their Onion Soup Gratinée (Php140). The serving was pretty small for my appetite. I like my onion soup with lots of cheese on top but Casa Roces’ version was topped with this crouton already soaked in it.

For dinner, I had the Lenguado Meuniere a la Beurre Noisette (Php240) described as Pan-fried sole fillets with butter, fresh dill and capers. I thought it was pretty good and went well with the mashed potato. I couldn’t, for the life of me, taste the green liquid around it but it makes for great presentation.

Jeff had the Oven-Baked Salmon Wellington(Php460). We both love salmon so we were very excited for this dish. We were disappointed to find out it was rather dry.

The Pinakbet with Vigan Bagnet(Php210) would have been great if the Ampalaya wasn’t so bitter and cut out so big.

I couldn’t wait for dessert because I had a good feeling that the Malacanang Frozen Souffle(Php415) would more than make up for our disappointment in our previous dishes. And I was right! I loved every bite of it.

After dinner, we explored the house a bit. We found out that the second floor was dedicated to rooms you can rent if you wish to hold private affairs or parties at Casa Roces. Again, the interior of the place is just charming and cozy. The music they played really added to the ambience too that we couldn’t help but slow dance in the middle of the second floor sala.

I want this couch. 

Honestly I enjoyed the place more than the food. I’ll probably come back to give their other dishes a chance. The guy beside us looked like he was enjoying his lengua. Maybe we'll get that next time.

Casa Roces is located at 1153 JP Laurel cor Aguado St. San Miguel, Manila, Aguado St, San Miguel, Manila, Metro Manila.

Website: http://www.casaroces.com/

Contact no: (02) 735 5896

*I just realized I've been raving about its interiors so much but I've no photo to show. I'll post some when I go back there.

Have you tried this restaurant or would you like to try it some time? Share your thoughts by commenting below.