Patio Guernica

If you're in the area of Mall of Asia and you suddenly have a craving for Spanish food, where do you go? Patio Guernica of course! I remember the original Guernica located at Remedios and they were quite popular for their Spanish cuisine (at par with Alda's, some say). But now, the old Guernica has long been closed (the original owner passed away and with his passing, the original Guernica also disappeared). Patio Guernica is now owned by the surviving partners of the original Guernica in Malate (this was the story told by the waiter when I asked him why the original Guernica has shut down).

A little background on Patio Guernica taken from their website:

If you are craving for authentic Spanish Cusine and a feel of the old Manila, then head on over to Patio Guernica for a genuine Spanish dining experience relieving a classic cusine for more than a half a century.

Since we wanted to taste some Paella and a fell of the Old Manila, we decided to spend the evening at Patio Guernica.

above picture courtesy of www.patio-guernica.com

above picture courtesy of www.patio-guernica.com

We started off with our complimentary bread roll or in this case it was pan de sal with a side of butter.

Not content with just one, I asked for an extra serving of bread and the waiter readily gave me one with an extra butter as well. My dinner companions were also provided an extra pan de sal and butter.

Since we wanted a simple meal, we jumped to our main course without ordering any soup or salad anymore.

We ordered the Con Carne Paella which is a meat infused paella. Its filled with ham, chorizo, chicken and beef. Its good for 3 to 4 persons and at a price of around Php 700 (US$ 15.90) per order, it is worth it.

The Lengua was also a delicious treat although at only 3 pieces, the cost of Php 350 (US$ 7.95) is a bit hefty in my opinion.

We ended our meal with an on-the-house Leche Flan. Why complimentary? Thanks to our good friend, Perks, who is the Mall Manager of Mall of Asia (it pays to dine with the right people sometimes hehe).

The Leche Flan is actually comprised of six slices which is good for 6 people but since we were gluttons, the 3 of us decided to finish it all (we didn't want to offend the restaurant!). The Leche Flan is very rich, ergo, definitely its very fattening.

All in all, we had a very good meal, albeit an extremely full one. We spend around Php 550 (US$ 12.50) per person and I would say i didn't mind at all.

Patio Guernica

2nd Floor, Entertainment Mall

SM Mall of Asia

Pasay City

Tel: (+63 2) 8040837

Website: http://www.patio-guernica.com/home.html