I have been hearing and reading a lot about the famous Mango Bravo of Conti’s. A lot have been raving about it which aroused my curiosity to try it myself.
It’s just really great that they already have a branch at the Trinoma Mall so I wouldn’t have to troop to Greenhills just to take a taste of this yummy goodness. Well, at first I had a hard time trying to find where it is located. It turns out, you would have to go out and pass by the side of Trinoma in order to get there. It’s near the Krispy Kreme store which is actually still being constructed. If you’re familiar with the National Bookstore location, you can go down the escalator near it and exit the mall (near Bread Talk). Turn left when you exit and you’ll soon see the Conti’s.
I was surprised that despite having a hard time locating it, a lot already knows that they have a branch there since the place was packed and there were a lot of people waiting outside to get a seat. I thought it wasn’t a good time to dine at that moment and decided to forgo trying out the place. I guess the excitement built up more since it looks like a lot of people wants a taste of what they’re offering. I promised myself that I’ll be back!
Anyway, I was thinking of bringing my sweetie there but since I was at Trinoma today, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity anymore. It’s now or never.
As you enter, you’ll first see the take out counter and refrigerators which house tempting cakes. There are also some bread and pastries displayed nearby. To your right would be the dining area.
For sure I was ordering a Mango Bravo, but I had a hard time ordering a main entrée. Their recommended Baked Salmon (php 295) was a bit expensive for my budget at that time but would wish to try it out someday soon. The attendee recommended Beef Salpicao or the Chicken Roulade but I wasn’t up to it. I ended up ordering Chicken Marsala (Php 175) instead and of course the Mango Bravo(Php 95).
The Chicken Marsala (Php170) is breast chicken with mushroom in marsala wine sauce served with Russian Potato Salad and Buttered Corn Rice. I must say, even the rice was very tasty! I just find the breast chicken a little dry, but good thing the marsala sauce was so tasty you wouldn’t notice it too much.
The Russian potato salad was also surprisingly good. Well, I had my initial bias since food with weird color doesn’t look too palatable (just like this salad). Anyway, I enjoyed it and didn’t regret ordering it.
Then comes the Mango Bravo (Php 90). Oh wow! It was such a big slice! It had lots of layers that’s why. I loved it from the first bite. Now I understand why a lot have been raving about this cake. I’d probably buy a whole cake pretty soon.
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