I went to Trinoma to claim my "reward" for using my credit card. I went alone to minimize my expenses for this day. It was still early for lunch at 11am and the restaurant wasn't busy. Dining in alone in a restaurant is one of the things I've always wanted to try. I knew that it wouldn't be fun, but being the introvert that I am, I wanted to see how I could handle it. It wasn't so bad after you get past that uncomfortable feeling of dining alone. I'd like to thank the server(sorry I didn't get your name) who made me feel at ease during my dining experience.
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| Some art on the wall and a part of the kitchen |
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| Taking a picture of my glass of water while waiting |
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| Mozzarella sticks @ 150php |
Here are my options:
Pizza
= Regular Untraditional Cheese Pizza - or -
= Regular Sausage and Pepper Pizza - or -
Pasta
= Personal Spaghetti Marinara - or -
= Personal Broccoli Sundried Tomato Fusilli
Since I ate pizza the night before and I'm eating alone, I chose the Pasta category. It was good that I didn't get my hopes up for the fusilli since it was not available at the time. I had no other choice but the marinara. I remembered I liked their mozzarella sticks here, so in addition to my free pasta, I had an order of this at 150php.
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| Personal spaghetti marinara - free! |
I'm not sure if their mozzarella sticks were originally wrapped or battered, but either way, it had the same taste and I still liked the marinara sauce that went with it.
I didn't think that I could finish it by myself so I used the extra plate. The spaghetti was al dente and I liked the cheese shavings on top. I do appreciate sour food but the marinara sauce went past my tolerance level for sourness and that bread on the side was a big help.
Overall, I underestimated myself - I was able to finish my pasta. I also *surprisingly* had a good time dining alone.
