Chateau 1771

Vicky & Monique had an enjoyable Sunday morning at the beauty parlor, and as a treat to cap the feeling of well-being, we decided on having lunch in Makati.  Chateau 1771 at the ground floor of Greenbelt 5 was a well-received suggestion, and we found ourselves dining on a 2-hour family-style feast, complete from starters to dessert!  We over-ordered in fact, and had to carry some food home.  We started with raclette and French Onion soup, just enough to whet our appetites.  We were so charmed, that as soon as the first two dishes came in--Prawns in Cheese Sauce and Hunter's Chicken, we were fast busy eating that I even forgot to take a snapshot!

The dishes you see pictured above came in a bit later, when we were already in a calm mood (only then did I remember to bring out my camera)--from the top, Pork in Mustard Sauce, Rigatoni with Prosciutto, and Linguini topped with Tenderloin Beef Cubes.  The desserts below were quite good--the house specialty Lemon Meringue and the ever-present Coffee Pie.  We figure that you should allot around P1,000 per head to enjoy the menu.

The restaurant is the flagship of the group, which includes Sentro (Filipino Food in Serendra), Sidebar (bar & lounge at the Ortigas Center) and the Hotel Pontefino  in Batangas.  The group is operated by the Gutierrez family, which started bed and breakfast operations in the late eighties along Adriatico St. in the Malate area, and gradually moved into restaurant operations by opening the Portico restaurant at the second floor of their pension house.  I just loved the interiors of their restaurant--the warm Tuscan yellow color of their walls, and the expanse of glass windows outlined in solid wood and black grills.