A night out in Quezon CIty

An account of a night out in Quezon City

Last night Ian and I decided to have an evening out. We started by walking over to UP Ayala where we had Sushi at the Red Kimono for dinner, neither of us eating excessively we had three delicious rolls and amazing spicy egg plant that we shared. Drinking water, because its good for you in the Philippine heat! After that we ran a few errands at UP Ayala before going into the Coffee Bean for a white chocolate blended coffee and a African tea latte.

From here we walked back to our house to drop off the things we got during our errands and than continued to walk over the the Greenhouse Grill. The place advertises live music during the week, we were there during the weekend however and did not get to experience the live music. The food looked good, your traditional set of Filipino dishes to choose from. The atmosphere was enjoyable, nothing spectacular, but enjoyable.

We than walked next door to Spaholic, to get foot massages. This place is newly opened. We both enjoyed the AC and had well done professional food massages. After the massage they served us hot tea, a nice touch. The amount charged to us was not the same as the price stated on the list and mid foot massage the space next to us filled with people who came to chat with the owners and cook food taking away from the tranquil atmosphere that the spa is working towards. Overall both of us enjoyed it, but we will try a different spa next time.

We than walked next door to the Treehouse Restaurant. I was a bit disappointed to see no sign of a real treehouse, however once I forgave this it was really enjoyable, a decent sized water garden sits on the side of the restaurant, attentive staff, good looking food, yummy home made chips, nice tables. I will be back some time for dinner! We than decided that it was time to head home, on the way we stopped in the Korean Mart where we got some wafers, chips, ginseng drink and cheese stick to eat during our at home movie watching.

We made it home happy and awake. It is really nice to be able to walk for a whole night out, it is not as taxing as using transportation. The areas that we were in for the most part had good green spaces, providing a much higher quality of air than you find in other areas of manila.

Below I have priced out our evening

Sushi (for two) 13USD
Specialty Coffee (for two) 6.50USD
Four Beers 3.25USD
Home made chips and dip1.50USD
Foot reflexology massage(for two)14.25USD
Snacks 3USD

Total: 41.50USD

Using a 45:1 peso to USD exchange rate



Here are the web links the places that we went

Greenhouse Grill
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quezon-City/GREENHOUSE-Grill/201284991920

UP Ayala
http://upayalalandtechnohub.blogspot.com/

Treehouse Restaurant
http://www.mytravelguide.com/restaurants/profile-79604905-Philippines_Manila_Treehouse.html