Gastro Food Park

Kapitolyo has always been my go-to place to pig-out because as I said from my former blog post about this place, it has many variety of restaurants. Left and right there are lots of food spots to decide from so you really would not go home disappointed because of the plenty of choices this place is offering you. 

One of the newest gems of this place is the Gastro Food Park. Food parks are becoming famous today just like the StrEat in Maginhawa, Calle Lila in Marikina and Mercato in BGC and Ayala. So when I read about this place on the Internet, I really want to try it out but I am pretty much waiting for the perfect timing to visit it. So it came when Anna and I are talking about catching up and of course, what will be the best pair of bonding with a friend? Definitely, it is EATING! I showed her the link of Gastro Food Park and asked her if she wants to try it with me and hurray she said yes. And so the adventure for great food has then again began.

We met at around 4:00 pm at the Pasig Church and then we rode a jeepney going to Kapitolyo. When we arrived at Kapitolyo, we asked the guard where Gastro Park is and then he told us the directions. It was only a quick walk and as we reached it, we were excited because it was a cute and artsy place. Since there were few people just yet in the place, we took pictures of the surroundings. Its size was just right, its not too congested, it is clean and it really has a great ambience for dining. It has ample wooden tables and chairs for their customers. The place is well-decorated thus making it picture perfect. It is full of food stalls each exhibiting different cultures through the designs of their stalls. 

(picture of the place)

The decision of what to order is really overwhelming because you have many choices from Singaporean, Mexican, Japanese, Filipino and so much more. We really like to try everything but of course, we have limited budget. Anna and I decided that we would pay half each in every food we would order so that we could try many. We roamed around the place like lots of times because we could not really come up on what to buy. We were scrutinizing every menu of the stalls, asking the staff what is their best-sellers. We were also observing the customers on what they were buying and we saw that most of them have tempura on their tables. So we looked where they got it and we thought that it was from the Japanese stall so we asked the stuff for it but then he said that it was not theirs and pointed the other stall. It was really embarrassing! Haha. So just like others, we bought tempura. It only cost P105 for 9 pieces and each piece was huge. We also wanted to buy Chicken Tikka Quesadilla for P120 from the Masala but they said that it was not available yet and they would just inform us. We also wanted some fries and the large brewed raspberry from Surfries but at first, they told us that we did not have ice yet which made us disappointed because we did not want to eat without a drink and we really like to order their drink because its the best-seller among all the stalls so we just postponed our purchase and just bought Pulled Pork Pizza first which cost P170 from Brick ____. The good thing about this food park is that all the stalls will serve your food on your table so it has a restaurant vibe. It was about fifteen minutes that we waited for the ice so that they could brew our drink. And when the wait was over, we went at their counter again and picked their best-seller Pickaboo fries for P1(explain fries and then price)___________ and of course their raspberry juice which cost P80 and it was already good for 2-4 persons. 

(pict of stalls)

Finally, we completed all our food which all in all amounted to P500. It was definitely worth it because all what we have bought were delicious especially the raspberry juice. The pizza was just ordinary but its price was reasonable. The fries was divine! Its bacon and cheese was put generously on the fries. Its taste was really perfect! There was nothing special with the tempura only that the pieces were big and its affordable price.

(pic of food, pic with anna)

Anna and I stayed here for four hours. We really had a very great conversation full of laughter, story telling, teasing, advising, and reminiscing. I really missed having a time like this again with her and I am very happy that God made this day happen. It was a day only  full of  happiness with the person whom I consider as my college best friend. 

 (pic of anna)

If you truly want good food at prices that are within your budget then this place is recommendable for you. I also suggest that you go together with your group of friends so that you will be able to try many variety of food they are offering. We enjoyed and are very much contented with our stay and dining here. This now became one of favorite places to go when I want to eat a lot.

Address: #12 1st Street, Kapitolyo, Pasig (Landmark: Chinabank, Kanto Freestyle Breakfast) Operating Hours: Monday - 4:00 pm -12 mn, Tuesday to Saturday, 12nn-12mn / Sunday, 5pm-11pm Instagram: @gastropark_ph