Comments on: My best-kept Italian secret

By: cody and elle

cody and elle — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:14:38 +0000

this place is already close… so sad

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:49:00 +0000

I’d believe jay’s comment that gaita fores used to manage kitchen here before she set up cibo. the tagliata di manzo with rosemary and garlic tastes exactly the same as the one at cibo – but the last time i went to trattoria, it was cheaper than cibo’s version. sadly bellini’s eclipsed trattoria in our consciousness. best to return to remind myself of the early days of courtship between me and the hubby. – notsolillulu

By: marla

marla — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:31:00 +0000

Hi Lori! Been a fan of your blog since I dicovered it just before summer this year I must say, I find the way you write about food VERY enticing! I was browsing thru your old posts and I found this… brought me to memory lane, back to my childhood! I used to go here ALL THE TIME, maybe once week, when I was about 10 yrs old. This resto started my love for italian food. Nice to know it’s still around. I wonder though, is the place still clean?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:36:00 +0000

Wow! I’ll definitely go to Ali Mall one of these days to check out Trattoria! The food looks good.

Bellini’s isn’t as great as it was touted to be (in the papers). But if you crave for some italian fast, ok na din.

By: Yay Phi

Yay Phi — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:03:00 +0000

Thank you for the article on the restaurant.

I tried the restaurant for the first time with friends on the Saturday of the long All Souls' weekend before heading to an artists' event at Cubao X (Marikina Show Expo).

When we arrived there, there was only a couple there eating. Gershwin by contemporary artists was playing on CD.

We found out later that the man from the couple owned the CD that was playing as he took it home with him and his partner when they left. I wished he had left the CD since it was replaced by the house music of instrumental pop tunes. =P

So I guess you can bring your own CD for them to play. =)

The pizza margherita was excellent. The crust really helped make that pizza.

The pasta marinara's olive oil is indeed lovely to sop up with their bread.

They even provided us with a pesto dip for the bread when we requested.

I shall surely return.

By: darra

darra — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:28:00 +0000

25 years and i had no idea!!! my gosh… we REALLY have to hang out!

By: Spampy

Spampy — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:46:00 +0000

That pizza looks wonderful! Margerita is my favorite kind and I make it all the time. I’ve never had it with anchovies though, they scare me a bit. Don’t they overpower the pizza at all?

By: mel

mel — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:21:00 +0000

Never even knew that there was an Italian restaurant in Ali Mall! Thanks for the tip

By: coconutalk

coconutalk — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:27:00 +0000

MAN!! i havent been there in ages! last time i was there was when i was 10 or something, mu dad even made me bring some markers so i can write on the wall.. i should go visit this place and see if my writing is still there or something. haha! thanks for writing this down. AMAZING!!!!!

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:58:00 +0000

Hmmm…it’s been forever since I’ve been to Ali Mall; thanks for giving me a reason to visit it again.