For many people, a visit to the Movie Stars Café is largely because of its unique featuring of Hollywood and fantasy super heroes and many other characters from Marvel and Pixar.
People may have been coming here with their family and friends for the entertainment, because there are generous offerings of cosplays, and these alone make the visit memorable.
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My first encounter with Movie Stars Café was when we ran out of idea as to where to bring a balikbayan friend for dinner.
It was quite full during that night. We had to bear the long queue although we didn’t really feel impatient because while we waited, we had the chance to have a picture-taking with Optimus Prime, Spiderman, and even the black Gorilla on the exterior wall of the establishment.
Getting in here could bring that festive mood in you. Imagine Supergirl, a clown, or another superhero taking your order and having a group photo shoot with you?
Menu
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In terms of food concept, it’s hard to pinpoint what Movie Stars Café’s overall concept is about other than to say that it’s a mix of American, Japanese, Italian and Filipino to a large extent, both on ala carte and buffet.
We ordered a salad, pasta, beef curry, beef rice and nilagang baka (beef broth) and mango juice for our balikbayan friend. Here, it is called hangover soup.
Hangover Soup
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Of all dishes in the menu, who would have thought that I could find what I now personally consider as Manila’s best tasting nilagang baka in Movie Stars Café?
These days, when beef broth is heavily dependent on MSG and powdered flavorings to compensate the quick preparation, hangover soup gave me an impression that the beef was patiently boiled, and prepared in a way that you could still savour the beef. Ingredients were generous with fresh onion leeks, boiled potatoes, corn and pechay vegetables. A second helping carries an additional charge, but the good thing is that you get exactly the same broth as the original first serving.
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Go ahead and take a sip. You’d get what I mean.
As far as its menu is concerned, the hangover soup is the true star of the show.
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Address:
By The Bay, Seaside Blvd, SM Mall of Asia
Pasay City, Philippines
Contact No: (02) 550-1234 Smart: 0908-200-9999 Globe: 0905-277-9999
