For the lunch-time crowd, they have an assortment of dishes like dinuguan with puto, rellenong bangus, callos, bangus belly, chorizong hubad and more. Haven't tried any of these since I mostly adore their pastries and drinks. Whenever I go to SM Makati, I cap it with a visit to Tsoko.Nut at the far end of the second floor and thereafter watch the crowd while sipping my native hot chocolate or their kapeng barako. They also have hot tea, salabat, cappuccino, fruit shakes and cool blends like a cookies and cream coffee.
The ensaymada taste great while drinking the tsokolate. It's like the salty taste of the quezo de bola slowly melts and blends with the sweetness of the tsokolate with a nutty twist. Well I highly recommend this restaurant, it has a very cozy ambiance and a perfect place to meet friends, they also have pasta and sandwiches and other pinoy meals.
I will go there again and take the kids along. I found this nice nook (with ottomans and cool low tables) that is great for man watching and for resting your tired feet from all the window-shopping.
The ambience is so comfy... perfect for unwinding... having chats with friends. No wonder when my best friends (Joseph and Kookie) decided to meet me in Makati, I thought of Tsoko.Nut right away... only to find out that Joseph was actually thinking of the same place.
While Tsoko.Nut may primarily be a coffee shop, rice meals are also served. Rice is, after all, an indispensable part of an Asian meal. They also serve pasta in Filipino style. If you ever visit the Philippines, you should never fail to try their cuisine. Palatable!
I didn't know what to say about Tsoko.Nut Batirol's Tsokolate Ah. It wasn't as smooth as I hoped it would be. Taste-wise, I couldn't compare it with any hot chocolate I've had. It's just different. The ensaymada topped with queso de bola was something else. Tasty and light as a feather, it was gone in a minute.
Aside from the batirol, i think the dinuguan with rice tasted very well. It wasnt too strong, i guess it was a little "matabang" and i kind of liked that.
Plus! its unbelievably cheap! for 100 you get a full meal. good right?
I wont let a week pass without dropping by to this cafe even once. Since I went here the first time, I would like to have a dose of my tsokolate batirol every week!
To go with your authentic Pinoy tsokolate, Tsoko.Nut Batirol offers their improved Bananarama and the all-time favorite bibingka with itlog na pula and kesong puti. Your tsokolate batirol and Bananarama combo costs only P85, while the tsokolate and bibingka combo has a price of P128.
Marian has me try the bibingka (P75), a groan-inducing buttery pillow lashed with kesong puti and red eggs. It comes to me steaming, its sides slick with butter, its top glimmering with sugar. The ensaymada is its equally evil sister. One bite gets me weak in the knees and I pray for the resolve not to eat it all so that I can finish off my three kinds of tsokolate (I have to have eating priorities, you know). Then a plate of suman sa mangga (P66) is brought out. Wedges of glutinous rice drizzled with chocolate syrup are the bed on which three strips of large mango slices repose.