Last June 15, 2013 we went to Fernwoods in Quezon City for our Food tasting with Juan Carlo with my 2 w@wie sisters and their hubby to be. This is the first time we went to Fernwoods and the place is really nice though it is hot during lunch time because the place is not airconditioned but the place is really picture perfect.
Going back to the food tasting, Unlike our food tasting with KbyC the foods were served on one plate. Nana's food is different from mine (I assume so we can taste variety of dishes). One thing I do not like with Juan Carlo is that the food takes too long to be served and no one talked to us regarding the package and we are only given a calling card.
Here are the foods that were served.
First the soup: We were served two kinds of soup
Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup
Verdict: This taste like the ordinary mushroom soup, Nana said this taste like Knorr Cream of mushroom soup. Okay this is not that bad, this is actually okay, but as I have said nothing extraordinary here, Mushroom soup is actually the safest soup to be served because it will be liked by most, but for me, wedding is a special occasion and the foods that we will serve must not be those that we can eat on regular days (this is just me),
Sopa de Congrejo (Crab meat soup w/ Celery & Carrots)
Verdict: This taste better than the Mushroom soup, but again this still did not tickle our taste buds. a bit bland and again just an ordinary soup.
Salad is not served (I wonder why?) well, let's proceed with the main entrees.
Nana's Plate
Verdict: Based on Nana - I just sampled some of the dish (one bite)
Pasta: Angel Hair Puttanesca - Okay but lacks flavor.
Beef: Ox Tongue with buttered mushroom - The meat is tender but because of little mushroom sauce we do not know if it complements well.
Fish: Fish with tomato vegetable salsa - Bland again and Nana said he did not like this
Pork: Roast Pork with prunes & walnuts - Hit! yey, at least we tasted something delicious. The sweetness of prune and pineapple complements well. We both love this
Chicken: Chicken Hongkong style - I do not know what did they put on the chicken but Nana likes this, the meat is tender and it goes off the bones easily, I believe this has oyster sauce.
Vegetable: Mixed Vegetable with oyster sauce - the normal veggie with oyster sauce but the veggie were well cooked.
Rice: Plain rice - Just plain rice lol!
In this plate, Nana only liked 2: Pork & Chicken dish, the rest are just ordinary.
My Plate
Verdict: Now I can comment (^_^)
Pasta: Penne Carbonara with bacon - I did not like, this is bland for me. I believe my carbonara tastes better (love your own).
Beef: Kare-kare with alamang - actually this is not beef meat this is Beef Tripe (tuwalya). This is not bad, but not the best Kare-Kare also. My Papa's Kare-Kare is better (again love your own)
Fish: Salmon in Tequila Cream Sauce - I love this, the salmon is juicy plus the cream sauce is yummy! I am craving for this one
Pork: I actually do not know the name but I am guessing from their menu that this is Baked Pork Gallantine - Love! I maybe biased here because I love cheese, This is like pork with ham inside and cheese on top (yummy)
Chicken: Chicken Breast in Piri Piri Sauce - Do not ask me what Piri Piri sauce is, I do not know. anyways, this is not that good for me just plain grilled chicken but the meat is tender.
Vegetable: Mongolian Vegetable - I gave this to Nana because I do not eat veggie that much. I only eat selected veggie but per Nana this is too ordinary.
Rice: Moroccan Rice - Okay this taste better than Nana's rice but still taste ordinary.
My Plate: I loved the Fish & Pork dish, for the rest I cannot recommend.
For Desserts
Verdict:
Top Left: Coffee Magnifico - Just okay, this is something to take away the "umay" factor because this is not too sweet. I would love it if they put more coffee flavor.
Top Right: Pandan Pannacotta - The usual panacotta but this one has tapioca which makes eating more fun, again not that sweet
Bottom Left: Rich Carrot cake - Nana likes this among the 4, but I already tasted a lot of better carrot cake than this.
Bottom Right: I don't know what this is called but this is simple Meringue with fruits and cream on top. I like this (I love meringue)
Sorry if you think I am that picky, Maybe I just have this weird taste bud.
Overall, Food Tasting with Juan Carlo is just okay, there are hits and there are misses. I think this happens to all caterer. We just got a copy of their package and the lowest is 950/pax (plus 10%SC & 12%VAT).
Do we get them? The picky me would rather choose another caterer. This is just me (do not get me wrong) There are hits for Juan Carlo but this is just not for us.
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