This Valentine's Day, Bring the Family to Uncle Cheffy: The Best Brick Oven BBQ and Panizza

     My sister and I always look for reasons to bond together, sometimes we invent these reasons. This time, it was Pre-Valentine’s Day. So, together with our co-conspirator, my daughter Tisa, off we went to SM Megamall, our usual hang out.

     

Tisa (L) and Ate Nette (R) at the Prestige Lounge.

     Because we came early, we went to the Prestige Lounge of SM Megmall to rest, freshen up and most importantly, keep each other updated on the latest ‘issues’ of the day.

Image: Uncle Cheffy @ SM Megamall (Background).

     After the much-anticipated sister-mother-and-daughter tête-à-tête, we proceeded to Uncle Cheffy: The Best Brick Oven BBQ and Panizza, our restaurant of choice for lunch. Uncle Cheffy specializes in brick-oven global cuisine. They serve brick oven panizza, grilled, roasted and barbecued foods, soups, salads, and desserts.

Image: Uncle Cheffy Menu.

     The dishes here are slow-cooked, so I think it was after 30 minutes that our first order arrived. For starters, we ordered the Uncle Cheffy Favorites Panizza, with oven dried tomatoes, mushroom, garlic, anchovy, chili flakes, basil and 3 cheeses. The cost for a family size was ₱395.00. You’re supposed to take a piece of panizza, roll and stuff with arugula, alfalfa sprouts, and fresh tomato salsa (below). Aside from coming as a square pizza, the not-your-ordinary-toppings made this special. I could have finished the whole serving, except that I was on my pizza-diet-mode.

Image: Uncle Cheffy Favorites Panizza.

     For our main dish, we ordered from their Uncle Cheffy Platter, the Surf and Turf, a combination of Chicken, Leg, Lamb Breast, Beef and Pork Ribs, Cream Dory, Salmon, Tuna Belly and Garoupa priced at ₱880.00.  Good for 4-5 persons, the platter was served with baby potatoes, a salad, and a bowl of rice. There were four dressings, pesto, tomato, mayo, and ‘house sauce’ (which I could not identify). The meats were soft except for the lamb, which we had difficulty chewing. Besides, I am never a fan of lamb meat because of its after taste. The rest were made more flavorful because of the dressings.

Image: Surf and Turf Platter.

     The dessert came next. We had chocolate roulade because it just looked mouth-watering. The cost was ₱150/serving. This was topped by a cherry and whipped cream, dusted with confectioner’s sugar. The filling was light and creamy and the chocolate taste was dense. The flavor and texture were just right and not overpowering. I could have seconds of this. But I was so full by this time so I finished the meal with a glass or two of water.

Image: Chocolate Roulade.

     Our food adventure at Uncle Cheffy was another successful lunch date with my sister and daughter. The foods tasted great and different than the usual bbq restaurant. The square panizza is worth coming back for. Uncle Cheffy, however, is not for those who are strict with their budget. Be prepared to shell out more than your average budget for your family outing.

Image: Inside Uncle Cheffy. 

   Uncle Cheffy is at the 3^rd floor of SM Megamall, Julia Vargas Avenue, Wack Wack, Mandaluyong with tel.no. (02) 401-3658.