Catching Up At Torch Restaurant

"Torch is one of Manila's favorite all-day dining restaurants and watering holes that offers a wide range of food that crosses different cuisines. Known for its international fusion cuisine, Torch blazes with a delectable and affordable selection of Japanese, Italian, and American favorites cooked in playful ways that keep loyal patrons coming back for more.

The restaurant's unbeatable signature dishes are the crispy-thin gourment pizzas, oven-baked sushi, and sizzling marbled angus steaks. All these and more delicious eats and comfort food dishes are enjoyed in a relaxing and casual setting, making Torch a destination perfect for dates, families, and friends--from morning until late night."

My best friend Angela and I had some lot of catching up to do, since she's from Manila and I'm from Bulacan pa. So we decided to have lunch first at Torch before heading to the movie house. This is actually my second time here with Angela; the first time I've been here was with our other two best friend, Kacy and Alyssa. 

This Torch branch is located in Trinoma, 2nd floor Garden side. They still have 5 other branches open, check the last part of my post to see the location of their other branches. 

This inviting wine rack will welcome you as you enter the restaurant.

The place is spacious and the interior is very relaxing in the eyes because of the artificial decorative green grass. 

What I love about Torch is not only do they offer the usual American food like burgers and steaks, but also got variety of cuisine to choose from.

Here's their menu:

And here's what we got:

A free appetizer from them, Fried Pasta stick or whatever you may call it. What a cutie, right?

It tastes just plain pasta and slighty salty

For Angela, she had the Truffle Fries and Torch's Signature Roll (Yes naman, on diet si Beks!)

Truffle Fries , ₱249.95 (Wow, thanks for the ₱.05 change. Kidding hahaha)

Crispy potato fries tossed in a truffle oil and served with their very own Torch signature dressing.

I'm solidly a fan of fries. I actually dreamt of laying in a sea of fries. LOL. Anyway, so this I must say, is  a goody-good one. But I still like the regular fries one better. This tastes a little bit sour but kebs na din. I loved the dip, kinda taste like ranch dressing?

Torch's Signature Roll, ₱399.95

Sushi rolls filled with soft-shell crab, ebi tempura, unagi, tamago, and Japanese cucumber, topped with fresh wakame seaweed, kani and ripe mangoes

So basically it's a pack of seafood. Chos. Sadly not a big fan of sushi rolls but I still eat sushi naman. This actually tastes great. Angela got full already after munching on four rolls, I think?

And this is what I had:

US Angus Tenderloin Salpicao Medallion, ₱579.95
Yellow Tail Merlot, ₱150.00/glass

Medallions of Certified U.S. Angus Beef, wrapped with bacon, and served with garlic parsley rice and sauteed mixed vegetables

I'm such a big lover of steak so whenever we dine in a restaurant that serves steaks, the search is over--Steak won my tummy right away. Hahaha. Paired it with Merlot pa, ay heaven! Very Tita ang wine sa lunch. Hahaha. Just so you know, I'm not the only one who had wine ha. I wasn't able to take a picture of Angela's drink, but what she ordered was Yellow Tail Chardonnay. Back to the steak--not only is this just the usual steak that I order, it has a twist--wrapped in a bacon and is served in a marble plate with a candle below it which let it sizzle for a while. So whew, win-win tummy I got here! I had my steak done in a medium rare so it's chewy and more juicy-fied. Actually, this is what I also ordered the first time we tried Torch.

For those who's on the same page with me when it comes to the love for food, you must, must, must try Torch! I have yet to try their other dishes. Their food may be a bit pricey, but it's worth your penny; especially if it's for your tummy. ;)

Torch Restaurant

TORCH GREENHILLS
63 Connecticut Street, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila
477-3771
Sun to Tue - 7:00 am to 12:00 mn
Wed to Sat - 7:00 am to 3:00 am

TORCH KATIPUNAN
Ground Floor UP Town Center, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
287-8675
Sun to Thu - 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
Fri to Sat - 10:00 am to 12:00 am

TORCH TRINOMA
2nd Level Garden Restaurants, Trinoma, ESDA cor. North Ave., Quezon City
730-4102
Sun to Sat - 10:00 am to 11:00 pm

TORCH GREENBELT
Level 1, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City
751-6213
Sun to Tue - 10:00 am to 12:00 mn
Wed to Sat - 10:00 am to 3:00 am

TORCH CIRCUIT MAKATI

TORCH MOLITO ALABANG
Call 772-0626

TORCH BGC
Call 772-2027

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