Twenty One Plates is an extension of our kitchen and home and just like your

own, it is a place where you can enjoy a comfortable and private meal with family
and friends. Separate dining areas, in varied sizes, keep conversations and company
private; our BYOB policy allows you to bring that special bottle of wine, corkage-
free; and the service and menu flexibility we provide might be a little hard to find
anywhere else, except, well, your home. But as this is a restaurant too, know
that you will sometimes have to dine with strangers next to you, ask to be billed
because, after all, we’ve done the shopping and cooking for you and cannot really
ask to stay on for as long as you like for obvious reasons.

The menu, which may change up to three times a year, is an eclectic mix of
our family’s old and new recipe favorites and our latest experiments inspired by the
world’s best cuisines.

It’s not all strictly “fusion” as what most people thought the initial menu
to be. Whether the plate you are about to have is from the chef’s family’s
hand-me-down recipes or a re-creation of a dish we’ve sampled from a place far
away or one of our happy innovations, it is always for you to enjoy. Because
whether we eat for the sake of simple nourishment or pure enjoyment, we all
know that food always has to be beautifully good and wonderfully beautiful.

Oh, and do know that good food takes a bit of time. It’s not an excuse
for being slow. It’s just how it is when most of the food in our kitchen is
cooked as you order them. Ask company to be served all at the same time or if
some of you don’t mind the wait, we will serve each plate as soon as they’re done.

Enjoy your meal.





 Menu 05, June 15-October 31 2010

To give way to a bigger menu of 21 dishes, we decided to set these starters aside.

salads
Ask our waiters for what’s available today.

mixed green salad with twenty one plates balsamic vinaigrette, 200Php
A crisp green organic salad with our own balsamic vinaigrette topped with shaved
parmigiano reggiano. Serving can be split in two.

greek salad with sukang iloko vinaigrette, 200Php

Fresh chunks of tomatoes and cucumbers, onion and green bell pepper rings,
black olives and feta cheese are dressed with our own delicious sukang iloko
vinaigrette. The dressing gives this traditional salad a delicious new twist.

the classic caesar, 250Php

There are just some classics you don’t mess with. Organic romaine hearts are
tossed in an emulsion of garlic and anchovies, egg yolk and extra-virgin olive oil
and then topped with freshly ground pepper, bacon bits, grated parmigiano and
homemade croutons. No bottles were opened in the making of this dressing.
Serving can be split in two.

soups
Ask our waiters for what’s available today.

creamless creamy tomato soup, 120php

It is exactly what the name says. Served with herbed cream cheese on toasted
French bread.

spiced kalabasa soup, 120php

Spiced with garlic, leeks and cumin, this kalabasa soup will warm you on a cool
day. Served with wheat bread roll and butter.


cream of mushroom soup, 200php
Mushrooms. Chicken stock. Cream. And love.

minted pea soup, 150php

Creamy pea soup with a hint of mint. A true vegetarian delight.

just broccoli soup, 250Php NEW!

Broccoli, water, salt and a pinch of pepper warm up to a slice of locally made
organic goat cheese. Decadently pure.

savory starters
They amuse and tease.

fried feta, 180Php

Feta cheese lightly toasted in olive oil. Served with four slices of French bread.
Serves two.

tina-paté, 170Php
The humble tinapang bangus gets some serious lovin’ from cream cheese and
chives. Served with toasts and crackers. Serves two to four.

tuna croquetas, 180Php

Breaded and deep-fried mashed potatoes with tuna and garlic-mayonnaise for
dipping. Six pieces can be shared by two to three people.

fried chorizo, 220Php (half order) NEW!

We could serve the chorizo as is but we threw in the mini baguette so you can
mop up the lovely extra virgin olive oil it was fried in. Serves two.

crispy chicken skin and bleu cheese, 220Php NEW!

Forget the vinegar. This pulutan loves to get French-kissed. Blush. Serves two.

rice, pasta and noodles

1 kimchi rolls, 200Php

This 8-piece beef bulgogi and sushi rice rolls wrapped in kimchi was formerly on
the starters menu but is now on the main menu because it can be a satisfying
meal on its own.

Also, we just think that this Twenty One Plates original deserves the top spot on a
short list of 21. Serves one as a main meal or 2 to 4 as a starter.

2 risotto bianco, 280Php V

A simple and rich rice dish with butter, mushrooms and vegetable stock. Cooked
patiently for 30-minutes. Serves one.

3 twenty one plates paella (all meat or seafood) 700Php (small)

NEW!, 1,500Php (medium) & 2,900Php (large)
Arborio rice cooked in vegetable broth and saffron. The all meat option has
chorizo, beef tenderloin chunks, herbed chicken and the seafood has tiger
prawns, mussels, squid, white fish fillets. Order some appetizers if you can hold
off your hunger for 45-minutes or call us to pre-order on your next visit. Small
cazuela serves two. Medium paellera serves four. Large paellera serves eight.

5 capellini with aligue, 200php

Light angel hair pasta with a deliciously sinful aligue sauce. Serves one.

6 linguni all’ carbonarra, 290Php NEW!

Traditionally prepared with an egg yolk and grated parmigiano. Be surprised at
how delightfully simple true carbonarra is. Serves one.


7 spaghettini with sundried tomatoes and chorizo, 260Php
This dish takes you on a gastronomical Mediterranean vacation. Serves one.

8 aaron’s taco pasta, 260Php

Formerly named after it’s creator. Now we’re renaming it after its biggest fan.
Ground beef, fresh tomato salsa,
jalapeño-cheese sauce and nachos cascade down to angel hair pasta and lettuce.
Serves one.

9 spaghettini with roasted red pepper pesto, 250Php NEW!

The other red pesto. Discover a whole new world of delicious. Serves one.
10 laing lasagna, 290Php
Laing goes in between lasagna sheets for an interesting dish. Topped with
mozzarella and grated Parmesan.

11 spicy sweet potato noodles with prawns and tofu, 290Php

Meet jap chae’s spicy cousin. This dish will surprise you.

12 udon with sesame and polonchay, 280Php NEW!

Vegetarian dishes don’t have to be bland and boring. This sweet, spicy, sour and
salty noodles with loads of sesame seeds and polonchay is not only good for you,
it’s just really good.

Pastas and noodles can be shared by two.



main plates

12 steamed white river cobbler fillets with ginger, leeks and soy sauce,
260Php
Steamed white fish on a bed of Chinese cabbage and topped with crisp ginger,
leeks, chives and coriander. Delightfully simple. Serves one.

13 fish tempura with balsamic reduction, 260Php

Lightly battered white fish with a rich wild honey and balsamic reduction. Served
with a lettuce, cucumber and tobiko salad. Serves one.

14 indonesian fried chicken, 275Php

Two chicken breast fillets steeped in a spicy mix of garlic, cracked black pepper,
chilies, turmeric and soy sauce. The sauce that comes with it is deliciously
intense. Served on a generous portion of garlic-turmeric rice. Serves one or
two.

15 healthy chicken cordon bleu, 290Php

Two chicken breasts stripped of the usual breading, lightly fried in extra virgin
olive oil, topped with smoked deli ham and melted Swiss cheese on a bed of
buttered fettuccini. Serves one.

16 grilled lemon chicken, 290Php NEW!

Lemon chicken is one of any Chinese restaurant’s all time favorites. We’re hoping
that our grilled version becomes yours too. Serves one.

17 pork adobo with sherry vinegar, 330Php

Braised pork belly flash fried as you order it and drizzled with a delicious soy
sauce and sherry vinegar sauce. Serves one to two.

18 pork souvlaki, 350Php

Two skewers of grilled pork marinated in lemon juice and oregano. Served with
two pitta breads, grilled vegetables and our freshly made tzatziki. No other
souvlaki or tzatziki served in Manila comes close to the real thing. Serves one.
19grilled lamb with roasted vegetables and coriander yoghurt,
1pc/350Php, 2pcs/650Php
Lamb shoulder chops steeped in a simple marinade or extra virgin olive oil, garlic,
lemon and oregano. Served with grilled vegetables and coriander yoghurt.
Serves one.

20korean beef stew, 295Php

Beef short ribs marinated, seared and slow-cooked in a flavorful soy and sugar
mix. Guaranteed love at first bite.
Served with steamed white rice. Serves one hearty eater.

21bo’s kaldereta, 295Php

The only Kaldereta we know is slow-cooked in coconut milk.
Happiness has a new name. Serves one happy eater.

extras

plain rice, 35Php

garlic rice, 40Php
garlic-turmeric rice, 45Php
4 slices of French bread, 45Php
pitta bread, 25Php

desserts

twenty one plates carrot cake, 150Php per slice

The best carrot cake you’ll ever try. Really.

anastacia’s frozen brazo, 130Php per slice

Know why you’ll never want any other version of this dessert craze again.

twenty one plates banana split, 280Php NEW!

banana split mini, 150Php NEW!
Grilled split banana. Scoops of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream. Mixed
berry compote. Whipped cream. Chocolate sauce. Cherries. And bits of our very
own Peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal cookie.

glazed pineapples with vanilla ice cream, 120Php

glazed mangoes with vanilla ice cream, 130Php