Remember the Good Old Days
A new restaurant in Ortigas will soon serve good food and beautiful memories
“What was your favorite song as a teenager, ma’am?” the waiter asked while arranging my table napkin. He was waiting for an answer. It was an easy question but dumbfounding. It’s not a common icebreaker at a restaurant, is it?
At Nostalgia dining lounge, yes, it is.
Formerly the Oak Room restaurant at Oakwood Premier Joy Nostalg Center in Ortigas, Nostalgia is a dining gem that remembers all that was: movies, music, and memories all shared at the dining table. Replete in the newly renovated and refurbished restaurant are mementos fit for a #TBT post, including old cameras, photographs, and figurines.
Chef's Terrine, crisp pork belly mesclun escargot in puff pastry
(Images by Pinggot Zulueta)
“Banking on our five years of memories and dishes and recipes, we decided to put together this restaurant, where in the evening, it converts table cloth to more vintage feel where diners can reminisce,” says Nostalgia executive assistant manager Janine Taylor.
But Janine is quick to add that the restaurant isn’t exclusive for oldies only. “It’s more of the feel you want to have in the room. We don’t really need to cater to an age bracket only but to anyone who wants to enjoy good food,” she adds.
Opening on Feb. 14, Nostalgia offers new and heirloom recipes from the brains of its French executive chef Jerome Cartailler. “Some personal menu includes secret recipes from my family, from my grandmother, which I brought from home to the table,” he says.
Among the Asian and cross-continental classic cuisine is Chef’s Terrine, Crisp Pork Belly and Mesclun, Escargot in Puff Pastry. Chef’s Terrine, which is an heirloom recipe from Jerome’s grandma, is pork flavored with cognac, marinated, and slowly baked. Chef Jerome infused the Pinoy favorite crispy pata in the recipe, making it more local and relatable. The menu offers seafood, salad, soup, pasta, pizza, and more.
Restaurants, hotels, and fast foods are sprouting here and there. What makes Nostalgia stand out? “The good food and ambiance,” says chef, without batting an eyelash. “It’s hard to think of best sellers because all the dishes we put on the menu are the best sellers and favorites in the past five years,” he says.
Whether celebrating events that stir special memories (Nostalgia has three new themed function rooms: The Old Manila, Bohemian Paris, and Cosmopolitan Shanghai that all evoke different feelings), or creating brand new memories, you can do all that at this quaint dining area in the bustling city of Ortigas.—NICKKY FAUSTINE P. DE GUZMAN
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