Finally able to try this interestingly-named restaurant along Aguirre
Avenue in Paranaque when a friend treated us for her birthday a month ago. The Girl + The Bull in BF Paranaque is
quite hard to find because they don’t have a signage. When I saw what looks
like a restaurant on the ground level of a white building called NGMi along
Aguirre Avenue, I thought to myself, “Is this The Girl + The Bull?” Then I
noticed the sign on their door that says, “Yep, you’ve found us” I knew then
that dinner will be definitely an adventure.
First stop is the Wild Arugula
Salad. Thin slices of apple, bacon slices, radish and arugula are tossed in
pommery mustard and light vinaigrette dressing. This is topped with parmesan
shavings and served with poached egg on the side. The sweetness of the apples
and the saltiness of the bacon complimented each other. And oh, I just loved
the poached egg!
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| Wild Arugula Salad, PhP 295 |
Next is the Roasted Pork Belly.
This is The Girl + The Bull’s take on the classic lechon kawali. The pork belly is very flavorful and tender. It was
my first time to have beetroot puree (this scary looking sauce served with the
pork) and I must admit, it really tastes good with the roasted pork belly,
giving it a unique taste.
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| Roasted Pork Belly, PhP 440 |
We also tried the Grass-Fed Beef
Tenderloin. Well, the grass-fed beef tastes the same with the regular-fed
beef. But the real winner here is the sauce—made of squid ink, blue cheese and
brown butter. We “scraped” the plate just to finish off this sauce!
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| Grass-fed Beef Tenderloin, PhP 530 |
We also had Wagyu Flat Iron.
It was served with salsa verde, baby carrots, cherry tomato confit and burnt
onions in a sweet corn puree and CEP (mushroom powder) sauce. The tenderness
and taste of the beef is just okay.
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| Wagyu Flat Iron, PhP 695 |
And lastly, The Girl + The Bull’s signature dish which is only available
on Fridays and Saturdays, the Buttermilk
Fried Chicken. The fried chicken was comparable to other fired chickens
(you know, crispy on the outside but juicy on the inside) but what was exciting was the balsamic maple syrup and the brioche French toast, it
really complimented well with the fried chicken and it was really innovative!
(and I liked the toast!)
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| Buttermilk Fried Chicken, PhP 430 |
They only have a few items on the menu but each one is plated and presented
in a painstakingly work of art. Got to give them credit also for the novel
ideas in pairing unusual ingredients, hence the taste bud adventure guests will
experience.
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