A taste of Italy in Amici
Posted by on June 5, 2007
So all the rumors are true.
I recently went to Amici di Don Bosco. It’s a trattoria located right inside the Don Bosco Technical School Compound in Makati City. Amici di Don Bosco is an Italian word for friends of Don Bosco. So what’s with Amici, anyway?
Penne in Cream Sauce with Smoked Salmon
Oh well, Amici di Don Bosco serves authentic Italian pizza, pasta and gelato. It’s an Italian dining experience at Pinoy prices! Their pasta is perfectly cooked. Al dente. I ordered Penne in cream sauce with smoked salmon. Goodness! I almost forgot my name when I first tasted it. The servings are so large that is almost good for 2 persons. My friend ordered Spaghetti ala Carbonara, and it was good as well.
Spaghetti ala Carbonara
After pasta, we had our gelato (Italian for ice cream). Their ice cream is so delicious! I ordered blueberry gelato, and yeah, you can really feel the texture of the blueberry fruits on the ice cream. It’s not your usual ice cream from the supermart.
Blueberry Gelato
One thing that makes this eatery unique is that, uhmm, everything is self-service. There are three counters where you can order your food. There a separate counter for sandwiches, pasta, pizza and gelato.
counter for Pasta
So if you would ask me if I’d be back in Amici? Definitely. Just look at the photo below. Clean plate, not even a hint of pasta was left.
Amici di Don Bosco is located along Pasong Tamo Street, near the Walter Mart. They’re open Mondays-Saturdays. Closed on Sunday. And I’d be back there soon! Bon Apetit!
actually, improved na yan. you should have seen it before they renovated the place. it really looked like your typical school cafeteria. but what the heck, the food’s great so people keep coming back!
you should try their pasta montanara the next time you go back
and LOL at the “I almost forgot my name when I first tasted it.” In my mind, I heard it in the vernacular, ha ha!
they really make perfect ice cream and pizza fresh from the wood fire oven..
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very nice entry Eric!..=) molto Italiano!
da mihi animas! ^:)^
iiiHola Miguel, mi amigo!!! como esta? still awake ha! ahahah
muy bien mi amici! haha. =)) no. lol. just a few more minutes here and i’m going to go. i kinda need a good sleep. hahah! suenios dulces. -_-
wow. it looks good.. pero hanggang tingin lang ako… bawal kumain.
parang macaroni rin siguro yung lasa ng “Penne in Cream Sauce with Smoked Salmon”..
bat bawal ka kumain peter? baket? the pasta is i guess parang macaroni lng din ang lasa, what made the difference is the cream sauce and the salmon. masarap sya sobra.
i love the way they cook their pasta, its al dente. its not soggy.
mmm…. i love their cheese gelato! it’s the best cheese ice cream i’ve ever tasted….
their pizzas ummm… over rated
their pasta is quite good… but not over-the-hill super duper great