TOSH (The Old Spaghetti House)
My hubby’s ultimate favorite is the Bolognese pasta. I myself am a pasta lover. I can eat pasta the whole day and I would not complain. And of course my 3-yr old loves the fast-food spaghetti (like most kids his age). So it is no wonder that we frequent Italian restaurants or pasta places just to get the chance to try out their fare.
One time in QC, having just brought my sister back to her apartment, we chanced upon this spaghetti place at the end of Sgt. Esguerra. Since we were both hungry, we decided to stop and eat. I was not really concerned about eating at a new place as I always see the restaurant parking packed with cars everytime I happen to pass by. This indicates that something about the place must be good.
It was a slow day (I really cant recall why) because ours were the only car there. We entered The Old Spaghetti House (as the sign says) and entered into a dimly lit place with dark wooden tables and exotic-looking lamps. We were seated at a table for two by a waiter with a friendly smile.
The menu consisted of salads, soups and of course pasta. There was a variety of pasta dishes to choose from. Oh – but that wasnt what delighted us. It was the prices of all the dishes! Unbelievable! Prices went as low as P85. Fancier dishes cost about P150-P200. We were delighted but wary…almost expecting nothing special about the food. So we ordered the bolognese and the vongole (clams in white wine sauce).
The first taste of my vongole was exquisite. The pasta was cooked al dente and although it looked like ‘plain old spagetti in clear liquid’ as my hubby says – I found it delicious! Of course, the closed eyes of my husband as he chewed on his bolognese was enough of an indication that he also enjoyed what he was eating…. more so as he managed to scrape off the last drop of red sauce that he could see on his bowl with what little bread he had left.
Kudos to the owners of TOSH. Our tongues are very grateful that you have given us a place to satisfy our pasta desires. We are also glad that you have brought TOSH closer to us (a new branch just opened in Robinson’s Pioneer).
Visit their site -> The Old Spaghetti House.
i like TOSH too tho i’ve only tried their Lacson branch (Espana)…the lasagna and chicken and mushroom pastas are good…tho my coworkers didn’t enjoy the vietnamese spaghetti…
Hi cyberpunk -
Aint they great?! I haven’t tried the vietnamese spaghetti although Im really not into the vietnamese flavor. Ive been to 2 of their branches and so far, the taste remains the same unlike other dining establishments.
Pass this way again!
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i like their arrabiata & baked mac!
u8mypinkcookies – Ill make sure to try the arrabiata next time.
their pizza’s are good too. bad service nga lang, ang slow kasi eh.
u8mypinkcookies – You know I heard about that. I think it depends on the branch. But so far, I havent had that problem with them.
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this is yet another reason for my family to eat there.
been wanting to try their food.
sana fast service sa rob galleria.
bubbahls – I cannot specifically remember the service in the rob galleria branch although I think it would be fine since theres only one floor to the TOSH there. The one in Salcedo is quite challenging since there are 2 floors and if youre on the 2nd floor the servers take a while to get to you.
been to several branches but the Pioneer branch IS the WORST!!!
took my main squeeze there for lunch and our date was ruined by bad service. not only the food has no presentation or garnishing. the service was TERRIBLE!!! the waiters were not paying attention, even if there were only 2 customers at that time and to think it wasn’t even lunch time. we had to get out own hot sauce from the condiments shelf. after our very plain main course, we waited for our dessert and even after 15mins, several follow-ups our dessert never came out. the price i paid for the food was not worth a single penny. utterly disappointing.
daryl wolfe – Ooh. Im sorry you had a disappointing experience there. I recall one time where the service was not very good when we visited the Pioneer branch but the food always made us happy.
The Bolognese pasta is wonderful… thanks
Andy
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Spaghetti Lover. There’s TOSH in SM cebu city. the place looks nice and its like you are in manila because almost all of there staffs are from manila. the food is great and as always very affordable. well on my way back to manila after sinulog. many people in the place eating spaghetti. they have combo meals as well…. yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyy………….
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