Century City Mall’s Le Petit Soufflé
Located at the 3rd floor of Century City Mall in Makati, Le Petit Soufflé offers French-Japanese cuisine (with lots of green tea dishes)!
It’s very easy to spot this brightly-lit restaurant. If you’re coming from Kalayaan Avenue, just enter the mall and take the escalator to the top floor and it’s going to be right beside Fully Booked. If you’re coming from the back entrance, the one near CBTL, take the escalator to the 3rd floor and go to the other end of the mall.
Le Petit Soufflé’s interior offers a peaceful, zen ambiance with its garden/porch-like design, perfect for an intimate gathering of family and friends, for dates, or even for business discussions. Everything’s well-put together from the wooden accents on the walls to the tables, chairs, and even the floor tiles.
Since it was our first time there, we asked the crew for their best sellers. Some of these, according to him, were their Japanese Beef Curry Souffle, Foie Gras Mac and Cheese, Squid Ink Rice, Aged Duck Confit and Valrhona Guanaja. We didn’t want to order their foie gras since we have an idea of how it is prepared. You’re free to try it if you want though.
The first dish that arrived was the Honey Citrus Salad. I guess the best words to describe this would be sweet and sour. I’m not sure if it was just because the fruits were off-season but they were really, really sour. Because of this, the candied walnut actually a much-needed crunch and sweetness to the salad. It was also the first time I ate salad with pomelo in it. Overall, it was a nice tangy experience. Guess I need to do more food exploration!
Just Mac and Cheese then came after. This was a very savory dish and really filling, more filling than the rice even. It’s certainly not “just” a mac and cheese with all the toppings added to it.
Last but not the least was their Japanese Beef Curry Soufflé. I prefer the mildness and taste of Japanese curry over Indian curry so that’s definitely a plus. Likewise, I’m new to the souffle part of the dish so I had to try it out. The souffle was, true to its name, very fluffy and airy inside. The light sweetness of it was also a good contrast to the flavor of the curry rice. The strips of beef inside it were really mellow as well.
Trivia: Soufflé originates from the French word souffler which means to “blow up” or “puff up”. It’s basically a light and fluffy cake made using eggs and other ingredients.
The dishes might seem small but we actually got full very fast. I also wanted to try some of their desserts but I guess I’ll have to leave it for next time!
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