Pizza Hut Bistro

It was a late lunch. Maidette and Mimi were on leave and Chay was not in the office as well. Gentley came into my room to ask where I was planning to have lunch. Rene came in as well, trying to know where we should be going for lunch. Gentley wanted to treat his PIM II buddies and after getting over a bunch of potential restos, we agreed to try out the new Pizza Hut Bistro at G4. We don't know the reason behind why Gentley will treat his project mates. Nonetheless, me and Rene were happy that we were included in the group that he will treat for the free lunch.

On our way out of the office, I flipped through birthday cards on the reception counter. By accident, I came upon Gentley's card. So, it was Gentley's birthday the following day and he must be treating us ahead as his real birthday will fall on a Saturday. We greeted him on the hallway a happy birthday as the gang trooped out of the building to meet Jimmy for our ride to the mall.

Pizza Hut Bistro is a new concept of dining for Pizza Hut. Aside from their usual pizza and pasta dishes, the bistro features milkshakes, coffee, pastries and cakes, rice dishes and an assortment of salad and appetizers. The usual formica topped tables and cold metallic chairs were replaced with comfortable large sofa cushioned seating, synthetic table cloth clad the big round tables and the smaller square tables neatly spaced in a more cozy arrangement over soft lighting and modest ambience. Going over the oversized menu, it's full of pictures only a big budget food stylist could achieve and it looked so appetizing you literally salivate going through the several pages.

We asked Auggie to do the ordering for all of us. I told them about my preference for the cheesy pop pizza, but I quickly assented to their pick - the volcano cheese pizza which came in variants of full meat and with greens. Pasta orders in shrimp aoili, and alfredo were also put through. Auggie also got an appetizer sampler of cheese puffs, onion rings, french fries and pork rib barbecue. A separate order of squid calamare which was a huge hit with the group was served first.

We had good conversation and full stomachs at the end of the meal. The two pizzas were just too much for us to consume some doggie bag get packed for take out. We told the waitress that it was a special day for Gentley and the resto gladly surprised Gentley with a scoop of ice scream with personalized birthday greeting. We sang a line from the birthday song and had a photo taken of the birthday boy. Had it been that I did not have to rush back to the office to interview a potential HR Manager candidate, we could have stayed a little longer in the Pizza Hut Bistro. Nonetheless, I had the fun company of Gentley, Rene, Auggie, Raz, Dax, David and Jan. And because of the birthday boy, I had a free lunch that day.

Gentley was surprised even more that the resto gave a 20% discount on his bill as a result with the promo they have with the Citibank credit card. I should go back sometime soon as its prices were quite reasonable plus the 20% discount, that's just huge to pass up.