Lampara - Niles

Their veal is to die for. Also, the chocolate dessert is amazing attentive staff who explains all dishes and really good cocktails too. There was a minor inconvenience they promptly fixed! I'm definitely gonna go back

Everything was so good! DIY degustation : it's very affordable compared to others

Booked a dinner with them for two they're pretty responsive to text messaging which is great for me. On the day we scheduled to eat there, we stepped in and the table was already ready for us which was great. Started the night off with their signature cocktails which both were pretty good! Service from the time cocktails were served to the time the first dish was served took a little too long though. Easy favorites from the things we tried would be the duck leg and the sticky rice. The tofu I could pass up on, I was hoping it would be a little more firm. Billing out took a while, but understandable considering the volume of people inside the restaurant the time we dined. Would still have it on the list as a place I could go back to for a nice meal in Poblacion.

This place is so chill like if you wanna sit and have a real convo w/ people and enjoy amazingly gorgeous and hefty servings of posh and quality food, here’s a good choice. tucked away from the (how do you say it) clamorous crowd of poblacion proper, lampara is a cozy yet eclectic dining space that welcomes any adventurous eater as they serve you a diff twist of their filipino offerings. the appetizers were mind blowing! a mix of healthy and an excuse to say that diet starts tomorrow, hehe. amongst what was served (rice cups, dinakDUCKdakan and tofu) the dinakDUCKdakan was what i enjoyed the most i was looking for rice but i was shy. 4/5 of the big plates were ordered except the steak. just took pictures of it coz i already ate before coming to dinner though my group swore by how tasty and satisfied they were of the meals. i, on the other hand, got to enjoying the dessert, YEMA TSOKOLATE. the description on the menu left me barraging the server so many questions on what it was, looked like, what to expect, but all he said was it was good. so i put my faith in him, and tada, it was! luscious and creamy yema in a cookie crust cup w/ whipped like chocolate fluff and malagos choc pieces was just divine. i wanted to lick the plate clean but i was in a company of business people so i told myself to remember GMRC. after the meal, you can just relax and while away the time in their veranda w/ a cocktail or 3 on hand.

There are a lot of good eats at Poblacion. This section in Makati actually amazes me as it continues to have this hole-in-the-wall restaurants. One such restaurant is this Neo-Filipino Bistro called Lampara. Its interiors reminded me of someone’s home. It’s like heading to your friend’s house for lunch or dinner. Despite having that homey feel, it still felt classy with all the other decals of the place.