{"id":18230,"date":"2017-07-31T08:59:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=18230"},"modified":"2019-05-10T10:49:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T02:49:22","slug":"ponte-rialto-in-mckinley-hill-perfect-setting-for-a-romantic-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/ponte-rialto-in-mckinley-hill-perfect-setting-for-a-romantic-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponte Rialto in Mckinley Hill Is the Perfect Place for a Romantic Meal By The Grand Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Aptly situated in the romantic setting of the Venice Grand Canal Mall in Mckinley Hill, <strong>Ponte Rialto<\/strong> is a restaurant that serves authentic Italian dishes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18232\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/Ponte-Rialto-3_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Ponte Rialto&#8217;s romantic setting is perfect for dates with loved ones<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The name of the restaurant was inspired by the famous Rialto Bridge, the oldest of the four bridges spanning Italy\u2019s Grand Canal. It is owned by Kalila Aguilos, a well-known TV and Broadway actress. Ponte Rialto restaurant, combined with the atmosphere of the Venice Grand Canal, is a perfect place for a romantic or intimate meal together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A must-try from their array of Italian entree is their <strong>Gnocchi al Gorgonzola (Php 480)<\/strong>, a pasta made with potato dumplings and Gorgonzola cheese baked to perfection. It has a rich flavor and fluffy texture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18233\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/Ponte-Rialto-4_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/Ponte-Rialto-4_web.jpg 700w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/Ponte-Rialto-4_web-290x163.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Gnocchi al Gorgonzola (Php 480)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you love seafood, you must try their <strong>Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino con Vongole<\/strong> <strong>(Php 450).\u00a0<\/strong>It is made from soft shoe-string pasta\u00a0seasoned with garlic and olive oil. What makes this pasta rich in seafood goodness is the fresh clams, plus a bit of chili for an appetizing kick of flavor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18231\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/Ponte-Rialto-1_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino con Vongole (Php 450)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"menu_post\">An Italian meal wouldn&#8217;t be complete without the staple Italian dish,\u00a0the pasta. Ponte Rialto&#8217;s <strong><span class=\"menu_title\">Capricciosa<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"menu_title\"><strong>\u00a0(Php 510)<\/strong><\/span><em><span class=\"menu_title\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is<span class=\"menu_title\"> a great pizza choice for diners. It is made from rich dough topped with t<\/span>omato sauce, artichokes, ham, and oozing mozzarella cheese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"menu_post\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30588\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/ponte-rialto.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/ponte-rialto.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/ponte-rialto-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/07\/ponte-rialto-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span class=\"menu_title\">Capricciosa<\/span><span class=\"menu_title\">\u00a0(Php 510)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Diners can either savor their\u00a0meals inside the restaurant or experience an al fresco dining setting by the Venice Grand Canal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>How to get here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">By car: From Market! Market!, drive along the McKinley Parkway then make a left turn onto Bonifacio Avenue towards 21st Drive. Exit at 5th Avenue and drive straight to Lawton Avenue. Turn left onto Upper McKinley Road towards South Road. Make a left turn at Service Road and another left at Venezia Drive entrance of Venice Grand Canal Mall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Written by: Rizelle &#8220;Rei&#8221; Lea\u00f1o<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine\u2019s April 2019 issue.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Updated as of March 28, 2019<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aptly situated in the romantic setting of the Venice Grand Canal Mall in Mckinley Hill, Ponte Rialto is a restaurant that serves authentic Italian dishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,12,1310,129,3404],"tags":[998,416,420,1005,743,1003,3245,1002,1004,1698],"class_list":["post-18230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-italian","category-taguig","category-italian-2017","category-mckinley","category-mckinley-hill-restaurant-2019","tag-authentic-italian","tag-italian-cuisine","tag-italian-restaurant","tag-mckinley-hill","tag-pasta","tag-ponte-rialto","tag-ponte-rialto-ristorante-italiano","tag-spaghetti","tag-venice-grand-canal","tag-venice-grand-canal-mall"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18230"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30667,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18230\/revisions\/30667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}