{"id":65190,"date":"2026-03-10T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=65190"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:53:04","slug":"delina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/cuisines\/italian\/delina\/","title":{"rendered":"Delina in Laguna: A Pasta Experience Worth the Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Delina<\/strong>, also known as <strong>The Pasta Place,<\/strong>\u00a0brings a pasta-focused dining concept to <strong>San Pedro, Laguna<\/strong>, offering a menu built around a deep passion for pasta in all its forms. Created as <strong>a concept by Noodle Lab<\/strong>, the restaurant highlights the craft and creativity behind pasta while also serving a variety of dishes that go beyond the classic Italian staple.<\/p>\n<p>Located just <strong>around 15-minute drive from Ayala Alabang and about 30-minute drive from Makati via Skyway<\/strong>, Delina has become an accessible dining destination for those looking to enjoy thoughtfully prepared pasta outside Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65193\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior-218x218.jpg 218w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Interior-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Delina&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The story of Delina began during the pandemic, when its founders started <strong>self-learning how to make fresh pasta at home<\/strong>. What started as a personal exploration quickly grew into a full-fledged restaurant dedicated to showcasing pasta in all its forms. Today, Delina serves a wide range of pasta styles\u2014from <strong>fresh and dry pasta to long, short, and uniquely shaped varieties<\/strong>\u2014paired with recipes that range from traditional favorites to more creative interpretations.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, their <strong>Truffle Honey Ricotta<\/strong> features house-made whipped ricotta topped with black truffle honey and generously topped with\u00a0 Maldon sea salt flakes. It is served with toast for a flavorful balance of creamy and savory notes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65195\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-145x218.jpg 145w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/NoodleLabxGrid0252-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Delina&#8217;s Website<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the restaurant\u2019s must-try pasta is the <strong>O.G. Carbonara<\/strong>, made with spaghettoni, egg yolks, guanciale, pecorino romano, grana padano, and black pepper. Prepared using traditional ingredients, the dish highlights the richness and simplicity that define authentic carbonara.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65194\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-164x218.jpg 164w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/carbonara-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Delina&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"menu-item-title\">The <strong>OSSO BUCO CAPPELLETTI Ossa Buco Cappelletti\u00a0<\/strong>includes fresh pasta, braised beef shank, beef &amp; marrow jus, grana padano, and lemon and is made by braising osso buco for 4 hours till tender, stuffing it in fresh pasta.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65199\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Our-OSSO-BUCO-CAPPELLETTI-is-made-by-braising-osso-buco-for-4-hours-till-tender-stuffing-it-in-.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Our-OSSO-BUCO-CAPPELLETTI-is-made-by-braising-osso-buco-for-4-hours-till-tender-stuffing-it-in-.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Our-OSSO-BUCO-CAPPELLETTI-is-made-by-braising-osso-buco-for-4-hours-till-tender-stuffing-it-in--450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Our-OSSO-BUCO-CAPPELLETTI-is-made-by-braising-osso-buco-for-4-hours-till-tender-stuffing-it-in--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Our-OSSO-BUCO-CAPPELLETTI-is-made-by-braising-osso-buco-for-4-hours-till-tender-stuffing-it-in--164x218.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Delina&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>For those looking for something more filling, the <strong>Porcini-Crusted New York Strip Steak<\/strong> offers a satisfying option. The steak is coated with a porcini crust and served with gremolata and cultured garlic and parsley butter, alongside smashed marble potatoes with sour cream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1433\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65197\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/porcini-crusted-NY-strip-steak.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/porcini-crusted-NY-strip-steak.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/porcini-crusted-NY-strip-steak-452x600.jpg 452w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/porcini-crusted-NY-strip-steak-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/porcini-crusted-NY-strip-steak-164x218.jpg 164w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/porcini-crusted-NY-strip-steak-768x1019.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Delina&#8217;s Instagram account\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With its dedication to quality ingredients, creative recipes, and a passion for good food, Delina presents a dining experience built around a genuine love for pasta and thoughtfully prepared dishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delina, also known as The Pasta Place, in San Pedro, Laguna showcases a wide variety of pasta dishes\u2014from fresh and dry pasta to traditional and creative recipes\u2014alongside hearty mains like porcini-crusted steak and indulgent appetizers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,192,2242],"tags":[8281,416,743,8284,8283,8282,8285],"class_list":["post-65190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-italian","category-laguna","category-san-pedro","tag-delina","tag-italian-cuisine","tag-pasta","tag-pasta-restaurant-laguna","tag-restaurants-in-san-pedro-laguna","tag-the-pasta-place","tag-where-to-eat-in-laguna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65190","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=65190"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65241,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65190\/revisions\/65241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}