Party Venue : Mirea Residences Clubhouse

If not for an unfortunate double booking for my daughter's 7th birthday,  I wouldn't have found this beautiful party venue in Pasig City. This  DMCI residential development - Mirea Residences, is near Santolan train station and can easily be reached by guests either via public transport or by private car (plus points in accessibility).

Anyone familiar with DMCI properties would already expect first class amenities and plenty of open spaces. As expected, they have an a modern, beautiful clubhouse with a well-appointed function room.

This function room can comfortably accommodate up to 120 guests. It's new, polished and well maintained and exudes a hotel ballroom atmosphere.

The floor length drapes add a nice elegant touch to the venue. Setting up could be quite easy especially for simple christening celebrations that doesn't require a lot of decorations. The challenge, however, is for those who wish to put extensive ceiling decors like balloonderitas and swags as it's prohibited to stick anything to the ceiling.

Frankly speaking, the lights and chandelier, gives a hotel function feel and it might be better to use simple ceiling decors to complement what's existing.

Rental for this function room is at Php18000 for 4 hours use with additional 2 hours for ingress and an hour for egress. Sponsorship from a homeowner is required.

 

Note too that they are very strict with guests. A list have to be provided well in advanced and a copy is submitted to the security at the entrance. Guests not found in the list requires clearance from the party host prior to being let in the Mirea compound.

 

Parking spaces will be allotted but up to 10 cars only.

 

MIREA RESIDENCES

Amang Rodriguez Avenue

Santolan, Pasig City

Party Venue : East Ortigas Mansions

Tucked  somewhere in Ortigas Avenue Extension in Pasig is a small and quiet low rise condominium community by DMCI named East Ortigas Mansions.

 

It's one of the first private residential communities developed by the Consunji-owned property developer and has the signature resort-type facilities like a huge pool, gym and of course, a club house.

 

East Ortigas Mansion's Clubhouse is an spacious venue ideal for children's parties and even debut celebrations.

It can comfortably accommodate up to 120 persons in a banquet setup.

 

They also have a Karaoke Room that can be added to the booking if you need a room to entertain VIP guests or an after-party entertainment.

 

There are also two billiard tables permanently setup and these cannot be moved and removed. Personally, I think this one of the disadvantages of this venue but if you are creative enough, this area can be used for candy buffet or dessert setup.

 



 

 

This venue can be rented for only Php13000 for 4 hours (plus 2 hours ingress, 1 hour egress). Homeowner's sponsorship or endorsement is required to be able to reserve.

 

East Ortigas Mansion, Ortigas Ave Ext, Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Pasig City

Telephone Number: 02-8655 4772

Party Venue: PBA Cafe

If you are looking for a venue for your sports-themed party, there is no place more perfect than PBA Cafe.

PBA Cafe (formerly Elbow Room) is a spacious bar and restaurant with 450-seating capacity (600 maximum). Diners can enjoy watching live basketball (and replays) games from the 50 television units installed all in all nooks and corners of the resto.

There are also 'pop-a-shot' stations that guests can enjoy for only Php5 per game. No drama for tokens. 

Not satisfied with pop-a-shot? Sweat it out some more in their half court which can be rented for only Php50 for a 12-minute game.

The resto-bar is not only perfect for sports themed parties. Rock Star kiddie celebrations will surely be a hit, too, as PBA Cafe as a nice setup stage complete with band equipment and impeccable sound system.

For small parties and private functions, PBA cafe has VIP rooms that could accommodate from 20 to 40 guests. Each room has a videoke system.

Governor's Room, good for 25 to 40pax, Table setup and elegant chafing dish are all by PBA Cafe

The large private room can be had for only Php18,000 of consumable food and drinks from their Ala Carte menu. This is already good for 6 hours exclusive use. What I did for my daughter's party was to I requested for the food I ordered from Ala Carte to be served in chafing dishes, buffet style. Note that 3 days advance order is required. 

For parties at the main hall or dining area, there are buffet packages to choose from or you can have your menu customized. They are very flexible with your requirements.


PBA Cafe 
2nd Floor, Metrowalk Commercial Complex, 
Meralco Avenue, Ugong, 
Pasig City
02 5858696
Open from 4pm to 2am

Party Venue: One Cafe and Events Place

Many are unaware that modern function rooms and party venues are tucked within the tall office buildings in Ortigas Center. Take for instance One Cafe and Events Place which is strategically located at the 4th Floor of One Corporate Center along Julia Vargas Avenue.

The venue is fully airconditioned and equipped with basic sound system, projector (and screen) and stage. They also have 100% back up power in case of power interruptions.

This spacious and elegant function room can sit up to 400 people banquet style. For smaller parties, they can split the function room to fit 100 and 200 guests.

The great news about this venue is there's no need to seek for caterers. Cafe One caters exclusively for the events held at the venue at affordable packages. In fact, the venue rental could be waived for a minimum number of guests (depends on the function room).

Packages starts at Php385+ per person up to Php650+ per person with a minimum required pax of 60 if you are getting Function Room A (half of the area) and 150 for Function Rooms A and B (whole venue).

For more information, photos and details, check their website.

One Cafe and Events Place

4th Floor

One Corporate Center

Meralco Avenue cor Julia Vargas Avenue

Ortigas Center, Pasig

Tel. Nos. 6384472/6237551

Party Venue: Intimate Gatherings at Mom and Tina's Bakery and Cafe

There are parties that are meant just for close relatives and friends, those where conversations and food matter more than entertainment. Honestly, I love going to small parties where I know almost everyone and I'm comfortable going back to the buffet table for second servings without worrying about who's keeping tab. Simply put, those parties where it's almost like being held at home.

If you are like me who likes intimate parties, then Mom and Tina's is just the perfect venue.

Mom and Tina's Bakery and Cafe Ortigas branch have 4 functions rooms that can accommodate from 12 persons up to 60 people which is just perfect for christening or baptismal parties, small birthday celebrations and even corporate meetings.

photo grabbed from Mom and Tina's website

If you've dined at Mom and Tina's before, there's no need to introduce further their wide array of sumptuous dishes. Every single dish is just mouth-watering especially their Chicken Spinach Lasagna and Roast Pork (main dish). 

They also have an impressive list of dessert selections of cakes, pastries, cupcakes, muffins and pies.

Their buffet packages start at Php600 per head (add VAT) for a minimum of 30 persons. If you're not into buffet, the functions rooms can still be had for 2 hours with a minimum food order (price depends on the function room size/capacity).

For motre details on their menu, check Mom and Tina's website.

Party Venue: One San Miguel Avenue Bldg Function Room (9th Floor)

This is the newly renovated (improved) 9th Floor Function Room at One San Miguel Avenue (OSMA) Building.

Cafeteria in the morning but it's a good and spacious function room for parties on weekends. The function room is operated too by Baby Nathan's Kitchen as with the 49th Floor function room also at OSMA.

Prior to renovation, this function room rents out for Php15,000 +10% service charge for 4 hours use including food. After the improvement, mainly the lights (those hanging balls ala Miley Cirus) and the flooring, they've raised the rent to Php25,000 + 10% service charge.

Interested to have a party here? Contact the following:

Baby Nathan's Kitchen

9th Floor, One San Miguel Ave. Bldg

San Miguel Ave., cor Shaw Boulevard

Pasig City

Look for Sheng or Annie

You may also check their website for more details on their menu.

Party Venue : One San Miguel Avenue Building Penthouse (49th Floor)

Perhaps unknown to many, there is a lovely function room on top of this very tall building in Ortigas. The function room is managed by Baby Nathan's Kitchen, the sole food concessionaire at One San Miguel Avenue Bldg (OSMA). Baby Nathan's is part of the CateringTrio group that manages the function rooms at Prestige Tower at Emerald Avenue and Deh-Tah Restaurant at Camp Crame.

Anyway, the roofdeck function room at OSMA can accommodate 140 guests but you have to lay out the tables wisely as the room is not square but rather a long rectangle with huge pillars.

Baby Nathan's allows clients for a food tasting meeting after you have chosen your menu. Grab that opportunity so you know exactly how your food will fare with your guests. You can also comment if the dish is too salty, bland etc.

As to the food presentation, I will give them 2 thumbs up. They use elegant chaffing dishes that are usually used in hotels. The buffet setup is made better by their individual spot lights for each dish although they don't have any buffet centerpiece.



Rental for the function room is FREE for four (4) hours provided you reach a food order of Php25,000 plus service charge.

Interested? Here's what I think are the points to consider when renting this party venue:

Pros:

1. The huge annoying pillars were covered with full length mirrors to compensate, thus giving an illusion of extra space (and elegance).

2. Baby Nathan provides the stage, sound system, screen if you are using an LCD projector all FREE of charge.

3. There's no corkage fee if clients bring in 3 dishes (including lechon) and they will even provide you with the chaffing dishes for the outside food. They will even provide (setup nicely) the lechon table and chop it - without corkage!

4. You and your guest can enjoy the beautiful view of Metro Manila at night from the rooftop!

Cons:

1. The huge pillars positioned almost near the center of the room make lay outing challenging especially if you are bringing in food carts and you have an elaborate program.

2. Stage can be setup only in the middle, facing the main entrance which would mean the guests are watching from the side.

3. The function room is exclusive only for Baby Nathan's Kitchen. No outside catering service is allowed.

Interested to have a party here? Contact the following:

Baby Nathan's Kitchen

9th Floor, One San Miguel Ave. Bldg

San Miguel Ave., cor Shaw Boulevard

Pasig City

Tel. No:

Look for Sheng or Annie

You may also check their website for more details on their menu.