Restaurant Review: VASK Modern Tapas & Gastronomic Cuisine

VASK is a fine dining restaurant situated at the posh Bonifacio Global City. It offers modern and traditional menu choices of Spanish tapas, inspired by flavors of the Basque country in Spain. The name VASK came from Spain's Basque Country, which is called País Vasco in Spanish. The Spanish dialect prefers the use of K so they named the restaurant VASK to refer to Modern Basque Cuisine.

Image by VASK

VASK is quite spacious, air-conditioned, and dimly lit. It can accommodate about 100 or more people when you combine the main dining area, the gallery, and the viewing deck. It exhibits luxe furniture and creepy decors. In terms of design, there's a lot of wood and use of earth colors. Their staff are very knowledgeable about the menu and accommodating too. Below is the 7-course tapas tasting menu that we tried:

Obviously, it is pricey since it is a luxury dining restaurant. When it comes to the menu items, many of which are alien to me, good thing there is an English translation in parenthesis. For appetizers, I got the Foie Gras on Mango Toast and Mejillon Tigre. Both tasted really good and were presented nicely.

Foie Gras on Mango Toast and Mejillon Tigre

Then we were served Carpaccio de Wagyu con Helado de Parmesano and Huevos con Txistorra. Both were very flavorful and yummy as well though serving size is small.

Carpaccio de Wagyu con Helado de Parmesano

Huevos con Txistorra

For the main course, we had the option to choose which ones we like. I chose Tomate Relleno sobre Risotto de Semola de Setas and Solomillo con Remolacha y Bacon. I didn't like the stuffed tomato as it came with onions inside although the risotto is scrumptious. The tenderloin was perfect.

Tomate Relleno sobre Risotto de Semola de Setas

Solomillo con Remolacha y Bacon

As for the dessert, we were served Tarta de Calamansi Deconstruida and Extra Olive Chocolate Truffle. Both did not really taste good. The sour taste of calamansi was just overpowering the sweetness of the macaron. Interestingly, the chocolate truffle was not sweet. Overall, some of their menu items were good but the others were not. Considering the high price tag, I don't think it's worth spending money on.

Tarta de Calamansi Deconstruida

Extra Olive Chocolate Truffle

VASK Modern Tapas & Gastronomic Cuisine is perfect for executives, businessmen and the like who are into luxury dining. Budget needed is about PhP2,000 per person on average. They are open daily from 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM. They accept reservations, walk-ins, and take-outs. Parking is available inside the building and at nearby parking lots.

RATING: 3.5 out of 5 STARS

Contact Details
Address: Fifth Floor, Clipp Center, 11th Avenue corner 39th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Contact No.: (63) 917-806-5292 / 02-217-6563
Facebook: www.facebook.com/VaskManila
Website: www.vaskmanila.com

Note: VASK did not pay me for this review.

Til then...

xoxo Nash