Details: La Cocina de TitaMoning is located in the Legarda Ancestral home in San Miguel District Manila. The house is now a venue where clients can experience a turn of the century home cooked Filipino meal served in the style of the late 19th century Philippines. The experience includes cocktails in the patio area (for dinner) , a tour of the ancestral home, and a multi-course set menu served on antique china, glassware and silverware.


Opening Hours: La Cocina de TitaMoning opens by reservation only. No walk-ins are entertained.
Reservations may be made 24 hours before at telephone number 7342146, tel/fax 7342141 or lacocina@pldtdsl.net


Payment options: Cash and Credit Card ( Visa, Mastercard, Amex) ( all prices are subject to 10% service charge and 12% Value Added Tax) . We do not accept personal checks.


Menu Offerings: Clients may pre-choose their menu upon reservation , we have several set menus that include La Cocina de TitaMoning bestsellers. Pre-choosing a menu makes for a more complete and detailed 19th century dining experience. Kindly note that these menus have been put together with the house specialities in mind, feel free to mix and match the items to come up with the menu of your choice and we will cost it appropriately. All set menus come with a round of complimentary homemade lemon grass iced tea and our signature warm queso de bola toasts.
Clients who do not want to pre-choose a menu may also order when they get here from the limited a la carte menu that we have available weekly. Prior reservations are still required and the items available on the a la carte menu are left to the discretion of the La Cocina Kitchen Staff. You may request us to fax you the weeks menu should you so desire.


Drinks and Wines: La Cocina de TitaMoning has a drinks and wine list available for you to order from. You are also free to bring in your own bottles for a corkage fee of P300 ++ (subject to 10% service charge and 12% value added tax)

Attached are the La Cocina de Tita Moning Classic Menus

These are the dishes inherited from TitaMoning, the ones that made us famous for good homemade food)
*all menus are subject to 10% service charge and 12% Value added Tax
• Other Custom Made menus are available upon request. Please feel free to give us a call and tell us your needs


Classic Menu 1

Roasted Beet Salad with Organic Greens, Torched Davao Goat Cheese and Caramelized Walnuts
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Sopa de Oro (Cream of Pumpkin Soup)
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Tita Moning’s Slowly Roasted Pork
with its own Cracklings and Candied Sweet Camote
Paella Valenciana
Sauteed Fresh Ubod
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Caramelized Saba Bananas with Vermouth
Fresh Fruit Platter
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Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,400++ per person

Classic Menu 2

La Cocina Gazpacho (Cold Vegetable Soup) with a fresh crab salad
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Paella Valenciana
Tita Moning’s Famous Grilled Eggplant Salad
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Tita Moning’s Lengua cooked in White Wine
Sauteed Fresh Ubod
Organic Brown Rice
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Caramelized Saba Bananas with Vermouth
Fresh Fruit Platter
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Queso de Bola Cheesecake with a Fresh Mango Sauce
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,600++ per person

Classic Menu 3

Trio of Three La Cocina Salads:
Ensaladang Filipino
(Grilled Eggplants with Tomatoes, Onions, Native Salted Duck Eggs and Homemade Vinaigrette)
Fresh Papaya Salad with Native Carabao Cheese, Jamon Serrano and Fresh Basil from our garden
Fresh Kangkong from Our Garden with Grilled Peppers, Cilantro, Caramelized Walnuts and a Homemade Walnut Vinaigrette
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Vichysoisse (Cream of Potato and Leek Soup)
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Tita Moning’s Osso Buco Gremolata with Saffron Rice
Roasted Vegetables
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Fresh Fruit Platter
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Polvorones of Fresh Mango with Ice Cream
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,600++ per person

Classic Menu 4

Gambas Al Ajillo
Tita Moning’s Famous Grilled Eggplant Salad and a wild rice truffle risotto
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Tita Moning’s Famous Lengua Cooked in White Wine
Paella Valenciana
Sauteed Fresh Ubod
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Fresh Fruit Platter
Assorted Cheese Platter
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Trio of La Cocina Desserts:
Tita Moning’s Bread Pudding
Leche Flan a la Tita Moning
Fresh Mango Crumble with Ice cream
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P 1,700++ per person

Classic Menu 5

Native Goat Cheese Terrine with herbs from our garden and organic greens
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Seafood Potpourri on Saffron Nage, Julienne of Vegetables
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Chicken Ballotine with Lemon, Fresh Herbs from Our Garden, Pili Nuts, Chicken Jus
Baked Creamed Spinach From Our Garden
Sauteed Vegetables
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Fresh Fruit Platter
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Homemade Rice Pudding with Flambed Bananas and Rosemary Chocolate Sauce
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,700++ per person

Classic Menu 6

La Cocina Salad Nicoisce (A classic mix of tuna on potatoes, string beans, tomatoes, red and green peppers with our homemade
basil dijon vinaigrette)
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Cream of Pea Soup
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Solomillo a la Tita Moning with Baked Potatoes in their Jackets
Baked Creamed Spinach
Roasted Root Vegetables
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Caramelized Saba Bananas with Vermouth
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Tita Moning’s Pavlova with Fresh Fruits in Season
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,500++ per person

Classic Menu 7

Tita Moning’s Cocido ( A meal on its own- Chicken, Ham, Chorizo, Longanissa, Pork Rolls and Beef Brisket poached and
served with its own broth, five kinds of vegetables and our very own homemade tomato sauce served with
Organic Brown Rice )
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Fresh Fruit Platter
Caramelized Saba Bananas with Vermouth
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Tita Moning’s Canonigo with a Duo of Pastry Cream and Fresh Fruits
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,300++ per person

Classic Menu 8

Fresh Arugula Salad with Mangos and Grapes, Gorgonzola Cheese, Caramelized Walnuts and our own Homemade Walnut
Vinaigrette
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Pollo Salsa Perdiz
Tita Moning’s Fabada
Assorted Vegetables
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Caramelized Saba Bananas with Vermouth
Fresh Fruit Platter
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Duo of Two Desserts:
Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
Chocolate Pot au Creme
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,500++ per person

Classic Menu 9

Whole Baked Lapu-Lapu
Tita Moning’s Grilled Eggplant Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette
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Puree of Fabada with Wantons of Chorizo
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Tita Moning’s Famous Lengua cooked in White Wine
Paella Valenciana
Sauteed Fresh Ubod
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Fresh Fruit Platter
Assorted Cheese Platter
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Trio of La Cocina Desserts:
Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
Leche Flan a la TitaMoning
Fresh Mango Crumble with Ice Cream
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P 2,000++ per person

Classic Menu 10

Sopa de Oro (Cream of Pumpkin Soup)
Or
Fresh Papaya Salad with Jamon Serrano, Fresh Carabao Cheese and a Honey Calamansi Vinaigrette
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Tita Moning’s Slowly Roasted Pork with Candied Sweet Camote and its own Cracklings
Paella Valenciana
Baked Creamed Spinach from Our Garden
Roasted Vegetables
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Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,000++ per person

Classic Menu 11

Trio of Three La Cocina Salads:
Ensaladang Filipino
(Grilled Eggplants with Tomatoes, Onions, Native Salted Duck Eggs and Homemade Vinaigrette)
Fresh Papaya Salad with Native Carabao Cheese, Jamon Serrano and Fresh Basil from our garden
Fresh Kangkong from Our Garden with Grilled Peppers, Cilantro, Caramelized Walnuts and a Homemade Walnut Vinaigrette
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Whole Baked Lapu-Lapu
Tita Moning’s Pancit Guisado
Sauteed Fresh Vegetables
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Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,200++ per person

Classic Menu 12

Fresh Kangkong from Our Garden with Grilled Peppers, Cilantro, Caramelized Walnuts and a Homemade Walnut Vinaigrette
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Lengua cooked in White Wine
Paella Valenciana
Sauteed Fresh Ubod
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Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,000++ per person

Classic Menu 13

Tapas Sampler: Gambas and Chorizo, Cannalones Gratin, Gazpacho Shot
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Lapu-Lapu Fillet with red wine and port wine glace, grapes and tarragon from our garden
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Tita Uko’s Lamb Shank on Mashed Potatoes
Or
Pan Grilled Salmon on Leeks, White Wine Beurre Blanc
Roasted Vegetables
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Saffron and Calamansi Panna Cotta with Fresh Fruits

P1,800++ per person

Classic Menu 14

Pork Belly with Almond Pili Milk
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Catch of the Day with Herb and Egg Salsa, Herb Salad from our Garden
Warm Potato and Chorizo Salad
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Caramelized Saba Bananas with Vermouth
Fresh Fruit Platter
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Assorted Desserts:
Homemade Fritters with Fresh Fruits
Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P1,500++ per person

Classic Menu 15

Choice of Soup or Salad
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Huevos a la Tita Moning with White Sauce
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Tita Moning’s Seafood Zarzuela served with Fresh Parsley and Almond Picada
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Fresh Fruit Platter
Assorted Cheese Platter
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Trio of La Cocina Desserts:
Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding
Leche Flan a la Tita Moning
Fresh Mango Crumble with Ice Cream
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Coffee, Herb Tea from Our Garden or Native Chocolate

P 1, 600++ per person

4 Filipino Menus


Filipino Menu I

Sopa de Molo
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Whole Baked Lapu-Lapu with Olive Oil and Garlic
Tita Moning’s Pancit Guisado
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Tita Moning’s Kare-Kare de Pata with its own Homemade Bagoong
Organic Brown Rice
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Caramelized Saba Banana with Vermouth
Carabao Milk Cheese
Native Fruits in Season
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Tita Moning’s Leche Flan
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Coffee, Herb Tea from our Garden or Native Chocolate

P 1,500 ++ per person

Filipino Menu II

Sinigang na Baboy with Homemade Bagoong
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Crispy Tilapia with Mustard and Green Mango Salad, Bagoong Dressing
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Tita Moning’s Dinuguan with Puto Manapla
Chicken and Pork Adobo
Sariwang Gulay
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Caramelized Saba Banana with Vermouth
Carabao Milk Cheese
Native Fruits in Season
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Ice Cream in Buko with Pandan Jello
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Coffee, Herb Tea from our Garden or native Chocolate

P1,600 ++ per person

Filipino Menu III

Tinolang Manok
(Native Chicken Broth with Boiled Chicken, Ginger and Vegetables)
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Fresh Papaya and Mango Salad with Kesong Puti, Fresh Basil and a Honey Calamansi Dressing
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Roast Pork a la Tita Moning with its own Chicharon and Candied Sweet Camote
Sauteed Fresh Vegetables
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Caramelized Saba Banana with Vermouth
Carabao Milk Cheese
Native Fruits in Season
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Turon of Tita Moning’s Bread and Butter Pudding and Saba Banana served with Native Hot Chocolate Cups
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Coffee, Herb Tea from our Garden or Native Chocolate

P 1,500 ++ per person

Filipino Menu IV

Ensaladang Filipino
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Pinais na Alimasag with Herb Fried Rice
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Tita Moning’s Chicken Relleno
Sauteed Fresh Ubod
Organic Brown Rice
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Caramelized Saba Banana with Vermouth
Carabao Milk Cheese
Native Fruits in Season
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Tita Moning’s Canonigo with a Duo of Pastry Cream and Fresh Fruits in Season
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Coffee, Herb Tea from our Garden or Native Chocolate

P 1,700 ++ per person

All prices subject to 12% value added tax and 10% service charge