Figaro at Bonifacio High Street.

I thought about not trying Figaro’s spaghetti because, well, I thought that if one wanted to have pasta for lunch, he’d look for a nice Italian restaurant to get it, and not some coffee shop. I’m glad I snapped out of that hesitation and spent my noon just one floor below our office, where Figaro Bonifacio High Street is located.

Spaghetti all'Arrabbiata.

I’d go straight to the point here. The pasta was good. Not as good as Fazoli’s, but on par with Sbarro. No meatball, no meat sauce. But the closest one Figaro offers, the Spaghetti all’Arrabbiata, really made my lunch. Seriously.

I wonder which Figaro drink complements this spaghetti the best? (I have to note, though, that I’m not a big Figaro Coffee fan, especially not when I’m at the office and my favorite coffee joint’s just about fifteen meters away from this one.)

Cakes and muffins go well with Figaro's coffee selections.

I wanted to go for a cake after my spaghetti (now I know that goes really well with their coffee), but I had to rush back to the office to do more work. I feel like I’m such a loser. Maybe that’s why I’m spaghetti-joint-hopping. (Not! I’m really enjoying this.)

The verdict. My lunch wasn’t so filling, but that’s just me. I think for most people, that bowl of noodles would be enough. The 169-peso tag for a bowl of Figaro’s Spaghetti all’Arrabbiata seems fair enough, so I’m rating this one a 7.5 out of 10. Why did I rate it better than Sbarro (Market! Market! branch)? Because Bonifacio High Street is such a great place to chill in (Figaro BHS deserves a half-point just because of that, I think; don’t argue).

(The Spaghetti Journal is a two-week long hunt for the best good old spaghetti recipe at the Fort Bonifacio area and Eastwood City, where the author works and lives, respectively.)