Definitely delivered! Their food is as good the reviews here.
Tried their crispy bicol express and dinuguan paired with aligue rice and had a blissful lunch!
I’d say it’s not for the faint of heart since their meat have big chunks of fat, but I guess that’s what’s make it crispy and tasty.
Be sure to visit them whenever you’re in the city and looking for Bicolano specialties.
Came by for late lunch so we had the whole place to ourselves and the staff are welcoming and accommodating.
Yes, the peanut were good appetizer for the short wait while they prepare.
*arang means spicy in Bicolano
I love the Crispy Bicol Express, Pork Binagoongan, and Gising Gising. The ambience reminds me of a cozy family restaurant with the brown-wood interior.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
₱1,000–1,200
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Crispy Bicol Express
Went to dine today, 27 June 2023 at 12:30pm. Since time is of the essence, I asked first how long it would take to serve and was told 15 to 20minutes. So I said go and there would be time before my hearing. Note that there are still empty tables, in other words, it was not full. Then 30minutes passed by, so I called the female waiter and asked how long it would take since I was told it would only take up to 20minutes. She said she’ll ask but never came back, all my attempts to call her back were knowingly ignored. So I called the male waiter to again ask, lo and behold, he didn’t came back too and was also ignoring me. So I went to the bar to ask why no one is coming back to answer my question. And guess what the female waiter, without even looking at me, murmured eh hindi namin masabi kung gaano katagal ma-serve. It was the third waiter, male, who immediately ask the kitchen and replied na palabas na. Could you even imagine that, took 3 people to get a reply.
Ordered the sizzling malasugi and gambas. For the serving portion we got and the taste plus texture of the fish and shrimps, and the service we experienced, definitely and absolutely not worth the money we paid.
Had they told me from the start that it would take 45minutes for a sizzling gambas and fish (which both in a normal world, cook in about 10minutes), we would not have dine there.
Ilan beses din nag brownout. Patay sindi ang ilaw.
Talk about a really bad dining experience. As in pinagsisisihan ko until now na nakahiga nako at 10:36pm na nagbayad ako ng 1,500 for lunch. Not worth your money and time. Felt robbed
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
₱400–600
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Recommended dishes
Green Mango Shake
A bit inconsistent with food serving and taste/flavor. Needs to improve their kitchen performance. But ambiance is superb. Service is good too.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
₱400–600
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Fried
My wife and I loved the sushi but the other dish we ordered we both didn't like
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
₱1,200–1,400
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Delicious food. Especially liked their pork binagoongan. Nice ambience too. Celebrated mom's bday here and we got a complimentary slice of cake with a bday song by the crew.
