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| - It's actually quite hard to find a Filipino restaurant in the city and I've always wondered why. I guess there are certain cuisines that lack a level of appeal or perhaps nobody is ambitious enough to push it to the limelight like some restaurants do like say, Spring Rolls, did for Thai fusion?
This is probably one of my first experiences with Filipino food so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I was initially somewhat impressed but ended up leaving with a bit of disappointment.
Below is my experience on my lunch excursion:
Decor:
The place is comfortable with bench seating along the windows and long tables for larger groups in the middle. Not sure if they're being festive but the lighting is all surrounded with paper origami star shapes. If I were to be picky, the bench seating was a bit too close to the table or maybe I've gained weight (how dare you agree!).
Food:
The food is served similar to the likes of Manchu Wok where you choose 2-3 items for your dish and the staff fills your plate. Now I didn't mean to degrade it to that level but I wanted to paint a picture of how the food was served. The staff was actually very friendly and definitely gave off a family vibe but Ill get into that later.
I ordered some noodles and pork dishes which were marinated nicely. From my experience, I would say this place is very sauce intensive but when it comes to meat textures, it fails a bit and reminds me a little of buffet food unfortunately. Though let me re-iterate, the sauces were fantastic.
It was also cool that they had all these unique drinks that even though weren't super good, still added a bit of a fun factor. I had a pop called Tru Orange....I'm sorry to say it wasn't TRU orange...maybe tru Orange Crush:P Still, kudos for the drink selection
Service:
Like I said, the staff was super friendly and let us try all the sauces. I learnt that they change the buffet items everyday to keep it fresh which was impressive. Their dinner menu is a la carte and they told me they plan on changing it up for the next year. A restaurant that constantly tries to evolve is an open minded restaurant that I appreciate.
One thing to note is that perhaps maybe the staff and some customers are too friendly and family oriented because I saw a group of people who seem to be regulars eating these spring roll type dishes that I drooled over! Also, I asked for a fish item which they forgot to bring out to me because they were being friendly to other customers and chatting it up.
Overall:
It's a restaurant that you should try. Maybe my experience wasn't as good and maybe I came on a day where their items were a bit weak. Who knows, but as I said, a restaurant looking to constantly better themselves is a good one. Perhaps my rating will improve with more visits in the future!
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