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| - The main complaint first, then a review of everything else. I attended the birthday party of a nice married couple at Cafe Moda. They made reservations for up to 12, but for most of the evening, there was only 9 of us. To seat us all, they had to move two tables for six side by side. As the night wore on, a large group of people came in, and wanted to sit together. The solution of the waitstaff was to move our group of 9 to the table of six. Without telling us a thing, they began to move all the food down to one end of the table, then tried to have us shift down toward the end. Well, if you can imagine it, some of us were still eating food, and would have to move our plates to where someone else was just eating...no cleaning the spot, nothing. I don't know what the extra three people were supposed to do in this scenario, it wasn't explained. Well, at the time I was raising hell about being moved from a table I was eating at because another group arrived and wanted my space, two more from our group arrived, and then we had 11 of the 12 slots filled. They decided not to move us, but they did communicate to me, that because I was loud (having to complain over loud music, a normal tone of voice would not be heard) they thought of cashing us out and making me leave, at least. I'm not sure if the intent was to completely ruin someones birthday or not. Anyway, they made it clear that I was wrong. Me. The customer. The guy that was eating food at a table with my friends. A guy that was ready to pay the bill for the food, table and service. To their credit, they did not make me leave. I was informed that they had to change waitresses because I raised a stink. Clearly, the customer was quite wrong.
Now to review the rest. The new waitress was capable and attentive. The music for dancing was fine. The place had good energy. I had fun. I've had the food on four prior occasions, and while I'm not an expert on Filipino food, I've had enough to know that it's the worst of what I have eaten. Maybe, somewhere, there is a Filipino restaurant with worse tasting food. When I find it, I'll let you know. The portions are large, but so is the price. A quick word about the sisig...I've eaten it, and it's dry and chewy. That's not how it is served in the Phillipines. I'm not quite sure what sisig the other reviewers have eaten, but this is just plain bad. For the adventurous person not deterred by this review, feel free to eat here so long as you are flexible enough to move with your food to another table if someone else wants take your spot.
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