We were looking for authentic food from the Philippines, so our hosts took us here and boy was it a…read moretreat! They did all the ordering for us and since we had a large group, I have pictures posted but don't have each dish identified. We all shared each of them and the dish that stood out to me was the roasted oysters with cheese. To top of the meal, we each had an order of Flan - which was delicious (see picture). You won't go wrong with a stop here!

Crisostomo is an authentic Filipino small restaurant in Laguna. We were on our way to Tagaytay for…read morea short vacation stay. I was craving Filipino food since I am here in PI. We got to the restaurant when it first opened for lunch. It did fill up the small restaurant once we sat down. Everything was good. Some were a little salty like their diniguan. The pictures on their menu seem deceiving as some of the dishes did not look like what we received. I liked their Laing, lengua, crab paste with rice, veggies with tuyo, etc. I did not like their calamansi drink or fresh buko drink. The buko seemed to be opened already so the outside turn brown. Their desserts like mango and cream pie was very good with fresh mangoes on top but was missing the ingredients in the middle like in the menu image. Their halo-halo was good and big with lots of ingredients. If I am in the area, and can afford the calories, I would still come back! Yumm! [65/100]

My friends and I had lunch here driving back to Manila from Tagaytay. They had a good experience…read morehere so they chose this resto when we got to Solenad. I was surprised at how pricey their food was given the interiors of the resto was really simple - like an airconditioned carinderia. This was because their food portions were big. I got the seafood in a regular plate. It came with shrimp, squid, tanigue and alimasag. The sauce was too rich and thick I lost interest in the dish after a few bites. The alimasag had no meat in it at all. Would have been better if they replaced it with more shrimp or squid. I didnt eat the complimentary soup because it used meat stock. My friends liked their sisig and chicaron bulaklak. Overall I wasn't impressed. If you are a meat eater you might love their food.

Filipino food is something I believe is something we all love very much. We cannot go wrong with a…read moregreat "Daing na Bangus" or "Kare-Kare." This restaurant specializes on those two dishes and they do it in utter perfection. This a small establishment seated in the confines of Nuvali. It's a simple restaurant that probably has a seating capacity of 30 people. They have a wide menu of your favorite Filipino dishes that it's such a family friendly place. Everything is served family style and comes to you very fast. The food is so good that you'll just keep wanting more. The best part is that you can take home marinated Bangus and just fry it at home whenever you're looking for this particular, wonderful taste.

My selections of the Bulalo and Bilo-Bilo for a midafternoon lunch were incredibly rich, super…read moredelicious, and I could proudly say, surpassed my expectations!

Place is clean and service is good. Cristy PATA and kare kare are great. But halo Halo is so so…read more Mostly ice, lacks ingredients and milk.

Always a long line but the Food is amazingzing specially the beef shank soup (Bulalo) and worth the…read morewait

We always make it a point to eat at Rose & Grace every time we travel south. I've been coming here…read moresince I was a kid and I'm so glad that it's still around to serve the same food I've known growing up. My favorites include longganisa (sausage) and they are known for their bulalo (beef soup with bone marrow). They serve the beef soup as a compliment when you dine in so you don't have to order soup unless you want to beef or the bone marrow. I'm always sure to have a hearty meal whenever I come to this place. So good ive even made it a point for my partner to come try this place when he visited.

TGIF, Balanga, Bataan has one of the worst customer service I have experienced. I've dined here for…read moreover a year and it was seldom I received KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF (HIGH QUALITY) service. Today Nov. 1, 2018 I asked a server for additional mayonnaise and he responded by pointing out the tartar sauce. I gave him reasonable time to bring my request, not only did he not bring my rrquest, he totally forgot about me. I asked another server for the same, and additional tartar sauce. He brought the mayo, and no tartar sauce. They do not re-visit customer to ask or upsell anymore products. Or just ask how is the food or if they're ok. This is TGIF, an international brand restaurant. In the U.S. Just spoke with their assistant manager, let see if this branch improves.

Late Lunch. Few customers. Very slow. Grilled pork chop arrived first before ceasar salad order…read more Patiently waited until i had to call waitress attention. Refill of mojito drink took forever. It's unlike The other TGI Friday's ive been to. Should have gone somewhere else here in Solenad. Waitress looks like Ann Curtis though.

I like Nuvali! It's a fairly new development in Laguna that's close to Manila, has great facilities…read moreand good-looking subdivisions, campuses of well-known schools, and a wakepark. Aside from that, they have a strip of establishments housing restaurants and retail outlet stores. During one of our visits, we decided to have dinner at Seafood Island. PROS: The boodle fight mode of serving your food is always fun, especially if you eat with your hands. You can pretend you're on a beach outing. CONS: The servings of rice are fine, but the word that I could think of when it comes to their viand is "sporadic." Like it's so little, that they look sad and splotchy. If you thought that the amount of rice is a redeeming factor, it isn't because it doesn't taste good as well. It's like old rice fried again and again that it feels like pebbles in your mouth - hard and dry. Their grilled meat is rubbery and burnt at the sides. And the salads look pitiful. I don't want to think that just because it's a provincial branch means that they have less food quality, but Seafood Island just gave us that impression. One of my friends who ate with us tried the one in Techno Hub and he said that this is not how the food is supposed to be. TL;DR: There are way better options of dining out in Nuvali than this place. The only reason you'd eat here is if you're *that* into boodle fights no matter the food quality.

Quick visit south of Makati. This area of nuvalle, country market etc has been consistently growing…read morefor years now. However, little Filipino outdoor BBQ joints like this makes it a pleasure to kick back, soak in the high humidity and temperature of the Philippines. Lots of working folks from offices and factories around the area sharing your bench with you. There are textile, language schools, and all sorts of shops around the area, so this is a very convenient and economical way to blow your hard earned peso. As for me, I had grilled marlin, some tuna with tamarind, (my fav) bittermellon with some scrambled eggs, rice and good 'ol San Miguel Beer....all freshly made food. Sarap...the country market is right next to this place, so I grabbed myself fresh coconuts to carve up at the hotel (don't tell Fairmont Makati I did that).

We had lunch here the other day with friends and family…read more This restaurant serve Spanish cuisine and is inside La Bella Residence. It's a huge commercial and residential compound, its developer set it up like in a Santorini Mediterranean style of buildings and a boutique hotel all painted in white. The place is kinda hard to find if you're an out of towner. You may try using Waze GPS, it might help. We ordered Paella de Marisco, Sulpicao, Callos and Gambas. They offered as starter freshly sliced baked baguette with 4 special dips specially made by Chef Arnaldo. I liked the aioli and balsamic dips. Their Gambas as an appetizer were made of seasoned grilled mushroom, tomatoes and succulent shrimps. It's delicious. The Callos were made from scratched. Taste great. The Paella de Marisco a seafood with chicken mixed seasoned yellow rice and chorizo served on a pan is delicious. Their Sulpicao is the authentic Spanish dish. The beef is tender, soft and moist. The mushrooms were marinated, soft and tender. It's delicious! Serving staff are helpful and courteous. Their food is pricey, serving is small. The developer requires that no trees should be cut within the compound to give way to the structures. Don't be surprised if you see a living trunk of a tree inside El Cocinero's bathroom and dining area. Small clean neutral gender bathroom.

Nestled away from the hustle of the Tagaytay main road, in the fabulous La Bella boutique hotel…read moregrounds, reminiscent of the pacifying azures and whites of the Cycladic islands, the El Cocinero serves unique, tremendously delicious Ibiza inspired food. The condiments for the bread were varied - sweet, tangy, creamy - it was tempting to stuff yourself before your meal arrived. We had some nice and light chicken soup with Jason Iberrico. The paella marisco was tasty and well done and the salpicao was delicious. All in all, worth a trip off the beaten path if you're not staying in the hotel!