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]

This was a pleasant discovery when the hubby had a company activity in Seda Hotel Nuvali. We were…read morein search for a new restaurant to try and Caldo in the Fiesta Mall was the first to catch our eye. It's perfect as we had our fur babies with us and they have outside seating. Browsing the menu, you can get a feel that it has been well though of They have a good selection of vegetables and meat dishes. They all looked so good that it was hard to settle with just a few. We started out with some appetizers in the fashion of Filipino street food with the gambas+longanisa and satay sampler. But even prior to that, we were given bread with pate while waiting for our orders. We couldn't decide on what to order so we got both the chicken and chorizo rice and garlic aligue rice with chicharron. We matched these with the grilled beef belly and ox tail and trip kare kare. As if these were not enough, we also sampled the paksiw na boneless bangus belly with roasted coconut. Unlike the traditional paksiw with the more prominent sour taste of the vinegar, I liked this better because the coconut added some sweetness to it. Because we loved it so much and we didn't get to taste the pork belly, we came back for a second time. We again had the same set of rice, but this time we made sure we had the roast pork belly with tamarind rub. we were not able to try it the first time as we were too early. Apparently it takes a lot of time to prepare and does not get available until after noon. We also had the laing con alamang fresco. I like laing and this, I love. It can be on the expensive side. But the portions are adequate. This is now a favorite spot for me and the hubby

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.

Better service then the TGIF in Melbourne Florida. The menu here has stuff that the States menu…read moredon't. But don't expect refills on your coke, TGIF here in the Philippines don't do refills on drinks, they just give you a glass of ice and a can. Prices are a little higher then the states, took my family here to let them try something different other then Filipino foods. Staff are friendly and nice, party of more then 5, tips are automatically added to your bill. We had 9 adults and one child with us. Total cost a little over 8,000 pesos. If you have family here in the Philippines and want them to try something different take them here, I'm sure the will enjoy the food.

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.

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 took a day trip to visit friends in Tagaytay and decided to eat bulalo, the region's famous…read morespecialty. We chose Diner's because of its view of the Taal Volcano and valley between. We were greeted by all of the wait staff as soon as we entered. We were seated fairly quickly at a table with a fantastic view amidst the bright and airy dining room. After ordering, our food cane out quickly. We had the pork sisig, bulalo and tawalis with some steamed white rice. The sisig, chopped pork belly with red onions and spicy peppers was served to us sizzling on a hot cast iron plate. It didn't look exactly as pictured on the menu because the egg was already mixed into the dish instead of on top sunny side up. The bulalo came out on a steel pot with a burner at the bottom. The tawalis, mini fried fish, looked appetizing on top of a bed of lettuce, cucumber and tomato. All of our dishes tasted delicious. The sisig was pretty spicy because of all the chopped peppers but besides that it had a great combination of flavors that went well with the hot steamed rice. I thought the dish could have been pre-cooked just a little longer before it got to us or the skillet could have been even hotter though....was a little worried the pork didn't cook long enough. (This review was written several hours later and I'm happy to report there were no stomach issues!). The tawalis was ok. These were mini fish dusted with flour and fried. The batter was not heavy however I thought it could have had a little more seasoning. I dipped the fish in a calamansi/soy sauce mixture that helped a lot. You eat the fish whole...bones and all! The order came with twelve pieces and was plenty for our party of five. The star of the show, the bulalo, did not disappoint. Our order meant for four to five people was perfect. There were large chunks of beef shank and generous pieces of green cabbage immersed in the most amazing broth. The beef is slow cooked several hours so it is tender and oh so flavorful. It was a great experience eating the dish with a bit of steamed rice. It would have been perfect if there were a few more vegetables like potatoes and green beans. Overall we enjoyed our meal and thought the prices were reasonable. I would definitely come back the next time we are in the area!

We went for the view....from the open seating you can see the whole valley and the volcano. Saying…read morethe view is stunning isn't good enough....it's more like incredibly stunning, yes, that's more like it! But....view alone would not make us want to come back....as there are several other places with that same view. What will bring us back is the delicious local cuisine! We ordered the Special Bulalo. It's a hearty beef soup served in a clay pot. It's made with fresh beef shanks and bone marrow. It says it serves 2-3 people....I'd say 3 for sure if you're ordering even one more side dish. We also ordered Adobong Manor as Gata, a chicken Adobo slow cooked in coconut milk and soy sauce. It had a hint of ginger and was a bit salty, I ate it served over garlic rice.....very nice dish! Last but not least we ordered Christy Tawilis....fried sardines. Next time I'm getting the fresh coconut for my drink....the next table over ordered that and I instantly regretted my beer choice!