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The Aristocrat

3.8 (85 reviews)
ModerateBakeries, Filipino, Barbeque
Open Open 24 hours

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THE ARISTOCRAT ATMOSPHERE

What's the vibe?
Casual
Loud
Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Calamansi Juice
Ernesto T.

As I Have Arrived From A Flight In Coron Last Sunday February 15,2026. Have Decided To Have Dinner At Aristocrat Restaurant Closer By Remedios Church As We Entered We Have Registered And Waited To Be Seated. Once Seated We Were Handed The Menu And Ordered in 20 Minutes Our Order Were Being Served. The Barbeque Chicken, Java Rice, Pancit Canton And A Calamansi Juice. The Portions Are Great As The Food Are So Savory. The Ambiance Of The Restaurant Is Amazing As The Space Were Expanded With Different Rooms. There Were Some Walls Were Ornaments of Memorabilia Of The Restaurant & Bakeshop History. Overall The Restaurant & Bakeshop Is A Family Oriented Were Culture And Traditions Are Being Observed.

JD H.

The Aristocrat checks a lot of boxes for me. Storied history, check. Authentic local food from old generation family recipes, check. Open 24 hours per day for the jet-lagged visitor, check. Plus, a menu with such numerous good choices that I could eat there for weeks and not order the same thing twice. Check! This is a nice restaurant by Filipino standards. Brightly lit, indoors and air conditioned, it is serviced by numerous uniform-wearing employees and has ability to take credit cards. While it is not expensive by US standards, it is about 2.5 times more pricey than it is to eat the same local dishes from a street vendor or open air, sweat-shop carinderia. The best reason for me to come here is to develop a flavor profile and understanding of local dishes based on what many locals consider to be recipes meeting a gold standard. After all, these recipes are well over a generation old and were from the home collection of Aling Asiang who is often considered the Mother of Filipino cuisine. That history is hard to match. This was my first visit and I had a very tough time deciding what to eat. I loved the Sinigang na Baboy with its fork tender pork ribs and thick, slightly sour broth tasting a bit of fermentation. But the star of the night for me was the Beef Dinuguan. Knowing it is a local style of Blood Stew had me prepared for an irony taste which was non-existent. In fact, had you blindfolded me, I would have told you that I was eating melting cubes of beef in a rich, thick gravy with almost mocha-like components to it and velvety mouthfeel. I bit of chili/vinegar to cut the viscosity and spooned over rice and I'll be damned if I did not pretty much lick that bowl clean. I would elect to fly the 19 hrs from home without even blinking just to have a late night bowl of that again. And again. I'm not kidding, it was that good. While the food was the star, the service was a little more on the mediocre side of things. The staff were friendly and polite. Just a bit haphazard and inefficient. It took me a while to get their attention to place an order and again to get my check and the restaurant was not crowded. I think that they were just distracted and having a good time with each other while at work which was nice to see but does seem to put the customer second and prevents it from getting all the stars in my review. Nevertheless, I generally am not going to places primarily because of the servers. For me, it's all about food authenticity and The Aristocrat has that, for sure. I would definitely return even if I had to serve myself if that tells you what I really think of the place. From my tourist perspective, if you are in the area and want a great introduction to the local comfort foods, this is a really good spot that will help you fill that knowledge gap. From my insider perspective, don't miss the Dinuguan. My only regret was that I was not in Manila long enough to go back for another visit. :(

Dylan B.

One thing I wanted to do when I was in Manila was to get some good filipino barbeque items but was wary about going to food stalls for fear about food poisoning since it has been a long while since I have been out of the US. My partner's family took us out to Manila City and I got what I had been waiting for. The restaurant is MASSIVE. Great for parties and large groups. There were multiple celebrations happening all around the restaurant it seemed like, with tons of people just flying around the venue; a bit hectic to the point where I could probably get lost in there if I was bumped the wrong way. The food was incredible. Her relatives ordered literally everything imaginable: pork bbq skewers, sinigang, stews, shrimp sizzling plate, pancit, gravy, and supposedly the famous crispy bbq chicken. My favorites were the bbq pork of course and it was so good, better than most pork bbq you can get at filipino-american restaurants.

Pancit canton, lumpiang shanghai, lumpiang sariwa, boneless barbecue chicken with jave rice and ensaladang with bagoong and pritong talong.
Iseo Y.

I was there with family last Tuesday Oct. 28th for my last meal in Manila before I go back to USA, we ordered Lumpiang Sariwa and side of Pork barbecue, let me tell you these were the best I have ever tasted while vacationing, my brother ordered boneless chicken barbecue with Java rice it was excellent, Pancit Canton and lumpiang shanghai is also a hit. Although we were told it's about 25 mins wait for foods to arrive, it came out pretty fast. Service is good and the staffs are friendly and the ambiance is superb, this really takes you back in time. I would go back in a heartbeat if I was only about 2 hrs away. I guess I have to go back when I visit again. Love love the foods it was delicious!

Joseph R.

The family was in the area and we decided on having a meal at a historical location: Aristocrat on a weekday during the evening. First timer here. We had a party of 9 and were seated immediately. I did not venture far but observed a large amount of seating and workers. There were quite a bit of people that night, and as such I appreciated seeing all those who worked there going back and forth between tables on the fly with every request. We ordered a plethora of food - lumpia, chicken, fried rice, ginataang laing, pancit bihon, ampalay con carne, camaron rebosado and sisig (may have left something out). We all enjoyed our food - the only dish that I personally ordered was sisig and - everyone that tried it was very disappointed in it hence knocking it down one star. Overall however, the experience was pleasant and much props to the workers and how hard they were working with the amount of people that were being served that night.

Chicken BBQ (no rice option)
Marilyn V.

Still the ORIGINAL and the BEST! Always a staple when I'm visiting Manila. It never fails to satisfy my craving for good old barbecue. They offer 3 pcs bone-in chicken BBQ, pork BBQ, boneless chicken among other Filipino dishes. They have changed packaging from boxes to plastic partitioned containers but flavour remains the same. This location has been there for decades and the fame and popularity never fades. Will always come back for more.

Lechón & White Rice
Brennan S.

Yelp for the aristocrat Imagine this: it's a warm day in the middle of March, it's you first time in the Philippines and you can't wait to try your first bite of some delicious Filipino food! There's so many places to choose from in Manila and you wander into The Aristocrat. At first you get the feeling that this is where they serve family style dishes by the way all the tables are grouped together. Which is true! You also get the feeling that this is like a super corporate chain restaurant that doesn't really give you a welcoming vibe that makes you feel like you're in the Philippines. Also true. You take a seat, you look at the menu and see they have all the traditional Filipino eats! Excited, you get greeted by your server who was welcoming but very transactional You order the famous Lechón Kawai, rice and some puto for a little sweetness to break up the flavors. They let you know it will take 25-30 minutes to serve :( okay... (Luckily it didn't take that long cuz you're starving!) After getting your food, you pour the gravy over the lechón and you take a bite, instantly you melt to the floor from the delicious flavor & texture from this crispy skinned pork belly. It was delicious, the puto was just the right amount of sweet and the rice, just like grandma makes. All these things were true BUT I soon realized there was lechón around the city that was far better and will take you to another dimension. All in all I'd say the service was ok, not super welcoming and felt as transactional as a McDonald's The food was good, but definitely have had better for the same price The ambiance, let's just say it was missing some soul. Everything was clean but wasn't super comfortable. This place was definitely designed to make money and not much else. That said, does it scratch the itch for Filipino food? Yes But it does leave a lot to be desired. Luckily, you're in Manila and there is plenty more to be had.

Ange C.

It's been about 20 years since I've been at the aristocrat- and my what a huge change! They must be going through some renovations or just completed because the restaurant was very bright and had air conditioning! We had a party of 10 and ordered: Crispy Pata x 2 Bulalo x 2 Pancit x 2 Fried fish (I forgot) Chop suey x 2 I was a big fan of the bulalo and chop suey. They did a great job. My family loved the crispy oats and almost ordered a 3rd one.

ambiance are so nice and the food is so great.. superb

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super sarap dito kaya dito gusto kumain ng fam namin lagi e five star ka sa akin tapos ang babait pa ng mga nag sserved

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super duper tagal ng servings, like water nalang aabot pa ng 20mins lao ung bill out anlala waittngs malala

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Our family had so much fun at this well-regarded restaurant! The food and service was superb!

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Great food. The service is great. The environment is peaceful. Everything seems to be fine when we dine in here.

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Been a GO-TO to all Filipinos from all walks of Life. Nostalgic to Baby Boomers. Food is great as well as service.

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It was disgusting. Didn't finish anything and even spit out some of it. I'm a foreigner and my coworker Filipina. She didn't like it either.

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Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine - Turon Ala mode

Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine

4.0(8 reviews)
4.9 kmMakati City

My mom, sis, and I are staycationing at their favorite hotel across the street from…read moreGlorietta/Rustan and, two days ago, we decided to go walk around the mall. After wandering around for half an hour, we ended up in front of the restaurant. What intrigued us about the place was how empty it was, though it was already past five PM and there was major traffic of people in the mall. The site I supposed reminded us that it was dinner time already, so we mulled over whether to give the place a try. My sis quickly decided against it because she assumed an empty restaurant must mean bad food. However, I was craving for real Filipino food at that moment (and I was paying), so we ended up inside the restaurant after quickly glancing at the menu. The place was so empty that even the host was out of sight. After a minute or so, the host appeared and we were seated promptly needless to say. We even had a pick of any table! We ended up ordering the bagnet that came with the sour broth on the side, beef adobo, laing, and garlic fried rice with dilis. And as it turned out, we really enjoyed the food! My sister and my mom raved about the bagnet. I liked everything. In conclusion, the place was a hit. Before our staycation ends this Saturday, I would like to back and try out the other dishes.

Get the crab fat fried rice, chicken inasal (sweet marinated grilled chicken), Laing (taro leaves…read morecooked in coconut milk and shrimp paste), gising gising (fine chopped green beans cooked in coconut milk), and fried tilapia!!!! An hold a fork on your left hand, with a spoon on your right hand, mix everything up with rice!

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Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine - Benedictino fried rice

Benedictino fried rice

Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine - Crab fat fried rice, laing, chicken inasal, fried tilapia

Crab fat fried rice, laing, chicken inasal, fried tilapia

Dekada Historic Filipino Cuisine - Pinaupong manor and tinapa fried rice

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Goto Monster - Talong Chips + Tokwa

Goto Monster

4.7(14 reviews)
2.7 kmMakati City
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This place is open 24/7. I always order their Bagnet Lugaw. It is expensive for other lugaw but…read moretheir price is justified. The lugaw is so good with good consistency. Not watery, just right. And the toppings and sauces to adjust your taste. I recommend this spot

Comforting Pinoy food, open 24/7. Honestly underrated…read more I swear, this place has been open for over a decade... and somehow I've been roaming Makati like a clueless NPC not knowing it existed. The betrayal. My own stomach deserved better. Solid late-night spot. Generous portions, comforting flavors, and a vibe that feels like a warm hug after a long day (or a long night out, depende sa choices mo). Alfresco dining is super chill, but be warned: it starts getting packed around 1-2AM with people who look like they've survived a full pub crawl. What we ordered: * Pork Bagnetsilog - Crispy, well-seasoned, and surprisingly generous. * Talong Chips + Tokwa - My ultimate fave. I kept "trying one more" until suddenly... nothing was left. Zero self-control, and honestly? Worth it. * Chicharon Bulaklak + Tokwa - Dangerously crunchy. Perfect with rice or on its own. * Coffee Nagaraya Sorbetes - Fun idea, but the coffee flavor needs a little more oomph. Still worth a try. * Leche Flan Sorbetes - A sinful dulce de leche situation -- sweet tooth approved. Only downside: Parking took 30 mins to 1 hour. Will we be back? Absolutely. Probably sooner than parking trauma can heal. Another late night go-to unlocked.

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Goto Monster - Coffee Nagaraya Sorbetes + Leche Flan Sorbetes

Coffee Nagaraya Sorbetes + Leche Flan Sorbetes

Goto Monster - Chicharon Bulaklak + Tokwa Dangerously crunchy

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Locavore - Tastes great! Eating something delicious.. thumbs up..

Locavore

4.5(50 reviews)
7.8 kmMandaluyong City
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Our cousins took us here at Locavore, Estancia location. We enjoyed dining at Locavore with our…read morefamily, party of 11. Excellent customer service with delicious meals and plenty of options on their menu. This is our second time dining at Locavore but first time at Brixton Street in Estancia location. Customer service at Brixton Street, Estancia is consistent with the BGC location. The staff is also very well versed with food allergies. The staff was great every step of the way from seating, to ordering, to delivering our orders on a timely manner and until the very end. Our party of 11 ordered 2 of everything like to name a few of what we ordered are, Pakbet Ratatouille, Octadobo, Oyster Palabok sa Puti, Tapsilog, Boneless Lechon Belly, Dragonfruit chips and many more. We look forward to dining at Locavore every time we visit Philippines. Locavore both provided delicious food and excellent customer service.

I had dinner at Locavore while visiting Manila, and it was honestly one of the best meals I've had…read moreduring my trip. I'd been wanting to try Filipino food, and this place came highly recommended by some locals. The food was incredible. I tried the sizzling sinigang, and it completely surprised me. The flavor was sour, savory, and comforting all at once. I also had the oyster sisig, which was crispy, rich, and perfect with a cold San Miguel beer. Every dish came out hot and well-presented. The restaurant itself has a great vibe!!! lively but not too loud. The staff were really friendly and helpful, especially since I wasn't too familiar with Filipino dishes. They explained what everything was and even suggested a few must-tries. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the Philippines. And I'll definitely come back next time!

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Locavore - What a perfect day with the perfect food and drinks... i love it

What a perfect day with the perfect food and drinks... i love it

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Locavore - Ginger and Walker, I think

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Manam - Crispy Sisig

Manam

4.4(14 reviews)
10.7 kmQuezon City

From the moment we walked through the doors, we were greeted with warm smiles and outstanding…read morecustomer service. The entire staff was welcoming, friendly, and genuinely made us feel like valued guests. The restaurant itself was spotless, bright, and had a comfortable atmosphere that made it easy to relax and enjoy our meal. The food was absolutely amazing. Every dish was fresh, flavorful, and prepared with great attention to detail. It truly felt like I was enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal made with love and care. The generous portions and quality ingredients made every bite memorable, and it was clear that the kitchen takes pride in everything they serve. A special thank you to our server, Anton, for providing exceptional service. He was attentive, professional, and incredibly friendly throughout our visit. He checked on us regularly, made sure our drinks stayed full, answered our questions with a smile, and made us feel well taken care of without ever being intrusive. His positive attitude and genuine hospitality made our dining experience even more enjoyable. Thank you to Anton and the entire staff for creating such a wonderful experience. Great food, excellent service, and a clean, inviting atmosphere are exactly what keep customers coming back. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a delicious meal and outstanding hospitality. I can't wait to return!

This was the very first place we visited after being away from the Philippines for more than 18…read moreyears, and it did not disappoint. Everything about our experience was excellent. The restaurant has a classy, well-thought-out atmosphere with authentic Filipino charm. I ordered the Fried Pla-Pla fish, which looked incredibly appetizing and tasted even better. I also tried the Pork Sisig, served on a sizzling plate, and it was outstanding. The combination of textures, flavors, and presentation made it a real standout dish. If I had one minor criticism, it would be that the service was a bit slow. However, that was easily outweighed by the quality of the food and the overall experience. Highly recommend this place, and we'll definitely come back if we have the chance.

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Manam - Garlic rice

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