Paella was worth the long wait...very good, plenty of ingredients. The bolognese was also…read moreokay....pollo frito was not good, it actually had very little actual chicken meat. Leg/thigh fried, came with gravy, I ate skin and gravy...the little chicken meat there was had black things attached to it, kind of disgusting. Pollo al Asillo (chicken spicy garlic sauce) was tasteless, not good. Linguini al pesto had a lot of a tomato sauce on top, took away from the pesto flavor...bottom line , come for the paella...that's it!!! Very good service.

Who does not like Spanish tapas? It is one of my favorite foods and when in Manila, Philippines, I…read morewas luckily invited for a dinner party at Alba Restaurante in Makati. On entering the restaurant, one cannot but notice the well-appointed red tablecloth tables with cloth napkins. The dishes at our disposal were many. They were Gambas (shrimp) in garlic and oil, potato croquettes, Spanish sausage, baked oysters, mushrooms, crostini with dip, chicken, spinach pizza and of course, seafood paella. To add to the cozy ambiance of this restaurant were three singers with Spanish guitars, serenading the audience in the restaurant. Our group got several renditions of Spanish ballads including, "Guantanamera". We sang along for this one. All the dishes were prepared well and highlighted their own distinct taste and flavors. My favorites were the croquettes, the baked oysters and the seafood paella. The croquettes were crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. The oysters though small, came 12 to a plate and were moist and well charred to bring out the baked parmesan fragrance. The seafood paella was the crown jewel of the evening. It contained several seafood varieties and was made fresh. It came out slightly charred at the bottom, as does any good paella. When scraped, mixed with the other contents, and eaten, one is rewarded with several bursts of aroma and taste. Table service was excellent. Muchas Gracias, Senores y Senoras.

This was an overwhelming place of good food! The drinks and desserts were unique…read more CHIRINGUITO,SICILIAN LIMONATA and their Sangria were super good. We had all sorts of tapas and the Paella Negra was a must when you're here. The best part was the open kitchen and stay at the bar!

My relatives took me to have lunch at this place. Their chef…read moreis from Barcelona whom we met after we ate. He serves an authentic gazpacho which I learned how to make in my recent trip to Madrid. It tasted exactly the same. The Wagyu beef is not as tender as I know because I just recently had Wagyu in Japan. The beef here is from Australia which I guessed! I like the ambience, the food and service. A good place to have tapas Spain style.

Two words: Sangria y Paella. Do yourself a favor and order the Paella as soon as you sit down…read more(takes 30min and is legit amazing). While you wait enjoy a pitcher of their homemade Sangria that is bomb and fruit has soaked for 2 days. If you get a little hangry in the meantime there is bread and butter on the table. The Paella is crispy perfection on the bottom with crrreamy and decadent rice, spices and seafood on top. De-lish

not bad. paella negra is okay but it stays in your system for quite some time. how does it…read morecompare to an alba run resto?

If Calderon is the new wave of Spanish cuisine in the Philippines, color me impressed. Calderon…read moretakes the best of the old school (Alba's and Casa Armas), and gives it an update that gives respect to the conventions of the old guard, yet feels fresh and new. The Makati branch of Calderon is tucked (Quite literally) at the back of a building in Salcedo Village, and as such is a bit of a challenge to find at first. However, once you get there, the restaurant more than makes up for it with wonderful food and a great vibe. I totally enjoyed every single dish I ate in Calderon, and while it was a bit pricey, it was totally worth every Peso. I would come back here in a heartbeat.

Calderon is good ol' Spanish food. What kind? The kind that you grew up with. It's Spanish food,…read morebut you know it has that Filipino influence on it. What are the good dishes? The familiar stuff: paella, salpicao, gambas, callos, bacalao, etc. Everything was good. A surprise hit was the lengua (if you like lengua). Top finish the job - their chocolate cake. If you aren't a fan of sweets, this might get you hooked. It's tasty, it's decadent, it's rich, but not that rich. The prices are very reasonable, reasonable enough to make me want to go back and try more of their dishes. I usually talk about the interiors first but I got to excited with the food. Anyway, the furniture isn't top-notch, but there is this intimate homey feel that you notice once you sit down to order. It's casual enough for a dinner with friends and family, but fancy enough for a date (for me at least). I think I'm going back tomorrow.

Had Shrimp Gambas and a classic margarita, also a complimentary papas brava…read more Food was delicious and drink was. Refreshing. Service was great, Ms Shirley was sweet and personable. Stayed engage the whole meal.

Came by on a late Tuesday night around 8:30pm for 4 and didn't have any issues with getting a…read moretable. Ambience was nice but quite loud. Reminds me of those restaurants in DTLA. The food was just okay to me, the paella took a minute to come out so order that first. The sisig tacos were super dry so I would skip that. The sangria was tasty though! Overall, I would come to try the food but come for the atmosphere and instagram worthy photos.

When we think about Burgos Street's surrounds (one of the red light districts here), it's hard to…read moreimagine something different than the "nightclubs/bars/adult entertainment" vibe. But sometimes cities are just not obvious, and I love that. If you make a right on Burgos and cross Badajos St., you'll get onto Polaris Street, a much calmer street. There you'll find a traditional Spanish restaurant called La Tienda, which is quite famous here in Manila. I've been there once with some Brazilian friends who came to visit us. I confess what I liked the most about the place was the 3 musicians who plays traditional Spanish songs. Before living in Manila, I've spent some time in Mexico and the trio just reminded me of the mariachis! So funny! I loved to have dinner listening to some old boleros like "Besame Mucho" and "Dos Gardenias". I have an antique soul, ok, I know that! :P Let's talk about the food. My personal experience wasn't that good, because the dish I had (Bacalao a la Viscaina) was a little bit greasy for my taste. However, my friends ordered the Paella Negra and they liked it. We paired our dishes with a great Spanish red wine and we all left La Tienda with a black tongue (thanks to the squid ink!). Well, we were all to much "borrachos" to care about.

Our family's go to Spanish restaurant the past 20+years. As such you know that your Spanish food…read morefavorites will always taste consistently good. Tonight we had the Gambas ala Plancha for appetizer and Lapu Lapu ala Donostiarra con Patatas Panaderas and Solomillo ala Pobre for our main dish. If your looking for simple good traditional Spanish food this is the place. Highly recommended!

Don't tell my boyfriend, but I'm infatuated with Alqueria. Who knew Spanish food could be THAT…read moregreat? If all the restaurants that served Spanish food were an entire kingdom, Alqueria would be their queen. Just browsing the menu alone makes you feel like someone's going to pop out with guitars, castanets, and harmonicas any moment now. It actually reminded me of how I've always wanted to learn the language. The restaurant feels so cozy, and yet it subtly exudes elegance. And like I said before, the dishes are SO good! The beef salpicao, the chorizo... all those classic Spanish food you love and enjoy. I honestly don't know how to describe all their dishes. All I can say is this: forget all that you've tasted from other Spanish restaurants. This is the real deal, my friend. You /can't/ let this pass. (Although, you may opt to pass on the churros. Not that great, but they /could/ be authentic Spanish churros. I wouldn't know.)

I am so intrigue to check out this place while in SD. I saw a post from Marvin Agustin in Instagram…read morepromoting this place so i got curious and told my self that i have to check this out., So, i went, check out the place and tried their foods. I like it and price is OK (not too bad). Would i recommend this place? Yes :)

This is in BGC. Our order is taking too long. The cuchinilla at 1/6 the size made to our table…read more after an hour of waiting. Wait staff has not apologized for the delay. Very unacceptable in my playbook. Locals and foreigners should be given equal treatments. Live music is great. Please train your staff to adhere to the standards if great customer service. Please add local beers or have your own microbrewery to get a better branding. Thank you for the experience. ¡Buena Salud!

Filipinos are drawn to rice. I'd like to believe that we have a genetic disposition towards the…read moregrain so that I have something ng to blame for my weight gain. I feel this is why most Pinoys are wary of entrees that don't come with rice in upscale restaurants. Looking at it the other way around, this I feel is the reason that we are drawn to all things paella. You can owe it to the aforementioned love of rice, or to the centuries we've spent colonized by the Spaniards, but as long as its paella, we as a people will immediately feast on it like there's no tomorrow. Cerveseria in Greenbelt 3 knows our amor for the dish so every once in a while, they offer up unlimited paella for a steal price. If you're not to keen on stuffing yourself silly, you can get a more modest serving. Make sure to eat the slightly overcooked rice near the bottom as it has all that paella flavor!

We ate during happy hour @20% discount for 4 persons. The price was reasonable given the quality of…read morefood served...we came in around 4:45 pm and left 6:00 pm (happy hour is from 2pm to 6pm). Food was so good! Don't take my word for it, give it a try!

I was recommended to try this place from my family when visiting Manila. It's their fave and it's…read morenot my fave! Tapas in PI is legit. The fois gras is so tasty I ordered seconds. It's not a huge place so it has that local neighborhood vibe. Definitely coming back next time I visit.

It's always wonderful to have a regular go-to place for tapsilog nearby, and what's even more…read morewonderful is to have it inside your village. Leisurely walking around the village, we saw several folks from my previous school outside a corner house and found out that they were there to have their regular tapsilog fix. Curious, we went and tried it to see what was special about this place that people come back for it. The tapa was indeed good, served with freshly cooked fried rice and egg, plus small bites of yummy chicharon. To neutralize the taste, they serve their tapa with a bit of pickled kangkong, which for me was the best part of the meal. It was so yummy I even asked if they sell it by the bottle, and they do! Delighted, I had some friends go back with me and even they are now regular customers of this eatery. Always fun to discover and share discoveries with fellow-foodie friends.

In the Neighborhood…read more When you grew up in the South, you find little corners of tapsi places that are unheard of. Real affordable, served over steaming rice, with a bowl of really hot sabaw to sober up your liquor muddled brain. Sinangag Express used to be a small tapsihan where kids crash after a long night of drinking. They weren't a big franchise then. But that's way over in the Paranaque area. Unless you live in BF Paranaque or already there, it's a bit tedious to have to trudge over to that part of the South to get a tapsi fix. So you search closer to home. Inside Philam is a little haven called Sese's Tapsilog. What's really good here is that their serving of tapa comes with little bits of crushed chicharon. A real plus, if you're into that sort of thing. The real kicker though is their acharang kangkong. I just love achara, and their kangkong version is seriously top notch.