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Greenbelt and Glorietta   Manila

Greenbelt and Glorietta, Manila

 42 Reviews  Part two of My Umu Japanese restaurant tips with more pictures. Umu Japanese restaurant in Dusit Hotel Manila in Makati City is knowned for really expensive but very satisfying japanese cuisine and... 

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Native Restaurants   Manila

Native Restaurants, Manila

 20 Reviews  ADO'S Panciteria or Pancit ni Ado has been pleasing Pasiguenos since 1952 and has become an iconic restos to the surrounding communities and anyone who happens to stumble upon it. Situated just down... 

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The Podium   Manila

The Podium, Manila

 17 Reviews  Part two of House of Wagyu Restaurant with more pictures! one of the most expensive steakhouses in Manila, offerring Australian Raised Wagyu Beef. (Wagyu is a generic term for cattle derived from... 

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Malate   Manila

Malate, Manila

 16 Reviews  Part Two of my Fire Place Steakhouse tips with more pictures. the Fire Place steakhouse of Hyatt Manila and Casino Hotel is one of the more popular luxe steakhouses in the Philippines. it is voted... 

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Rockwell   Manila

Rockwell, Manila

 7 Reviews  This restaurant is located at the Rockwell mall. They mostly served Italian food, so if you want to add some Italian on your journey, simply go here. But I tell you, its not cheap! Infact, this... 

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Jollibee   Manila

Jollibee, Manila

 14 Reviews  You can't escape Joliibee when you are in the Philippines. Even more omnipotent than McDonald. There is one restaurant along any major roads. Very popular with the locals as the chain offer local fast... 

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Greenhills   Manila

Greenhills, Manila

 6 Reviews  It's not easy for Muslim traveler in Makati. After few days of searching for Muslim restaurant, finally one of local Muslim suggests to visit Greenhills mall. Whenever you're there, not only food... 

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El Pueblo   Manila

El Pueblo, Manila

 6 Reviews  a lot of the japanese expats from the asian development bank eats here so i guess they approve about the quality of food, only is too expensive for me. total bill of 796.37 - tenderloin steak - 2 coke... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Yaki Mix SM mall of Asia: Don't even try

by chappi

EVEN TRYING TO DINE HERE WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE....We drove for more than two hours facing heavy rains and a snail-paced traffic from our place to MOA (Mall of Asia) just so some receptionist could turn her nose at us and tell us that they'd be closing at 10:15. We arrived at around 8:45 and were trying to get our party signed up but when we walked to the reception area, which was open to the bay and therefore open to the rain, none of the five people (4 receptionists and the supervisor) who stood there took any notice of us they continued chatting and laughing while we, the hungry and tired customers, just stood there waiting for someone to realize that they were getting paid to do their jobs. When finally one of the receptionists decided to entertain us (Jennifer Metoc was her name) she already launched into discouraging us by saying that they stopped serving at 10:15 and that we...

Max's: Filipino Delights

by nixca316

Max's has been existing in this country since the mid 1940's and it has been through hell and high-water. Their name has always been synonymous to good Filipino Cuisine and they are most famous for their chicken (they are also called "The House That Fried Chicken Built").It was handled by Francorp since 1988. The old was merge with the new. They had a different concept before(Chicken, Steaks, Coffee, Soda, Ice Cream etc.), but kept their original chicken recipes (By the founder's niece, Ruby) then added some more. Being handled by Francorp they were able to have quality control and were also able franchise their system without hassle. Francorp was a big help to them because even if they still had good food, Francorp was able to help them market their products well.I believe they have a global concept, but the one in Sacramento, California, USA, did not work out well. I guess you can't be...

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Pizza: The Aranetas have conquered the Philippines =)

by nixca316

Note: I know I should put more local chains here, but even if this is an international one, they "Philippinized" it.Who are "they"?The Aranetas own the master franchise and they have made this resto-chain family-friendly.Most of the branches have very alert and efficient staff. They are neat and very, very courteous.The food is very, very affordable too. RJ loves the spare ribs, the 1/4 chicken with spaghetti, the dessert sampler, the BBQ Cheesy Volcano Pizza and the Vegetarian.

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Blue Carabao Diner: Every finger lickin good food

by wrongturn

I was walking up from one of the local diving shops when i noticed a line up of people standing out past the sidewalk.I looked up to see on their sign that this place is called the Blue Carabao Diner.The sign also has pictures of their specality,carabao {Philippine water buffalo} offered in two soups. I ventured in to take a look and seen that the food is offered banquet style,or what they call "toro-toro" meaning to point at the meal that you want.I have to say for an open style restaurant,they have managed to keep the place very clean and the staff are well dressed and wear special styled hairnets and serving gloves,i was impressed.As i was walking around a lady came over and introduced herself as the owner and head cook of the establishment,asking if i had any questions about the food and invited me to take a look at their kitchen,wow,impressed ! I was told that all first time foreign...

Casa Juana, JJs foodstream: Authentic dishes

by jogibbs

For authentic Philippine cuisine dining, you must try jj's foodstream in Tagbilaran city.My favourite dish during my last night in Bohol province was 'Kinilaw'. It is actually raw fish steeped in vinegar to 'cook' the soft white flesh. The balance of the sourness with the sweet richness of coconut sauce was just perfect. The lime added was nice touch and not overdone, which usually happens. The mungo soup was also excellent just like how I remembered my Mama cooked it but it could have used more coconut for more richness as it was on a lean side but the balance of taste was good.The prawn soup was very disappointing because the prawns were tiny, I mean, really tiny with its shell still attached! The leafy vegetables in the soup were also very disappointing with stringy overboiled texture instead of retaining its firm and crunchy flavour.I love the taste of my sister's chopsuey rice, it...

Dencio's: Maureen Gabriel Of Dencio's is rude!!!

by arthur_cuevas

MAUREEN GABRIEL you suck!!!!!there is a very unrespectful emloyee in your resto that has a very foul mouth! what kind of resto are you if you can't control and teach your own employees to respect people!!!!i think that you should think of firing her because if you dont, she might just injure a lot more costumers in the future because of her preposterous character!!! MAUREEN GABRIEL you suck!!!!!there is a very unrespectful emloyee in your resto that has a very foul mouth! what kind of resto are you if you can't control and teach your own employees to respect people!!!!i think that you should think of firing her because if you dont, she might just injure a lot more costumers in the future because of her preposterous character!!!

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Dencio's Restaurant: The best Filipino food in Manila!

by joiwatani

My last VT meet was in Manila at Dencio's Restaurant. It was suggested by Aida (asianbelle). The restaurant is very close to the Megamall and very convenient place to eat. There were a lot of young people hanging outside just looking at their laptops and some people were just chatting and drinking their beer.The ambience of the restaurant was really pleasant. The waiters and waitresses were busy. The hanging Japanese lights make you feel welcome at the restaurant. The tables were covered in white linen and it made the restaurant looked very clean and very fresh.The waiters were friendly and courteous. There was a waitress buzzing people in and checking whether I had a reservation or not. As soon as I sat dow waiting for my VT friends, one of the waiters asked me what I would like to drink... For some reason, I like the fried "bangus" (milk fish). Honestly, while I was eating it, I...

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YAKI MIX RESTAURANT: NEVER AGAIN

by allelli

AT LAST....THIS IS OUR 3RD ATTEMPT EATING THIS RESTAURANT, THIS RESTAURANT IS JUST OPEN RECENTLY, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE VISIT THIS RESTAURANT IT IS FULL PACK WHAT EVER THE REASONED I DON'T KNOW THAT WHY WE MAKE IT APPOINT TO VISIT THIS RESTAURANT EARLY AS 4PM FOR A DINNER BUFFET. WE ARE SO CURIOUS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE WASTING THERE TIME FOR AN HOUR WAITING OUTSIDE JUST TO EAT THERE BUFFET.... AT 4PM WE RESERVED FOR 7PAX ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER WE SHOULD BE THERE BEFORE 5:30PM IF THEY CALL OUR NAMED AND WE ARE NOT AROUND THEY WILL GAVE OUR SEAT TO OTHERS, SO WHAT WE DO IS TO STAY AT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT SO WE WONT MISSED OUR TURN SAME WHAT OTHER COSTUMER IS DOING... AND 5:30PM CAME EVERYBODY WAS EXCITED TO ENTER THERE RESTAURANT SO WE CAN SEE AND EAT THERE LONG WAITING BUFFET........THE BUFFET TABLE IS NOT YET PREPARED WE WAIT FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE THEY GAVE US A GO...

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Arabela cafe in Liliw Laguna: over rated food and annoying name drooper owner

by baneknek26

The ambience is quite good for dining in a country side and for its being an italian restaurant,I find it lucky enough to dominate the place for not having other competition in business! In addition, that it's place is in a popular leather shoe making destination wherein similar of what in Italy is famous of.although Liliw leather shoe is much different from what is known years ago....its not all made of locals because of the mixing in imported products from China and Korea.But ...thats another story!The restaurant,which is highly rated and appreciated by many ...is dissappointing indeed! I just don"t know how it become an overly rated italian food when 3M pizza tastes much better than theirs! (check the crust! its an insult for a real italian pizza) and to all the pasta that we've order,namely the vongole and carbonara...oh,pleasssssse!!!!DON"T claim it is an italian taste!Anyway...just...

MAX RESTAURANT: FAST AND FURIOUSLY YUMMY PINOY FOOD

by AusPinay

The food is traditional Pinoy style- especially the chicken which is the specialty of the house! Most Pinoys know the real taste of MAx cannot be duplicated so it is best to make a reservation at your local restaurant as it can be packed to the rafters especially during Christmas season like when we usually go to the Philippines! I love the fresh lumpia - fresh spring rolls in crepe-like cake stuffed with vegetables that are hard to get here in Sydney! It comes with nice sweet sauce topped with peanuts. The servings are not big enough for my hubby though!The chicken is always yummy and the kare-kare and noodles and always good. The servings are too small compared to what we're used to here in Sydney so you might have to order two (or more ) of each dish if you are in a group.

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hi There I'm going backpacking with 3 other friends for 5 days in the Philippines and was wondering if anyone has any... 

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A: Some suggestion of mine: Shooting the rapid at pagsanjan falls then spend the night at tagaytay. 2nd day, taal trek, a bit of city tour and then a 45 drive to Lago de... 

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