Abe Restaurant Serendra

Kirsten Mari Lagazo Kirsten Mari Lagazo had Sinuteng Baby Squid

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4 months ago 2013-07-26

reno bismark reno bismark had Sugpo sa Gata

8 months ago 2013-04-11

Rose Gulapa Rose Gulapa had Lumpiang Ubod, Chicharon Bulaklak, Green Mango with Bagoong Salad, Pastel de Lengua, Bicol Express, Gising-Gising, Humba, Sugpo sa Gata, and Sikreto ni Maria

11 months ago 2013-01-22

Gat-Usig Kal-El Gat-Usig Kal-El had Bamboo Rice and Aligue of Talangka

11 months ago 2013-01-09

Gat-Usig Kal-El craved Gat-Usig Kal-El for Arobung Kamaru, Aligue of Talangka, and Pork Binagoongan

Hindi ka PiNoy kung hindi mi ito matitikman! ;))

11 months ago 2013-01-09

Jhing Dela Cruz craved Jhing Dela Cruz for Aligue of Talangka

all time favorite :)

1 year ago 2012-12-08

Fish Pundavela craved Fish Pundavela for Bicol Express and Gising-Gising

1 year ago 2012-11-06

Ave Zhiero craved Ave Zhiero for Sugpo sa Aligue ng Talangka

guzto ko xa matikman

1 year ago 2012-10-20

Frederick Carlos Frederick Carlos had Bamboo Rice

1 year ago 2012-09-27

Eden Angeli Eden Angeli had Pastel de Lengua

1 year ago 2012-09-18

Eden Angeli craved Eden Angeli for Pastel de Lengua

1 year ago 2012-09-18

Michelle Sia craved Michelle Sia for Sugpo sa Gata, Lumpiang Ubod, and Sikreto ni Maria

1 year ago 2012-07-23

stellaire wrote a review

Good Filipino food

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I first got to try Abe because of an office team dinner. We were looking for a Filipino restaurant to bring our Singaporean guests to so we chose Abe.

First of all, if you want to make sure you'll have a table it's very important to RESERVE. Seriously, I don't think this restaurant runs out of customers during peak hours.

In terms of ambiance I'd have to agree with a lot of the other reviews that the restaurant doesn't have very good acoustics. It can get pretty noisy when there's a lot of people and the acoustics of the resto make it worse. Their function room also seems like dead zone for mobile phones.

Service isn't consistent but overall my experience has been pretty good. Their servers are really friendly and serving time is actually excellent.

Time for the food discussion.

Spicy Sisig Pampanga - Nothing extraordinary. You can find other cheaper places that serve better. And it wasn't spicy at all, actually.
Kinilaw na Tanigue - Pretty good. But I don't think you can really go wrong with kinilaw that much.
Betute - Now, if you're feeling a bit adventurous this is something you should try. It's stuffed frog and they really serve it as a whole frog without the head so some people might be turned off. But I really liked it. It's not "malansa" but was a bit oily, but still very good.


Sinigang na Bangus Belly with Ripe Guava - One of my favorite dishes in Abe. Not for everyone because the guava makes the soup sweet.
Mutton Adobo with Popped Garlic - It was good, but not a favorite. It was too oily for my taste.
Humba - So-so. Nothing special. You can get better from a turo-turo canteen.
Binukadkad na Pla Pla - Very interesting presentation. Well cooked and was not "malansa". It's nothing special, actually, it's pretty much just fried fish presented very well.
Gising gising - My second favorite dish in Abe. It's a really simple dish, but, man, does it taste so good. Not really spicy, though, but maybe you can ask for more chili if you want it to be really spicy.
Biringhe Agustin Goy - I loved this. It was the first time I tried biringhe so I don't have anything else to compare it to. It tastes like savory suman.
Crispy Tadyang - Good, but nothing special.
Pastel de Lengua - I love lengua and this dish is pretty good, but, again, nothing special.

Sikreto ni Maria - A dessert you should try. It was a hit during our team dinner. It's actually just suman, mangoes, vanilla ice cream, drenched in coconut milk. Love it.

3 years ago 2010-05-06

pendong wrote a review

Give it a chance

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Generally, for me, Abe Restaurant is an epitome of Filipino cuisine ingenuity.

First of all, likewise shared by a Filipino Chef in the US, it's hard to create something gourmet out of our local food. True. Consider this: how can you present adobo (all black or brown)? At Abe, at least they tried to come up something "cute" in presenting Filipino food (like the Binukadkad na Pla-Pla).

Second: Filipinos like it sweet (always!) Adobo, with a dash of sugar. Spaghetti, a spoonful of sugar. At Abe, perhaps they are recreating certain Filipino dishes specially with the advent of "fusion" in cuisines. Try their Puso ng Saging dish!

Third: I like the names of some of their food. Of course in order to entice the dining customer, you need to name your dishes with something catchy, if not mouthwatering. Like their dish "The Day After" (which is simply Lechon Paksiw). Yes, it does give you an idea that it was perhaps (but I know it's not) a left over lechon and yes you would have second thoughts that a one-day old dish will have a better taste (if I want adobo today, I would have it cooked yesterday) and it does taste great - Abe's The Day After!

Lastly, still a problem with our Filipino dishes is that...we really don't have an original filipino dish. There is but not all the we claim to be a Filipino dish is not purely Filipino. Most were either of Spanish or of Chinese influence. (but I know it's out of topic hehehehe)

Service? Well, I would agree that they need to polish it.

Location: their Serendra branch is indeed small. But if you live somewhere in the Northern part, Abe (Trinoma) also has a good ambiance and more spacious.

I haven't tried all their dishes but looking forward to another wonderful dinner with a balikbayan tonight.

3 years ago 2010-02-26