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  A big disappointment.

  Abe Restaurant, Serendra

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  I can't really blame Abe for the lack of stars for this review since we really weren't supposed to dine here for my birthday today. I simply forgot to place a reservation at Mamou (they were full) so we went to another restaurant that my family hasn't tried yet. I've been subconsciously trying to avoid Abe for a couple of reasons (1) the rave reviews make my expectations higher - which means that it would be so easy for Abe to fall down my scale, (2) and because I'm not a big fan of Filipino food unless I'm depressed and in need of comfort food.
  
  Abe was full when we got there, but didn't wait too long for a table. We got a pretty good spot, near the memorabilia section. After perusing the menu, we settled for some delicious sounding entrees,
  
  1. Mais Rebosado - so-so taste. You can really taste the corn. Nothing to rave about.
  2. Pastel de Lengua - has a weird taste, the tongue probably wasn't boiled and cleaned properly. The sauce had potential, until you eat another serving - that's when the flavor gets cloying.
  3. Bringhe - dry. Nothing compared to my grandfather's recipe, according to my dad who barely touched it after tasting it.
  4. Morcon - was more like embotido with its meatloaf-like texture. we were expecting a sheet of meat with other strips of ingredients (sausage, carrots, etc.) rolled inside it (something like a sushi but with meat as the nori wrapper. The texture was mushy along with the sauce, it was a total disappointment.
  5. Lechon Cubano - the only redeeming factor of the entrees we ordered. Meat was soft and falling off the bone (or cartilage) and the skin was crispy. So crispy that it chipped off my molar.
  6. Sugpo sa Alige ng Talangka - Out of Stock
  7. Dalandan Shake & Green Mango Shake - REALLY GOOD STUFF. Or maybe I'm just looking for other redeeming factors up to now.
  
  We had to rattle off what we ordered to the waiter around 4-5 times before he understood what we wanted and he was mumbling his responses to us. I mean, diners will know if a waiter is unsure of the food of the restaurant and if they're uncomfortable with what they're doing. It's one of my pet peeves when in a restaurant since service makes up a big chunk of the dining experience! When asked about the Mais Rebosado, what it was made up of, he answered, "Parang pancake." WTH. I did notice that he didn't have the ID tag that some of the waiters were wearing, which probably meant he was a trainee. Oh, we also had to remind him of the beverage list that he obviously forgot to give to us.
  
  Another irritating thing is that they were out of sugpo already at that time. It was 1230pm. How the heck can they be out of sugpo already? And if this was already something that was an issue the day before, why didn't they rectify this problem? I had to replace it with Pastel de Lengua.
  
  I have to agree with the other reviewer below that the acoustics of the place is simply HORRIBLE. They expect that there will be lots of people on Sunday lunch service and they didn't foresee that problem and found a way to fix that?
  
  Hai, grabe. If the place wants to evoke certain memories of your childhood, it certainly didn't do that. Far from it. The only memories I'm taking from Abe would be the horrible service, the subpar food, my chipped molar (mustn't forget that), and the horrible

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