~ Restaurant reviews by stellaire ~

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  • 7 of 8 people found this helpful:
    Second Chances
    Eat Well! Delicious Kitchen, Taguig
    Rating - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Food - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    Service - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Ambiance - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
    Value - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    I've eaten at Eat Well twice already, which is a low count considering it's in the same building where I work.

    My first visit was during their first soft opening day. There were only a few people seated when we went in and the servers were very accommodating. They apologized in advanced and said they were just on soft opening. They suggested some dishes we could order that can be served faster, which were the rice toppings. We ordered a crispy pork rice, hakao, sweet & sour pork, and their yang chow fried rice. The crispy pork rice was served after a while and the hakao within a reasonable amount of time. But the sweet & sour pork and yang chow fried rice took forever to get to our table. They also got our drinks wrong. One waiter said that they were out of mango juice so we ordered something else instead. But a while later mango juice was served. It was very confusing and very annoying. One of the owners kept apologizing and talking to us about how their kitchen works to explain why it was taking so long.

    My annoyance at the whole situation subsided when the food arrived and I finally got to eat. Their hakao is the best I've had so far. The dumplings aren't big but they're filled with real shrimps and not extenders or fillers. The wrapping was not too thin nor too thick either. The pork in the sweet & sour was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, just the way I like it. The sauce was a good balance of sweet and sour. Their yang chow fried rice is very good too. The rice wasn't dry nor too mushy. Overall the food was excellent.

    On my second visit my friend and I ordered the steamed pork and shrimp dumpling (siomai), sliced beef with broccoli in oyster sauce, and a cup of jasmine rice each. For dessert we had the masachi with chocolate. Everything was just delicious! The siomai was bigger than the usual siomai you'd get. You can see that it had real shrimp and it didn't taste like cheap siomai you'd get in some "Chinese" restaurants. The beef with broccoli was big enough to serve 2-3 people, in our opinion, and had a good amount of beef and broccoli. It was kind of oily, though, but not that off-putting. The best ending to a meal is a wonderful dessert, which the masachi with chocolate is perfect for. It took quite a while for it to be served but when we each put one whole masachi in our mouths we realized why. It was very hot inside! The masachi balls are stuffed with melted white chocolate and smothered in crushed nuts. It is served fresh from the oven so you should be careful in eating it. We burned our tongues by eating them whole. Haha.

    The service was also so much better during my second visit. They served us free hot tea, got our orders right, they came back immediately when we ordered something that wasn't available anymore. Very stellar service, if I may say so.

    Their place is a bit small, though. They tried to fit as many tables into the first floor as comfortably as they could. There's also a second floor, which I've never been to. But all in all the place is comfortable, but can get a bit noisy during peak hours.
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  • 3 of 5 people found this helpful:
    Coming back for more
    La Maison, Trinoma Mall
    Rating - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Food - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Service - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Ambiance - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Value - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    I had the chance to try La Maison for the first time because of a friend's birthday celebration. I arrived late so I didn't know what they ordered specifically.

    I remember eating the steak (I'm sorry, I don't know which one!) and thinking that it's so tender even when it wasn't hot anymore. It was not dry either and still had lots of flavor. I love steak, so I'll definitely be going back to try their other steaks.

    I also remember the ribs, which I also liked but probably with not as much impact. I found the pasta bland, though, but at least it wasn't dry.

    Dishes are bit pricey, though, but are worth it. I will definitely have to go back there soon with my family.
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  • 3 of 4 people found this helpful:
    Hidden Japanese restaurant wonder
    Omakase, Libis
    Rating - 4.25 - 4.25 - 4.25 - 4.25 - 4.25
    Food - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    Service - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Ambiance - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Value - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    I learned about Omakase from my bf and his friends. They brought me to this hidden wonder in Libis one time to celebrate a certain occasion, which I fail to recall right now. I loved my first visit and definitely went back.

    The restaurant is pretty clean despite the number of people that come and go everyday. Personnel are accommodating and friendly, though sometimes not as effective on days that have a lot of demanding customers.

    Food quality is really good for the price that they charge. My personal favorites are the Spicy Tuna salad and American Dream. Their other fuzion rolls are worth trying, too. I haven't tried one that I didn't like.
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  • 4 of 6 people found this helpful:
    Good, affordable food
    Amber Golden Plate Restaurant, Filmore
    Rating - 4.25 - 4.25 - 4.25 - 4.25 - 4.25
    Food - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    Service - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Ambiance - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
    Value - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    I love Amber's spaghetti, pork bbq, and pichi-pichi. They have generous servings at very affordable prices. Ingredients aren't skimped on and dishes are flavorful.

    They have good delivery service and nice, friendly personnel.

    Their food is ideal for parties. Most of our office "kainans" have food ordered from Amber. We're all satisfied customers.
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