Abe Restaurant, Trinoma

3/F Trinoma, Edsa cor. North Ave.

Quezon City, Metro Manila

(02) 901-5692

Overall Rating - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.54 reviews
Food - 2.75 - 2.75 - 2.75 - 2.75 - 2.75
Service - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5
Ambiance - 2.75 - 2.75 - 2.75 - 2.75 - 2.75
Value - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2

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  • Balikbayan from NY
    by engrpedro, 6 months ago (other reviews by engrpedro)
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    Service - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
    Ambiance - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
    Value - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
    You should know from experience as a balikbayan from NY, to always make reservations especially for a group that big.

    Kudos to the Abe manager for even finding a way to sit you. An NYC restaurant would probably shoo you away.
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  • 1 of 2 people found this helpful:
    Very Poor Service--AVOID THIS PLACE!!!!
    by angrylady, 10 months ago (other reviews by angrylady)
    Rating - 1.5 - 1.5 - 1.5 - 1.5 - 1.5
    Food - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
    Service - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
    Ambiance - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
    Value - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
    We are balikbayans from New York City and are frequent travellers to Europe and Asia; however, we have never seen a restaurant with such poorer service as Abe in Trinoma. We were a group of 11 people and requested to be seated inside the restaurant (instead of outside in the open air). We came early at 5:30 pm on a Saturday evening hoping our request will be accommodated, but the restaurant management said the tables inside the restaurant were already all reserved. We told them we are regular customers of the Larry Cruz group (it was our 4th dinner within 4 days in a Larry Cruz restaurant), but this did not matter. We thought loyalty to the LJC group would help, but it didn't. One of the waiters even recognized that we were there on Valentine's day with another big group and the previous day for lunch, but this did not help us get the table inside the restaurant. They seated us outside in 2 round tables that were brought together, so it was so uncomfortable eating. We requested to be seated in regular square tables but again our request was denied. We would understand it if the place was full, but we were the first customers and even when we left the place at 9 pm, there were still 2 long tables inside that were unoccupied the whole time we were there. Also, they took so long to bring in the drinks and food. When we were finished eating, again it took so long to wrap up our leftovers for take home. Imagine, we came in at 5:30 pm and did not finish until 9:00 pm. VERY POOR SERVICE --NO GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. Larry Cruz, if you were only still alive, fire the restaurant manager at Abe Trinoma. This person will give you more headaches as customers are being turned off by the poor customer service. My friends and I will never set foot on this restaurant again and we will tell our other friends to avoid this place. We prefer eating at Fely J's at Greenbelt 5--it is a newer restaurant but the waiters are well trained and are very accommodating.
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  • 1 of 2 people found this helpful:
    Trinoma's ABE P1,000 pesos dinner date.
    by aly, 11 months ago (other reviews by aly)
    Rating - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Food - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Service - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Ambiance - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    Value - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
    Trinoma’s P 1,000 pesos dinner date Challenge continues….
    By Aly Abaquin

    4th stop: PINOY PRIDE- ABE

    If you and your date dig Filipino feel good cuisine and being patriotic about your meals don’t miss out on this resto-ABE’s excellent home cooked meals from the Capampangan region.

    The resto is a tasteful tribute of a loving son to his passionate father. Mr. Larry Cruz of the LJC group of restaurants who owns Café Adriatico in Malate is behind this very successful restuarant which pays tribute to his dad Emilio Aguilar Cruz who is fondly called ABE.

    Abe by the way is also capampangan word for friend and companion. So let the old champ enthralled us with his Capampagan Filipino cooking at its freshest and best . Newly opened in TRINOMA at the third (3rd) level.

    THE FEEL: At first glance Abe’s location is prime with a breathtaking view of the hills from afar and lush greenery from a nearby Golf course- a perfect AL FRESCO dining under the stars.
    The interiors is Filipino contemporary with its cool and soothing beige walls mix in with browns plus a dash of richly colored paintings in the walls makes you feel welcome. The “BANIG” inspired chairs are very comfortable, indigenious and durable amidst the multi-colored window seal reminiscing of a visit to some ancestral house in the proverbs but this is more hip and inviting.

    Coveted seating : Forget about the Serendra branch you have more seats waiting for you here.Highly recommended is the dinner by candle light. AL fresco dining at its best . Take the leftside most table for clearer view then pray that it does not rain on your parade.

    PRICE: Since we only have P1,000 pesos to spend –this really had my brain cells working. The price is reasonable but some of the items in the menu are a little bit pricey, but worth it. So many good dishes to choose from- but with a budget we need to spend wisely.

    DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!
    I opted for the house specialties good for two DUHHH! NO BRAINER . Ben Cab’s Lamb adobo and Thelma San Juan’s mom rellenong mais that we love to try and SWAK na SWAK sa budget.

    Remember this is a date not a pig-out. Coupled with a shake all these for only P 1,014.20 ( price based on Jan 12, 2008 inclusive of taxes)

    Recommended menu : Rellenong Mais P 196, Lamb adobo P 392, 2 unlimited rice at P 62/pax (P 124)then 2 glasses of tamarind shake for the dessert flavor ala drink P 105/glass (P 210) + 10% service charge : Total: P 1,1014.20 not bad for a friendly date.

    We wanted the Abellini cocktail drink - a refreshing white rum, cantaloupe, middle with shaved ice and laced with crush fresh mint leaves but on that day they run out of mint leaves too bad!!! So we opted for the tamarind shake which they recommended or the red wine- shirak at P 175/glass but hold on budget budget remember….. Boo!!! Hoo!!!! A challenge really.

    The FOOD : The 3 pieces rellenong mais is a combination of sweet corn, tidbits of fresh catch shrimps, and cheese/ flour - all mix with farm fresh eggs then skillet fried for that omellete Filipino stlye.
    It is good with tomatoe ketchup rather than soy sauce. ( If I could only improve it- I will add to its filling or topped it with crumbled goats cheese, freshly chopped basil and button mushrooms well that’s only artsy me-and only if Thelma’s MOM approved of it. He he he … DREAM ON ALY- dream on... . But the taste is classic and standard.

    I just wanted to taste it after all. To find out whats the craze all about.

    The Lamb adobo: it’s the sauce that is a mystery to me which you can drizzle to your unlimited rice ration and chow all you want. The lamb chops is succulently soft and amazingly chunky.

    Hmmmh…. The secret is on how they marinated it with their secret spice mixture and how they slowly cooked/simmer in over medium low heat until the meat is almost tender then if my guest is right the spice mixture is not just your regular adobo mix but with-special kosher rock salt, pepper, turmeric, freshly ground white pepper, finely chopped red onions with garlic then mix with fine siling labuyo then sauted in oil and butter in a large sauce pan then slowly add the soy sauce, dried basil leaves and whole cloves garlic then simmer till the lamb is almost done… Hungry ka na -ha!!! . Hmmmh your guess is as good as mine…… we might have decoded the secret of this signature dish.

    So far the LAMB ADOBO should be in any BALIKBAYAN’s itirenary. Superb !
    Kudos to Ben Cab.

    The tamarind shake is the local take on the green mango shake sweet and tangy just right for the dessert drink combi. While your server also serves each one of you a free burong mangga ( pickeled green mango over beer with sugar and salt). Okey but no thanks we had the tamarind remember…

    SERVICE : Helpful, friendly and informative

    ABE’s truly makes us proud to be PINOY!! HAIL THE LAMB ADOBO as Filipino culinary discovery ! 5 spoons.
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  • 1 of 1 people found this helpful:
    Branch vs. Original
    by DFatOne, 12 months ago (other reviews by DFatOne)
    Rating - 4.5 - 4.5 - 4.5 - 4.5 - 4.5
    Food - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    Service - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    Ambiance - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
    Value - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4
    The Lamb Adobo alone is worth the trip. The Shrimp Binondo, Suam/Corn Soup an Pritong Baby Hito were good, but I remember them being slightly better at Serendra. The Gule Magalang, in particular, was a disappointment at Trinoma.

    Since the Quezon City branch doesn't fill up with people, you don't have to wait forever to catch the attention of a waiter to bring you rice. (Hot, steaming, white rice!) On the contrary, the staff are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.
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