Rub Ribs & BBQ, Roces Avenue, Quezon City

It's been two months since the last post. I hope you guys aren't mad.

Well, I'm (finally) back with a restaurant to review! 

The location of this restaurant was where The Chocolate Kiss used to be. 

I don't exactly have much to say, so let's start rating!

Food Quality:

It's just fine, nothing special. Personally, I think Racks is better. They do have fried Oreos though!

Ambiance:

They have a flatscreen TV (which pretty much just shows NBA HD), and they play music, giving a little bit of a restobar feel. 

Service:

I'll be gentle here because the restaurant is still very new. The staff needs more training. I noticed that they couldn't remember which order went to which table, so they need to work on that. They also are a little awkward, which makes me feel awkward, so talking to the waiters is just PURE AWKWARDNESS. I think they also need to hire 1 or 2 more waiters.

Price:

The price is actually really good, and the servings are quite big. Maybe if they just improve the food a bit, they'd be a sure hit!

Anyway that's it for now. I promise to post more often, since semester break starts soon. :D

Byeee~

Krazy Garlik, Promenade Mall, Greenhills

Hey everyone!

I know that it takes forever for me to post a new review, but that's because my mom and I have both been so busy. Me with senior year, her with clients.

Anyway, this next restaurant I'm going to review is Krazy Garlik. Note that none of these pictures are mine, because I wasn't able to take any pictures. 

I ate here with my friends yesterday to celebrate one of my friend's birthday. I remember having pepperoni pizza, four-cheese pizza, chicken, rice, carbonara, korean beef, and ribs.

Now let's get reviewing!

Food Quality:

It was literally just OK. Well, except for the four-cheese pizza. THAT WAS AMAZING.

Ambiance:

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't dirty or anything. I mean, there weren't a lot of people at the time we were eating, so it wasn't really noisy. The only thing was that it was kind of hot. It's uncomfortable eating in a restaurant when it's hot.

Service:

Honestly, the waiters were a bit slow. They even forgot to give some of us water. But they made up for it by being nice, at least.

Price:

A cup of rice costs about P65 (around $1) and we spent around P7,000 for the food ($165).

I didn't like it all that much tbh.

Anyway, that's it for now!!

Tim Ho Wan, SM Megamall

This post will be shorter than the others because I'm just going to comparing this Tim Ho Wan with the one in Hong Kong.

Unfortunately, I have no pictures, so let's get to the judging!

Food Quality:

Honestly, the food wasn't BAD. Unfortunately, the taste is far from what we had in Hong Kong. We ordered the exact same things, but eh.

Ambiance:

I can't say much about this again, because there were loads of people in the restaurant! The waiting line was sooooo long. Although I must say, the interior of the restaurant at Megamall beats that of Hong Kong's. Filipinos care a lot about looks, not just the food. :P

Service:

The waiters/waitresses were very welcoming and friendly. When we told them about our experience of Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong, they told us that many customers have also been saying that the taste isn't up to par with that of Hong Kong. 

Price: 

I guess it was so-so? P125 per dish is a bit expensive, but I think it's because of the name, you know? Tim Ho Wan is famous after all.

ANYWAY

that's it for now! Sorry for rushing this! I have school work to do, heh. :)

Tim Ho Wan, Hong Kong

Hey everyone!

I know it' s been quite a while since I last updated this blog, and I am deeply sorry for that.

Kudos to you, if you get this reference. ;)

Anyways, my mom and I came back from China and Hong Kong around two weeks ago, right before school started. And let me tell you, Chinese food in China is literally the best thing ever. Just thinking about it makes me hungry again. ㅠ.ㅠ

Tim Ho Wan was recommended to us by a lot of people who have already been there. The food is supposed to be amazing. Honestly, it took us 5EVER to look for the restaurant. It's hard if you don't know Chinese. It was kind of concealed, tbh. The branch we went to was in the Sham Shui Po area. 

I don't have pictures of the restaurant itself, but here's some of the food we ordered.

My all-time favorite steamed prawn dumplings!

Have you ever had steamed pork buns? Well, this is pastry/dinner. It's still a pork bun, but instead of being steamed, the outside is baked. 

Kuchai dumplings. This was really good, and it even had peanuts in them!

This is kind of like a soft egg cake. I forgot what it was called, sorry. :(

Rating Time!

Food Quality:

I personally liked the food a lot. My mom? To her, it was just OK.

Ambiance:

Chinese restaurants are typically quite noisy, so I don't think I need to rate this.

Service:

The service was pretty good, it's just kind of difficult telling your orders to the waiter because most of them do not speak English. In fact, some might even avoid you. :))

Price:

It's a bit expensive, but the food's worth eating at least once.

Well, I have one more restaurant to post, but it's from China. So I'll post it soon. :)

Until, then! Annyeong!

Mr. Park's Bread & Cake, Molito Alabang

Hey, everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been able to post in a long time, but I'm back. :D

Mr. Park's Bread & Cafe is my favorite place, ever. They originated in 200 Aguirre Street BF Homes, 1700 Parañaque. The one I visited yesterday was the newly-opened branch located in Molito, Alabang.

Unfortunately, I don't have the picture of the outside of the bakery itself but here are some pictures I took. Btw, mom's busy so today's review is solely based on my opinion~

The interior of the bakery is really cute, yet classy. I wish that I could have the interior designer of this place would do my house!

They have sitting portraits of cities such as Paris, New York, San Francisco, etc.

Their cakes are neatly arranged in such a manner that makes you want to try every single cake and pastry!!

They have the bread lined up at the center, and at the left end, there are samples of some of the bread and you can try as much as you want.

We ordered the cheese cake, and the blueberry cake (??) and they were pretty good. They were at 110 pesos ($3) each.

Also, we met the owner and he's really nice! He even took an instax picture of me, my mom, and my aunt while we were there. He gave it to me to keep! :3

ALRIGHT TIME TO REVIEW~~

Food Quality:

The cakes are moist and the cheese cake has a light feeling, instead of the usual "heavy cream" feel.

Ambiance:

I would visit the place over and over again just for the ambiance, the place is spacious and it the aura it emits is very comfortable and inviting.

Service:

I can't say much about the service, because you order at the counter before you they bring the food to your table, but the staff are pretty friendly.

Price: 

The cakes aren't exactly cheap, but they're worth it, in my opinion. Their bread, on the other hand are cheap. They even have one kind of bread that's just 10 pesos ($ 0.23)!

It was a really fun experience, and I plan on going back soon!

Oh, there are also other branches in Ortigas, Parañaque, Angeles, Pasig, SM Sta. Mesa, etc.

I hope you Filipinos visit this place, because this bakery is amazing.

안녕!

Red Onion Cafe, UP Town Center, Quezon City

Mom: "To be honest, thinking about this place gets my blood boiling."

Me: "I didn't finish my food because that kind of spicy taste is not my style. I'm more of a Korean spicy person."

Had to crop the pic because there were people in the shot lol

So apparently, this is supposed to be an authentic Taiwanese restaurant. I have nothing to say about it. So let's just start grading.

Food Quality:

My mom was very disappointed with the food here. She's been to Taiwan so she knows what the food actually tastes like. Let's just say it's far from being authentic. Personally, I only enjoyed the papaya shake. :(

Ambiance:

The place itself is alright, I enjoyed it. But honestly if the food isn't good, what's the use of the ambiance?

Service:

It wasn't so bad, the service. The staff was nice, and they made sure we got what we needed.

Price:

Eh, it's pretty cheap. But still, the taste....

Anyway, I don't know if we just ordered the wrong things, but that was seriously so disappointing. We even had to go to another restaurant because we barely ate our food here!

Well, lesson learned.

Until then~

Tong Yang, Greenhills, San Juan City

Hi guys! 

Well, it's just me Clarice today. Don't ask, it's a loooooooooooooong story.

Anyway, I know I promised to make a post of Mr. Park's Bread and Cake, but it's in my SD card which is in my camera. I'm honestly too lazy to get it lol. 

Since my phone and it's cable are right beside me, I decided to make a review for Tong Yang. I took some pictures--or rather, a picture--of the food.

http://maccentenoimages.blogspot.com/2014/04/tong-yang-shabu-shabu-and-bbq-restaurant.html

Tong Yang is one of many restaurants you can find in the new wing of the Promenade mall in Greenhills. It is a grill and shabu-shabu buffet restaurant which gives you good food at "worth it" prices!

http://maccentenoimages.blogspot.com/2014/04/tong-yang-shabu-shabu-and-bbq-restaurant.html

They have a variety, and I mean variety, of food that will make your mouth water. To top it all off, drinks are refillable and there's even draft beer! Although, I do advise you to only take sips of your drinks if you really wanna fill your stomach with all that food!

You also have the choice to have either shabu-shabu only or the grill and shabu-shabu. It's really worth it if you have both and have a bunch of people with you so none of the food is a waste. Remember, NO LEFT OVERS! ;)

Got too lazy to edit and put a watermark, so here it is lol.

I personally like the squid and octopus! It's really good and I can't get enough. Also, you can have the waiters slice some meat for you at a designated meat-slicing (wat) station. 

Anyway, let's start grading this!!!

Food Quality:

Most of the food is pretty good, but still, make sure the fish you're getting is fresh because those ones taste the best!

Ambiance:

The restaurant is really clean, and I like going there right after the restaurant opens because it's still kind of quiet and there are no people (I am sorry I am an introvert).

Service:

Don't hesitate to call on the waiters if you need something, especially when it comes to lessening the flame of the grill or shabu-shabu pot. They're always happy to help.

Price:

I think it's cheapest around lunch time, but I'm afraid I can't remember just how much. But I promise that the food is worth it!

Anyway, that's it for now! Bye~~