Mannang

Megamall Basement, Building A
Date: March 6, 2005
Time: 8:00 pm

Definitely worth a second visit. Maybe even a third and even more.

VIC:

A pleasant surprise. Next to Mann Hann and obviously related. But instead of the Chinese food that the latter is well known for, Mann-Ang serves Filipino food and really delicious Filipino food at that.

Nice presentations on serving bowls with candles/warmers. Inexpensive and delicious.

The caldereta was great, the fried squid was delicious, the palabok was tasty. The baked oysters were surprisingly as good as in the more expensive eateries.

Definitely worth a second visit. Maybe even a third and even more.


Kaldereta -- see the lighted candle to keep the food warm?


Oysters


Halfway through the Palabok


Squid

Outback

Libis
Date: March 2, 2005
Time: 8:30 pm

Food was still OK but service was disappointingly poor

VIC:
Food was still OK but service was disappointingly poor. It was a Wednesday evening and the place had only few empty tables. The waiters & servers looked a bit overwhelmed.

The appetizers had to be followed up twice. The onion rings and the cheese fries were alright though the fries were obviously much fewer than before. They did not increase prices but they served smaller orders

The soup came with no spoons and requests for extra soup bowls had to be done twice, again. Then, after about 10 minutes after placing our orders for entrees, the waiter came back to say that they have run out of pork loins, one of the orders. It took them that long? So the change meant more minutes waiting.

Refills for drinks had to be requested.

It wasn’t this way before. Maybe, there was an unusually large crowd for Wednesday?

Total bill – P4,759.32.

Taco Bell

Gateway, Cubao
Date: February 20, 2005
Time: 2:00 pm

Disappointing.

VIC:
Disappointing. The beef burrito was so loosely filled that the contents were falling off as you bit into it. The nacho was so cold that the cheese “froze” the meat was cold.



Good point? Free refills on soda but this was only after paying more. Will not be back anytime soon.

Lokaldero Halo Salo

3rd Floor, The Fort Strip
Date: February 19, 2005
Time: 2:00 pm

Great service, forgettable food...

VIC:

Just about 2 weeks old, clean, friendly service, nice view of the Fort & the distant mountains. Thanks for all that cause the food was forgettable. Ginataang Lamang Dagat was OK but the fish had an aftertaste. Dinakdakan, their version of sisig was too much liver and not enough pig face or ears or whatever. The liver taste was too much. Chicken BBQ was very good.



The menu was still limited, that is for the food portion. The next two pages were full of hard drinks & concoctions. The place must attract a lot of night folks out for a round of drinks or two.

Will we be back? Don’t know. Maybe when the food menu expands.