Barring the fact that I went there straight from a major presentation at work (in Makati), to have a dinner meeting with another client, I would say that the taste and ambience experience is surprisingly pleasant.
We started off with crunchy cornick and peanuts (and it's not stale, unlike other restaurants) which were given to us without asking, we ordered Binagoongang Liempo, Pinakbet (the Ilocano kind with crunchy bagnet chunks on top), Boneless Bangus Salpicado and Chorizo Rice.
The Pinakbet was also very good - except for the fact that the vegetables were a bit soggy, the taste, nevertheless was perfect, not too salty, not too bland and the sitaws making up for the lack of crunchiness. All in all, it was the best-tasting pinakbet I have had in the past two to three months (well, second, of course, to my mom's or dad's pinakbet kapampangan style).
The Salpicado Bangus was a novel fare - it was the first time I saw it. Salpicado means "splashed" or "sprinkled" with something (peppered, usually). The bangus came with a light soy sauce, Chinese style. And it wasn't anything like Bangus, and i mean that in a good way!
The Piece de resistance was the Chorizo Rice. Now fried rice should be easy to make, by anyone's standard. But believe me when I say, if you are not careful, it can just as easily become a disaster. This was truly a great rice dish, in that it doesn't do battle in your taste buds with the "ulams" - though it does stand on its own and keeps its taste, blending well with any viand.
So there you go! Our meeting lasted for two hours and the food was really great, which made the meeting great! Great food, nice, quiet surroundings, the best combination for a nice meal.
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