I just left for the States last June 23 for my internship. My family love eating outside especially for special occasions. And since I would be leaving the Philippines for a year, I’m going to miss Filipino food a lot. I was actually debating with myself if I wanted to eat in an Italian restaurant or Filipino restaurant. And I don’t regret choosing Elias. I only used my camera phone.
It actually didn’t look like a Filipino restaurant for me. Maybe it looked too fancy or something. Anyway, we had to wait to be seated. There were quite a lot of guests when we went.
There is one food item that I really love, it is pizza. And it was very interesting to see pizza in a Filipino restaurant. You had four pizza flavors, and we choose the Vicente pizza. It costs Php 295.00. It consists of Laguna Kesong Puti, Tomato and Basil. Simple but very delicious. Eating this might surprise others because the sauce is sweet. We know how much Filipinos love sweets.
My dad ordered something really different. The Bravo de Balut which is a duck egg served in a sizzling plate. It costs Php 220.00. It did find the price too high. There was only a number of balut in the plate. The sauce was yummy though.
I am very fond of sisig. I don’t know why, but I just love it. So we ordered the Sisig Linares for Php 250.00. What was weird is that it had mayonnaise on it. The bad thing is I hate mayonnaise. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more without the mayonnaise.
I ordered the Crispy Pata. I wasn’t really that content with it. Maybe because I tasted a somewhat perfect crispy pata. Though there were a lot. We ordered the Don Rafael since I don’t like spicy food. It costs Php 550.00.
My sister actually had a hard time choosing what to get. I kind of convinced her to get the Lengua Laruja. And no regrets. We all loved it. I remember saving the lengua for my last taste. The meat was so soft and tender. You didn’t even have to chew it. It simply melts in your mouth. It costs Php 395.00.
My brother got the Kare Kare ng Kura. It costs Php 400.00. Sadly, I keep comparing this with my Tita’s kare kare. She cooks the best kare kare. (Well, I’m biased) It kinda lacked something for me.
I opted to order dessert from this restaurant instead of buying Jamba Juice. I didn’t want to miss out on eating Filipino desserts. The sad thing is my brother doesn’t eat fruits, so we couldn’t order turon. But, we did order the Isabel. It is leche flan wrapped in spring roll wrappers with ice cream. I loved the keso ice cream. I actually at this last.
And we got the Choleng. It is churros with Batangas chocolate fondue.
Finally, we got a doggie bag for our dog. We brought him the bones, and she had a feast. Overall, it was a 8 over 10. I think it’s because I compare it to the different other Filipino restaurants I’ve eaten already. Still, a restaurant worth trying. They had so many choices on the menu that I actually did not know what to choose. And it was still a great way to start my new adventure.
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