Antonio's Bar & Grill
I’m currently on vacation, and since there are multiple different kinds
of restaurants where I currently am; which is Philippines, I decided to review
them. Only if I don’t attack the food before I remember that I’m suppose to
write a review.
This is Antonio’s Bar & Grill restaurant. It was located
in SM Davao.
We had arrived from Manila to Davao on the day, and decided
to have lunch. As we approached
the restaurant, there was already a waitress from the restaurant who influences
the people around the mall to come and eat at the restaurant.
The restaurant was packed with people, and we were a party
of 14. So we had to wait. The waitress suggested that we order while waiting
for our table to be ready, so that when the table is ready, the food will
already be there. We did that, the menu was in Tagalog/Spanish with the English
translation under it or right next to it in brackets. I couldn’t decide what to
order, so just let every one order what they want and I would just pick off
their food.
It took about 20 minutes for them to finish setting up our
table, and took about 5-10 minutes for them to give us our plates and
individual rice.
Our drinks were then served a few minutes later. I had a
coke, while some of the others had an iced tea. The way this iced tea was served
was something I have never seen before. It was served in this.
It was in a keg. It’s funny. I didn’t have the iced tea
though, I stuck to my coke. A few minutes after the drinks arrived, the dishes
were slowly coming to the table. The dishes that I had were the Tuna Belly, Pinapatok
na Chicken (which means Exploding Chicken) and Crispy Chicken.
This is the Tuna Belly, I’m
guessing it was marinated and grilled, topped with spring green onions and
normal onions, and sided with baby tomatoes, and shredded carrots. The size of
the dish was good enough for 3-4 people, depending on how much you take.
This tasted like tuna, but I
think it was grilled with the scales on, because as I was eating it, I could
feel something sharp. I usually get scared to eat fish because of the bones, so
I usually avoid it. This is tuna, it has no bones, but it has scales, and I
find things sharp and crispy on sea creatures not very appealing. But the tuna
did tasted good, but I would probably not have it again.
This is the Pinapatok na Chicken (Exploding Chicken). This
was sliced in front of the table before it was served to us. As the waiter was
slicing the chicken, the was making crunchy exploding sounds, and that explains
the “Pinapatok-ness” / “Exploiding-ness”.
Now this is was served with craving and calamancy lemon on
the side with shredded carrots.
This tasted great, it was delicious, but for some reason the
gravy tasted a bit off. It was different, probably because I wasn’t used to it.
Gravy is different everywhere. This is partnered with the rice that was given
to us.
This is the Crispy Chicken. But I am not sure. Because I
wasn’t the one who ordered, and I forgot to write it down.
The dish tasted as delicious as any Crispy Chicken, which
was sided with gravy sauce and shredded carrots. I would definitely order this
again, if I were to go with a large party again.
The restaurant over all is a 3/5. The service was friendly,
but they seem slightly distracted with each other. They should keep all their
attention on pleasing their customers in every single possible way.
The environment and placement of tables and chairs were all
right. It felt a bit crapped since the restaurant was full. They should make it
more spacious.
The dishes that I had in general were delicious. The
placement of food around the dish were very spacious, it looked very appealing.
I would eat here again if I had the chance.
Location of restaurant: Ground Floor, SM Mall Davao, Davao,
Philippines
★★★
