My Singapore Food Street

Location: SM Megamall, 2nd Level Bridgeway

Photo courtesy of My Singapore Food Street Facebook Page

If you have been to Singapore, there would be a part of you that would be craving their food when you get back here in the country. And this restaurant is bound to answer your Singaporean food craving. But don't get me wrong, even if you haven't been there, you would really be tempted to try their food as the menu board photos are mouthwatering.

My Singapore Food Street has a lot of food choices on their menu that you would want to try them all, only if you could. The restaurant interior wants to make you feel like at Singapore since there's a replica of the famous Merlion.

Since we both have been to Singapore but on different times, we are excited to try this. She has eaten here for quite number of times already with her family, therefore she really recommends eating here. While he got to try this for the first time. However, the time they ate here together became a big disappointment for her as the quality of food and service wasn't the same as her previous visits to this restaurant.

Roasted Chicken Style Meal Solo

Prawn Mee Noodle Solo

Pork Siomai

Iced Peach Tea (behind) and Milo Dinosaur (front)

The Verdict

HE SAID:

Food has good taste, affordable price. Despite the good taste, the roasted chicken style is COLD. No effort was given on its plating; dump in the rice, place slices of chicken on top, and that's it. Also, the staff is not accommodating, its like their friendliness and efficiency goes down as closing time sets in. 

Rating:

Taste- 5 out of 5

Presentation- 2 out of 5

Affordability- 4 out of 5

Ambiance- 4 out of 5

Service- 0 out of 5

SHE SAID:
How they served us was really a big disappointment to me. Imagine that, when the server placed my prawn mee noodle, he immediately placed another noodle soup in front of us that we did not order and took our number without even asking if our orders' complete and scurried away. We had to shout just to get his attention to tell him that we did not order the other noodle soup. And how the food was served differs from what was in their photo. After this experience, I don't know if I will give this restaurant another chance.

Rating:

Taste- 5 out of 5

Presentation- 1 out of 5

Affordability- 4 out of 5

Ambiance- 3 out of 5

Service- 0 out of 5

To know more about My Singapore Food Street, visit their Facebook Page and their website at http://mysingaporefoodstreet.ph/default.aspx

Reyes Barbecue

Location: SM Megamall Food Court, Landmark Food Center Trinoma

Reyes Barbecue Stall in SM Megamall Food Court. Photo courtesy of http://www.reyesbarbecue.net/

Mad about grilled food? Try Reyes Barbecue. They have grilled fish, pork, squid, and chicken. But there are also other dishes such as pork sisig, grilled hamburger, and soup. But mainly everything is grilled. This is then partnered with java rice, and their famous peanut sauce. True to their slogan "Barbecue. Peanut Sauce. Java Rice. Best way to go!", it sure is the best way to go. Their blending is just so perfect that you would want to pour all the peanut rice on your rice. But serving of the peanut sauce is just little, you have to purchase extra sauce. But if you can't really get enough of it, you can buy a jar of their sauce! That way, you may still enjoy it when you are at home.

What we ordered were the following: 1/4 Boneless Chicken Meal (Php170), Whole Liempo Meal (Php240), Pork Sisig (Php145). Additional Java Rice costs Php35. It is kinda confusing with prices because the mentioned liempo was bought at Megamall, but the one in Landmark food court costs only Php175, but both of them are whole liempo and served with java rice.

1/4 Boneless Chicken Barbecue

Whole Liempo Meal

Pork Sisig

The Verdict

HE SAID:
The food is delicious and the serving is okay. However, I was not satisfied with the plating; the rice instead of holding its molded shape, crumbled when we started walking towards a table. And the rice is also cold.

Rating:

Taste- 5 out of 5

Presentation- 4 out of 5

Affordability- 4 out of 5

Ambiance- 4 out of 5

Service- 4 out of 5

SHE SAID:
Liempo is heaven. It is more heavenly than heaven when dipped in the peanut sauce. I wish there's an unlimited peanut sauce. Hahaha! The meat is tender and juicy although some part of it seems tough to chew on. The pork sisig is good. I just wish it's a little less oily. On their rice, I hope they are always hot when served; the one from Megamall wasn't warm/hot when served... Or maybe is it because it's nearly closing time when we ordered?

Rating:

Taste- 5 out of 5

Presentation- 3 out of 5

Affordability- 5 out of 5

Ambiance- 4 out of 5

Service- 4 out of 5

To find out more about the history behind this restaurant and what else they serve, visit their websites at http://www.reyesbbq.com/ and http://reyesbarbecue.net/version2

Chicken Deli

Location: SM City North EDSA Annex

Photo courtesy of http://flavorsoflife.com.ph/

Wherever you go nowadays, you'll see chicken inasal restaurants, with their promo of eat-all-you-can-rice, and Chicken Deli is one of them. But what sets this restaurant aside from the other inasal restaurants is their wide range of menu. 

Other than the chicken inasal under CD Meals (served with free soup), there is Lechon Kawali, Liempo, and Sizzling Bangus to name some. They also have Merienda menu that consists of Pancit Canton, Ginataang Halo-Halo, Spaghetti, Goto, Chicken Burger, and Batchoy. Pampagana menu consists of Bacolod Express, Kangkong with Garlic, Talong with KBS, and Binagoongang Kangkong. They also have desserts such as Halo Halo (called as Halo Deli), Mais con Hielo (called Mais con Deli), Leche Flan, Sago't Gulaman, and Turon Sticks.

Chicken Deli also has a menu called Fiesta Meal, where one viand is said to be good for 2 pax already. Choices are Kare Kare, Lechon Kawali, Sizzling Bangus, Sinigang na Bangus, Squid Sisig, and Pork Sisig.

This was our 2nd time to eat at this restaurant, and as he is a chicken lover, he ordered Pechopak-- shortened Pecho and Pakpak or Breast and Wing parts (Php112), Kangkong with Garlic (Php39), and Leche Flan (Php49), while she ordered Lechon Kawali (Php 119).

CD Meal Lechon Kawali

Kangkong with Garlic

Photo courtesy of http://chickendelibacolod.com/

Photo courtesy of http://chickendelibacolod.com/

The Verdict

HE SAID:
I love the food, however the chicken is of small portion. The leche flan is good. Their chicken oil is tasteless. Also they have no available bottomless iced yet it is still written on their menu. The place is clean, you can see the kitchen/grilling area that is separated by a glass.

Rating:

Taste- 4 out of 5

Presentation- 2 out of 5

Affordability- 4 out of 5

Ambiance- 4 out of 5

Service- 4 out of 5

SHE SAID:
The lechon kawali is tender and has the right proportion of the fat and the meat. However, I do not like their chicken oil; it tastes weird. The kangkong with garlic is okay, I guess it just had too much garlic. What disappointed me is that they still don't have bottomless iced tea!

Rating:

Taste- 3 out of 5

Presentation- 3 out of 5

Affordability- 4 out of 5

Ambiance- 4 out of 5

Service- 5 out of 5

We'd love to go back to this place and taste other food on their menu, especially that Kare Kare!

For more details about Chicken Deli, visit their website at http://chickendelibacolod.com/

Zark's Burgers

Location: SM City North EDSA

We never thought we'd finally be able to eat here because it's always full whenever we pass by this restaurant, and people were lining outside already. But, as they say, timing is everything. You just have to be there early to be able to sit down and eat without having to line up.

Zark's menu is divided into several categories, such as Burgers, Ribs, Rice/Starters, Hotdogs/Sandwiches, Desserts, Drinks, and Dips, wherein the burgers are subdivided into Minor League and Major League.

Since this is both our first time at Zark's, we both ordered Zark's Ultimate Burger (described as "1/4 pound burger with cheese sauce in a bed of fresh veggies and topped with sauteed mushroom and bacon!"). Their patty is juicy and peppery, but we couldn't complain. It's just heaven. The bacon seems to be fresh; we couldn't detect the bacon to be like the ones you buy in the grocery, the salty and stiff ones. The fries aren't oily. They are of the right crispiness. Ketchup and mayonnaise are available on the table so you can make your own dip for the fries. One order costs Php140, and additional Php30 for fries and a glass of iced tea.

Zark's Ultimate Burger

The Verdict

HE SAID:

The food is delicious, however the place is small. But I love the fact that they were like the restaurants where they bring the menu over to you.

Rating:

Taste- 5 out of 5

Presentation- 5 out of 5

Affordability- 5 out of 5

Ambiance- 5 out of 5

Service- 5 out of 5

SHE SAID:

This is one of the best tasting burgers I've had. For its price, it's worth it. Service is good, serving might be a little slow, but I guess it's because they cook your food only when you order it.

Rating:

Taste- 5 out of 5

Presentation- 5 out of 5

Affordability- 5 out of 5

Ambiance- 5 out of 5

Service- 5 out of 5

We'd definitely return here and try other burgers in their menu.

About Us

First of all, welcome to our blog, The Taste Lovers. 

Who are we? We are one couple who loves to eat out especially before he takes her home after work, if time permits. We often eat at the common fast food chains, and sometimes we eat elsewhere in the malls. With our constant food trips, we kept planning to rate this food and that, yet we keep putting it off, until now.

In this blog, we will take you to our gastronomic journey around the Metro (around the country too, soon!), may it be your ordinary fast food chain or otherwise. Also, as much as possible, we will post the food pictures we personally took so you guys can see the difference between the reality and what is in the advertisement. Location to be read here is where the food was bought. The food we ordered will be rated, and we will be giving his and her comments/reactions regarding our respective orders, prices, and store ambiance to name a few.

So, in the next few days we will start posting and wake your appetite up. Then we would love to hear comments from you afterwards.

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