Crisostomo at RWM

April 18, 2015 (Saturday)

Since we started going to Resorts World Manila, I have been wanting to dine at Crisostomo. I am a fan of Filipino food but it was always full and we would have to wait so we always end up somewhere else.

I first saw it's big tarpaulin along South Super Highway everytime we travel South, promoting their branch in Nuvali and since then it kept me wanting to try them out.

So it happened one time for a super late dinner, perhaps reason why there weren't much diners anymore as it was about 10:00PM. We immediately had a table.

Quite overwhelmed with the options in their menu, we ended up wanting to try out:

1) EMILIO - beef morcon cooked in classic homemade tomato

    * This is a classic dish that is not often being offered in other Filipino restaurant. Nothing extravagant, but it was just okay. Nothing that excites my palate.

    * This was also a BIG FAIL for us. While Doc M was eating, he noticed a streak of hair on the morcon itself. We showed it to the waiter, who immediately took it away from our table. Few minutes later, the girl who I assumed was their supervisor approached us to apologize and advise that they're having it investigated and that the morcon itself came from their commissary and they just prepare it in the store. As a form of recovery, they offered us (I can't remember if it was a cake or something) but we opted to just get the bill. We totally lost our appetite. 

    * In the end, good thing they did not charge us for this.

Emilio - P395.00

2) Noli Me Talong - Tortang Talong topped with kesong Puti
    * Doc M is a fan of tortang talong. But to make the story short, he was not impressed with this dish either. It was bland, and we didn't get to taste the difference of having it topped with kesong puti.

Noli Me Talong - P215.00

3) Iday - Suman with Batangas Tsokolate
    * I have mentioned from my previous blog that I love "kakanins" so it didn't came a surprise when I ordered this. The combination of suman being dipped in chocolate sounded superb. This, too, was a disappointment. I think I was only able to consume one and didn't bother to bring home the rest.

Iday - P150.00

Yes, I may be bias because of the bad experience with the Morcon, but even though it was my first time to dine at Crisostomo, it would also be my last. 

The waiting time was rather long, at about 20 minutes or so. This I guess is one of the reasons why diners stay longer and tends to get full most of the time.

To sum up our experience: Once is enough.