Big Bad Wolf at the Fairways Tower at the
Fort was our choice for our “Saturdate” night. I had heard and read quite a
number of positive raves for this place, which kind of had me expecting a lot
from this place. Thank god there was Chez Karine at Serendra for their very
luscious pudding that truly saved our gastronomically disappointing dinner
date.
To be fair, the place is very well themed.
It has this homey, eclectic vibe similar to those of Café Juanita and The
Frazzled Cook. The place also doubles as a drinking spot, which may make the
place a bit too noisy for diners when the night crowd is around.
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| French Onion Soup, Php 130 Rating:  |
Their onion soup was a bit worse than what
you would usually get in other restaurants. The soup was too bland and had too
much MSG. I’m not sure which kind of broth they used, seems like beef; I could
hardly taste it. Maybe the chef had mistaken the MSG for salt. (Just saying.)
On the bright side, they used good cheese for the soup, mozzarella.
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| Wild Mushroom Soup with Truffle Oil, Php 180 Rating: |
The mushroom soup was horrible! It tasted
more like thick cream soup with bits of mushrooms you couldn’t taste. Dear chef,
a drop or two of truffle oil doesn’t make a dish a legit mushroom soup.
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| Fried Lasagna Rating: |
It was my first time to try this kind of dish, so I had no point of comparison. But based on my experience in devouring other lasagnas and fried foods, I was very surprised not to find this dish very greasy. I liked this dish and I would have enjoyed it even more if there were more layers to the lasagna.
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| Honey-Soy Glazed Chicken Wings, Php 215 Rating: |
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| Poached Egg Carbonara, Php 295 Pancetta, Poached Egg, Truffle Oil, Parmesan Flakes, Butter Rating:
I wouldn’t normally order carbonara from a restaurant unless I am terribly hungry. But this dish really caught my eye: carbonara topped Pancetta, poached egg, truffle oil and parmesan cheese. What’s not to love, right? Actually, all of it! Oh My God, terrible, terrible dish! The dish tasted like… it tasted like nothing at all! Eating this dish felt like chewing solid air, if there is such a thing. I hated this dish! We returned the dish to the kitchen hoping to have it cancelled, replaced or at least adjusted, but guess what the chef did? He just gave us salt and pepper and explained that it was supposed to be bland because the pancetta should be the sole source of the dish’s saltiness. What the f***?!?! What a proud, proud man that guy is. (And misplaced pride has no place in the restaurant business!)
Disgusting food, bad attitude! Teatap
Café’s Pasta Carbonara is a whole lot better than this! Enough said.
My Ratings:
Food:
-Was there any planning done here?
Service:
-Was there any planning done here?
Ambiance:
- Satisfactory
Price Level:
- A bit of adjustments would do the trick
Overall:
 -Only if someone is celebrating something here, but i hope not.
Substitutes:
Mom and Tina’s:
 - A pretty good alternative to this restaurant.
2nd's:
- Good place for comfort food craving!
Cookbook Kitchen:
- Similar Items on the menu but this is afar better choice.
We didn’t even bother ordering
dessert from this place. As soon as we got to taste the pasta, I just wanted to
leave.
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carbonara looks like it came from a school canteen type of look. its funny how people think they can cook, while they cant even fry a fatty pancetta properly. using high end product such as a truffle oil or using imported bacon such as pancetta is wasted if you dont know how to use it properly. peace.
ReplyDelete- from a guy who knows how to cook.
A canteen carbonara might even be better. I agree man. Peace.
DeleteThe platings look terrible. I imagine Gordon Ramsay cursing the chef.
ReplyDeleteActually food's not that bad
ReplyDeleteI was actually expecting a lot from this place. Friends keep raving about it and when i finally got to try it, big disappointment. Nothing too special especially the tasteless carbonara.
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