There are quite a lot of food blogs coming out nowadays. I myself read them to know about new places I could try out during the weekends, confirm how I feel about a certain restaurant or sometimes just to let time pass in an entertaining way. Food blogs usually speak of how awesome restaurants are, how certain dishes of this place are far better than their competition’s or how they would raise their “two thumbs” for this and that new discovery.

What I don’t like about such food blogs though is that they usually only talk about how gastronomically delightful restaurants’ dishes are. Are those blogs realistic? I doubt it. Are there really that many "good-blog-review" worthy restaurants here? It’s practically common knowledge that many (if not most) bloggers are getting paid in cash or in coupons to deliver good reviews for eateries. That’s terrible! Why are these bloggers even blogging!

Bloggers like these should instead try landing jobs in ad agencies where they can gain materially from their writing. Blogging shouldn’t be a business; it’s a medium through which people can respect and share opinions, not a way to get free meals for your friends and family.

I offer my blog as an alternative. Obviously, it’s not for money-making. No one would actually pay not to be on my blog, and besides, they wouldn't know who I am. I’ve chosen to keep this blog anonymous mainly because I think the harassment I’ll attract for writing negative stuff about certain restaurants won’t be worth it. So why write a blog like this at all?

One, I LOVE to eat! Over the years, I think I’ve developed a palate capable of distinguishing good food from bad. Two, I love to try new places. I like the fact that restaurant concepts from abroad are making their way here be it through international franchises or similar-themed eateries opening at the Fort, Greenbelt or wherever. Three, I hate it when restaurants serve subpar food at par prices, which is better known to me as a “highway robbery”. It really sucks to see profit-driven fake restaurateurs who are easily blinded by the fame and fortune of the business and forget the true key factors to opening a good restaurant: food, environment, service and cost.

Everyone in the food business should know that a good bang for their customer’s buck means more return customers, which in turn means more profit. Entrepreneurs who do not believe in this are, ironically, now my primary source of strength for writing this blog. Because of them, I’m now excited not only to be awed by a restaurant but also to be disappointed by it.

So I present to you Not Worth Eat: A guide on which restaurants NOT to try. Happy reading, and prepare to be de-appetized! Don't tell me I didn't warn you…

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

What to Expect

      This is how my blog will work. Just like any other food blog, I will be talking about a restaurant, their dishes, rate them as honestly as possible with my own rating system using an unappetizing dish icon,  , a symbol to show how awful my restaurant experience is with the following:

                                    - I will come back but i will need a ton of convincing.

              - Only if someone is celebrating something, but why there?

             - STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS

   After each entry, I will rate, using this symbol,,the price level, restaurant ambiance, service and more importantly how the food is overall with the following:
 
                                                    - It's actually pretty good 
 
                                             - Satisfactory


                                     - A bit of adjustments would do the trick

                             - Was there any planning done here?

                     - Pray to St. Jude, it's a hopeless case




I will also present at least 3 places which you are better off eating at instead and rate it using stars with the following:

                     - So-so Alternative, but still way way better. 


                -A very good place to eat at instead


  - Best Possible Alternative, prepare for an awesome dining experience.

 

Everything in this blog is based on my opinion and mine alone. I hope that all you readers would respect my opinion as much as I would respect yours. This blog is a bridge from a dream to a very possible reality. With regards to the restaurant scene here in Manila, my dream is to have a multitude of choices to choose from during family bonding on weekends, get together with friends, a typical Saturday date night, special occasions or when we entertain our guests. I want Saturdays and Sundays not to be enough to try new places. It is really about time for the restaurant scene to step up here in Manila. I am here to help.

To share, here are some of the restaurants I really enjoy eating at so you can have a feel of how my palette is (I hope you agree with me):

        Japanese:
Yabu (SM Megamall,  Robinson's Magnolia)
Mangetsu (Jupiter Ave.)
Kikufuji (Little Tokyo)
Kimpura (Greenhills)
        Filipino:
                   Fely J’s (Greenbelt 5)
                   Café Juanita (Bgy. Kapitolyo)
                   Ka Lui (Puerto Princesa, Palawan)
                   21 Restaurant (Bacolod City)
        Chinese:
Summer Palace (Edsa Shang-rila Hotel)
Choi Garden (Annapolis St.)
Hai Kang Seafood Restaurant (Wilson St.)
Tao Yuan (Malate)
         Italian:
                   Aria (The Fort, Station 2 Boracay)
                   Va Bene (EDSA cor. Pasay Rd.)
         Thai:
                   Mango Tree (The Fort)
         Western:
                   Friday’s (Eastwood City)
                   Charlie’s Burger (Bgy. Kapitolyo)
                   Nolita (The Fort)                              
         Brunch:
                   Apartment 1B (Rockwell)
         Dessert:
 The Cake Club by Diamond Hotel (The Fort)
 High and Mighty Pie @ Chili's (Greenhills)
                   Bar Dolci (Burgos Circle)
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