Cebu Restaurants

[Wicked Roger]

A Café in Crossroads is a good place to eat whatever time of day, quality food and service but a tad more pricey than some places. I go there at times for breakfast and sometimes dinner. Large portions so I share with the cutie.

While still in Crossroads it is now located inside he Abaca Baking Company that is located next to Olio. It is therefore in between Pho Phat and Maya (Vietnamese food. Very good; Mexican. Not my flavor but told by many is good).

If you stood outside Maya and had you back to the door of the restaurant, A Café is to the left up the road.

I went there recently and was impressed, some nice pastries, home made bread, menu roughly the same.

[Sebans]

MO2 Restobar Restaurant.

Moonlight Street, Subangdaku, North Reclamation Area, Mandaue 6014, Philippines.

Big place in Mandaue with live band and Disco inside Was recommended by a cutie and went there with another one. It was Wednesday and was not completely packed, the music was ok and the food and drink affordable, I spent 500 pesos for a salad and ice tea, a milk shake and sisig, 2 rises for my girl. Nice service.

[Sebans]

You are entitled to your view Sebans but I find the pizzas there good and the pasta. The place is packed some days full of expat with the family so something must be right. Even met the manager an the old mama.

I would never go to Pizza Hut for the reason you say about Michelangelo. Was the one on Banilad? Or elsewhere.

Try Pizza Republic (se FR earlier) maybe that is to your taste but I will visit this place again soon with a cutie who loves the food.

YMMV

Michelangelo Pizzeria was the one in Banilad.

I went there because they were listed among the 10 best restaurant in Cebu. What made me upset beside the pizza that even my cutie disliked (she recommended Yellow cab Pizza) was the service charge of 90 pesos.

The the Vinci pizza in IT park was even worst.

[Wicked Roger]

Was looking for somewhere different and had heard about this place. I went to the one on Cuenco Ave near Country Mall (Banilad way). Small compact, opposite the Petron petrol station, with parking.

It reminded me of Michel Deli, Tinderbox etc where the food is OK and there some European food items for sale.

See the link and the picture below. Was cheap, food was nice, interesting pastries and beer cheap. Again nothing fancy but was OK for 600 pesos for 2 of us so I can't complain.

There is another outlet in Banawa but I have not been to that one.

http://brusselscafe.asia/home

[Wicked Roger]

Decided to go elsewhere in search of food the other day and found Brique. On Salinas Drive, opposite Cebu Northwinds hotel. Sort of trendy place full of pinays and I was the only westerner there so had lots of stares. Link below gives and idea of the food but it was nice, cheap, SML is 60 pesos, the menu is limited but this OK as plenty to choose at the same time.

The decor reminds me of Tavolata on AS Fortuna (the lighting, tables and chairs). Cutie with me said many of the guests college student, and there are some big sofas upstairs to sit on as well.

It is next to a popular Filipino restaurant so there is parking but can be tight if you go at the busy time (7-9 pm IMHO) - by 9 pm Brique was empty but when we got there is was full and we had to wait 10 minutes for a table.

I will go again as a nice atmosphere, fun food and cheap beer.

This from a food blog that says it better than me LOL.

http://www.iluvcebu.com/brique-modern-kitchen-cebu/

[Wicked Roger]

Stay away from Pizzeria Michelangelo e Pizzeria the Vinci. The 2 worst pizza I ever had. They think that is enough to put an Italian name to make a good pizzeria and easily scam people. And they must be right because I thought they were run by Italians and so went there instead of Pizza Hut. Pizzeria Michelangielo even put on the bill a service charge of 10 %. Not even a glass of water to justify it.

You are entitled to your view Sebans but I find the pizzas there good and the pasta. The place is packed some days full of expat with the family so something must be right. Even met the manager an the old mama.

I would never go to Pizza Hut for the reason you say about Michelangelo. Was the one on Banilad? Or elsewhere.

Try Pizza Republic (se FR earlier) maybe that is to your taste but I will visit this place again soon with a cutie who loves the food.

YMMV

[Sebans]

Stay away from Pizzeria Michelangelo e Pizzeria the Vinci. The 2 worst pizza I ever had. They think that is enough to put an Italian name to make a good pizzeria and easily scam people. And they must be right because I thought they were run by Italians and so went there instead of Pizza Hut. Pizzeria Michelangielo even put on the bill a service charge of 10%. Not even a glass of water to justify it.

[Wicked Roger]

The cutie had an eating urge (for food gents) late in the evening. As is in Cebu many places close early during the week so IT park is where I go as it is pen 24/7 due to the call centres there. Lots of different place but we found a cheap pizza place where we ate a large pizza and 2 soft drinks for PHP 210.

Yes that cheap ($5).

Called Mama Maria Pizzeria. Other locations around Cebu one opposite one of the better universities.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...fdf388 f80a757

[Wicked Roger]

https://www.facebook.com/TheSocialCebu

[Wicked Roger]

This is located in the 4th floor of Ayala and is like a trendy diner / drinks place. See the pictures in the link below as I am not how best to describe it. But if you know TGIFs bar area it is bigger and brighter. And IMHO does not have some of the low lifes hanging around the bar (that I have seen at TGIFs) nor is it overly populated with ladyboys either (at least not when I was there).

Lots of locals and some young crowd also for the drinks, plus a few huge TV screens for sport (Aussie vs SA rugby was on when I was visiting). Some of younger girls were from richer families (I was told this by the girl I was with who is at college with many of those there on the day).

Mix of eating and all comfortable. Staff friendly and attentive as well as a bar / US diner style menu.

Food was OK but this is not a cheap Charlie place but neither is it an expensive place. I would say it is less pricey than Tavalota and Ricas but more than A Café, Mikado and definitely not the price rage of Pizza Republic or Pizza Micheangelo. So don't think you can get off with PHP 500 a head or total for the bill as the cocktails can be pricey but the SML bucket was cheap IMHO (4+1 = PHP380).

Had a good sandwich with wedges but only 6 wedges (yes I counted as I was hungry) and the cutie who was with me had their burger (also 6 wedges) which was very tasty (am not a fan of burgers but this was well cooked and had flavour).

Reasonable menu with traditional \US style desserts of course (apple pie and ice cream, rocky road ice cream etc) but the place is open, lively and I would return. We paid around PHP 1000 a head there (no cocktails just lots of soft drinks).

P.S. On the same level there is Seafood Island. That was very busy- and New Orleans with a couple of very cute waitresses who shorts say "Follow Me" on their butts. I would have if I was not following another on the day but worth a visit for sure.

https://www.facebook.com/TheSocialCebu

[Wicked Roger]

Did not feel like going to Ayala or the other normal haunts I like so tried something new and up popped Mikado a Japanese restaurant on Archbishop Reyes St very close to the German Haus restaurant (and right net to the flyover on the rig hand side as you drive to Ayala).

https://plus.google.com/100099128034...ut?gl=ph&hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mikad...26288997443455

Had the buffet dinner. All you can eat, no leaving food on plate and sharing with your dinner partner. Cost PHP 470. Not bad, had lots of sushi etc, tuna / salmon, tempura, noodles, teriyaki etc, soft drinks added to the bill for 2 of us but was excellent value (around PHP 600 each).

Lots of locals and Japanese / Koreans in the restaurant also and when I thought the buffet was running low on food the waitresses topped up all the dishes so my cutie was happily eating huge amount of tuna and salmon, so she wants to visit again soon!

I know Polyorchid has a favourite Japanese place in Cebu but I can't remember the name!

[Wicked Roger]

Choco bang bang 69 pesos? I guess that's different from the boom boom dessert.

Bang bang and boom boom and 69 - very apt for this forum. But the dessert was too sweet etc so I would not try it. The dessert later was perfectly sweet (and slim and tight LOL).

[X Man]

Choco bang bang 69 pesos? I guess that's different from the boom boom dessert.

This is what it says. Basically steak, chicken and pork place (not for vegetarians or vegans really). Went there with friends as was given a flyer and thought "give it a go". Cheap steak, ribs and lechon at 250 pesos for 0. 5 kgs.

Location is next to Elizabeth hotel (in between the hotel and the Isuzu showroom

SNIP 6 people the total bill including cheap soft drinks and water was 2500 pesos. So easy to take a cutie there and not spend much if that is the goal.

[Wicked Roger]

This is what it says. Basically steak, chicken and pork place (not for vegetarians or vegans really). Went there with friends as was given a flyer and thought "give it a go". Cheap steak, ribs and lechon at 250 pesos for 0. 5 kgs.

Location is next to Elizabeth hotel (in between the hotel and the Isuzu showroom.

Food is OK not great steak given that the prices were 'specials' - so at 300 pesos a steak, 250 for ribs and dessert at 100 pesos, it is not haute cuisine LOL. But a nice atmosphere, very casual, lots of people there all locals (I was the only westerner there) and a few cuties outside eating as well.

So don't expect great service (it was OK and friendly), or great steaks but I had the ribs and these were tasty.

https://www.google.com.ph/maps/place/Rodeo+Grill+Barbecues+Sizzlers / at 10.316774,123.902293,17 z / data=!3 m1!4 b1!4 m2!3 m1!1 s0 x0:0 xa1 c5 f57 a5 d727 ea8.

https://www.facebook.com/rodeo.grill.9

A few pictures of the menu attached.

Will I go back. Yes. It was fun, noisy (Saturday) and lots of locals there.

For 6 people the total bill including cheap soft drinks and water was 2500 pesos. So easy to take a cutie there and not spend much if that is the goal.

[X Man]

Go back a bit (March?) to find my initial review of the rooftop restaurant / bar Blue Elephant. A short walk from the Ayala mall taxi stand.

Visited again this month August. Very quiet on a Sunday night. Lots of seating. My date (dia gal I had chatted with just a few hours earlier) was much finer than I expected. We only ordered drinks, but the atmosphere was very nice. The music was good. My date was singing along to a few of the tunes. I just hope BE gets more customers and stay in business. I still miss the old Ratzkys at Ayala.

My date seemed in a romantic mood. Was it my charm and rugged good looks, or the Blue Elephant vibe? I had good feedback from touch testing, and eventually kissing. At some point she even made a point of measuring my hand. "big hand, I'm scared" she flirted while imagining my toy shooter up her love canal. Not to mention my wallet dropping money into her very nice cleavage.

Unfortunately, she insisted on a second date (she suggested a beach, bless her heart). I was already fully booked. I was just trying to fill a vacant evening, and ended up with a huge lost opportunity. You guys feel my pain, don't you?

Please don't ask for contact info if you don't know me. I'm not that kind of guy. X.