I was able to try Locavore back in June this year, and that experience didn't go as expected. Nevertheless, I vowed to return to give the most loved Filipino restaurant in the Metro a chance to redemption.
We were throwing our intern a little thank you lunch as she finished her required hours of working with us. We were having difficulties choosing a restaurant, so we asked her what her favorite cuisine was. The answer - Filipino. So, we thought about bringing her to Locavore, which recently opened at S Maison.
We ordered 5 dishes for the 5 of us. It seemed like a lot, but we were able to finish them all.
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Fried Oyster Sisig P370
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When we first came to Locavore, I was told that they serve a pretty good oyster sisig. I didn't like oysters, so I didn't order one, which turned out to be a big mistake because I loved it! It didn't taste like oysters at all. It's how I like sisig to taste - with a bit of a crisp, lots of onions, and a calamansi. Yum!
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Gising Gising P275
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One of the most basic dish we have is the gising gising, which is a vegetable dish made of sigarilyas, french beans, shallot and garlic confit, and coconut milk. It's simple, but it's a good way to make vegetable-haters eat their veggies.
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Mac's boneless fried chicken P270
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Boneless fried chicken fried in a sweet, house special glaze. It's not your typical Filipino-style fried chicken, but it was delicious.
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| Sizzling sinigang P550 |
Beef short ribs and french beans in sampaloc gravy and garlic confit. The first idea I had about the sizzling sinigang was if it was the same as a sizzling kansi. It was similar, both had this tangy sauce that was nicely infused in the meat. It's a great twist to the sinigang we Filipinos love.
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Adobong baka sa gata P540
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Beef short ribs in gata and vinegar sauce, topped with quail eggs and sigarilyas. Foreigners usually ask us Filipinos about our recipe for adobo, but Locavore tweaked theirs a little bit, and it works. My colleague hated a classic adobo dish, but she did like this version.
Locavore is not your typical Filipino restaurant. They add a certain flare and a modern twist to their food that changes the way you see the Filipino cuisine. Sure, everything we ate was a bit oily, but it's something that I find common in Filipino dishes. Besides, it was sinfully delicious, so it was worth all the calories.
Parking: S Maison Parking
My Scores:
Pricing - 3/5
Service - 4/5
Ambiance - 4/5
Taste - 5/5
Taste - 5/5
Hungry for more,
Address: Level 1 S Maison, Conrad Manila, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
Budget: from P300 per person
Instagram: @locavore.ph
Facebook: @Locavore Kitchen & Drinks
(Date of Visit: October 15, 2018)
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