Bistro Pamana

Neria A

4.0

OHHMMMYYYYGGGGAAAAHHHDDDDD!!!No, I didn't accidentally press my keyboard. This was my actual reaction when I had my first bite of Crispy Baby Pusit in Black Ink from Bistro Pamana. It was sooo goo-ood! Before I dove into it, my website partner said it was the best squid dish she has ever had. To be honest I thought she was exaggerating, but when I tasted it, I felt like I was Anton Ego having a freeze moment when he first tasted the Ratatouille (I was barely done with this appetizer, but I was already mapping out in my head when my next visit will be). It was the first dish served but again, I saved a small piece on my plate until end of dinner so it'll be the last one to touch my palate.Then the other dishes came flying in. We ordered so much (good for a baranggay fiesta), but they served so quickly that we got overwhelmed and panicked as to which one to eat first: ▪Minais-Sang Nilagang Bulalo - Meat and broth is just pure PERFECTION! No need to drive 2hours to Tagaytay for this. It's just in our backyard. If I could only give one small comment, the corn was a tad overdone. But Hey! After that beefy punch, who am I to complain?▪3 Kinds Adobo - Good, good and good! Special shout out to the Adobo Flakes as I've probably eaten it all and forgot that I have company. LolAnd the list goes on.Okoy Bites, Lechon Manok, Bistek Salmon Belly and Lumpia Trio...I don't want to make this review novel-long so just to summarize, this is what I've learned: You can't go wrong with this restaurant! You can probably even close your eyes and point randomly in their menu and still end up with an amazing dish. Not only that, servings are generous and prices won't break the bank. That's how good they are that I want to kick myself for not knowing they existed only 3 blocks away from my office all this time. I missed half of my life so don't do the same mistake as I did. Ambiance and service? Golden. My only suggestion is that they can try to time the serving of dishes, from appetizers to mains and not serve them all at the same time so as to create a more elevated dining experience. But other than that, props to the whole Pamana staff!Think of Bistro Pamana for your next dinner plans. You seriously won't regret it.

Rauli Claudia Tobing

4.0

Lo and behold! My favorite resto in Tagaytay has a branch in Perea St., Legaspi Village, Makati. About 5 minutes walk from my office. It's been there a while I've been told and I just recently learned about it. When some work mates invited me to have dinner there, I agreed without hesitation.This time around I got to try the following:Bulalong Corned Beef- I enjoyed this very much. Bulalo cut into shreds and cooked corned beef style. The type of corned beef with that nice 'canned good-like' taste that I know and love but freshly made. I thought at first it's a soup dish but it's not. But the beef is really tender with appetizing potato cubes. Goes perfectly well with lots of rice.3-Way Adobo - a mix of several versions of adobo in one dish. Flaked, sauced, twice cooked.Laing at Chicharon - This version is potent. Rightfully cooked yam leaves in creamy coconut milk. Made even tasty with mussels, pork chunks and crunchy bits of chicharon.Crispy Baby Squid - this one's a must try. Perfectly fried bite sized squids coated in crispy batter that's tinted with squid ink. Very tasty with bits of green pepper adding in tinges of spiciness. It's black apprearance make it quite interesting for the eyes as it is for the taste.Ensaladang Bagnet - irresistibly deep fried and crunchy bagnet disguised as a healthy dish presented along with fresh greens, onions and tomatoes. Quite good and sinful.This branch may have similarities with the Tagaytay branch when it comes to the look and feel. Bistro Pamana of course is targeted to the business executive niche. But still the cuisine that I have come to enjoy is quite the same. This fortunately gives me more opportunity to explore their menu more.

RoRo

4.0

One of the things that I rarely do is to spend my money to eat Filipino food at a Filipino restaurant. I believe that Pinoy food is best eaten when it is home cooked. To tell you the truth, I only eat a handful of Filipino dishes. Adobo and Kare Kare being my favorite dishes. Given my story, one would think why I tried Bistro Pamana in the first place, not once, but twice. My first visit at Bistro Pamana was due to the Birthday Celebration of My Boss. I was so happy that I don't need to pay anything and be able to try Filipino dishes with a twist. I do not have any expectations to begin with, but I was shocked I was able to enjoy the dishes served to us. Due to my good experience of dining here in Bistro Pamana, I did not think twice when my College friends told me that we will be having our annual dinner at Bistro Pamana. So what we ordered are the following: Lumpia Trio, Sinigang Tuna Belly, Crispy pata, Cebu Lechon Roll, Inasal, Tsokolate de Baterol and ensaymada, pansit etc. I highly recommend everything that we ordered except for the dessert. The dessert is okay for me but I cannot give my judgement on this since I am not really fond of desserts in general. I would leave the dessert review to the sweet tooth experts. If you want to boast good tasting Filipino food to the Balikbayans or to your Foreigner visitors and friends, I suggest that you head over to Bistro Pamana.

Thalita Amarillis Sayogha

4.0

As a vocal fan of Anthony Bourdain's show No Reservations pointed out, Filipino cuisine seems to often be overlooked and under-appreciated on the international dining scene. There are not many good Filipino restaurants really, but they do exist and are worth visiting, especially if the idea of a pork hock deep-fried to a crackling crisp gives you the same goosebumps as it does for me. Luckily, Pamana belongs to the elite few.Pamana is a homegrown and classic Filipino restaurant which opened in Tagaytay in 2009. Aside from its dishes, the place became popular for its homey interiors and photo-filled walls.Crispy Pata is a must for anyone with a taste for crackling. Pork hocks are boiled, air dried and then deep fried until the surrounding skin blisters into crackling. Traditionally served whole, here the hock is chopped into chunky pieces. Use your fingers and take your time to savour the crisp, shattering skin before dunking the meat into the bowl of dressing (a mix of vinegar, soy and shallots) that will refresh any dry bits of meat and counter the richness. The bones are the best part, especially if you manage to tease out bits of tendon that are deliciously sticky.From Kare-Kare to Ginumis, every dining experience at Pamana is surely a big hit. One can never go wrong here.

Ar Razi Pinangyana

4.0

I know this resto is not solely a dessert place, but I would definitely would go here often just for desserts alone. :)Ambiance is cozy and elegant with walls full of nice portraits on it. Customer service can be improved though because in our experience, our order took quite a while just to be served. We spontaneously just dropped by here for some merienda and we opted for the following:Bibingka - Soft and fluffy Bibingkas with a cheesy and buttery topping. This is a definite must-try not only during Christmas seasons.Pinoy Fondue - As the name implies, this is not your typical fondue. A combination of Suman, Kutsinta, Puto and Espasol slices paired with super rich and definitely chocolatey hot choco sauce. Dear fellow choco lovers, this is all we have been dying to try out. The richness and consistency of the choco sauce is finger-lickin' oh so good. I just wished there were more choco serving..

Stri Nariswari Setiaji

4.0

Excellent Filipino 'heirloom' restaurant with recipes passed down the generations. Started off with the light Pinoy Caprese Salad consisting of quezong puti with tomatoes and basil on a bed of greens with a zesty salad dressing Chicken Binakol was a sweetish tasting chicken cooked in young coconut milk served inside a coconut shell with additional soup served alongside. Smoked Tinapa Pasta at Kalabasa tasted very good. This was the best dish of the evening.Bulalong Corned Beef was sweet tasting but still very good - loved the addition of potatoes and tomatoes.Ginumis with Panucha (raw sugar cane) ice cream was very good. The combination of gulaman, sago, coconut milk and crushed ice topped with toasted pinipig was really a treat! Good variety of Filipino cuisine.

Nata Renata

5.0

I don't know if this is the same Pamana in Tagaytay.But this place has really good interiors. I just don't like that it's small coz the people eating beside us are too noisy and you can hear their echoes and you can hear everyonr talking on every table coz it's a small place.We ordered the Salmon watermelon sinigang and bagnet or crispy pata binagoongan, I forgot.It's the best version of a filipino food. A good twist!

PersembeBaligi

5.0

Everything is delicious and service is 💯. No lime for warm water tho, but everything is great. Went there on a busy night but servers delivered to all our needs. Will definitely come back!

The Boy Who Cried Food

5.0

Lucky that my office is close to this restaurant. Adobo flakes is a must. Tried Tinuktok sa Gata for the first time and loved it! Grilled Bangus was cooked to perfection as well as the liempo. The spicy tuyo rice is worth mentioning as well. Our office tried their catering and our Singaporean and Australian guests thoroughly enjoyed their food! Food was so good forgot to take pictures.

Özgül Bulut

4.0

Food - What we've ordered:1. 3 Way Adobo - it includes Chicken, Pork and the very crunchy adobo flakes. I love how it is presented and the adobo flakes is ❤2. Pork Sisig with Aligue - this is overrated, we've read that this is the best sisig that they've tasted but nothing so special in it. We've got leftovers meaning its not a hit in our group.3. Bistek Salmon Belly - served in a thick bistek sauce and onion rings which we loved4. Pinakbet con Lechon - your typical pinakbet with only lechon as additional toppings5. Pancit Lucban and Pancit Canton con Lechon - basically they have same taste. the difference is only the toppings, Lucban Longganisa and the lechon6. Sinigang Salmon Belly - one of the best sinigang soup we've ever tasted and we all agreed with that. 5 mins and the soup is gone 😊Ambience - the place is homey and instagram worthy but its so small that iy only accomodate less than 50 people. we are 14 in a group and we almost filled in half of their place.Service - crews are very attentivePrice - very reasonable since their servings is good for sharing (2-4 persons) We' ll come back since we still want to try the other foods on the menu