XO 46 Heritage Bistro

Clarissa Dayrit

5.0

Labis akong nagalak nang ako'y maturingang isang "Senyorita" habang inaabangan ang aming mga naibigang pag-saluhan ngayong kagabihan. Isa sa mga katangi-tanging kakaibahan ng restawran XO46 ay ang kanilang paggamit ng sariling wika upang ipaliwanag at ipaghatid tanaw ang mga iba-ibang pagkaing Filipino na kanilang pinagkadalubhasaang ihandog sa ating mga kapwa, Filipino man o bisitang banyaga.Natanong ko ang aming serbidora kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng XO46? Ang balik niya sa akin ay XO " dahil sa ekstraordinaryong lasap na dulot ng kanilang mga handa sa hapag kainan at 46 ay patungkol sa 1946 kung kailan ang Pilipinas ay nakalaya sa lahat ng dayuhan.""Aba magaling" ang aking sabi at bago pa ako makadagdag ng pananalita ay inabutan ako ni Sara ng pampaganang puto na may dalawang pamahid na minatamis na mantikilya at aligue ng talangka. Bukod dito ay may lakip na "bugtong" sabay ngiting sinabi "baliktanaw tayo sa inyong kabataan at subukang sagutin ang palaisipan ng bugtong." "Buto't balat, lumilipad" aba ang dali ang aking sabat...saranggola!! Tumawa siya at sinabi "parang di pa kayo senior niyan dahil matalas pa ang inyong kaisipan." Siyempre palakpak naman ang tenga ni lola.Dumating na rin ang aming napili gamit ang ginintuang situs web. Kalderetang Baka na nagkakahalaga ng P485 at ang nalibreng Gambas al Ajillo (P445). Kumuha din kami ng 2 kaning puti (P48@) at humingi ng mainit na tubig para inumin. Napakasarap ng kaldereta na maraming sangkap ng tipak-tipak na karne ngunit ubod ng lambot na maari mong gulanitin gamit lamang ang kutsara lalo na kung hiwain pa ng kutsilyo. Para akong dinuduyan sa kasarapan sa sangkap na oliba, patatas at siling luntian. Tamang tama ang pagkaluto ng sarsang bumabalot sa mga laman na karne na halos mapahiyaw ako sa tuwa.Ang gambas naman ay napakalinamnam din dulot ng napakaraming tinadtad na bawang at sa langis nito'y halos nangintab ang mga hipong nahimlay. Sulit na sulit ang bigay ng situs web. Kulang ata ang isang kanin ngunit ayaw kong tumaba kaya dinaan na lamang sa pag-inom ng pinakuluang tubig na nakabubuti sa kalusugan dahil bukod sa mas mainam na pantunaw ng pagkain at labis na kalangisan ay nakakabawas din ng pagkaroon ng gas sa tiyan.Hindi pa dito natapos ang lahat sapagkat nang hingin ko na ang talaan para sa babayaran, may pahabol pang Choc-Nut na paborito ko noong aking kabataan. Mahusay! Mabuhay!

Sıla Yılmaz

3.0

We loved the sisig! Good food and good service.We just had some few issues. We were seated at the backmost part of the restaurant and there was a cockroach and fly.Place is quite pricey.

Serdar KUL

4.0

Enjoyed the food and had fun with the filipino hospitality and language by the waitress. The food are great and “ginaa” (girl version of ginoo 😂) is also fun to talk with

Friska Widjaja

1.0

I used to eat here and i usually leave the place with a happy heart but this time, i am very disappointed. They served their complimentary puto with a little cockroach in it right in front of me.

Ronny Ha

4.0

I really like the Filipino vibe here, the servers speak deep Tagalog. They also serve complimentary nuts and puto. We ordered beef salpicao, gambas and laing. Food 9/10Ambience 10/10

Colin Boyer

2.0

Tinuktok na lamang dagat **This is just laing - no seafood filling contrary to their menu description that it has shrimp, crab and fish meat. The flavor is not that bad but it has an aftertaste.Lengua estofado - zero scoreLengua meat had a funny smell which indicates that their lengua has been frozen for too long. It looks to me that it was just boiled, adding the sauce afterwards. Speaking of the sauce, it tasted like Campbell's with lots of butter. Very disappointing for a resto that displays their many Tatler best food accolades on their glass windows.Lumpiang gulay ***The only saving grace of our meal. Taste is good, but with a strong bullion cube flavoring. The portioning nonetheless was just right.Puto ***Consisted of 4 flavors of steamed rice cakes such as the traditional white puto, ube, pandan, and cheese. They were more like puto balls (like squid balls bec of their size and shape). They came with 2 kinds of dip, one was butter and other was actually savory with the crab fat and garlic base. The butter was needless to say more appropriate and the puto balls were ok by themselves.Sapinsapin ****This was on the house given our complaint on the lengua dish. At first I didn't know what to make of it. It tasted nice but twas super sticky, the kind that sticks to the teeth like a plague. But then we tried dousing it with the sherry wine that it came with, it surely upped its flavor game. The wine which we thought was marsala complemented the glutinous dessert perfectly.Price **Given the poor food ratings, the high pricing is definitely unjustified. Credit cards are accepted.Service ****Nice try on the fluent tagalog communication of the servers. They were polite and friendly. They offered to replace our lengua order with yet another one so naturally we begged off because it's likely going to be the same quality anyway. They gave us a complimentary sapinsapin instead which was a good gesture on their part.Place 3.5Interiors reminded me of a Spanish era Philippines. The place had ample seating which extends to the back that's almost hidden from plain sight

Elvira Sutanto

3.0

Ambiance seems top, there is a premium feel. Filipino theme that partners speaks pure tagalog. The menu will be like reinvented classic Filipino dishes with prices that seems fair.From the food that we've ordered nothing fancy but the Laing, which has this thick coconut sauce and not salty like what is being served normally on these restos. The rest is so-so. Pansit Pusit is sweet for my taste, but my wife loves it. Relyenong talong has some embutido embeded inside and tokwa baboy is classic TB, less serving size.All in all is a good place to try.Value for money seems met. However, it lacks servers that maybe was just during our visit. Takes sometime to attend the requests.

Fenty Tjhia

5.0

Had a great experience! The staffs are very professional and polite. The food are delicious and superb! I love the crispy binagoongan, sisig, tinutok na lamang dagat, and their new dish called sinigang na bagnet. As an Ilocano, the sinigang na bagnet took me back to my hometown. I also love the concept of the reataurant, very Filipino! The complementary puto, chichacorn and the mango con broas dessert are to love for too. Definitely worth the price. I will keep coming back for sure!😍 Thank you so much, XO Century Mall! Keep it up!

Afrina Friska

5.0

I highly recommend this restaurant, super bait ng mga servers and very approachable, also i like the complementary part hahaha cute lang kasi super tagalog na tagalog, and of-course when it becomes of food, super sarap, you have to experience the good quality food they serve.

Reindy Irawan

1.0

Terrible speed of service. XO promises to deliver the food within the 15 to 20 mins but fails in this. What is even worse is the lack of apology the restaurant gives to their clients. Adding a special mention to Mike Panggi who after being raised this issue refused to even apologize for the inconvenience their restaurant caused my colleagues.