Dencio's

Julie Ann Mabini

4.0

June 23, 2018 My grandmother passed away June 17, 2018 at the age of 93, today was her cremation and the placing of her ashes at the Chinese temple in Malabon. After the rites ended at 3 pm, Deckard and I decided to not join the rest of the family for dinner cause we wanted to get back to Puppycat who had to be left at home. Our original plan was to try a new restaurant but the rain prevented us from pushing through with that idea. We decided to get dinner closer to home just in case it starts to flood. So here we are again at Dencio's Harbor Square and when I'm sad I always seem to gravitate towards comfort food and there's no other cuisine that eases my heart pains more than Filipino fare. We ordered the following:Crispy Kangkong - this would be a 3. After trying Kanin Club's crispy kangkong all others even the ones I make at home pale in comparison. But still, Dencio's version is still good. For the price and the amount of kangkong we got, I'd say it's still a great deal.Laing - 4, we love their Laing. I've written about this in my previous review below. It seems like since we're dining in now we've got a bigger portion than when Deckard ordered take out the last time.Tortang Talong with Crabmeat - 4, Deckard's order. He finished everything and he wants me to copy it. I tasted some and it's yum. As usual Deckard had his torta with catsup.Inihaw na manok - 5 winner winner chicken dinner! This was unexpectedly good. They cooked this like an Inihaw na liempo and I'd say this dish is somewhat similar to Reyes barbecue or Aristocrat.Sisig - 3.5 this was a bit of a let down cause I wanted my sisig hot and sizzling but what we got was cold already. The taste is spot on though. Maybe it's because they had somebody do the mixing of the egg for us already? But still I didn't notice that the plate was sizzling when the server was attending to our sisig.Overall, I'd still rate this place a 4.I miss my grandmother so much. She was the best home cook I knew. She wasn't perfect but she's close to it. I couldn't help crying as I ate my food, all my memories of her seem to come with every morsel I chewed and tasted. I remember her selflessness, good humor and positive attitude. I love you so much Ama. I'll see you again someday and thank you for taking care of me when my parents could not. I'm letting you go now but I will never forget you.June 9, 2018 Everyone's got the lazy bug becauseof this nice rainy weekend. Nobody wanted to cook so Deckard decided to just go out and buy some food for dinner. We had the following:Fried Tilapia - they filleted the meat off of the bones and cubed them into bite size pieces. Each morsel was then dipped in batter then deep fried. The body was also battered then fried.Laing - oooohhhh I loooove their laing. Creamy, a bit spicy and so tasty.And tada!Crispy Pata! We haven't had this in such a long time and it was so satisfying to eat this at home. Hehehe mainly because we can go caveman on the Pata to get the remaining meat on the bone. You really can't do those things in public. We ate the Pata with Mang Tomas instead of the usual toyomansi vinegar dip. The skin was crackling crispy and the meat was tender. Deckard said it's a good thing he decided to go for the Barkada size, hahahaha there's only 3 of us but we finished the one that's good for 6.As for the rice, I just cooked some long grain while Deckard was out.We loooove Filipino food and Dencio's is one of our go to reliable affordable restos.

Shikhani

1.0

I am really sorry but service was completely unsatisfactory. The wait of more than an hour was longer than the time we ate our meal. Food was not even worth it. If you are going to eat here make sure that you are not that hungry as they will make you hangrier than ever. It took me five times to ask the staff for a simple bowl for soup. Food served was not that hot, making me wonder, why is the service really slow 😢