Tambayan Gastrobar

Anna.haswari

Tambayan gastrobar is a resto inside the tambayan capsule hotel located at j.bocobo. You will barely notice this place unless you are familiar with malate area. This is a favorite among younger foreign travellers.Good place for hangout with friends. Nice interiors -lux industrial -a mix of arched walls with open ceiling.We headed out to this place with my mom and sibs, just smacked across my condo for a quick merienda.We ordered:1. Tambayan gastrobar cheeseburger -1/2 pound beef patty, comes with a small bucket of homemade potato chips. (220pesos)Good presentation. Tastewise, it was ordinary and forgettable, but for the price, ambiance and the serving size, it is value for money (220pesos). The patty was juicy and tender, but flavorwise, really boring and generic. Some of the chips are already 'makunat', i guess those are sitting at the kitchen for quite awhile2. Goto -one of their promo meals; simple yet tasty, right amount of meat (80pesos)3. Pares -beef stew with garlic rice; tender meat, melts in your mouth, delicious garlic rice, indeed a perfect pair (80+pesos)4. Halo-halo -it was okay for me; its weird that they added watermelon to halo halo(??). Maybe the run out of another ingredient so they substituted with this insteadThey have fast and reliable wifi connection.They also serve other dishes (mostly filipino comfort food).

Jeremy Jonathan

Dining at Tambayan could be a hit or a miss, but choosing the right food and drinks could give you a great experience! If you’re in it for an acoustic or jazz night, you can stay in the open rooftop every night. They might not have bands on Sundays though. Meetings or more personal meals are best downstairs.If you don’t know which food to get, I’d recommend their Kare-Kareng Bagnet. This is my favorite meal there. Our staple pulutan would be their chicken tenders. Their sriracha dip is best with the tenders and the chips! Must try.If you’re getting drinks, my all-time favorite is their Pink Abad cocktails. I try hard to get there before 7pm if I want to get buzzed. Cocktails are on a buy 1 take 1 promo every Happy Hour. :)