El Cocinero

Yoan

5.0

As restaurants go within the philippines that is different course. As Spanish dining places go it’s olé. Fantastic foods from the tapas to the soup and the paella negros has been the best I’ve actually tasted aside from in Spain. A lot more amazing is usually that it’s situatedin a little province city where eateries are essentially not great. Outstanding gastronomic delight.

Gökhan Altunkaya

3.0

We tried El Cocinero because of it's #1 ranking within Nasugbu, and though the meals was Okay, I give it the average ranking for the most part, 3-stars. Service was great, the Paella nicely offered, but our Tortilla, Gambas along with other seafood meals were usually oily andover-prepared. The repetitive "pop" music was extremely annoying. They don't really take bank cards. Restaurant just has screens for wall space, so all of the street sound and a smell exists, and certainly, no air-conditioning.

Augistya

2.0

This is our second stop by at El Cocinero. The initial we attempted the squid ink paella - my partner said it had been so-so but I can't stand squid at all therefore i won't touch upon that visit. Yesterday evening we made a decision to try once again, andordered an array of tapas to discuss. As the very first tapa was shipped the waiters furthermore delivered a big shaker of salt and a pepper mill, quite uncommon for the Philippines, I believe the very first time I've actually observed that. The calamari demonstrated us why - soggy, oily, and completely unseasoned. The tortilla Espanola appeared nice and had a good consistency, but had us achieving for the salt. Ditto for the Callos. The very best tapa had been Championes con Chorizo y Gambas - the chorizo offered some decent flavor however the remaining dish was bland. It's my feeling a chef should send to the desk dishes that need no more seasoning, that reflect his/her creativeness, adaptation of the cuisine and dish, feeling of taste. You might not agree but you at the very least see the chef's eyesight. This is simply not the situation at El Cocinero. Bring your personal seasonings and creativity.