Cafe Adriatico Express

Rizal Ramadhan

3.0

For some decades I've been hearing about Cafe Adriatico especially from my tito's and tita's who frequents the area before and I was delighted (aside from living somehow near the area) when I was invited here for an LJC x website Food Crawl where us bloggers can try what the EXPRESS branch serves.Cafe is quite small. Maybe it can accommodate around 50-60 people at the same time.Ensalada Esmeralda (P299)👊👊👊Chicken Macaroni (P125)👊👊Pork Empanaditas (P175)👊👊👊Garlic Chicken Wings (P195) 👊👊👊Baked Salmon Rice Topping (P250) 👊👊👊 BBQ Pork Belly (P195)👊👊👊American Beef Stew for (P295) 👊👊👊👊Pepperoni Pizza for (P195)👊👊👊Primavera Pizza for (P225)👊👊👊Mushroom and Bacon Pizza for (P195)👊👊👊Our Famous Pancit Palabok for (P225)👊👊👊French Kiss for (P185)👊👊👊👊When it comes to the taste department, all taste so-so, flat in some cases except for the American Beef Stew and the French Kiss dessert which I give 4/5 👊👊👊👊.💆‍♂️ SERVICE:Very accommodating crew and helpful on requests.OVERALL:I hope they work on the menu. Because when it comes to value for money, I would find the taste of the food not worth the money I paid for.—YOU CAN FOLLOW ME IN MY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS:FACEBOOK: @jacexperienceINSTAGRAM: @jacexperienceYOUTUBE: Jacexperience

Sedat ÜLKER

4.0

Got invited to a website meetup so we could sample their special menu tailored for the North crowd. It's a small corner in SM but I like how they managed to capture the charm despite the limited space. The servers were really nice too!On to the food! We got to try a lot of items from their menu, which I think all hit the spot for those looking for a classic Filipino meal. I'll be honest, the flavors aren't mindblowing and new but it's the familiarity that would make you want to keep coming back.My favorites from the meetup are:Empanaditas, something I could gobble down without stopping! The ratio of meat to bread was perfect and it was fresh too.Garlic chicken wings, a must eat with the garlic clove for a perfect balance of flavorsBaked salmon rice topping, coz I'm a sucker for cream and salmon. The simplicity of the flavors brought me back to my childhood but would love it if it had more ulam!French Kiss, a perfect end to a feast! It was so buttery and tasted amazing with the blueberries and syrup.

Jinyu Lee

5.0

Let me preface this review by expressing my gratitude to the LJC Group, and website for an exclusive invite to feast on some of the dishes (17 dishes in total! 😀) from all of LJC's nine food concepts, some of which are yet to be fully offered on their respective restaurant menus starting this September. ♥️ As for the Cafe Adriatico Express, we got to try their Fish n' Chips, and their Strawberry Shortcake. Of all the offerings we got served with, I would have to say that the dishes we got from this concept was the least memorable. The fish and chips were okay. For adults, I don't think this would make much of an impression, but surely, the same cannot be said about for kids. It's a kid-friendly dish after all. The fish was tender, and served with a generous serving French fried potatoes, it's a fool-proof meal for the younger crowd I guess. The Strawberry Shortcake on the other hand, won me over with its tastes. I love anything strawberry, and this was a nice way to utilize the fruit as an ingredient. After pigging-out on a whole spread of dishes, finishing it off with something so fresh, and fruity is a refreshing way to end such a hearty meal.