Roberta Flavours of Asia

Tania Ananda

My friends and I had a despedida for our friend here the other day; we ended up going to Roberta's because the next-door pasta place was closed. It was a pretty okay experience overall--not WOW but not terrible either.The place has okay interiors, the staff is nice enough, the restroom is clean (yay!), and the food is priced okay--the five of us spent around P200 each and were quite filled up.We had an appetizer plate (P220 for 3): onion rings and crabsticks, hoisin chicken, and 'isaw'--not very isaw-like but good, and the onion rings were more like cups than rings, but they were passable, taste-wise.There was also binagoongang lechon kawali, which was very nice but was more binagoongan than lechon kawali, I guess. It could have been a bit crispier, in my opinion.Next was the pad thai. Now, I've heard a lot about pad thai, and was psyched to finally be able to try it out, but when I did I didn't know if Roberta's take was just different or if pad thai isn't as great as people say it is. In short, it was 'meh' for me. I liked the tang the slices of green mango add, though.Our friend who came late had a solo rice bowl to himself, though I didn't get to ask about it.Warning also: the housewater they serve is infused with pandan, which smells good but tasted weird for me and my friends.

Gracia Putri Juliana Hamdani

The place was a little small and nothing unique about its decoration. But the food was amazing! We were on a tight budget when we came here, and we thought that we won't be able to find something decent that's within our budget. We ordered the 3 appetizers (3 for 220) (Mango Catfish Salad, Seafood Gambas, and Chicken Hoisin) and Bagoong Rice for sharing. The food was delicious, and like what the waitress said, the appetizer combinations partnered with rice can already be your main meal. Again, the food is amaaazing! Will definitely come back here to try other dishes.Oh and another thing, the water they served was infused with pandan. Cool!