Santiago

Silvia Henti II

5.0

Must try breakfast place in the neighborhood. Their cake selection is very unique especially the table one. Great ambiance as well! Even if you're inside the big glass windows frame the landscape perfectly. Feels like home. And... Free coffee in the morning!

Halal In Aku 😜

3.0

While the Tagalog hegemony continues to be of its imperial influence in our national politics, the culinary traditions among the Tagalogs have been, in one way or another, colonized by the American flavor. The knack for the fried and products that short cut the stages of food preparation in favor of the instant and the mass produce have gradually eroded the culinary tenacity of the same racial community who has been at the forefront of the Katipunan revolution. Gladly, with the booming restaurant business, as people look for the organic, others would salivate on the vernacular, Santiago successfully rides on these developments. Their puto melds perfectly with the dinuguan which both create a convergence on one's tongue, and in turn, the vinegar of the dinguan allows the cheese of the puto blossom in the midst of sourness. The signature barako coffee of Batangas is served as well with generosity as they offer an unlimited pour to one's cup. The cup of barako is also accented by a square-sized biscocho, which reminds me of the humble baking tradition in the sleepy towns of Batangas such as Rosario, Taysan, and Padre Garcia. However, what becomes the difficulty with Santiago are times in which the puto could not be available, even ice for water, and other selections in the menu. It is dispiriting for a person travelling to a Tagalog fortress like Santiago not having the very delicacies it is proud to offer.

Sitti Rahmani Alwan

1.0

This my first review of a restaurant but just had to put in writing the service here is not good. The food was served without any servicing spoon. The kare kareMeat was very hard and hardly any vegetable. They served the lumpia ubod without the sauce. We had to ask for the sauce. We asked do you have any tea they said twinnings i asked what flavor basta twinnings. They went back bringing the sachets. I hope they do something about it.