Crisostomo

We decided to try Crisostomo, which boasts "turn of the century Filipino cuisine". With its wide selection we had a difficult time choosing from the very thick menu. Oddly, the drinks and desserts are apparently in a different menu. With the help of our waiter, we eventually chose the tinapa with salted egg as a starter, and crispy pata, beef morcon, dinuguan, and garlic rice for our main course.

Around 15 minutes later, all our food arrived at the same time, although my aunt noticed that it was just warm, not hot. Hungry, we sampled the tinapa with salted egg wrapped in lumpia wrapper. I was impressed by its flavor, although my mom found it too salty for her.

The beef morcon was decent; tender beef but the sauce is a bit thick and on the sweet side. Not outstanding as I've tasted better elsewhere.

The crispy pata was, as what was becoming a trend, not bad but not great either.

The dinuguan was better than the usual fare, wherein they used pork cuts instead of the standard innards. Again, I've tasted better (Nathaniel's comes to mind).

When we tried to order a cup of plain rice, however, the waiters seemed to not know where they were. Our waiter was busy at another table, so we tried to call another waiter. When finally somebody came to us, we asked why they didn't want to approach. He said it was because they first had to check whether an order wasn't served.

All in all, decent but could have been better.

Crisostomo is located at the Newport Mall at Resorts World Manila. They also have branches in Nuvali and Eastwood.