Hello Hive!
This is my first time posting here in Foodies Bee Hive community and this is also the revival of my food series Kim's Taste after one year and four months of being stale. My last post in this series was last October 3, 2019. How many of you here can still remember tasteem.io? May it rest in peace! ✌
This post is still part of my Maribago Bluewater Resort and Spa series. My first two posts were all under photography which both showcased the beach portion of the resort. I haven't shared the overall look of the resort yet. You can find the link of those two photography posts below:
After this, that's the time I'll share in one big post everything about that particular resort here in Cebu. If you're wondering why I separated them in different posts instead of lumping together in one super long post, well, that's just my style. For me, I wanted to showcase one particular aspect of the place in one post while having the other aspects separated to prevent some confusion. Wait, why am I explaining myself?
So much for that very long introduction, let's now scrutinize the restaurant in review.
Allegro Restaurant is located in a pavilion near the main swimming pool area of Maribago Bluewater Resort and Spa. It provides alfresco dining by the poolside patios. It offers Filipino and American menu. They're known for their ala carte menu options. Because of the pandemic, they adhere to social distancing rules. Only 30% of the capacity is allowed.
Menu
I guess I'll never get used to those range of prices. I understood that time that we were in a resort and prices are not the same with other restaurants, but maybe because I'm poor and unrefined, I won't pay for such prices if given a chance to have options.
Our Orders
We didn't order any appetizers. We just went directly to the Specialties and Mains, Pizza, and Pasta. We were six in the group and our money's barely enough so we planned that we would order one dish each and just share with everybody. There was an eat-all-you-can lunch buffet, but we forego with it thinking we could save. If we had known the serving size, we would have pushed through with the buffet. It would have been worth it, at least.
Brick-Oven Chicken. Half-chicken tender with mushroom sauce for Php 690.00. With that price, I can already buy three (3) lechon manok! It would have been a feast! The chicken was moist and tender, but for me, it lacks some spices. Maybe due to my unrefined taste buds that I can't taste sophistication. 😂
Kare-Kare. Beef stew in thick savory peanut sauce served with shrimp paste and green mango for Php 640.00. Not just the kind of beef stew that I imagined. Again, maybe because of my unrefined imagination. It looks like a deconstructed kare-kare. Chefs really love deconstructing dishes. Those blanched vegetables on the side? No taste at all. Now, I begin to wonder why fine dining and tasting menus are so expensive and the serving size is barely enough for one person. Just imagine if you share that dish with six(6) people. Quite an experience I must say. 😂
Smoked Pork Ribs. Smoked, basted with coffee-barbeque sauce for Php 600.00. Isn't that mouthwatering? Seriously, I think that's the only mains we had that I love. Maybe because of the familiarity of the barbeque sauce. Still, with that price, I can buy two (2) pork ribs.
Carbonara. Fettuccine with creamy gorgonzola cheese sauce and rosemary focaccia for Php 470.00. I'm biased towards carbonara so I would take this for its price. I haven't had enough though. I had to share with other five (5) people, remember? It felt as if the pasta just barely reached my throat. 😂
Hawaiian Pizza. Pineapple, ham, green peas, parmesan and mozzarella for Php 450.00. It's the only pizza we ordered because we can't understand the other types. Where were the green peas and parmesan? I feel so cheated! 😂
Time for the desserts!
Moist Chocolate Cake. Choco-coffee cake layered with dulce de leche for Php 390.00. In fairness with the presentation. I guess those who can afford are really after the presentation more than the taste. But in fairness to that chocolate cake, it's really moist. I'm also biased towards desserts so I'll pay for that price, but just once. 😂
Maja Blanca Cheesecake. Cheesecake mixed with creamed sweet corn and tablea chocolate sauce for Php 370.00. I'm also biased towards cheesecakes so I'll take that, but I bet Big Mom of One Piece would have a tantrum for not having enough with that serving. 😂
I had a fresh mango shake for my drinks, as shown in one of the photos above, but I regretted that choice because I finished the whole glass even before I finished the main course. It's priced at Php 300.00.
This review is not a mockery of the restaurant, rather a mockery of our poor and unsophisticated taste. It's quite an experience though; one I could tolerate once in a while. Thanks to Sir Christian for sponsoring half of the bill due to his membership at the resort!
I guess that's all for this post. See you in the next! Maybe I'll continue with that big post or I can go back to my Moalboal series. Let's see.
Kim Ybañez
Welcome to Kim's small corner in Hive. He is a chemical engineer by profession, but a blogger by passion. He is a wanderlust and an adventure seeker. Join his quests as he visits secluded destinations, climbs mountains, tries new and exotic dishes, and explores his country (The Philippines). He's also a trying hard photographer so stay tuned as he shares his photos and his thought process while creating them.
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