0 Its The Bubba Gump!

After a long and tiring week for my grumpy, he got a chance to take a 1 day leave last Friday. He wanted to go out and dine out. He slept the whole day, recharging his energy. When he woke up, he said he wanted to try in Bubba Gump, in Greenbelt. So we started preparing and off we went to Makati area. As usual, the place is jam-packed. Not the Bubba Gump but the whole Greenbelt area, filled with white and exotic-looking creatures. 

So, we entered Bubba Gump and we were already in our "desired" table and still no one from the crews greeted or welcomed us. Sige lang. Then we waited. After 3mins (I think) a crew approached us, introduced herself and gave us their menu. I didn't try to remember her name as I am still pissed off that no one welcomed us when we entered the restaurant. 

2F Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati Philippines (02) 7575154

The place is nice. There are also a lot of white creatures eating, friends having fun with their beers, etc. I like the style of this restaurant. I find it very relaxing, actually. While browsing on their menu, I got a little worried. The food are really pricey! I was looking at my grumpy because I know he's been budgeting our money. lol

Here's what we got: 

Cajun Shrimp
Sauteed in a hot & spicy cajun butter sauce. Served w/ garlic bread for dippin. Php385

Bourbon Street Fish
Charboiled cajun spiced fish w/ bourbon sauce &
shrimp over choice of mashed potato or rice.  Php530

Jenny's Catch w/ Lobster Butter Sauce
Pan-seared fish, laid over a choice of mashed pototoes or rice w/
sauteed spinach & creamy lobster sauce.  Php545

Captain's Fish & Chips
Beer-battered Dory. Php 530

Fleur 'd Lis
A royal drink w/ Malibu coconut rum, peach schnapps, & melon liqueur .
Php 275

Sweet Tea Coolers Php225

Honestly, we didn't enjoy the food. Sorry. The fish were a bit over cooked. The sauces that were used were not good tasting at all (well, at least for us). Total catch on our wallet? around Php2,200.00. Ka ching!! Oh, I forgot to mention the Php200 service charge. Tsk!

My own ratings: 

Place: CCCCC

Service: CCC

Food: CCC

Money: CCC

Overall: 14 out of 20

Click here, if you wanna see their menu and here's their FB page.

If we still want to go back here? Sure. But not anytime soon. 

5 In Sentro 1771

Not sure about the 1771 in its name. My friends A and C, introduced me to this restaurant last Tuesday for our always been re-scheduled - long-awaited get together. lol. The place is really easy to find. Greenbelt 3, just beside Baba Gump. Of course, we had fun, as always. We ordered food like its the end of the world and enjoyed laughing at each other's flaws. haha!

2/L Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center

Makati City, Metro Manila

Philippines

(02) 757-3941

Here's what we got: 

corn beef sinigang. can't see the corn beef? me too!

crispy trotter (crispy pata). this is really good but a pit pricey

green mango salad. really good!

ginataang tilapia. yummy!

squash soup

Then we headed to grab some desserts. Was supposedly for a coffee but we ended getting CBTL's iced-blended drinks. 

L-R: red velvet, sunrise & double chocolate

This girls' night out will be memorable to me. Got my first times on dinning in Sentro and then got the double chocolate iced-blended drink. 

Sentro 1711 is actually part of Chateau 1711 Group of Companies. There are actually four: Chateau 1711, Sentro 1711, Sidebar and Cafe 1771. Sentro 1711 leads in a renaissance called modern Filipino cuisine experience by being first to break the boundaries found in time honored and familiar recipes and infusing it with a delectably sophisticated and cosmopolitan dimension. Using only the finest ingredients from both here in the Philippines and abroad, along with the deep understanding of the various traditional Filipino dishes, Sentro 1711 has innovated and re-invented on many local familiar flavors, preserving its many layers of taste and flavor while always adding something new, cosmopolitan and exciting every step of the way. Sentro has been very successful on making its legacy on making its name as your not ordinary Filipino restaurant. 

Overall, the food was great. A bit pricey, around Php 500- Php 600 per person. As for the location, it has a smoking and non-smoking area. The good thing about it was that there were waiters and waitresses in the smoking area so you can easily call them when you need something.