The Plantation Bar & Bistro

Service and food are more than amazing. They took care of us through out our event and everyone of our guests was happy with how the food and drinks were served on time and how good it was. Would like to thank Jhet and the rest of the crew that night. Thank you!

I was in the Ortigas area this morning, because I went to my previous workplace to get my COE and final pay (FINALLY!!!). The HR office hours starts at 8AM, but I arrived at 7AM. ???? To kill time, I tried to look for a nearby Starbucks, but there seems to be none around. I was about to give up and just settle for a convenience store with seats, when I chanced upon this quaint coffee shop by day, bar by night, near my previous workplace. I went inside, and instantly loved their ambiance. When I got their menu, their breakfast and coffee menu was limited. There were only two servers present this morning, and one of them (the female server) had a grumpy face on, so I got a bit irritated. I asked the other server (male, and more cheerful one) if they offer decaffeinated coffee, but they don't, so I settled for their HOT CHOCOLATE instead. ✔ HOT CHOCOLATE (Php 150) - ⭐⭐⭐ Their hot chocolate tasted like a thicker version of Swiss Miss -- like they put in two sachets of our favorite instant chocolate mix. It was nothing exceptional, and was served in an old looking mug. Good thing the serving size was big. There was also no stirrer provided, so I ended up with lots of chocolate settling at the bottom. Also, the price in the menu is Php 125, but the bill reflected Php 150. Since it was the grumpy waitress who handed me the bill, I opted not to complain, as I do not want to ruin ny morning. ???? Service was bad. At some point, I got up to ask the grumpy waitress the wifi password, and she told me the wifi is not working. Heck, they have two wifis in the restaurant and none of the two is working??? The cheerful guy server, on the other hand, was watching TV! Too unprofessional, I must say. The nerve of them to ask for 10% service charge. ???? The ambiance and good choice of background music are the only redeeming factors, hence the 2⭐ rating. Not sure if the service will be better during night time, when The Plantation converts into a bar. Will never come back. ????

I was in the Ortigas area this morning, because I went to my previous workplace to get my COE and final pay (FINALLY!!!). The HR office hours starts at 8AM, but I arrived at 7AM. ???? To kill time, I tried to look for a nearby Starbucks, but there seems to be none around. I was about to give up and just settle for a convenience store with seats, when I chanced upon this quaint coffee shop by day, bar by night, near my previous workplace. I went inside, and instantly loved their ambiance. When I got their menu, their breakfast and coffee menu was limited. There were only two servers present this morning, and one of them (the female server) had a grumpy face on, so I got a bit irritated. I asked the other server (male, and more cheerful one) if they offer decaffeinated coffee, but they don't, so I settled for their HOT CHOCOLATE instead. ✔ HOT CHOCOLATE (Php 150) - ⭐⭐⭐ Their hot chocolate tasted like a thicker version of Swiss Miss -- like they put in... read more

Our Plantation Ortigas experience happened during breakfast last December 2016. It wasn't a crowded start of the day so we were expecting to receive a kind of service that focuses on us. There were just 2 occupied tables that day. Ours and the table of an old couple. Given  the situation, we were wondering why the service was so slow.  We were done choosing our bet food from the menu and been sending our signals to the crews that we are ready to order. But took them what? 5 mins I guess before they sent someone to get our orders? Then what? After the woman took the order, she passed it on to a guy who then asked again for our order. Then we were told to be served shortly, but we waited for more than 20 minutes I guess for our Tapa and Tocino, which we think, are easy to prepare since there's nothing new on those food. And what made us realized that the servers were sleepy? Is that they gave us coffee without sugar and creamer on the side. So we asked for sugar and creamer. After 10 minutes, there's still nothing. We asked again. Then the lady remembered that we're asking coffee and said "Sorry ma'am, nakalimutan ko, nakakaantok talaga." And everything else that we asked for, like water, hot sauce, etc.. were served to us late. Only for this branch. The Branch in Palanca, Makati has better service. My advice? Don't start your morning here. Food might make it up to you, but the service will make you curse early in the morning.

Our Plantation Ortigas experience happened during breakfast last December 2016. It wasn't a crowded start of the day so we were expecting to receive a kind of service that focuses on us. There were just 2 occupied tables that day. Ours and the table of an old couple. Given  the situation, we were wondering why the service was so slow.  We were done choosing our bet food from the menu and been sending our signals to the crews that we are ready to order. But took them what? 5 mins I guess before they sent someone to get our orders? Then what? After the woman took the order, she passed it on to a guy who then asked again for our order. Then we were told to be served shortly, but we waited for more than 20 minutes I guess for our Tapa and Tocino, which we think, are easy to prepare since there's nothing new on those food. And what made us realized that the servers were sleepy? Is that they gave us coffee without sugar and creamer on the side. So we asked for sugar... read more