Pino - Quezon City

I love their seafood Kare-Kare! I also tried their mini sisig Tacos which is also good. The seafood gambas alige is just okay. Nothing special. I also like their home made iced tea.

Everything that I have tried on their menu has brought a smile on my face. Their serving size is reasonable woth how their food is priced. The ambiance and servers are both ok. One fave here is their Margarita served in a huge glass. We always go back to this place.

Pino from the outside seems gloomy & not really inviting. But it was actually a lot brigher inside. It is not a spacious place though. But they have an al fresco area that is presko.☺ Into their vegetarian choices, it is the spring roll trio that stands out for me, way better than the Nori cheese sticks. It has three flavors and all of which are pleasantly delicious !!! The cauliflower fritters is also yummy, while the buffalo cauliflowers can be mistaken as meat, meaning also flavorful but kinda too sweet. However, their vegetarian pizza was a let down. The front-runners on the regular menu, on the other hand, are the cheese-stuffed chicken breast and the coffee crusted beef belly. You would feel important when you eat them ! The coffee crusted beef has a hint of curry, which i am not a fan of but the meat's quality is more than sufficent to make up for the curry's sting on my tongue. My brother aboslutely loved it. The red wine adobong tadyang shouldnbe crispy instead, should be less sweet & be more saltyand without star anis, i don't like star anis. It's nakakainis. Into the pasta, they should serve it with a bigger plate or bowl. i like the tuna shitake mushroom but could be spicier, while the gambas in aligue is too creamy and kaumay. Not worth it for hypertension risk. Re desserts, the Fita tiramisu is heaven, while the tablea cheesecake is dominated by butter. I also like their flavored beers, i tasted all and i love the strawberry beer the most since i like strawberries.

Pino from the outside seems gloomy & not really inviting. But it was actually a lot brigher inside. It is not a spacious place though. But they have an al fresco area that is presko.☺ Into their vegetarian choices, it is the spring roll trio that stands out for me, way better than the Nori cheese sticks. It has three flavors and all of which are pleasantly delicious !!! The cauliflower fritters is also yummy, while the buffalo cauliflowers can be mistaken as meat, meaning also flavorful but kinda too sweet. However, their vegetarian pizza was a let down. The front-runners on the regular menu, on the other hand, are the cheese-stuffed chicken breast and the coffee crusted beef belly. You would feel important when you eat them ! The coffee crusted beef has a hint of curry, which i am not a fan of but the meat's quality is more than sufficent to make up for the curry's sting on my tongue. My brother aboslutely loved it. The red wine adobong tadyang... read more

Came here on a Thursday morning with my family. I was surprised to find that this restaurant is actually quite small. In the front, there were probably around 2 larger tables, 4 smaller tables, and 4 bar stool seats against the wall. I was afraid that my family of five would not be accommodated but was pleasantly surprised to find that this place has outdoor seating behind the restaurant. It's a shaded outdoor patio with lots of different things to admire: the numerous hanging potted plants, the Pi sign, and the resto backdrop. It wasn't too hot since there was a roof over our heads and there was also an electric fan to keep us extra cool. The service was great, but the food did take awhile to come out. I would say it took 30-50 minutes for all of our food to come out. I ordered the Caramelized Spam with Kimchi, Garlic rice, and five minute egg. Before my order arrived, I asked myself why I would get spam when I eat it like 2x or more a week. But it was delish! My favorite part of the meal was the 5 minute egg. It was cooked perfectly. My dad and sister got the chicken and waffles. The waffles were coated with strawberry sauce and came with an icing flavored condiment (possibly the syrup?). The chicken was thin fried chicken skin. I was a little disappointed to see that it was fried chicken skin instead of actual fried chicken. Coming from America, I had never seen a chicken and waffles dish like that. However, my dad and sister did say it tasted very good despite not being as meaty as they would have liked. I tried a bit and I agreed that it was tasty, but more meat would definitely make it better. My mom ordered the salmon and waffles. A weird combination in my opinion. The salmon looked almost raw and my mom did not expect that. She said it was alright. I'm not much of a raw salmon type of person so I didn't try. Lastly, my other sister got the Eggs Benny. They looked SUPER good when they came out! Typically, the eggs in eggs Benedict are poached, but the one my sister had were more on the boiled side. ALSO, I definitely recommend the fresh squeezed orange juice. My family and I agreed that it was THE BEST orange juice we've ever tasted. It is on the more expensive side, though. But worth it!