Looking for a cozy place to hang out with family and friends if you're in Bataan? I suggest to try the The Beanery.
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Our friend Diosa invited us to dine at the The Beanery- Dinalupihan to talked about our whereabouts. Two of them just came from other countries so we seldom see each other and talked serious matters personally. These was an awesome time to see each other because it's my rest day. I'm always not available due to hectic working schedule so Diosa's invitation was perfect!
Getting inside, the interior is tasteful and pleasing. According to Fchel, the place was a former events area named Brickyard. It's my first time yesterday. I always dine in Subic, I'm not familiar with any of the nice eating places here in Bataan. Since my first time, I thought you'll call a waiter then you'll order so I raise my hand. Then my friend informed me that you have to fall in line at the counter to order, ha ha ha so don't judge the place by it's interior.
Looking at the counter, I noticed that they have a lot to offer. The board at the counter was quite chaotic for me. I understand that the purpose was for less queries how the food will look like and to verify easily what the diner will order upon approaching the counter but I suggest better put those pictures in a menu then just list the names of the meals on the board. For example, if the food is under pasta then list the name under pasta category and so on then the photos will be at the menu if in case the diners wants to know the appearance of the meal. Anyway, the menus will be useful I think when going in big groups because not everybody can see the food from their seats and it's not convenient to stand up to fall in line just to state your order one by one.
After long minutes of choosing and making up our minds, we ordered these:
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| Kani and Mango Salad |
Fchel ordered kani and mango salad. According to her, veggies were fresh, the amount of dressing was just right on the portion served and tasteful. Kate agreed with the dressing however the kani's are bland but the mangoes are good.
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| chicken tenders, buffalo tenders then mojos |
For the appetizers, we ordered chicken tenders, buffalo tenders and mojos. There's no so much comment with chicken tenders because you'll taste the same on what you expect on it. Buffalo tenders was fine for all of us however the spice that we are expecting was not there, yes you can say that it has spice on the sauce but not the kind of spice that you usually taste on buffalo's. I always order buffalo wings and had tasted different kinds so I know what's missing. I suggest better improved the chili flavor on your buffalo tenders because if you say buffalo, the spicy tingly taste that will round on your tongue was expected . Compare to Shakey's and Pizza Hut, mojos here are better. According to Shella it's not oily that's why she liked it.
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| Pork Sisig |
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| Pork Belly |
Kate ordered sisig. According to her it was good but the one in SM food court was tastier than this.
I ordered pork belly. Safe food. I don't get the chives and tomato pieces on the top, perhaps garnish but I love the vinegar, the grilled tomato on the side and the atsara. I suggest to cut the brittle fats for us for easier eating and avoid serving pork belly with bones.
Shella and Cheradee ordered baked macs with cordon bleu on the side and the other one is with chicken tenders. According to Cheradee, their food was delicious but the fact that it's too yummy you get fed up (umay) tasting other meals.
For the cakes, Shella is the best person to ask since she often bake. According to her " I don't like the cheesecakes, all are no-bake. I can't taste the cream cheese". For me, that is a cheesecake fan, I agree but I still love the three especially the rocky road cheesecake but Kate and Fchel has a different preference. Fchel added that it seems the cake slice got smaller. Almost the same price with other coffee shops but the portion is different. Kate termed it as a "budget cut slice!"
People has different opinions in terms of food. For the The Beanery, it's still commendable, no wonder why you have a lot of patron diners. You can tell because the flow of the guests are continuous, I think 80% of people from Dinalupihan had tried your place. Your coffees are great too! Kudos for your delicious food. I enjoyed and had a great time in your place. We also suggest to have faster service in terms of attending additional requests. We follow up twice before getting what we needed. For the comfort room, please consider re-designing it. Comfort room matters too.
For those who will try the The Beanery, you can also visit their Orani and Balanga branch if you are in that area.
'Til my next review
- JackieKnowsIt
