Dagat Cusina Gubat — Restaurant in Candelaria

The place sticks out like a sore thumb along the candelaria bypass road. Easily spotted are the US made trucks and the two Jeeps in almost period correct condition parked along the highway. The dining area is huge and tastefully done. The architect owner knows his stuff. Menu was simple mostly serving local ulam dishes. I ordered a 150 peso tuna sandwich and it was great. Paired it with a 50 peso fresh buko. The dining hall has a very high ceiling and decorated with a mix of beautiful local paintings and lots of Americana. The tables were solid wood and the chairs were comfortable. The sound system was being tested and the audio video was terrific. A stage with a drum set is set up probably for live bands. The order came fast. The comfort rooms have an open top so it doesn't smell of anything and they were nicely done. All in all a great place with a terrific design. The use of anahaw for roofing was...

Small portion and such a long wait for the food. I had to ask three waitresses to follow up our orders pero walang gawa. The value of the food and service is sooo poor that the experience is no longer enjoyable. When they finally served the food, there was no water, and the complimentary soup was not given to us and the drinks we ordered was not served until i had to tell off the waitress. She said, she will personally deliver it but 5 minutes later another waiter delivers our drinks. For a quick food stop, the whole dine it lasted 2 hours. OVERPRICED for its lack of service and food quality. You have better options. Don’t waste...

On Saturdays they have live, loud (my age is showing) music. Lots of people use the dance floor and besides decent Filipino food, everyone seems to have a good time. It's a very large covered open air restaurant and no wait to be seated. The food was mostly Filipino, but I did enjoy the shrimp tempura, they weren't really tempura, more like heavily breaded tempura style shrimp. But nevertheless tasty. We were visiting friends and had...