Los Pedritos - Tapuac — Restaurant in Dagupan

Venue is good. Service is great. Food needs improvement.

This is a newly constructed two-storey building just a few steps away from the old Pedritos. It is now elevated from the road which serves as a good contingency against flooding. The interior design is contemporary and a few remnants of the Mexican theme has been retained at the restrooms area. Airconditioning and ventilation are first rate; a big improvement compared to the old Pedritos.

Service is not good; it's great. The waiter who has served me was very knowledgeable on the restaurant's menu offerings. Waiters can also be relied on for picture taking. The service crew are generally polite and routinely keep the place immaculately clean, and spic and span.

The food needs big improvements though; at least for the two classic dishes I've tried.

While the flavor is great (not too salty and not greasy), the La Paz Bachoy's grass-fed beef strips are tough and chewy. If the beef's texture can be fixed, then the La Paz Bachoy can be a true standout. Likewise, the chicharon on the bachoy tasted like it has been on storage for the past 6 months. If Pedritos expects its customers to keep coming back at least twice a month, then the sous chef should always buy fresh ingredients.

The Crispy Palabok, while novel with the crispy noodles, failed in the seafood flavor aspect of a true palabok. It's not bad but it's not good either; maybe just a few points closer to mediocre.

Overall, the food though has already improved compared to the old Pedritos when the quality of everything deteriorated. Pedritos appears to be recovering in regaining back its old glory as a restaurant for...

I'm surprised that I haven't been able to review this resto, the fact that it's one of our go to places when dining.😅 We recently had our breakfast here ( just one of the countless times😁) it was raining so the parking area wasn't full yet we went there around 10 am. Kuya guard was helpful to assist us going inside as it was raining. The place wasn't packed either but a few people came to have take out orders or buy pastries & bread. We were around 20 pax but it was ok coz it's really spacious it could easily cater to around 50-70 diners. Anyway, we had our usual order of hot choco( its one of the favorite drinks here) , caramel macchiato, sate chicken, pacita chicken, dinakdakan, lomi, dinengdeng, lomi, puto bumbong and ginataang bilo-bilo. As usual the food was great and affordable food ranges from 100 pesos and above. The only downside is that their hot items were not that hot😅 we were expecting to get a sip of warm soup & coffee on a rainy day. As for the staff, they were all friendly and helpful. The place was clean as well as the restrooms. It' s quite convenient here since they also sell pastries & bread as well as frozen meat products & condiments which you can take home or give as pasalubong. Overall, dining at this place...

My fam of 4, went there for alunch, It is ok to wait for a seat and to wait for your food to be served. IT IS OK. But to see other tables being served before us having been sitting and waiting before them is another! I took a time stamp after they let us sit, it was 12.27pm. The drinks were served naman immediately. But I noticed that the couple who was at the back of the line, were served first. I did not mind at first. Then another group of 3 came in, guess what, their food was served before us. I still did not mind, kasi I do not have the energy to complain kasi I am very hungry. Our food arrived after 20 mins. And I have to ask the server for our food, kasi we have been waiting for almost 30 mins na. Then the next food (imagine, need to make follow ups pa). My patience wore thin when a big group of 8 sat beside our table, and Lo! Even before they take their sit, the food was being served!! I did not get to taste my food kasi I cancelled it and i don't have the time to wait anymore! Los Pedro's management, I rarely complain about food and servers, but your staffs at the Robs Calasiao...