DRYFT Fish — Restaurant in El Nido

This place does not deserve the rating it has. It deserves to be closed by the DOH. What we witnessed here (Friday January 26 at ± 2pm) is unbelievable. The toilet in the place is right next to the open kitchen. While we were eating at the bar one of us went to the toilet and when he was about to enter the toilet of their staff came out of the toilet after cleaning it with a cloth and a bottle of spray. She asked one of the staff form the kitchen where she should put the cloth and spray bottle, after which she handed the dirty towel that was just used in the toilet to one of the staff in the kitchen. After this the towel changed hands at least 2 times by people who are cutting food in the kitchen. Ultimately it ended up with a staff who started rinsing the towel in the sink in the middle of the kitchen where they also wash dishes and cutlery. The towel was just rinsed with water (not even soap) and now here it gets even harder to believe what happened next, they pass the towel back to the girl who cleaned the toilet and she starts cleaning menus with it!!! If you are the owner of this place, please train your staff in basic hygiene. Anything toilet related should be kept far far far from the kitchen. Also put soap dispensers in your kitchen so your staff can frequently wash...

BEST TUNA STEAK TACOS EVER! Honestly the tuna tacos are probably one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. In my 5 days in El Nido I went here 4 times for the tacos. You have to try them!! Took so many friends here as well and they were all blown away too. The staff is very friendly and the food comes quickly even when they are packed full. We had some great drinks as well, like a calamansi soju and strawberry soju.

4 stars instead of 5 because I wasn’t as impressed with the other dishes I tried - the tuna poke bowl tasted nice but was a bit one-dimensional and lacked fresh vegetables like avocado, edamame, cucumber, carrot etc, instead having a deep fried mixture of some sort. The crab benedict was ok but not great, same experience with the kimchi crab roll. The crab was a bit too wet or watery and the flavors were just not there. Would have loved to try the yellowfin cheese burger, but they were out of it every day that I was there. Also the place is quite pricey, but at least the tuna tacos are 100% worth it! Take into account that it’s just an appetizer size dish, so won’t...

My pescetarian friend treated me out here on my final night in El Nido, and it was a good pick from all the restaurants around.

The restaurant is conveniently located where two main streets converge. T he re are sockets everywhere which was kind of a wonderland for me 😅 because my jurassic iphone6’s battery dwindles down like a New Year’s countdown. So if you’re looking for a place that has a coffee shop’s sockets, a bar’s alcohol options and a restaurant’s food offerings then this is the perfect place for you.

They serve fusion food, mostly Korean. My pescetarian friend got us tuna tacos and tuna poke bowl to share. I loved them both and had me thinking of becoming pescetarian myself haha. They have a drink with kimchi juice that made me curious but we were on time crunch so that’s probably something for me to go back for. 😅

The price is average for this part of El Nido - like 350-500 per meal. There aren’t much cheaper options around, so this is a good place for a splurge.

Overall, I highly...