We came from Malate Church (Our Lady of Remedies) and crossed the road as this is one of the nearest resto here in Roxas Blvd.

This may be the oldest (and biggest) branch of Aristocrat. It had an issue before with regards their waste discharged to Manila Bay (hope they fixed it already).

The staff are polite and welcoming. Our server is nice.

Most customers were elderly, or foreigners escorted by skimpy clad girls from the nearby red light district. Yes this place offers Filipino food which is a no-brainer for balikbayans and tourists from outside the country too but the price, for the sake of honesty (well it is known among locals anyway), is EXPENSIVE.

This is fine dining anyway so for those looking to save but wanting to sample how Filipino food tastes like, you may go to carinderia or turo turo. It costs a fraction there. But sanitation wise, most are clean, few not too meticulous. Be careful and check first.

Back to the topic.

We did not have to wait long, they seated us fast and orders were taken quicky (had not even chosen well yet). Anyway we had the set meal for our group of 4. It was 2700, and when I computed the price per dish, softdrink and cake, it seems you did not really save money with it, just the same when you order all items one by one. You are just spared of the dilemma to pick.

The place has warm (yellow) lighting as you can see in the picture and the surroundings look quite aged but maintained well.

Was surprised food arrived earlier than expected! Presentation was good, there's even candles below the bowls to heat it.

All the food - delicious! I find the torte cake too sweet but hey I am not complaining. I had it before in their other branches so I know it really tastes like that.

My fave here tho is their java rice grilled chicken but we did not have it tonight.

The set offers the honey roast chicken (which truly was SMALL, maybe the cracklings and banana was to compensate for its size), sinigang, bistek, pancit, rice softdrink, junior cake.

My only problem here is the bill out. We wanted to pay but it seems the waiting staff there a while ago has been off and running so we called another one.

We were on standby for a good amount of time to get the bill. Then we waited for a long while again to get the credit card back. My companion cannot hold back and asked why, the waiter said cashier was NEW. Oh well. I deem half an hour not a reasonable time to make your customers wait to pay when we were already rushing to leave.

All things considered, this is an institution and well recommended. As the name implies, Aristocrat, it may be so for the who's who of the bygone era. But now, there are numerous other expensive Pinoy and fusion restaurants for the adventurous who's up for new culinary discoveries, and willing to shell out good money. But when looking for the familiar comfort of "home", Aristocrat it is.