Residence River Ihaw-Ihaw Resto Bar — Restaurant in New Washington

Along the line-up of talabahan restaurants, you can find a private road going to Residence River Ihaw-ihaw Restaurant. The name speaks for itself. Residence maybe because "lutong bahay" and river maybe because part of the place is floating in the riverbank. A nice ambience. Filipino dishes are being served. The price is upscale. This restaurant is for class A and B customers. The very least price of my lunch this day is about P220 plus a little tip for good service. I may say this is not for "masa" or class C customers because P220+ is around a provincial minimum wage rate for a day of construction work...

The place is partly hidden from the main street, their downside because they don't have the ocean view. Fortunately, they have the unique design compared to the other restos here. They are beside the riverbank which I hope they will offer other activities in the future like floating restaurant, kayaking and such. (Dreaming at suggestion lang 😁✌🏻)

For the food, it's a little pricey and took longer to serve. I think some had a bad experience on their food but in our case it was okay.

As for their staff, I didn't see them smile (or maybe I am not that observant..?)

BTW, they got a huge...

Very bad experience at that place. I ordered one grilled snapper (800g) and squid adobo + 2 soft drinks. The bill was in the end almost 1600 PHP for that, far too expensive for a run down place like this. The grilled fish was still partly raw when it arrived and even after grilling it a second time when I complained these parts have still been raw and looked like jelly. The staff never really excused for that and they still charged the full bill in the end. An absolutely no-go for a restaurant. I hope that possible future guests will think twice before eating...