Kristeta Restaurant — Restaurant in Pagbilao

Kristeta restaurant is not just your ordinary restaurant.

It has a very relaxing and friendly atmosphere the moment you park your car on their premises. It has an ample parking space to accommodate visitors. It has a nice landscape and garden that were instagram worthy. The place is enclosed and has places where kids can roam and ran around safely while waiting for your table or food. You will be serenaded by the Filipino classics and folksongs.

Kristeta only served elevated filipino food. I used elevated because they transform simple filipino cuisine into something exquisite and uniquely theirs. I am deeply impressed with their version of the popular street refreshment, ice crumble, not only they enhanced the taste but they made it pretty. Their halu halu was packed with flavours and texture which is a must on this warm and humid weather. My personal favorite is the krispy kare kare. They cooked and served it with peanut sauce only and with the shrimp paste on side. I believed it's a nice touch as the guest has the ability to control the level of saltiness. Im also obsessed with their fried bangus, the boneless fish is humungous!

For the dessert, their version of Mango/sticky rice is the best. They made this humble desert into a delectable treat! It's creamy and delicious!

It was not just the food and the ambiance that impressed me but also their interactive and proactive staff. They let you feel very welcome and at ease. The owner and the management team were effective in delivering guest expectations. Thus, being here is not just a gastronomical delight but an experience...

Service is good, atmosphere is nice. The place is very instagrammable but if satisfying food is what your looking for, this is not the place for you. First of all, it is pricey. From my experience, for the price of 500+ we only got 3 slices of meat (it was a slightly bigger bite size) for the kare-kare and for me i wont consider that food as kare kare because there was little to no sauce. I mean, all would be so well if there was plenty of sabaw, nevermind the meat right? I know meat is expensive. Plus it tasted like typical kare kare. The moment we saw the served food, we got disappointed and our appetites went down. Another thing, the serving time was soooo long. We only ordered 2 things, rice and kare kare but it took an hour. Not to mention the little amount of food we have hayst. All in all the place is a nice experience however i wont say the same with the food.

If you were to ask me if I would go there again for food, my answer would be...

The moment you park your car. You will be welcomed with an awe with the sight of beautifully manicured garden with the sound of beautiful old time Filipino classics songs, This place offers perfect setting to celebrate any special occasion, They have variety of menus to choose from. We ordered the famous kare-kare, the sauce is not from a traditional and you can taste the originality, the sisig, pancit habhab, tokwa with kangkong, sinigang bangus belly, barbecue, fresh lumpia, calamari, all these dishes are personalized dishes bringing the taste to the next level, and the mouth watering halo-halo packed with freshest ingredients which is uniquely theirs and ice cramble is brought to the next level. The service and portions are excellent. The management team are all welcoming and very friendly. Kristeta Restaurant is a must-visit...