Mateo’s — Restaurant in Quezon City

The place looks good. A kind of home garden vibe. The staff are very helpful and kind.

The food is hit & miss. For appetizers: the croquette was very nice—crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. The calamares is too salty, good flavor, but salty.

For the mains—I was not a fan of the kare kare because it lacks the creamy, peanut-y flavor. But my mom liked it.

The Lengua in Mushroom Sauce was okay. A tad underseasoned but good, so was the mashed potato that came with it.

The Salmon & Black Risotto was weird. The salmon was well seasoned and cooked nicely. But I did not like the combination of the Risotto cooked in squid ink & the mango salsa. The liquid from the salsa seeped into the risotto which made it very watery. The rice was also too al dente for my taste.

Parking available for 4-5 cars. They accept credit cards and oh, there’s a car wash beside it so you can have your vehicle cleaned as you clean...

Tried this place twice. One for my wife’s birthday and once just on a regular day. I do not recommend this place because for one, some of the servers are a bit grumpy and snobbish. Food is under seasoned, like their paella which we returned to the kitchen twice, their french onion soup tasted bland, and the other orders were just plain average or even below average. My wife liked their truffle pasta. The serving here is also small. Though, the positive is the place gives a kind of homey vibe, but if you look at the ceiling a lot of paint is falling/peeling off. Hopefully they get that fixed soon as its not expensive to ask someone to just scrape that off and apply a fresh coat of white paint. I recommend other places in tomas morato like relish or such compared to this resto as they have fairly...

Never been there before but read all the reviews and thought it worthy of a nice birthday dinner for my wife with the family. While there was a misstep with the reservation (holiday parties going on), we had flexibility to return the next night and are so glad we returned with an open mind.

Simply, go. Find a reason to justify the cost (P650 / pax for us; no dessert or drinks) and you won't regret it. The food is delicious and the staff is friendly and attentive. An easy walk from the mall in case you found yourself there for shopping (or need to shop) and is comparable price-wise to some of the special occasion places in the mall except the food is better in a lot of cases. We obviously enjoyed the food...