The Frazzled Cook — Restaurant in Quezon City

I went here with some girl friends and it was a pleasant experience. I suggest you book a reservation because it was packed even on a Thursday night! Staff were nice, the place had a maximalist design, and the food was tasty. We ordered 6 dishes in total– stuffed chili, herbed chicken salad, truffle pasta, pizza caprese, pan seared dory, and grilled pork chop.

Stuffed chili - right amount of spiciness and cheese was still gooey even when it got cold. Great appetizer, and it’s cheap too! You get 6 long pieces.

Herbed chicken salad - I highly recommend this! We got the solo to share between the three of us and it was enough to get our meal started. Their vinaigrette was really addicting, and it paired well with the grilled chicken. Absolutely loved the chicken!! They were generous with the serving. The croutons could have been fresher though, but it wasn’t enough for it to be a dealbreaker.

Truffle pasta - We ordered the family serving for this one and it was a lot for three people. I must say, I was most disappointed with this one. I think it’s a bit overhyped. You can definitely taste the truffle oil, but the base sauce wasn’t anything special. It’s like your typical Filipino white sauce. I think the evaporated milk was a bit overpowering.

Pizza caprese - the best pizza I’ve ever tasted! I especially loved my first bite into its cheesy goodness. The crust was also done just right! Not too thin, and not too thick. It’s divided into six slices. I could honestly finish a whole pizza if that was the only thing I ordered. I highly recommend it.

Pan seared dory - it was good but honestly you could replicate it at home. We got garlic rice as our side but it was a bit too mushy for my liking.

Grilled porkchops - at first look, it seemed dry but I was mistaken. It was still pleasantly juicy. They were also generous with their serving. It comes with a sauce, but it tasted more like ribs sauce. You’ll enjoy it if you like sweet dips!

Long island cocktail - a bang for your buck. It’ll really hit you as soon as you take your first sip.

Overall a great experience. It was one of my friends’ birthday and they gave a complementary ice cream for the celebrant. They usually give out cake but they were already out of it by then (understandably so, it was already 10pm by then). I’d rate this restaurant an 7.7/10. Would...

came here to catch up with friends, there was a wait but it wasnt super bad in my opinion. the set up has changed a lot from the pictures here and the ones in their social media, it's less decorated now. the vibe of the place is still nice though, well lit, it reminds me of a comfy inn almost. its easy to have conversations with people there so i enjoyed it. the food was also alright but our mashed potatoes actually came out rotten or something since it was very sour so we sent it back and had normal mashed potatoes after. the normal ones tasted good though. i dont have much pictures since there wasnt really much to take pictures of anymore. the outside seating is also not available anymore but you can take pictures of their sign still. out of everything i think what stood out the most was their service. i dont remember who exactly there were a few people that came to our table, one of them was anthony. but they were very attentive, even the people who werent our table's waiter were attentive to us. especially whoever the water guy was, they kept refilling our glasses even before we noticed they were empty (this is good btw). and the same water guy went up to our table and other tables to warn us about the loud noise that would happen a few minutes later because they were going to sing happy birthday loudly to the adjoining room. that mightve been the first time i had a restaurant let other customers know about upcoming noises for a happy birthday song, i thought that was very nice of them.

our order: crusted chicken tortilla, truffle pasta, tenderloin steak,...

Finally had the chance to visit the restaurant for the first time last weekend, and the place was extremely busy on a Sunday afternoon. We were 5th on the waitlist and probably took an hour to an hour and a half before we were seated inside, so reservations are highly encouraged.

Although we thoroughly enjoyed everything we ordered, especially the sizzling squid (whose sauce was seriously addicting), there was an incident regarding the service which really sort of ruined the mood. We asked if we could view the menu while waiting so that we could have our orders ready once seated and were informed the orders would be sent to the kitchen once we got inside and that serving time would be 15 to 20 mins., which we totally understood.

We were finally seated, the drinks we had ordered in advance were sereved and we had expected to wait the 15 to 20 mins before our orders started coming in. However, 2 ladies were seated besode our table after a few minutes and placed their orders after asking the waitstaff which menu item was better.

To our surprise, and disappointment, their food came in almost shortly after they ordered.

Our excitement turned to disappointment, and while my sister and I tried to laugh it off, this irked our mom a lot, and we had to follow up on our orders before they finally came in.

No hard feeling towards the waitstaff, but I don't believe they explained why the other table's orders were served before ours, and it would have also been nice to hear a simple apology...