NOOR MANILA — Restaurant in Taguig

Ok guys, here’s a very very very Honest review. I didn’t even get to try the food why? Because I know this place from the ads on instagram, so the photos and videos that I saw were so miss leading, in the ads the atmosphere looked so cool, spacious, bright with bunch of cool people, like a shimmering dangling party ambiance vibe, but when I got there, here is what I saw, just three tables outside, very small outdoor spot, so the waitress guided me in, no dinning tables downstairs, and it was dim with an open kitchen that was so glamorous and clean. So I said to myself it’s ok it’s gonna be better upstairs, the whole crowd is there, so the waitress took me up, a long table for 10-12 pax on my right which wasn’t clean there were still the last guests trashes and dirts on the table, and another table for three by the window where only three ordinary ladies sitting, a very dim dark place, it wasn’t bright at all and I didn’t get a party vibe, I was still in shock and I looked around to see maybe I’m wrong, so I tried to focused there metal parts of the chairs and tables were rusted, not BGC level restaurant, at all. I wouldn’t dim restaurant were there are no people or cool crowd to party with, I’m looking for a fun party place with lots of beautiful people, not a boring dark place with a rusted dinning table set , putting me in a corner of the restaurant where there’s no loud music or party vibe, like nothing? So I respectfully said sorry this is not what I saw in the instagram, the nice waitress even tried convincing me “ ma’am I’ll clean up the table for you. “ I disappointedly replied, I’m really sorry it’s just not what you have advertised, the ambiance, the atmosphere is not what I saw in the videos and photos. Philippines is soooo boring these days. I miss the pre corona vibe, this is terrible guys, let’s all do something about it or we’ll all...

The location of this new restaurant is excellent.

We took a table outside on the sidewalk, we were able to use our Winston e-cigarettes and watch beautiful people passing by.

The starters were okay.

The Tzatziki had a good taste and with Greek type Yogourt it can certainly be less watery, more flavourful, thick and garlicky. (3/5)

The Humus was good and tasty, I would kindly suggest good olive oil, less garbanzo and tahini and much more fresh lemon juice so it’s less solid than it was and more tasty (4/5)

The Eggplant 🍆 salad was very delicious, rightly balanced in terms of ingredients and definitely the best of the three. (5/5)

The salad with greens 🥬 and pears was fantastic, very clean and super flavourful albeit only little sweet due to the beetroot addition but we loved the whole mix which blends together so nicely! (5/5)

The lamb skewer was a bit of a let down as it was very chewy when normally it is supposed to be a soft type of meat. We left it but we enjoyed the saucy pita that came with it (2/5).

The beef skewer was okay, standard I would think but eatable. In my taste the best salad between beef and pita bread is a good garlicky tzatziki and tomato sauce but that’s only my taste (3/5).

We paid pesos 3,200 for a dinner of 2 and if everything was rated 4 or above it would/could have been a fair price.

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On 6-29, I came with a friend and ordered wagyu cubes under "Medium Plates". Please look at the image and tell me if the portion was worth the price and designation. I was already hesitant to spend 600php on wagyu cubes (which I already knew was not proper wagyu in the traditional sense), but I was expecting to get a decent portion that was worth 590++ especially since it was a under "Medium Plates". I was so disappointed when I received a huge plate with an attempt of fancy plating for 6 pieces of cubes. I tried to exchange it but the head chef said no so I had to pay for it. In terms of taste, I wouldn't order it even if it was half the price since it just tasted artificial. I had other wagyu cubes that 1) tastes better, 2) was cheaper, and 3) had more to offer than 6 pieces (see Sushi Nori). I gave this place 2 stars since the other food was acceptable, staff were not rude, and they gave a dessert for the trouble. I did not eat the dessert much but it was a nice enough gesture for the 590++ pesos spent. Despite all, this will be the last time I will dine here since it was just an overall...