Restaurant Review: Victorino's

I did a quick review for this restaurant at Zomato and it was featured for a while.

Victorino's is a Filipion-Ilocano restaurant located at Sct. Rallos corner Jamboree St. in Quezon City.  You won't miss it.

The place is very homey.  It boasts of modern filipino architecture.  It has a lot of antique or wooden pieces on display all over the area such as cabinets, bottles and tables.  It really makes you feel like you've entered a Filipino house.

Upon entering, you will already feel at home.  This is what greets you when you enter...

 There is a showcase of different items made in Ilocos and are being sold there such as towels,  blankets, native bags, brooms and a whole lot more.

This is what the dining area looks like...

They are also selling some native delicacies such as salabat, garlic pickles, mango jam, chili powder, vinegar, garlic, etc...

They have a cakes and pastries section which sells savory creations by Heny Sison...

I was very curious about their Cashew Butter...  It looked really good.

Here's what their menu looks like so you have an idea on the food they serve and the prices...

Here's what we ordered...

The Bagnet which costs Php320 is crispy, fatty and simply delish!!!  It is served with the Ilocano bagoong (which is not your normal fermented tiny shrimps but fermented fish if I'm not mistaken) that has tomatoes, onions and garlic.  You can't go wrong with bagnet. 

Then we also ordered the Kinirog which costs Php180.  It is basically rice with bagoong, longgonisa egg and pindang.  It was topped with crispy salted fish which looked like dilis to me.  This rice went well with everything we ordered.

Then I chose the Adobo Nga Baby Pusit which costs Php290.  This was the best.  I was craving for adobong pusit but I didn't want the one with all the black ink on it so I asked which one they had and the waiter happily informed me that they can do both so I chose the one that's oil based instead  of squid ink based.  I'm so glad I asked cause I loved every bite of this!!!  

Of course, we had to get the Mangga Salad since my friends and I love green mangoes.  One order costs Php135.  This was so good with all our food.  It had green mangoes, onions, salted egg, tomatoes and bagoong.

You should never pass up dessert when you see all the lovely cakes on display right?  So we tried the Caramel Coated Yema which costs Php18/pc.  Its a little bit pricier than your usual yema but it is so good.  All you need is one piece and it will definitely satisfy your cravings for sweets.

We also tried the Strawberry Shortcake.  One slice costs Php207.50.  This I wasn't too happy with.  I've definitely had better strawberry shortcakes before.  I found it very bland.

The service was great too.  The servers were very patient with us.  We went on a weekday and we got there at around 1:30PM i think.  In the end, we were the only ones there talking but the servers happily accommodated us til the very end.

To sum it all up, I would highly recommend this place.  Even if I live all the way in Paranaque, I would still take the time to drive all the way there to have lunch or dinner there again.  It was definitely worth it.