Filipino Food for me is one of the best cuisines there is. It is everybody’s comfort food and I’m always excited to try out new Filipino dishes. Leftover rice can still be fried the next morning and the leftover adobo can magically be another new dish for the next meal. I love how the Filipinos turn something into a whole new thing, you can always count on how resourceful and creative they are.
Patio Carlito, a house turned restaurant is another new invention in the Filipino cuisine scene. What was once a family house owned by Governor Barretto of Zambales, is now a home of Filipino comfort food. The posh and stylish restaurant is another concept by The Red Crab Group of Restaurants. I was not able to take good pictures of the place because there was an event, the night I was invited to taste their delectable dishes, but I can tell that the place is no ordinary restaurant. The place has the vintage feel that can be seen thru its walls, lighting, wall decors and even the pictures here and there. The house turned bistro also has its parts now used as private function rooms, such as TV Room, Piano Room and the Bar Room.
During our bloggers dinner, we stayed in the Bar Room which has glass walls that overlooks the bar or the WhiteHouse on the 84th – the adjoining bar during evenings.
I have never seen so many Filipino dishes that night, and I couldn’t have guessed how chef and the rest of the kitchen staff prepared so mouth-watering dishes for us. Prepare to feast your eyes on what was served to us during that night.
