Just came back from dinner at Tribu Grill. It was pretty crowded for 7pm on a Thursday night. Good sign. Although there was a party there which probably is why we had to wait 10 minutes for a table. However the hostess was polite to let us know that a table would be ready soon. The décor is quite modern and clean and the wood floors kinda gives it a homely feeling. Nice. The kitchen is open though which I really wish it wasn’t because it adds to the noise in the restaurant and they put in nice speakers too. I think they’ve read some previous reviews because they have covered that spot in the corner with a nice decorative screen so you don’t see exposed kitchen things anymore.
Actually I should have read the previous review over what to try because I’m semi new to Filipino food (my only exposure was because I grew up in Hawaii and there’s a Filipino population there). My boyfriend went there for lunch and said is was good which is why we went there for dinner. So anyway, I had no idea what anything was on the menu, so as we walked to our table I took a look what other people were eating and asked the waiter “what’s that ?” and settled with what sounded good.
I deduced our order to the Laing and the daing na bangus. The laing was sooooo good. I asked for it not spicy though. It reminds me of a Hawaii dish called squid luau, only there’s squid in it instead of pork. Their version was really tasty and so melt in your mouth, a tad bit oily for me which would make me feel guilty if I picked up the bowl and poured it down my mouth. The “milkfish” daing na bangus was excellent also. It was topped with crispy garlic. We also ordered rice with our meal. For dessert we had the puto bumbong which is like unsweetened Mochi with coconut and sugar.
This place has got good food and could be a 5 star if they were a little bit more service organized and a menu with pictures and translations for us non-filipino’s. . . but that’s about it because the food’s great and the price is right.
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