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Affilliation
Rockefeller at Greenbelt 3, Makati
I had dinner with my folks tonight and I decided we try out Rockefeller in Greenbelt 3, Makati. So we did. It’s same owners of Oyster Boy, but I guess they changed the menu up to get higher class clientèle.
Service may seem a bit busy hectic, but I’m not sure if they’re still in dry run mode (they had a sign saying so before, I didn’t notice it). Regardless, service ain’t bad. The owner/manager/guy-in-charge keeps tabs on everyone (customers and staff) and was very helpful.
We had an Oytser Combo (which allowed us to choose 3 different types of oyster for a 12 piece order), my mom had Oyster Bisque Soup, my dad had Pork Barbecue with Java Rice, and I had the New Zealand Rib Eye.
The oysters are basically the same ass what you can find in Oyster Boy, which is pretty good. The oysters come from Iloilo, which my mom says where you can find the best local oysters in the country. They’re fresh and good. Their version of the Rockefeller isn’t the best I’ve had, but their other types are OK. The priority is freshness, and it is.
My mom thought the soup was OK, my dad wasn’t all that sold with the pork barbecue. As for the steak, well, the menu says it’s New Zealand Beef (some other steaks on the menu use US beef), and it does tastes like New Zealand Beef. They grilled it pretty good, but the cut was too think for my tastes, and it seemed that I got a medium rare instead of medium. The steak comes with corn in cream and pork and beans, which is kinda odd for me. The pork and beans (I don’t remember running into the pork, but then again, who does?) were ordinary, but I’m not sure that it went well with the steak. The creamed corn seemed odd, aside from being creamy, there was a faint coffee taste to it. Ain’t my cup of tea.
Price-wise, it’s not too expensive, but I can’t say for sure it was value for my money. The food was reasonable, and seemed reasonably priced when you look at the menu, but I can’t tell if I got exactly what I paid for. Portions were OS, it’s not that. The oysters themselves were OK too (ergo, may possibly be considered as acceptable given the price). For the pork barbecue and steak, well, it’s quite questionable. Then again, our bill wasn’t exorbitantly expensive, service was OK (though they were still hectic), and the meat products are probably not their forte.
Overall, based on tonight, I can’t give a wholehearted “go eat there” recommendation. Perhaps I’ll check it out again someday, maybe by then some of the quips will change for the better.
No tags for this post.Cat or Mini-Rug?
Some people who have seen my this blog told me that what they’re interested in seeing is Hanachi-e. OK, so she’s my draw for this blog. 
Well, for those Hanachi-e fans out there, I managed to get this pic today. When I look at the pic, though, I wonder at times if it’s just one of my rugs. 
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