My recent gastronomic adventure brought me to Bistro Selera at SM Lanang Premiere. It was my first time dining there, but I have been to their main restaurant, Kusina Selera, at Paseo de Legaspi a couple of years back. I couldn’t say it was remarkable, but it was fine.
And so, strolling at SM Lanang on
a lazy Saturday evening, Macky and I decided to try the bistro.
The place was a bit small with a waiter
at the bar smiling at us as we went in. The interiors looked simple but modern
and clean, with their Mandaya Maiden painting hanging on the wall.
They had a tiny list of Filipino-style
dishes in their menu which are plain and simple to choose from. The bistro just
had a few of their staff waiting on us as there’s not many customers visited
that evening.
For the Abregana, we ordered Tuna Sisig; tuna loin cubes which I
thought would be served sizzling hot, but was just presented in a regular
platter.
Our main dish (sud-an) was Crispy Chicken Patata – boneless and
fried marinated chicken topped with garlic and served with gravy and potatoes.
And a couple orders of garlic rice.
And as for Postres (dessert), I
tried the Tapioca which is caramelized
tapioca with choconut ice cream. The taste was new to me, but it satisfied my sweet
tooth. Macky added in one more order of plain rice, and then went for Sprite
and the four seasons in can drinks.
Overall, the experience was alright.
I’d give it three out of five stars. We may come back again to try some of the specialty
they have.
A breakdown of our dinner for
two:
Tuna Sisig –Php 250.00
Garlic Rice (2) – Php
90.00
Plain Rice – Php 35.00
Crispy Chicken Patata – Php
295.00
Caramelized Tapioca – Php
115.00
Sprite in Can – Php 50.00
Four seasons in can – Php
50.00
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Total: Php 885.00
You can visit Bistro Selera on the web
at:
Website: http://bistroselera.blogspot.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BistroSelera
Email: kusinaselera@gmail.com
Or try the dishes yourself by dropping in at:
Bistro Selera
2nd Floor Fountain Court
SM Lanang Premier
J. P. Laurel Ave., Davao City
Tel. (082) 285 2184