Sentro 1771: The Upscale Turo-Turo and Sinigang Bar

'Twas a very weird night because we were craving for... guess what? Filipino food!

Confessions. We are:

1. Not fond of repeating restaurants
2. Not comfortable not knowing where we're going to eat, and
3. Not frequent diners of Filipino food

So during one of our rare cravings, we were desperate to look for a good place to eat Filipino food. We were dismayed by the thought of eating at Gerry's Grill because it would be such a waste to have traveled all this way to Greenbelt (we were there for Cinemalaya) and then eat in a resto which we could find anywhere else. Thankfully, we chanced upon Sentro 1771.

Main reason why we considered dining here? Lourd de Veyra.  And well maybe the fact that it belongs to the Chateaus 1771 group of companies.

 

Cucumber lemonade (P120) and Lemon grass iced tea (P110)

The tables inside were already full (around 7pm) so we were seated outside. Smoking is prohibited in the al fresco area so you'll be assured it won't ruin your dining experience. Also, the fact that they served these drinks early on made our wait more bearable.

Before our order for sinigang came, they served a sample of the broth to be used. They asked us if the sourness was okay so they could adjust it to our tastes. How considerate :)

Corned Beef Sinigang (Solo) - P310

The specialty of the house: short ribs and boneless shanks, mixed with vegetables in a sour tamarind broth

So ito pala yun - real corned beef, outside the canned ones. Do you know the feeling when you crave for something, get that something, and find that it doesn't satisfy you? Well, this is not it. This was just perfect, just what we were looking for. Come to think of it, there are only a few ways one could screw up sinigang. And I'm glad they didn't ruin this classic Filipino dish.

On this point, we'd like to say that their service is commendable. They were very responsive to our needs. You could ask for a refill of the soup/sabaw, it's free.

Rated GG (Solo) - P230

Galunggong fillets, deliciously fried in garlic oil and invitingly arranged on a carved wood plate and topped with a generous line of browned garlic, can whet the appetite of any serious gourmand

Galunggong is arguably one of the most common fish served in a Filipino home. Rated GG gives this fish the revamp that it deserves! In retrospect, this is probably the best galunggong I have ever tasted. It was boneless, it was very fresh, and it was oily but didn't feel yucky. Sarap :D 

They are celebrating their 10th anniversary! Wish we had availed of their promos :(

PS: When the galunggong came out, I had to go back to the menu and see how Sentro suckered us into ordering galuggong. I'm not saying it didn't deliver - galunggong just isn't a very restaurant-y thing to order. I'm just amazed by the way words affect us, it's nice. That's all :)

+++++

Sentro 1771

2/F Greenbelt 3 (beside the fountain), 

Ezperanza St., Ayala Center, Makati