Daddy’s Grill, The Third Time Around

Daddy’s Grill

The Third Time Around

It was Sunday, 3:30 PM and it was the last day

of the very long Penafrancia holiday, and we opted

to dine for a very late lunch at what  we call

“The Best Seafood Restaurant in the City”.

Although we found the physical appearance

of Daddy’s Grill unappealing, as it is open air,

it is not air conditioned and they have this

unattractive‘kamalig’  type native dining sheds,

 

…it is their delicious fresh seafood that made us

return three times this month on this physically

uninviting  but otherwise wonderful restaurant.

We were the only costumers around that day,

and the staff  had  just began arranging their

seafood display on the counter in preparation

for their “Paluto” dishes that would start at 4 PM. 

Fresh seafood were stacked on an open 

ice- topped counter where the diners could

choose what they want and have them cooked

by the chef the way they desire them to be.

We were excited to choose our orders from the

seafood counter but the waitress informed us

that we could only order what was in the menu

as the ‘paluto’ is not open yet and would only

be available at 4 PM and it was only 3:30 PM. 

We were a bit disappointed but it was okay-

as they still have a lot of choices on their

regular menu and they are just as yummy.

The good thing in ordering on the menu,

it makes us consider ordering their other

dishes not displayed on the seafood counter.

 

We picked up Cheese Sticks as appetizer.

Me and my daughter are both cheese lovers

and however it is cooked- we would always

rave and crave for any cheese based dishes.

We also chose Tinolang Manok for our soup starter

which had Papaya and Sili and it tasted very good-

…but I was looking for the extra tangy flavor of

 green sili leaves which are regular ingredients

of most home cooked native chicken tinolas.

I spotted several ‘Hito’ or Catfish in the aquarium,

and we ordered one and they fried it to perfection

as it was crispy on the outside and very, very juicy

and tender on the inside despite being well done.

My son wanted to have a fried ‘Tilapia’.

He ordered the same dish the last time we

dined here and he ordered one again this time.

Just like the ‘Hito’ and just as it was cooked

the last time we visited  was perfectly done.

Crunchy but well done and very succulent.

One of our meal time favorites is ‘Beef Ampalaya’.

We always order this dish whenever it is available

in the menu and this Daddy’s Grill version is

very delicious and surpassed our expectations.

We ordered our favorite Buttered Grilled Oysters

but the waitress refused to take our order as it

would still be available at 4 PM- ‘that is what

we came here for…” I bargained. 

She was pretty determined not to serve the oyster

until the chef intervened  that it’s okay to order

any of those at the paluto area anytime of the day.

So we feasted on the delicious buttery grilled oysters.

We ended our meal with a

sinfully sweet Mango Float,

 

…and Banana Turon topped with

Vanilla Ice Cream.

One thing we noticed though, unlike our previous

visits when the owners of the restaurant were around

the service was excellent and the staff was attentive,

^^^ taken during our first visit

…this time however- they seemed to be always

out of reach as they were either busy texting on  

phone or preoccupied playing the computer…

…or chatting at the counter, and it was been

very difficult to catch their attention.

Oh- well, what would we expect with what
the little rodents will do  when the cat is away?

Anyway- despite a lot of naughty 'mice' playing around
we still had one of the most satisfying meals in our lives 
at the best seafood restaurant in this part of the world.

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