Clementine’s, Naga’s Culinary Pioneer

Clementine’s, Naga’s Culinary Pioneer 

Old World Charm, Timeless Home Grown Comfort Food

It has always been such a joy for my family 

to dine at Clementine’s in Magsaysay Avenue.

Long before Naga City had all these hustle 

and bustle in the culinary world, Clementine

pioneered what casual fine dining is in the city.

 

We crave for this restaurant and dining here

reminds us of the quaint and cozy restaurants 

in Europe that gives the diner a genteel and

formal but very relaxing, old world ambiance.

 

The kids often complain that it takes time

for the chef to cook their meals, but we always 

remind them that good food is not fast food.

Whenever we dine in Clementine, we always 

order and appetizer to while away the waiting

period before the main meal is served and this 

time we tried their delicious Onion Rings.

It took them a little bit to serve our dinner so 

we ordered another round of  appetizer.

The stringy and tasty Mozarella Cheese Sticks. 





We all love Clementine's Mushroom Soup
and perfect way to start a heavy dinner.

 Good thing with Clementine they came out

lately with Value Menu, and for hungry, restless 

kids wanting their food fast, this is a good option.

 

For only 75 pesos, the kids were able to enjoy 

delicious dishes like Fish Roll, which is actually

a fried fish spring roll, wrapped in thin rice wafer 

and fried to crispy perfection and served with rice

and a mound of tasty buttered veggies as a side dish.

 But my son is never satisfied without real fish dish,

so we still ordered him a very juicy Grilled Tuna. 

It came in a really huge serving that we decided to

share the delicious slab of fish that everyone loved.

 Also in this value menu is the Lemon Porkchop,

which is deliciously tangy tender pork,  marinated 

in lemon (the way they do in the past, before the

invention of these salty seasonings) then pan fried. 

It was a perfectly chewy and tasty and was served

with rice and buttered vegetables as side dishes.

 My wife ordered Baked Macaroni, which

is probably  the most classic and the most 

original dish that one could order in Clementine.

Naguenos have grown loving and  had gotten used 

to Clemen’s timeless version that it had already

obliviously set a standard on our Bicolano psyche 

and taste buds on how a BakedMac is supposed to be.

I ordered one of their newest pasta offering; 

Angel Hair with Seafood, which is under their 
Scrumptious Cuisines meant for 2 to 3 persons. 

 

But is was so delicious that I have

finished it with a really clean plate all for myself.



We ended our dinner with their delicious
New York Style Blueberry Cheesecake, 



...while my son munched the moistest, cheessiest
and the tastiest Cheese Cup Cake in the world.
 

Clementine also serves as a showcase for
beautiful European home decors that diners 
could buy and take home after dining.





I consider Clementine a timeless restaurant,

and one could never go wrong on their choice 

of a place to dine in the busy Magsaysay Strip.

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