Before I begin, let me be the first to welcome you to our blog and our very first post (and if you're continuously reading our posts in the near future, this is the last one).
Uncle Cheffy is a BBQ and Panizza restaurant located at the terrace of a newly opened Robinson's Magnolia mall along Aurora Blvd. They also have other branches in Eastwood, The Fort, Alimall, Nuvali (Laguna), Lipa (Batangas), Wynsum Tower (ruby road ortigas), Centris (Edsa cor. Quezon Avenue), SM Mall of Asia, Lucky Chinatown Mall (Binondo), Greenfields (Shaw Blvd.) and Molito Exit (Alabang).
As you can see, the exterior looks like it could be at par with fancy flaming chicken/buffalo wings from New York or half pound burgers from Brother's or Wham but when you go inside, it's like you're in a totally different place. For starters, they have a mini bar. A MINI BAR!
Since Uncle Cheffy is still on a soft opening, they only serve a limited number of dishes for the meantime. They have the Uncle Cheffy's Steak which costs around an astounding 1000 pesos and so we scratched that off our list. We went on a budget meal (which is a big no no when you go to this restaurant) and got Spaghetti Alejandro, Tiuey Noodles and Seafood Lovers Panizza (all medium sized).
The waiter told me that the medium size is good for 2-3 persons depending on who's gonna eat. Now for nearly 200 pesos for the pasta dishes here's what they served us.
At first we were all like "What the hell is this? This is for 2-3 persons? Houston can finish this in one bite! 200 pesos, are you kidding me?"
and then it hit me... SOFT OPENING...
Out of disappointment, I took a bite out of the dish thinking that my dad's money will go to waste on this one. After that one single bite, everything changed. It was a masterpiece and an epitome of rich ingredients. Never mind the serving size, this spaghetti is delicious!
Spaghetti Alejandro has a Spanish-inspired sour taste present in a Puttanesca but has the savory sweet taste you can only find in great quality tomato sauce. It's meaty goodness comes from authentic imported Chorizo.and the perfectly cooked pasta is topped with pimiento and edam cheese. This dish was served first and it's richness pretty much covered half my appetite already.
This is a must have for people with a tongue for oriental dishes. It's Asian fried Noodles with beef, asparagus and cilantro. Serving size... small (yet again). Taste... amazingly asian (lol wut?). Sweet with a little bit of spicy but mostly savory. Asparagus for the crunchy feel and cilantro to neutralize the garlic after taste. simply perfect.
and now one of their specialties...
8 slices of salmon, shrimp, clam, squid, herb, onion and 3-cheese filled square pizza that makes your mouth water from the time they serve it to you to the time you finish everything. You'll be left wanting for more. Definitely a must try. Oh and just so you know, the tomato/onion and lettuce on the side goes with the pizza to add flavor and watch out for this little fella...
I'll say serving size needs (a lot of) improvement but I hope they do not sacrifice the taste. Yes that's pretty much impossible to do.
Cost over serving size, 5 out of 10. Cost over taste, 12 out of 10. Yes the taste will compensate for the serving size and even though the serving size is not so huge, the richness of ingredients will get you full in a couple of bites.
Service crew is as fast as lightning to respond which explains the 10% service charge we got (sigh).
In conclusion, this is a perfect place to bring your date. Not too much to eat, has wine and an ice cream parlor just nearby for desserts.
I will be back here to try their other dishes once Uncle Cheffy's fully opened or I can go to their other branches to finally try the Uncle Cheffy's Steak. The thought of it just makes my mouth drool...
4 out of 5!!! BABOOOOOM!!!!
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