9 spoons - the bayleaf hotel

been here two times with my girlfriend, for both our 1st and 2nd anniversary. we just love the food and ambience here! compared to other fine dining restaurants, their menu is much cheaper and more plenty. what we ordered are:

poutine - very tasty and plenty of gravy served with beef toppings
chimichangas - deep fried beef burritos that are big in size. taste is just average and could and skin is a little tough when served to us.
teriyaki chicken - spicy korean chicken that is plenty in servings as well.
beef tapa bowl 👍 - our personal favorite and recommendation, this is our favorite dish due to their unique vinegar sauce and the rich taste of the beef strips.

ambiance - you get a good view of intramuros and themanilacity hall due to the restaurant being located at the second most top floor, and a few people only dine here due to skyroof deck being more popular, this restaurant can be a good alternative for people who like to dine on quite places.

cost - since this is a fine dining restaurant, expect the price to be more expensive than your usual diners or fast food chain. but don't be disheartened by the prices, as their menu is cheaper as compared to other restaurants and they serve plenty of portions on their food.

service - staff are friendly on our first and second visits. they would always accompany us to the seats where the view is the most beautiful and romantic. kudos to the staff!

overall - 4 / 5
i cannot complain on their service and ambience of the place. only part that i think of that needs improvement is their menu. their menu lacks a little variety compared to other restaurants. overall, a must try for folks that are new in the fine dining scene!

we had a reservation which they acknowledged a day before. this was not our first time and i know reservations are necessary to be able to have seats in the small restaurant. we have guests who came from the us and an early dinner is suitable for catch-ups. when we got there with the fam, to our surprise there was a debutante party in 9spoons! we were asked to transfer in the skydeck! clouds were looming and started to rain, we were asked again to transfer to a meeting room at the third floor complete with a projector screen and round tables for which we were the only ones in there!
this is one of my worst experiences in a hotel restaurant, if not the worst.
they should've told us upon our reservation the previous day, that they couldn't accommodate us, which is what good businesses would do. i don't know why they took our reservation only to be transferred to another place.
we did bargain, because it is such a bother to look for another restaurant when all are hungry. but the hotel did not budge. they insisted on what they want.
we left full of disappointment and went to themanilahotel instead.

this restaurant serves the best kare kare inmanila❤️❤️❤️

the servers were attentive. the restaurant is quiet and peaceful and has a great view of intramuros.

i arrived at 9 spoons just in time for there breakfast buffet and it cost php 500 plus . typical food for a breakfast buffet what i like most is there ham and the sauce of it. what i like most is the view. the location of this restaurant is in the 💓 💓 💓 heart ofmanila. the spectacular view ofmanilacity and the city hall ofmanilaand the golf course and intramuros is just around the corner. intramuros is an historical place in the heart 💓 💓 💓 of the city. a nostalgic place . staff are friendly and accommodating...

we arrived at 10 am so we just opted for the breakfast buffet. they have salad bar, 4 types of cheese, cold cuts, eggs, pastries, cereals, juices, champorado, garlic rice, daing na bangus, fried chicken, pancit canton, and sausage. bfast buffet ends at 1030 am, but the waiters were so nice to ask us for any food that we still wanted even if it was past 1030 am already. our waiter just served them on plate. great customer service. fantastic view of the golf course andmanilacity hall. couldn't say anything about the food quality -- just the same with other hotel restaurants.

thanks eatigo for the discount.

place has a good view ofmanilacity, but their breakfast buffet had very limited options. they only offered like 5 types of viand, 2 types of bread, and everything else, like the rice and soup, only had one variant. taste isn't bad and service is decent, but for a buffet place leaves much to be desired.

this place offers aside from its gastronomic menu is the night skyline view ofmanilacity. the shrimp and pomelo salad is a circus in your mouth while their classic bagnet is to die for. highly recommended for couples who are looking for a romantic setup/view.

i was here with my wife and my son on sunday afternoon (we have been inmanilafor 2 weeks); i found it wonderful ! awesome food (philippine food). i had the signature dish recommended by the waiter and he was absolutely right. the view from the restaurant to the golf course and the national museum is relaxing. thanks to zomato i have found this place and i will continue exploring the food options in manila!

after taking a calesa ride within intramuros to see historical sites and war ruins, we decided to kick back and relax at 9 spoons. it is actually the penthouse restaurant of bayleaf hotel that overlooks the golf course and the city of manila. the view from the top was magnificent (see pic). it gave me newfound appreciation for a city i rarely get to visit. it was sunset and the cool wind made our chillout session (haha) a pleasant one. 9spoons has a nacho bar and we decided to have an order. the serving was good for four and the toppings were generously portioned. the chips were deep fried in-house and  the beef was hearty. the cheese sauce provided creamy saltiness while the tomatoes, spices and chilies kept things interesting with timely zaps to my tastebuds. we also had some sandwiches and churros brought over from the ground floor coffee shop (ciocolatta con churros). the churros were freshly cooked and the chocolate dip was rich and dark just the way we like it. the blt sandwich was average. it was my first time inside the newly renovatedmanilacathedral, to walk by the famous walls and to see the  actual  war prisons, weapons and battle sites. the whole intramuros experience was a good day for us. and 9 spoons made it even better.

9 spoons.

the bayleaf hotel, name after the family who owns it, laurels. (yes that's a trivia. bayleaf means laurel in tagalog.) my school also, was own by them. practically, bayleaf is the second school of culinary and practicumers. it was built for school purposes and business also.

it was grown wide, beautifully famous because of its significant view.manilaskyline, intramuros golf club and historical walls of intramuros. what else would you wish to see?

bias thing is, i'm a fan of this hotel that whenever i want a coffee before my class, i'll go to cioccolata. sometimes at night, i go to bayleaf's skydeck with friends. i love how it's just few steps away from school.

then yesterday, we decided to chill at skydeck. then turn out, it has an event and we couldn't enter until 9 pm. and i realize i was hungry. accidentally, i saw two people dining down the skydeck in an open air with fantastic view. seriously, i never saw there was a dining place beside skydeck's stairs but i knew 9 spoons ever since. what i didn't think about is that skydeck is connected with 9 spoons.

all that view i wanted, is also what you can see at 9 spoons. surprise how i accident found a open wied rooftop restaurant... like i always wanted!!!

the design of 9 spoons is simply elegant and very captivating. most especially at night, you'll see dashing lights of manila. most of the customers are couples, you could smell love in the air.

let's go to the food. we ordered choritos fritos mixed with black pudding for appetizer. fantastically good and the black pudding combined well with the choritos. (rating 4.5)
bagnet classic. (9 spoons best seller) i didn't know what bagnet taste but my friend said it's the best bagnet she tasted. well cooked and pork skin is crunchy. (5.0)
beef pasta. nothing new, the souce goes well with the pasta. (3.0)
for dessert, i never figure out what chocolate wall is made out of. it's not moist, ice cream cake nor a melted chocolate bar. taste exactly like a whole chocolate with a bit crunch outside and soft inside. comes with two scoops of vanilla ice cream, caramel syrup and cinnamon on both side. i'll tell you this, it's irresistibly delish. i mean so good you'll forgot your name and i even licked my spoon in last bite. that's how good it is, i swear. if you will visit here, don't forget to order this one! you won't regret experiencing one of a kind dessert. 5.0!++ excellent!

this review is the longest i made. i never forget the chocolate wall and sunset viewing experience while dining. one of the best i had!

i've been looking for a rooftop restaurant for quite some time now, and the closest i found inmanilabefore were the top-floor restaurants in vivere, alabang and diamond hotel along roxas blvd.

i got to know of this rooftop restaurant in intramuros, with a great view of manila's city hall and the intramuros golf course. but just imagining the traffic from bonifacio global city to intramuros almost deterred me from considering it.

nevertheless, i thought it would be the perfect setting to surprise my wife for our dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and so we went...

the bayleaf hotel lobby greets guests with its minimalist design and repeating patterns of the bayleaf icon
you have to take the elevator to go all the way up to the 9th floor
we lowered our expectations because, sometimes, eating in a culinary school-run restaurant can be a bit risky due to the inconsistency of the food and service.

on a clear day, most people prefer to eat on the sky deck (you have to go to the rooftop to get there).the rooftop has an alfresco bar
we love the comfortable couch chairs that overlook the golf course andmanilacity hall

the complimentary bread basket was served hot, with soft rolls that were just enough to prepare our stomach.

fresh soup of the day - cream of vegetables.
the cool breeze on the rooftop was quite pleasant and conducive to having soup. we do hope they offer noodle soup and ramen options in the menu in the future.

eating while sitting on the couch proved to be a bit of a challenge. the table is really low -- ideal for pica pica but not for a sit-down dinner. but we didn't mind; we just held the plates close to us as we ate.


the kanji beef salad (charred beef, asian vegetables, herbs) was delicious! the roasted sesame japanese-like dressing brought out the flavors of the 4 slices of beef and complemented the greens. it was like having steak on a bed of salad.

the food and drinks are priced like in any hotel, a bit expensive but with good quality.

9 spoons serves international cuisine as well as filipino dishes. we ordered the fried hainanese chicken rice best seller, and it met our expectations.
the boneless meat was juicy and served on a hot plate. it did taste a bit more roasted than fried, though, and the ginger and soy sauce were already mixed in with the chicken (instead of having the sauces on the side), but we still enjoyed it.

we also tried the best seller in the filipino ala carte menu - callos manileno (roasted bell peppers, olives, morcilla. served with white rice). their version of callos has big chunks of sausages, and meat with roasted peppers, olives and morcilla.
the tomato-based soup was rich and thick, perfect with the plain white rice. the serving size is good for 2-3 people.

the roofdeck view ofmanilais simply awesome!