cafe siena

there were lots of flies! the staff looked like they couldnt care less. i told them about the flies and they just shrugged it off.
they refused to give service water. the food was not good. cheese pizza was like ordinary bread with cheese on top. the meat in their kare kare was tough and stil had hair on the pork skin. eating their roastbeefwas like chewing on gum. their prices are steep considering the quality of their food and service.

their only saving grace was the parking, it was a breeze to park and the parking attendant was helpful. the experience just went downhill from there.

this is where i experienced the worst service i ever had in rizal. the waitress wasn't courteous at all. giving incomplete utensils and never came back to refill the drinks. her service was appalling.

as to the food, the roastbeefwith rosemary gravy was super salty. the meat was over seasoned and the gravy was too salty too. the side dish, potato salad was also salty because it had to much bacon bits. making it really, really salty. mind you, i'm also a cook. so my taste buds are on the salty side already. just imagine how salty it was.

the lasagna lacked cheese and the bolognese sauce was too sweet... similar to your kiddie spaghetti. also it lacked cheese and there was no bechamel sauce at all. lasagna with no bechamel? that's a no no.

both of the dishes looked like it was microwaved.

ok, let's move on to the third dish i had. i also tried their frutti de mare. when it was served, it looked like it was freshly cooked. unlike the first two dishes i had. it was al dente at first but eventually became soggy after a few minutes. because it was soaked in that 'milky' sauce they used. was also surprised to see crabsticks in it. didn't realize that italians used crabsticks for their pasta.

price? i think they're asking too much.

i read from one of the reviewers that it had ample parking space. well... that's a red flag right?

will i ever go back? maybe one last time. hoping a better service next time around.

i ordered koreanbeefstew ala carte and mango crepe for dessert. i was not that happy with thebeefstew as i am used to eating this with short ribs, they are serving it with pure meat. i knew from the start that its not their best seller😊 but it was my craving during that time. the place is small but cozy. food serving for ala carte can cover 3 persons. the crepe is the usual but at least they used real mangoes rather than syrups. will go back and try their best sellers. before we left, another table ordered carbonara (which looks good and they say its their best seller for pasta) and it seems that they are a frequent client of cafe siena. 😉😉😉

went here on a sunday night. we always pass by this place and we've been wanting to try their food.

what we ordered:
breaded cheese sticks
nachos
lumpia ubod
bagnet pakbet
beef surf & turf
chicken parmigiana
5 cheese pizza

what's the verdict? their food is not spectacular. their cheese sticks were like the ones you can buy on the streets. only theirs is bigger. the pakbet was on the salty side, almost tasted like binangoongan. i was expecting their surf and turf would consist ofbeefand seafoods but it only has roastbeefwhich again was a bit salty. the chicken parmigiana was just like fried chicken with cheese on top. and the 5 cheese pizza was really not good. the cheeses didn't even melt at all.

if you're gonna ask me if i'm going back here, my answer is not at the moment. our first time here wasn't impressive at all.