Another chill spot in Makati. You can bring your friends here to eat, drink, or both! I recommend their sisig.
I have dinner here while waiting for wife's appointment to finish. Food is good, ambiance is cozy, especially when it gets dark. Spacing between tables is good, even with a crowd, the place feels quiet with the occasional background chatter. Great place to just sit and enjoy your meal quietly.
Ambiance/Place: 4
Service/Crews: 4
Food/Drinks: 3
Experience: We stayed here at around 12 mn. We were looking for a pub or a place to chill that serves beer 24 hrs. We had couple of beers and their beers are really cheap. I like the vibe here. Its chill :)
I love many things in Whistlestop—the ambiance, the location, the prices, and the food. However I believe they are a bit understaffed; sometimes there are only two people running around the entire place. Despite that, I still come here frequently for lunch or for after-work drinks. My favorite is their Pad Thai, which costs less than P200 but good for two people. I also love their Sisig (just remind the server not to put too much onions) and I can’t believe I don’t have a photo of it. Other good dishes are Tokwa’t Baboy (for only less than P100) Sizzling Mushroom, Buffalo/Boneless Wings, Pork Barbeque, and Nachos. I’ve also tried their Morning Lightweight (not so good), Adobo sa Gata (not such a fan of Gata), Monggo Soup (ordinary) and Crispy Pata (not so crispy).
I used to work near Whistlestop, so I was there all the time! Their drinks are cheap compared to others and the food is not bad at all! Very cozy vibe; perfect place to drink at with office mates and friends. And it’s open 24/7!
Ambience:
It was my first time going to any of their branches and parking seemed limited at first. Good thing we managed to park in front of their neighboring establishment (probably because it was very late already). Restaurant was really crowded and full of life. It's been awhile since I've been around crowds that lively.
Chicken Arroz Caldo:
Comfort food! It's not my favorite pricing for arroz caldo but it was acceptable for the venue. It was very hot and relaxing for a slightly itchy throat.
Whistlestopper:
It's basically a bacon cheeseburger with egg and fries. Life of this burger lies within the really tasty bacon, bacon, Bacon! Batter was fine too. Overall shape was a bit big and all over the place, resulting to me cutting them up with fork and knife, burger rules shattered. Fries were actually nice as well so good thing we also had a solo order for it.
Service:
Surprisingly, the arroz caldo arrived last. This can be challenging if your friends are the type that wait til everyone has their order on the table. We did otherwise since we were hungry already.
Whistlestop has been around for generations, I remember when my dad would take us there in the 90s as the evening’s final stop before driving back home. Two nights ago counts as my first for this decade. (this location is new, they moved from their old spot along Pasay Road).
The place isn’t air conditioned, but the December air was just right. The crowd’s lively and people were doing their own thing. The place is best for those who want to feel the life of the buzz of other peeps enjoying the evening.
The food and service were extremely surprisingly good. The food was good and the servings were generous. The staff members were attentive, super aware, and super responsive. I don’t think that there was any request they overlooked. And while most people would experience feeling abandoned or ignored when they raised their hands for a server to come over in other restos, the Whistlestop staff never skipped a beat. They even got us mashed potatoes when we thought there was likely none to accompany our salisbury steak. Great service and great value.
place looks neat and cozy. perfect spot for chill out and pig out session. lighting and chairs are perfect. nachos is very delicious and also their pork sisig plus their tokwa't baboy. if they could open a branch near our office (macapagal area) i would be a frequent visitor. the only not so good feedback is their waiters should be more attentive to.their customers. nonetheless, everything was spot on :)
Food was great. Everything is perfect💙. They offer cheap prices of foods and drinks, the ambience is very cozy good for chill nights with your loved ones and friends.
The place was packed when we went there around 1am until the time we left around 2:30 am there were still lots of customers, crowd wasn’t even dwindling down much.
There were lots of choices on the menu ranging from beer matches to full on meals with rice.
Crispy Pata was reasonably priced at P495 for a large size but not as crispy as we would like. Not the best Crispy Pata we’ve tasted but relatively ok just for beer match.
Tokwa’t Baboy (they used pig’s ears) was good. More on the tokwa rather than the pork.
Nachos was colorful and nice, big enough serving which is good for sharing.
Sizzling Garlic Buttered Chicken was a pleasant surprise. My friend and I loved it too much we finished it all by ourselves. It has some corn and carrots mixed with the gravy and chicken was tender and nice.
With so much items on the menu, you’ll surely find something good to eat at a place open even way into the morning.
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