Reviews Crisostomo

One of the best restos ever! 🖤

I don't even get what these negative comments about the service and all are about (specially for those who reserved through Eatigo) when there are terms & conditions present in the app, and on the table itself.

Anyway, all of the staff (in Bluebay) are veeeeery accommodating! Unlike what others say, we didn't feel any different just because we had our foods discounted coz of Eatigo. I felt like a princess, and my family felt like royalties, when we dined at Crisostomo. Shoutout to Guevarra who has been very patient, nice, and cheerful all throughout our dine!

The ambiance is ooohh so perfect as well. (It's best to visit them at nighttime though, so it will be less crowded. We got there at 8pm, and it felt so intimate.)

And the food? I don't know what are the perfect wordssssss to use to describe them. Sumptuous, tasty, presentable - all these are just understatements. The best! I also like how creatively named the menus were. We had:
•Sisig Linares
•Bracken Tofu
•Don Rafael Crispy Pata
•Kilawin ni Custodio
•Kare Kare ng Kura
•Sinigang Gomez

A bit pricey for the amount of servings, yes, but worth the money because they are very delicious!

Will definitely recommend this to balikbayans, specially if you want to experience a little bit of Filipino history in its modernized way.

God bless you, Crisostomo! 😊

Filipino Restaurant owned by Florabel which shows in the container goodies display near our table during late lunch last weekend with my family. They have a wide Menu but since we opted a simple, healthy Filipino dishes, we get Inabraw, Fried fish, Adobo sa Gata and Baby Squid. Each serving is good for 1-3 max.

I am inclined to give this resto a 5.0, mainly because they served good food, quickly and on a lunch visit at a time when the place was actually packed.

We ordered a lot of items on the menu- sinigang, sisig, lato, taba ng talangka rice, tuna belly, guyabano shake and laing. Every dish seemed perfect. No food was cooked the shortcut-way, it seems. The taba ng talangka rice did not scrimp on the talangka, the lato was cooked right, the sisig was crispy and with the right fat combinations, and even the laing was not too overpowering nor too creamy. lastly, service was quick and polite. I would definitely recommend this place!

I've tasted the best paella negra here so far. So tasty! All their other dishes are also must tries like the fish miso soup, sisig, beef salpicao, and many more. :)

Food: 9/10 Filipino/Spanish style of food. A little bit “umay” but I suggest order the plain rice if you want to enjoy the dishes. Adobo rice is so delicious that you won’t be needing any ulam. Desserts looks so pretty and taste very filipino.
Place: 9/10 Nice place. Clean. Picture perfect but too small and crowded plus the sofa chair is so low.
Service: 10/10 Very accommodating. I like the picture souvenir. Personal touch.
Price: 10/10 I must say it is worth it. Not too expensive.

If you are an OFW or have an OFW family visiting the country this place is a must-go place.

Got 50% discount in Eatigo.
We tried Kare Kare ng Kura, Calamares ni Tales, Paella Filipino and Tinolang Matanglawin.

Kare Kare, it is delicious. The sauce has a crunchy peanut on it. The Vegetables are fresh, not overcook. And serve with bagoong.

Calamares is palatable. Best with mayo. 👌

For Paella, We really like it. It has seafood, pork, and egg on it.

The least we like is the Tinola. We will not order it again for our next visit.

For the staff, they are accommodating to our needs. Great Job!

Food: overall good food; we ordered tinapa rice, laing, relieno fish, and lengua.. not salty, oily, bland or anything. The only thing that 2/5 rating for me is the lengua, it doesn’t have the softness I usually taste at other restaurants..
Overall: staff, ambiance, food Okay..

Got a 30% discount at Eatigo so we decided to dine here.

I'll give 4.5 stars for the food. All that we ordered except for the lechon kawali were delicious. The paella and paella negra were so yummy. They didnt scrimp on the ingredients. The paellas were a meal by itself. The paella negra was different from the paella at alba's. It taste like adobong pusit with big chunks of pork belly and squids.

We also ordered the adobong pusit, morcon, pinakbet, grilled chicken with chicken liver bbq. All of it taste real good just like a home cooked meals. The morcon reminds me of my aunt's cooking.

I will bring my balikbayan friends here if I want to have authentic pinoy food. It is much better than XO.

With regards to the place, it is pretty chic and it reminds you of the rich families during the spanish era.

With regards to the service, it needs more improvement. The waiter took a lot of time to give us a seat even if the place is not full. He should offer us a seat while verifying our reservation.

Overall, I enjoyed my dining experience here.

Location is a bit hidden if you are coming from the park area. Place looks great and designed in traditional filipino style. Service was okay but lapses were made especially less excusable because the restaurant wasn't even 30% full. The snails in coconut milk was the winner. Kare kare lechon pork was really unimpressive. No meat at all. Just 4 pcs of crispy skin and two bones. Menu was nice as it had pictures for each of the items (a requirement i hope for all restaurants of a certain price point).

Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant, offers an expanded menu of sumptuous dishes that every pinoy/pinoy-at-heart will love. I was impressed with how each dish was presented and named. In case you did not know, the dishes were named after the characters of Jose Rizal’s novel, Noli Me Tangere. Not only did they impress me with their dishes' names, but they also swayed me with their taste!

Here were some of my favorite dishes:

1. Paella Negra
This is a must-try! The rice was well-cooked and was evenly flavored! This Paella Negra's legit!

2. Sinigang ni Eva
Crisostomo's version of Sinigang na Pompano... with watermelon! The watermelon added sweetness to the soup but did not overpower its sourness. This just made it to my list of go-to comfort food and may be added to yours as well!

3. Cabra
Cabra is Crisostomo’s take on Kalderetang Kambing. The goat meat was soft, tender, and savory, paired with its flavorful sauce.

4. Doña Victorina
Two seafood entrees in one dish - prawns in crab fat. The prawns itself were delicious already but along with the crab fat sauce - beautiful! Definitely a must-try for seafood lovers!

5. Ka Plaridel (Binukadkad na Pla Pla)
This dish will definitely catch your attention, just as much as it did mine. It is a crispy-fried fish topped with Ensalada. A good mix of tender and crunchy fish, with a bed of vegetables.

6. Selya
It is Crisostomo’s version of Pancit Palabok. It was generously topped with eggs, squids, shrimps, chicharon, and tofu! Long life with a big pinch of blessings.

7. Salome’s Secret
Sizzling Grilled Squid glazed with Crisostomo’s secret sauce. The squid was cooked just right — tender and not too chewy. Plus, the secret sauce was tasty making it to OTP (one true pairing) status with the grilled squid!

Having tried all these, I can say that Crisostomo offers a very authentic Filipino dining experience. Personally, I felt the “home away from home” feeling while dining here.

The restaurant was definitely beautiful. Food was served beautifully. We were a group of 12 people and we ordered so much we can barely finish it! The best thing we ordered was the laing. Melon juice was a bit too sweet for my taste. Staff was accomodating and attentive since they charge quite high for service charge. The couch we sat on was a bit uncomfortable to sit on since it was a bit low and there was no room for people to pass by. Overall the ambiance and food presentation was perfect. Food was okay it was nothing great. Service was excellent. Price was a bit too high but their serving portions were huge.

Unique Filipino dishes that are really satisfying! A bit pricey but definitely worth it. Serving sizes are appropriate and the ambiance is really nice. They also sell Filipino favorites like garlic chips, chili sauce, bagoong, peanuts and even chocnut! Loved my experience there and will visit again for sure.

My friend from Singapore decided that we go for filipino food so we went to Crisostomo at Blue Bah Walk. We ordered sizzling tofu, karekare, and laing with lechom kawali. The food taste was just ordinary, nothing extraordinary. I did enjoy the laing, it was very authentic and tasty. The tofu, i wasnt impressed because i was expecting that crispy outside and custardy texture inside, which I didnt get on this dish. The karekare was ok, i like that they didnt overcook the veggies and the peanut sauce was also very flavorful, their shrimp paste was really good, i wanted to get a whole bottle. Overall experience was average, friendly and accommodating staff like you always expect from a good filipino restaurants. Their food is a little bit pricey. The serving portion is good for sharing.

Our family dinner at Crisostomo was truly fulfilling. The dishes we ordered for four included Leandro (laing w/ lechon kawali), San Gabriel (deep fried chicken with pineapple dipping sauce), Bagumbayan Lechon (an appetizer of thinly sliced pork belly and crackers), and 6 cups of rice. They all filled our tummies with satisfaction. We capped our hearty meal with melon juice and Maria Clara (cashew sans rival).
You will not complain about the price with the food taste, presentation, ambience, and customer service this restaurant has to offer. It's worth the experience and return.

Have eaten here twice already and the food is always great. This time, I ordered their Paella Negra, Adobong Pusit and Pinaputok na Isda. I loved all of them! I also love their Sago't Gulaman which has just the right taste. Always.

It was my friend's birthday celebration and we decided to have Filipino cuisine. Crisostomo is a two level resto, with a very Maria Clara vibe. We had lumpiang hubad, bangus, chicken, sinigang na hipon, pansit (for long life) and a pitcher of fresh melon juice.

If you are on a budget, I don't recommend this for you. It's a bit pricey. But dining here is quite an experience. The ambience is so nice and the food is above average.

Will I come back? Yes. If you will be paying for the meal. I am those kind of people who rather cook pinoy food at home rather than spend it on an upper class resto.

I should be making a review in tagalog for this restaurant. The ambiance and the menu is really Filipino. My family liked the Tinapa wrapped in lumpia wrapper and fried. The baked oysters were saltier than i expected. You can really taste the adobo in their adobo rice unlike the talangka rice that seemed to be bland and boring. I cant remember the fishes we ate but it was very tasty. I really dont like eating fish (because of the fishbone) but i liked their fish dishes. The lenggua was the best in this meal. The sauce closely resembles the gravy on jollibee's burger steak and it is really appetizing. For the dessert, their specialty, as what they say, is the quezo de bola cheesecake which was just plain for me. It was just like sliced quezo de bola with crusts. Sansrival was also not special. I was not able to taste the halo-halo since it was gone after a minute in my parents' side of the table. Guinomis was not that sweet.
Overall it is was a fine dining experience. Though the desserts were not to be boasted about, the main dishes were scrumptuous and deserved 4 stars for me :) a must-try for the patriotic tongue

If you are looking for creative Filipino dishes, Crisostomo is a great choice. The names of the food are very interesting, all are associated to the cast of Noli Mi Tangere and El Filibusterismo. The foods are tasty like home cooking and of course what it made it more dynamite is the kick of Spanish fusion. The ambiance is very family oriented too, a place for food celebration. The service is fast too and I would have to say I got my money's worth, still within the budget of 1000 pesos for two people.

From Resorts world to Alabang town to Blue Bay, their dishes never fails to satisfy.

Our family was up to a really late dinner ( after my truly filling Red Hana lunch). I confide to try the Crisostomo branch here in libertad. Only a few people are left inside the resto but there is a big, private dinner in the balcony area.

We ordered adobo damaso, lumpiang hubad, liwayway (daing na bangus), enseladang erehe, lemon & pandan iced teas, hot calamansi and the very lovely soledad ( suman at mangga with hot chocolate). Too, a pianono to go.

VERDICT: truly a great way to end the day. Big servings, delicious, pocket-friendly, efficient and a beauteous surrounding. The food highlight for me would be the lumpiang hubad and the enselada. The chocolate drink in soledad and pianono is just lovely!

Everything feels like classic Filipino- spanish (except some of the paintings, too modern).

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PS: having a hard time attaching/ uploading photos. Please refer to my dineline for updates on the photos. Thank you!

Brought my cousin from Hongkong to Crisostomo's today so that she'll have a better understanding of Filipino food. Little did I know that Crisostomo does so much better than simply introducing Filipino dishes. While staying true to the Filipino-Spanish theme (I am truly reminded of my El Fili and Noli Me Tangere days in high school), this restaurant also adds their own touch to things.

It was a busy Sunday and naturally, the whole place was jampacked with people, so we were seated on the second floor, which wasnt a problem at all because we got to admire the interior design from above. We chose the table beside the little balcony of the restaurant which I truly loved! I think it's a representation of the Filipinas watching people from their balconies back then.

The menu was truly interesting and we definitely ordered a lot for a group of four. We got the Sisig Linares (Pork Sisig) which is definitely a far cry from the usual sisig you get to taste because most of it is crispy it actually reminded us of crispy pata. I didnt find it special or what, I guess I like the normal version more. After this we waited for a longer period of time, but it was nice that everything came altogether after that long wait. Our Adobo rice, Maria Elena, Tinolang Matanglawin, Don Filipo, Don Rafael, and Caracol were finally served.

The caracol is mainly escargots in ginataang sauce which of course tastes like ginataan. This, for me, is so so, but I liked that it made me like Ginataan. I don't think you can find this anywhere though, this is really an original. Try it if you love escargots. After trying this, we all had our share of the Adobo Rice, which was really really good we all wanted a second serving. This one I can truly recommend! It was well-flavored and it leaves a very good impression on your tummy. Next was the Tinolang Matanglawin, personally, I like Tinola, but this one, maybe it could've been better if there was less luya because it the soup literally tasted like luya it was kinda 'maala't already. But the chicken is really tender and delicious.

Don Filipo, as I can remember, is the adobong pusit. I've tasted several versions of this one already and sad to say, Crisostomo's is my least favorite. I don't know, maybe I expected it to be a little 'maasim' or sour rather than sweet. It felt like eating squid flakes honestly. That's what it tasted like and it wasnt worth it for the price. Another Don was the Don Rafael which was the crispy pata. Crispy pata really makes my mouth water every time I think of it. Their version is delicious and crispy as expected! I also love the sauce they made! The meat was definitely soft and I really wanted more after my first bite. Very flavorful!

The Maria we had was Maria Elena which was the kangkong with fried pork. This one was a favorite amongst the group because it was really good. It was the right kind of sweet and the kangkong was fresh and soft too. We all enjoyed it along with the pork that came with it. Now I love veggies again!!

After all these, it was time for dessert! According to the other reviews, dessert in Crisostomo is a must! So we had Iday which was the suman dipped in dark chocolate. I don't usually get to eat Filipino delicacies but this suman is so delicious! I have never really thought of suman dipped in chocolate! This is genius. It tasted so good I asked for their queso de bola cheesecake in the end which tasted like ensaymada (okay maybe we should've ordered another serving of Iday...)

Overall, there were ups and downs with the dishes we ordered, but it was okay since our main goal was to share the goodness of Filipino food with our cousin. Crisostomo has done a good job! Their servers are also very attentive and polite. Their dishes are well-thought of and very interesting. I love that the names are themed! My most recommended dishes are the Don Rafael, Maria Elena, Adobo Rice and the Iday!

It was a nice experience, although I wish they had proper descriptions of their dishes in the menu so next time we would know what we we're ordering and not just depend on the photos that come along.

Update as per 8/11/15
Went there for the second time as a larger group and ordered my recommendations last time. We all loved the dishes! We also tried Ang Sikreto ni Salome (?), Corregidor(dinuguan..YUM!), sinigang zamora(good kind of sour), la paz bulalo(perfect bulalo!!!!), the tarsilo al jillo something, and then the lengua in mushroom and gravy sauce(tender and loved the sauce). Overall, it was a great dining experience as all the dishes were a hit amongst us. Recommending the same dishes and the new one we tried! Although you might want to skip anything squid because their squid dishes remind me of the taste of squid flakes. Salome's secret is better though!

This restaurant has decent ambience if you want the old Filipino style, tho it could ha e been made to look more authentic. The food is a good mix of old style cooking with new twists. A little pricey, but worth it if you are more than 4 people so you can sample multiple dishes. This was made for large parties /families.

Our dining experience here is delightful. It's basically, good & simple food done well. Filipino food done in such a way that would remind you of your grandmother's cooking, it always hits the heart. Although, we had a problem with one of the dishes that we ordered. My mom noticed that the soup dish we ordered (Sinigang Mestizo) was slightly discolored this is so because the gills of the fish was not removed. As soon as we reported/ complained about it, the manager was quick to her feet and gave us a new batch. 😍 The humble and quick service of Crisostomo's Blue Bay's staff is definitely amazing. We're coming back, definitely, maybe tomorrow. Haha