Conspiracy Bar & Garden Restaurant

Thank you Conspi for APO Delta Kappa's "FACES of Survival: A Photo Exhibit" last night. Our guests had a great time! The place was relaxing and comfortable, the food was great and the staff was easily available for any concern. They were all kind and accommodating, too. Til next time!

Very good food that are reasonably priced.
Do not miss the nightly performance.
Place is very casual; no dress code. Crowd are mostly from UP and nearby schools and offices.

The last time i went to a bar was ages ago.  I think it was Saguijo or Peligro.  I rarely go out on a Friday night as i think i am way to too old for the gig/band scene and i dont get the music that kids listen to nowadays.  I don't miss it,  to be honest.  I've had my share of the band scene ages ago.  I've watched Rivermaya,  Eraserheads,  The Youth,  Yano,  Datu's Tribe,  POT,  the purveyors of Pogi Rock - Razorback and Wolfgang perform live before they were even famous.  I've had sleepless nights spent at Club Dredd and spent Sunday Grabe Sunday at Mayrics. 

Nostalgia and amnesia aside,  CMA booked a table for two for Ebe Dancel's birthday performance.  I was giddy.  I like Ebe,  i used to go NU 107's pocket concerts to watch Sugarfree perform.  If memory serves me right,  they performed alongside Radioactive Sago Project at Glorietta before (prior the explosion,  the spot where Fairmont Hotel is situated).

We arrived at Conspiracy an hour early.   The place is a house converted to a restaurant/bar.  I'm such a sucker for anything vintage.  We stayed inside,  no smoking zone!  Yey!  No second hand smoke!  We can sit comfortably and not be concerned of our lung health while watching Ebe perform.   We had dinner at Rock and Seoul prior so we settled on ordering drinks and bar chow.  I had the flavored beer and he got Cerveza Negra.  Sizzling mushrooms for bar chow. 

Show started at 10pm, place is packed.  I can hear unfinished conversations from the table adjacent to ours.  Then Ebe sang a beautiful cover of Moon River - the room was silent.  All i hear is his voice and his guitar rift.   Man,  he is an anomaly.  I've never heard someone sing live and sound exactly the same as the CD.  Then he sang  Paalam Kahapon - my world stopped.  The live version is heart-wrenching and will make you feel all sorts of feelings.  Unjustified melancholy. 

I am glad that there are still artist like him who is really passionate about music.  OPM ain't dead after all.  We need more artists like him. 

Friday night spent at Conspiracy is one for the books.  

In my tripadvisor page (tato_de_la_noriega) I always shed light and give importance to the trinity of FOOD, AMBIENCE, SERVICE. which are the cornerstones of any good restaurant notwithstanding the type of restaurant it is.

Conspiracy is the legendary primordial soup where Pinoy musical legends spread their roots; Cabangon, Ayala. So in this aspect it is most definitely a DONOTMISSEVER.

Food is cheap. It's simple so it's hard to mess up. Service is also simple. They don't dish out much and they don't expect their clients to expect much. And that is the secret to their success; that it is more than the food. (Yet their food is good.)