Last year 2011, me and BF visited Don Mertos Restaurant at SM City Cebu because I was able to purchase a discounted voucher at Buyanihan, a group buying site. The voucher is worth P300 good for a P600 meal on food excluding drinks. This restaurant serve traditional Asian and Western cuisine. We arrived in the resto and the waitperson greeted us and accompanied us to our seats. We were given a wide array of menu like salads, soups, main dish, pasta and etc.
The Food
Before our food was served and while waiting for it, we were given complimentary bread with butter. So amazing... I think this is the first time I had eaten in a resto that offers some complimentary food(ignorant much? hehehe). I love bread especially with butter so I immediately got one and ate it.
Complimentary bread and butter |
Burger |
Other dishes we had were the "baked penne", and the beef one that I forgot the name. All were of big servings and definitely worth the price. All of it were similarly delicious. The baked pene was cheesy and creamy and not too salty, just enough. The beef was very tender and saucy.
Pasta |
Beef |
Mashed Potato |
The Verdict
I want to mention it again, that this had been my best dining experience to date and my best burger experience so far. The place might be small but "some things come in small packages". Definitely a Cebu restaurant worth visiting.
How about you, what's your Don Mertos dining experience?
I've only been to Don Merto's once and I liked the food. Just too pricey for me :-( Might go once a year or on a really special occasion.
ReplyDeleteI agree. hoping to visit it again this year. :D
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad Don Merto's in SM closed. I hope the owners open in Ayala. Their original place near Vacation Hotel is not the nicest place to eat because when it rains the mud puddles and smell of the surrounding grounds (rotting plants) /parking area (fumes from the parking cars and adjacent road) just makes one lose appetite... Sure, people do go there to eat.. but I don't think they're the kind that are not really particular about health standards and ambiance
ReplyDeletewaaahh.. I didn't know they already closed their branch in SM, I was hoping to go back there this year. Thanks for your tip.
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