Terry's Bistró Cebu

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“Great atmosphere, excellent wine selection, and the staff were all so welcoming and knowledgeable. Such a nice place to have a glass of wine (or a bottle).. We'll definitely be back!”

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“Squid ink paella has that signature roasted aroma and texture that make paella delicious. Since it takes time to prepare, I recommend ordering it first. The imported ingredients in the back all look great, but their prices definitely aren’t cute.”

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“Great food and excellent customer care from Jericho”

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“Great place to buy Spanish cooking supplies. The tapas are really good. Decent selection of wine. The good stuff is in the back room. The Air-conditioning need to be fixed as it was too hot in there without the A/c turn on. The manchego wanton was fried just nice but a but oily on the bottom side. The beef skewer was very good. Cooked just to medium was still juicy with some charred on the outside. Goes well with the accompanying patatas bravas. Will come again.”

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“This place is a restaurant and a mini grocery focused on Spanish foodstuff. The food was good and the dining area is very intimate. There are only 2 tables indoors but there are some tables outside. The grocery has a bunch of spanish sausages and meats. It also has chocolates, spices, canned goods and a bunch of other items.”

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“Come for intimate dining, stay for delicious surprises of Spanish cuisine You sorta know that this is going to be a good evening when you arrive to find that they have no table for you … and there are very few tables. So make a reservation! After killing time wandering thru the local upscale Gaisano Market Square and picking up an assortment of tasty delectables, we were finally seated at one of only three tables set for that evening. There was also a party of ten outside. This small size matters: it tells you that the kitchen will be preparing everything with concentrated care. And we were not disappointed. Our table faced a proud display of the rear haunch of a hog. From this would be carved thin slices of Jamón Ibérico, aged for 24 months. In ordering this we decided that this would be our big meal together, before I return to Canada. And by big meal I mean that we ignored the prices and just ordered everything that looked good (thank goodness that VISA was accepted. You could eat here for half of what we paid. We were extravagant. I would say that watching the carving of the ham (think of this as the Spanish equivalent of Italian Prosciutto - see my photos for each of out plates), and then savouring it along with a pleasant white wine consumed almost an hour. Good dining is enjoying the ambience, the anticipation, and then the flavours and textures that roll around on your tongue, and taken as a whole experience this meal has been out best meal in Cebu, although Happy Hippos, close by, comes a very close second. Part of the experience is the exquisite service and the small details, and in every way our servers were sensitive to even our thoughts. Between the kitchen and the servers our meal was staged to give us the opportunity to enjoy each plate. The Jamón was followed by a subtly seasoned Caesar Salad and the last of our carafe of white wine. For our final two plates we switched to a carafe of red. Now usually a house wine served in a carafe is some anonymous barely passable plonk. In each case we were shown the bottle and in each case it was pretty obvious that this restaurant cared for their wine as much as their food. (Imagine: the first Philippine restaurant that does not chill their red!). There’s a food and cookware store at the back of the eating area, and behind that is a remarkable cave. I found the red we had been served: out of my price range at 2,000. So, with this wonderfully aromatic red we set off for our two final dishes, the first being Famada Asturiana, “Spain’s famed bean casserole.” Yup: it was baked beans. A complete pleasure with every spoonful. Last was a lamb shank in “Chilindrón Sauce.” A big shank with a sauce big on flavours. We capped off the meal with a Parfait de Turrón, a pleasing way to round off the meal. Beyond the three wines available in the menu, you could enjoy any wine from their extensive cave. A wine-lovers paradise. Perfect service, well prepared plates, and fine wine. What a remarkable evening!”

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“The staff were all very polite and friendly. The store opens at 10:30am and they have an assortment of goods for sale, including chocolates. The restaurant opened at 11am. We ordered 3 dishes—chicken salpicao, flying baboy, and a spanish omelette with iberico chorizo. All were very flavorful, but the pork was a bit tough and overcooked and the chicken was a bit dry, so 4 stars for the food.”

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“Terry's looks nice on the outside but we had a horrible experience!! Service was very slow (even though staff were standing next to us just staring!). The restaurant was very very warm on the inside and neither the ac or fans were running. Also the music playing was just loud enough that it made it hard to speak at a normal level and still be audible. The food was awful. We ordered the croquettes and seafood paella. We also received what seemed like stale toasted bread...not great. The croquettes were decent but tasted like they had been frozen and then reheated but least were edible. The paella was embarrassingly bad; the rice was over cooked with none of the crispy bits paella is famous for. The shrimp was not cleaned and seemed to be indicative of poor cleaning in general as my wife and I both felt ill after lunch. Even worse the whole meal cost nearly 2000 php. Overall would NOT recommended at all; poor service, poor quality and a premium price.”