PARES RETIRO: Honest review of their Bone Marrow

 

FACILITIES AND FEATURES

I DID NOT LIKE IT. Maybe I'm not just used to eating bone marrow. Because I didn't like it to be honest. here's the whole blog...

Bonemarrow food vlog has been on my feed for quite some time. and my idol Tonypet Gaba even featured your restaurant on his own tv show, PopTalk. Because of this, I decided to try your most famous bone marrow dish. I went to Pares Retiro located in Fisher Mall, Malabon City.

it is inThe Galley food hall on the third level of the mall.

So I ordered...  The good news is that it arrived just five minutes after I placed my order. By the way. I ordered their ever-famous Bone Marrow. The funny thing here is that it's like a collectible toy. each is sold separately hahaha! Meaning the rice is sold separately the juice is sold separately and so is their dish. even the water you have to pay for it separately. there is no free drinking water! so if you choke... I wouldn't want to know what could happen to you.  if have extra money you can pay for bottled water. all in all, it cost me P175 because of my PWD discount. if you are not Señor Citizen or PWD the same food I ordered will be more or less Php. 265.00.

Let's talk about the ambiance. their restaurant is inside the food court. so you can already expect a very loud noise around you. there and also there isn't enough privacy. there's no door. so if someone stole your belongings they can just easily walk away or run, if the guard isn't looking. minus point for that.

Now, Let's talk about the Staff. They are polite. they are wearing proper and neat uniforms. the store is very clean. they act fast. also, they are very much attentive to customers' needs 5/5

Here comes the food... I like how the food is presented. the bone was big. and it's full of marrow. The bone marrow was topped with their signature thick pares sauce complemented with finely-chopped toasted garlic. garnished with chopped fresh green onion. it also came with a free hot soup that resembles the taste of a Filipino Maming gala. the soup is thin it's mildly flavored and it almost fills the bowl with the amount of the soup. the rice is sold separately as I said earlier. A regular size cup of garlic fried rice costs Php 40.00 the taste isn't any special. it also has the same garnish: toasted garlic and green onion. I ordered a glass of Iced tea since the water isn't free. who knows I might choke. better be ready. a glass of iced tea costs Php. 35.00  all for a total of Php. 265.00 if not discounted.

the taste...

the sauce was thick and creamy the staff told me it was "Pares" Sauce. it was luscious, sweet, savory and it tastes definite like pares but more subtle in taste in a good way 

When it comes to the very marrow, the consistency is like jello, so soft and creamy. its taste is sweet, fatty, and umami. The bone marrow tastes just like fat. but so much soft, creamy, and rich. Which to me if I will eat a lot of it. Or I would definitely feel nauseous (suyâ) of its richness that's why I do not like it. Nakaka-suya. Nakaka-dalok. nakaka-umay  kakaiba ang lasa. Hilaw pa yata yun eh but it's just to me. I should have just ordered their sisig. if only I knew how it tastes. feeling ko nasayang lang ang pera ko. nakadalawang subô lang ako :( but the question here is...

Do I recommend Pares Retiro? Yes! will I give them another chance yes because they still have a lot of food to choose from I just didn't like the bone marrow. by the way... they also have Silog Meals, ala cart pares, Merienda, and dessert

RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Please kindly give water to your customer for free. because they might choke and die
2. just add the price of the rice to the total price of the dish (ps. lower the rice's price)

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Food              (bone marrow)