Sentro 1771 @ Greenbelt 3

Sentro 1771 @ Greenbelt 3 - 2nd time

Makati - The haze looking out of the window at Changi International airport looks bad.

The traffic was good and very quickly reach the Hotel. The check-in was smooth, the room was big and nice. I was hankering for some good Filipino cuisine. I walk through Glorietta 4, and through to Landmark and ended up at Greenbelt 3.

I could not find any good restaurant and had to settle for Sentro 1771 @ Greenbelt. The food is always good.

I tried Sentro signature dish 'Rated GG'- Galunggong fish fried with garlic oil and topped with brown garlic. The meat of the fish is a bit tough but the crunchiness of the brown garlic made the difference in taste.

Rated GG

Camote Cups

Carved out sweet potato filled with stirred fried cabbage, Baguio beans and carrots. The taste is very good especially with the sauce pour into the sweet potato cups.

Chicken and Pork Adobo

A traditional Filipino dish but I found the chicken too tough as compared to the pork. The pork was succulent and tender whilst the chicken was tough to chew through. On the whole, it was a satisfactory meal.

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