Esturya Sa Kri - Dumaguete

Caesar salad was underwhelming. Would have also been better if they served it in a big bowl since they don’t serve it fully tossed with the dressing. It was a bit of a struggle to mix it in the platter where it was served. I feel like the chicken quesadillas were not even toasted altogether but were just assembled after the tortilla was heated. I took a bite and the cheese was still cold! Took a look inside and the cheese didn’t even seem to have melted. Server was nice enough to have the kitchen toast it for us though. I think it was overpriced for what we got.

The place was lovely, the food was great. Loved the pasta and the truffle pizza that I had.

Oops...soz...my plate is done. It had the Samurai Salmon topped on kimchi and rice. And it was very flavorful. On the side were spring rolls which tasted great as well. I remember Kri had really excellent dishes when it was still across Portal west...and glad it still is around delivering the same quality!

We unfortunately spent a rather annoyed evening here after coming with some optimism due to all the positive reviews. Staff was quite unheeding when we arrived so it took some time until they brought in some gawky garden chairs into the indoor area to seat us at a table. We ordered two pasta dishes, and were rather unhappy that it not only took >60min to prepare but also that the two dishes arrived 30min apart from each other which makes a date night awkward with one person completely finishing their pasta while the other one is hungrily watching for a long time. The tables around us were waiting for >20min just to get their drinks and looked pretty dismayed as well since very simple orders were taking that long. Not sure if we just visited during a bad day, or if there is a systemic overload in the kitchen, but considering the upper price range and setting, this evening did not meet our expectations management-/service-wise. That being said, the food itself was tasty, but we didn't dare to order desert due to the already spent time waiting.

Really excellent quality. Had the salmon, beef tips and tikka masala appetizer. With ginger lemonade, and the tapioca dessert. Okay, we pigged out, but it was so good. Highly recommended for the food, pleasant staff and nice ambience.