Comments on: Fire Lake Grill

By: ApplesH

ApplesH — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:59:10 +0000

Art Basa – Yes I don’t know my steaks but I don’t claim that I do so if you are looking for an expert, I doubt you will find one in this blog. I just love to eat is all. We ordered porterhouse and that was what we got. So maybe I should have stood up and yelled and complained that I got a Ribeye instead of what I ordered. But I was too busy trying to get the waiter to notice us that in the end I just wanted to enjoy the food that was served.

By: ApplesH

ApplesH — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:55:47 +0000

nonoy – Thanks for your detailed comment and observation. Yes you are right, we were actually having our bread and butter (and my friend already finished hers) when the picture was taken. In fact that is what happened to the small bread plate after the waiter laid down the dinner plate in front of her. I dont have an axe to grind with Firelake grill as I dont know the owner or any competitor of them personally. But in my dreams I do wish I owned a restaurant even half the status as Firelake Grill. If you read my post, my conflict was with the service not the food. And I doubt other diners would share my sentiments as I am sure that other family at the other table would feel just as pampered as you did during your visit. Too bad I dined there the same time that there were “more important” customers. I don’t believe the owner knows or even wants that to happen to guests as that is purely the head waiter’s decision. Come to think of it, maybe you were with the group at the other table that dined the same night we did. So that’s why!

By: Art Basa

Art Basa — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:31:00 +0000

iFoodTrip, you are right! The steak in the picture looks more like a ribeye. Guess this blogger doesn’t know her steaks. I’ve had a big, yummy 700 gram porterhouse at Fire Lake (not by myself) and they cut it up for us American steakhouse style!

By: nonoy dizon

nonoy dizon — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:44:51 +0000

I have been to Firelake Grill many times because I love the food and the service and usually, I bring my family and even endorse it to clients and friends who have relayed to me the same comment. I doubt if the picture posted (re: how the utensils were placed by the waiter) is a correct and true depiction of how the plates and utensils were placed. As the picture clearly shows, the butter was already opened and partly consumed which explains why the butter knife has remnants of the butter. The bread surely must have been consumed before the picture was taken contrary to what the author wanted to depict. Evidently, it was the guest who ate on the plate that disarranged them. Sadly, someone most likely has an axe to grind against Firelake ….. a competitor maybe or someone disgruntled due to some other things. Moreover, Firelake has a select breed of customers unlike the other restaurant on the other side which, although serving good food as well, is not as pricy as Firelake … for obvious reasons. Firelake is a much recommended restaurant comparable to the likes of Le Souffle’, Carpaccio in Makati, Paparazzi of Edsa Plaza, Le Suise Gourmand at the Forst etc. Do try it.

By: ApplesH

ApplesH — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:25:29 +0000

iFoodTrip – I guess split is not the word to use but rather “to share”.

By: iFoodTrip

iFoodTrip — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:12:49 +0000

How can they split a porterhouse? A porterhouse has a bone in the middle that splits the srtriploin and tenderloin. If they split it in half, one half gets the striploin, the other half gets the tenderloin. Not practical to split it, the practical thing to do is slice it like peter luger and mamou does it and then share it with the plate in the middle. It is the bone and the combination of two kinds of cuts that makes the porterhouse special

By: ApplesH

ApplesH — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:39:25 +0000

berg – I agree that the waiters could have been way better, on the other hand, hoping they would close shop soon might be a tad over dramatic. Like all other things in life, improvement may be realized if given the opportunity…. or you can just opt not to eat there again. Cheers!

By: berg

berg — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:51:02 +0000

hahah. had a similar experience. the waiters made us feel we were not welcome. sobrang snobs. i hope they close shop soon. sayang lang yung puesto.

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