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| B3 at ang pinakagwapong Palaboy |
I remember we had a handful talk about jigger (used to catch pusit), pante (a local fishnet) and our share of opinions on the strengths and loopholes of RA 8550. B1, who was just a friend to B3 that time would roll her eyes hearing our enthusiasm on brackish water fish discussion.
We are the fishery geeks.
So when I went to Cebu last week, B3 brought me to Oyster Bay Seafood Restaurant, not because of good food but because of live sharks! Not one but three, swimming on the side of the restaurant "front yard". Imagine my big grin seeing the sharks! Here's a picture from a blog site promoting Cebu City.
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| http://www.everythingcebu.com/food-dining/oyster-bay-seafood-restaurant-a-walk-through/ |
The restaurant looks a bit high end but when you look at their menu, it's surprisingly okay. Kinilaw na tanigue is less than P300. B1, B3 and I didn't enjoy the food much. It was okay, bordering to mediocre palate experience. The clam soup tastes like instant chicken noodle soup which is a major turn off to B1. In my case, the uncooked clams were not that fresh since I noticed that clams were a bit frozen. (Cold clam is okay. Icy clam means it's not that fresh.) There is little hint of sweetness to it so all the clam meat still goes to my stomach even though its icy.
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| The "fresh" uncooked clam |
The ambiance though is very remarkable. Big shells are used as ceiling lamps. B1 noted, "Sana hindi ilegal yang ginawa nilang yan." B3 and I are not sure if it's illegal to use those big shells for interior design. Meron bang may alam? Anyone from BFAR?
My favorite is the wall lamp they have. Made of sea urchin shells, I love how they delicately placed them together to make accent to the yellow light lamp. Gusto din siya nina B1 at B3.
For those who have been to Cebu before, but are tired to go to the usual tourist spots, this can be part of the list to explore, not for food (sorry) but for the unique experience. Contact Oyster Bay here.
Oha, bigla akong napa-rebyu ng restawrant. Natatawa ako na ang isang middle class na manggagawa ay biglang napasulat ng ganire. Parang may sapi lang.
Bongga ng review! Foodie ka na, pa ingles ingles pa! Sana mabisita ko dun yan :)
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miss jen, manggulo tayo sa mag-asawa next time. hahaha XD
ReplyDeleteoo nga, umi-engrish ako. Alam mo naman ang kasabihan, ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, wala pang sweldo galing sa pamahalaan. :)))
rumi-rebyu at umi-english..taray! ikaw na! pero pag nagpunta ko sa cebu pupuntahan ko yan hindi dahil sa food kundi dahil sa sharks...
ReplyDeletemiss pink line, totoo. puntahan mo yan. magandang karanasan :)
ReplyDeleteginutom ako sa uncooked clam. *drooling* =.="
ReplyDeleteUso ang rebyuhan! Magkano binayad sa iyo hehehe
ReplyDeleteNa-paisip tuloy ako dun sa 'Shark Feeding Time' na sign. Pagdating ng 730PM bawal ka madapa baka maging hapunan ka ng mga pating.
ReplyDeleteOks lang mag-review ser kahit hindi tayo high-class ser. Try ko nga din mag-review. Kaso karinderya muna. Hehe
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Hindi ko na try ang Oyster Bay nung pumunta ko jan. Nice photograph ser :: Umienglish! :)
ReplyDeleteang ganda ng interior. bonggang bongga! peor kung so so lang ang food nyek wag na lang pala.
ReplyDeleteBakit naman putol ang picture ng pinakagwapong palaboy?? Sayang naman, haha!
ReplyDeleteAno ba yung clam sa tagalog? Ay, bobo lang.. Mukha kasi siyang oyster e.. Pero ayoko ng mga ganyan..
Pero pak na pak nga yun ambience.. may pating na, may sea urchin wall lamp pa!
ser cyron, iba talaga ang sarap niyan :)
ReplyDeleteser glentot, haha XD pera-pera na lang ba talaga ang usapan? yung sayo magkano binayad? :P
ReplyDeletepareng jay, so kapag hindi 7:30PM, pwede magswimming kasama ng mga pating? haha.
ReplyDeleteser archieviner, umi-ENGRISH talaga ako. nasa cebu ako e :P
ReplyDeletemiss superjaid, magandang experience pa rin :) posible din na hindi namin natikman yung mga pinakamasarap nila.
ReplyDeletemiss joanne, mas gwapo kasi ako kapag baba lang ang kita. hihi. :P
ReplyDeletewow nice food review and now ko lang nalaman na Fishery graduate pala kayo sir :)
ReplyDeleteUy, ang sarap ng talaba, bigla akong nagcrave.
ReplyDeleteAt mahilig ka pala sa mga isda't pating. Next time na Cebu natin, balik tayo diyan. Hehe
ser fiel, si B3 ang fishery graduate, yung ligitimate. haha. siya ang may bachelor's degree. ako e nanggalingsa fishery high school. parang science highschool pero ang mga majors e fish capture at fish culture instead na physics, chemistry at kung anu-anong shiz :P
ReplyDeleteser will, haha! mas masarap gumala kapag may kotse! :) nahalughog ko ang buong Cebu, from north to south dahil sa kotse ni B3.
ReplyDeleteMy god, as in sharks talaga? Afraid.
ReplyDeleteser visual v, sharks talaga. at tatlo sila na lumalangoy. hahaha XD masaya! :))))
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