Family lunch at Gerry's Grill

It was a windy Sunday and it was 2pm. Our cook had taken the day off so my hubby and I decided to grab a quick lunch at Gerry's Grill Banawe branch. We had never eaten at Gerry's Grill before, it has always been Dencio's for us.

Did I just say family lunch? I know, when you say Gerry's Grill, a beer-drinking place comes to mind. That particular Sunday, the ground floor of the Banawe branch was almost deserted, and there was actually a kiddie party happening on the second floor. There wasn't anyone smoking or drinking, which was understandable since it was a Sunday afternoon.

For starters, we decided to avail of the Bangus Sisig (P165, pictured above left) which was the promotional dish of the month. Every month, Gerry's Grill would slash the price of one dish from its menu. An order of Bangus Sisig normally costs P165 but when we visited it was discounted to P115 -- a whole P50 off! So instead of having the usual sizzling pork sisig, we opted for Bangus Sisig instead. I couldn't resist an order of Chichabits (P185, pictured above right) which is Gerry's homemade chicharon. Bangus Sisig was pretty bland, with just this slight smoky flavor and a whole lot of dry bangus tidbits and chopped onions. Chichabits is another story. It was served hot and crispy-- it was actually crackling when it was set on our table. The pork rind came with a layer of toasted meat and fat. It was just so sinfully good. Even the kids wolfed it down.

For our main dishes we ordered Spicy Garlic Fried Chicken (P225, pictured above left) and Sizzling Kangkong with lots of garlic (P130, pictured above right). We also ordered garlic rice (P34 per single serve order) to go with them. Haha, we just really love garlic in case you haven't noticed by now... :p

The Spicy Garlic Fried Chicken was really crunchy and tasty. It had just the right degree of spicy flavor, our 8-year old son was able to handle it just fine. It was served with a whole lot of crunchy garlic bits and a bit of atchara on the side. Sizzling Kangkong was also excellent.

To cap off our delicious lunch, we decided to order Gerry's Grill's new dessert -- Halo-Halo Crepe (P165, pictured above)! Traditional Halo-Halo filling like kaong, garbanzos, nangka, saba, ube, and macapuno are wrapped in lumpia wrapper, fried, and then served on a bed of gulaman and topped with strawberry ice cream and grenadine syrup. Halo-Halo Crepe is a lovely combination of varying flavors and textures, my only complaint being the melty state of the ice cream when it was served, as you can see from the photo.

Our family lunch set us back about P1,000, which isn't bad at all considering there were five of us -- hubby, myself, two kids, and yaya. It was complete from appetizer to dessert too. The serving sizes are definitely for sharing, so it's best to dine at Gerry's as a group and sample more dishes.

Service at the Banawe branch was lousy. We were the only one at the ground floor area but it took forever for things to get done. Our orders were slow to come out and it was difficult trying to get our glasses refilled. Waiters were so hard to call that in the end the manager was the one who handed us our bill after I repeatedly failed to get the attention of a waiter. They have free wifi though. Maybe other branches would fare better in terms of service? :p

If you plan on frequenting Gerry's Grill, make sure you avail of their Circle of Friends Loyalty Card. For P100, you get a card immediately. The card entitles you to a free dish with every P500 purchase at Gerry's Grill. You also earn points with the card which you can redeem for rewards.

Gerry's Grill Banawe
318 Del Monte Ave., Quezon City
474-7420
http://www.gerrysgrill.com/ph/index.php

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