C2 Classic Cuisine

The Sweet and Sour Fish (Php 385) featured a generous helping of fish fillet smothered with sweet and sour sauce with bell peppers and thinly sliced carrots. The fish fillet was slightly crisp on the outside and succulent on the inside. The flavors of the vegetables meddled together nicely. Sotanghon Guisado: I thought it would be dry but it turned out to be soft and smooth. It was made of rice noodles cooked in soy sauce and chicken stock with chicken strips, local vegetables, peanuts and topped with scrambled eggs. C2 had us licking the plates clean.

Our take? Everything reminded us of local kitchens! You know, the sort wherein you visit a friend and his / her mom would ask you to have lunch and they will serve you home-cooked meals. That sort. Plus points for their boneless crispy pata – easy to eat and not so much a hassle to eat. Combining it with kare-kare is just righteous. When in Manila and looking for one of the best places to have crispy pata (according to Soo Pinoy, at least), make sure you visit C2 Classic Cuisine. They have different branches all over the metro, and they will not fail you when it comes to local cooking.