My friends and I were looking for a place to have dinner right after attending a simple and intimate gathering, and we came across this restaurant which I've been hearing good comments about for the past days.
Q & A Kitchen + Bar is the newest dining spot in Salcedo, Makati. It's a relatively small place with a simple, dark yet elegant-looking interiors perfect for a quiet date night. The restaurant promises serving all things fresh, with homemade pastas being the first on their list.
We started our dinner with the meatballs in marinara sauce and toasted ciabatta. We weren't very impressed with it since the meat from the meatballs was grainy and dry.
Q & A Kitchen + Bar is the newest dining spot in Salcedo, Makati. It's a relatively small place with a simple, dark yet elegant-looking interiors perfect for a quiet date night. The restaurant promises serving all things fresh, with homemade pastas being the first on their list.
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Q&A kitchen-style jumbo meatballs and toasted ciabatta P595
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Duck and fontina cheese croquettes with raisin verjus P565
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Maltagliati “fall-off-the-bone” beef brisket Bourguignon P665
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Potato gnocchi, wild mushrooms and Parmigiano-Reggiano P675
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Squid ink linguini, calamari, prawns and sliced lemon pieces P685 (from specials)
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Grilled 350 grams U.S. Angus skirt steak, arugula, Parmigiano-Reggiano, with chimichurri and lettuce salad P1,350
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I love steak! Thankfully, this perfectly grilled Angus steak came to the rescue. Not a lot of people will appreciate it, though, since it is drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette. It's also topped with parmesan and arugula, and served with salt, chimichurri sauce, and salad on the side. It's an unusual way to serve steak, but I liked it. It's also best if served rare, but we tried it cooked medium and it also tasted good.
Overall, the ambiance and the service here in Q&A are both very impressive. The food tasted average, and we think everything is overpriced. It was too expensive for us, and we didn't even enjoy it that much. I cannot say that I will recommend this restaurant to my friends, but I do hope that our experience was just an isolated case.
My Scores:
Pricing - 2/5
Service - 5/5
Ambiance - 5/5
Taste - 2.5/5
Hungry for more,
Address: Unit 2D, Second Floor, ACCM Building, 102 San Agustin Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City
Operating Hours: 11:30am to 2:30pm and 6pm to 10pm
Facebook: @qandakitchen
(Date of Visit: January 12, 2019)
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