Bedazzling Dinner

My co-workers have been inviting me to have dinner at a place that bears name that's truly intriguing, Gayuma ni Maria. I was never able to join them but I did tell him about it and had him oblige to soon check out the place.

We were on our way home from a unit viewing when we decided to finally have dinner there at Gayuma ni Maria. Indeed it's a resto that's truly tough to locate. Apart from the not so visible sign age from afar, the resto is located in a village lined with houses and this too appears like one. That night we hadn't found our way.

Today, we decided to have lunch there instead since the resto does open at around 10am however a meeting came up that we had to forgo. Good thing though was that we were able to find the place. The biggest landmark there is the SaveMore shop in the corner. If you're coming from EDSA, you would need to turn right at the SaveMore shop. Once you see the Sr. Pedro Lechon Manok stall, you're already close by. When you see a pink house, congratulations! You have finally found Gayuma ni Maria.

Since we had missed out on our opportunity to have lunch there, we decided to drop by for an early dinner treat. Finally, we were able to dine here.

The resto is not really grand looking. The lights are dimmed. I find the curtains dividing the tables that lines that side of the resto really cute. Indeed fit for a date night. The pink walls perhaps was chosen to give that love potion aura as their name suggest. Caution though, this is not a child-friendly place for that nice Sunday family lunch despite the truly chocolatey menu. A corner is lined with articles... toys, costumes, and the like to help you express your sexuality.

Tuliro, a nacho salad

Moving on, we had a an intriguing nachos, "Tuliro;" a chocolate-covered dory called, "Once you get black, you'll never come back" and an order of 'Rack Me Baby" with mashed potatoes on the side. We just had bottomless glasses of Royal for our drinks. Despite the interesting dessert line-up, our tummies could no longer accommodate them.

Choco-coated dory with rice and taro fries siding

She says....

'Tuliro' was a really yummy nacho salad. It minded me of fresh garden and fruit salad with natural yogurt dressing plus a twist of cheesiness and the crispy nacho toppings. It was really yummy!

'Once you get black, you'll never come back, was a really nice and unique dish. The fish was coated with chocolate (not the oozing type) as though the batter was made of chocolate. It had a nice caramel-ish sauce. A serving of this dish was actually too much for us both.

The 'Rack me baby' was comme ci, comme Ça. Not sure if we were just so full or it was just really as ordinary as it can be.

Overall dining experience was pleasant. It was quiet, not much people there, maybe because it was still early when we ate there (around 5pm).

She rates: 4.5/5 Tuliro; 4/5 Once You get black, you'll never come back; 3/5 Rack me baby.

Rack me baby (back ribs) with bar-be-que sauce

He says...

I never thought that a hippie-looking place would produce foods with wonderful tastes. The Nachos, despite looking like any old nachos you order every week, has something very different in its taste. I think it had some fruits in it which could account for the weird but pleasant taste.

The chocolate covered fish was also good but I could barely taste the chocolate. The fish in it was fresh and the cream included gave it a more juice taste.

The ribs was also very good. It had some spike in its taste that sent some alert signals in my brain. The meat was very soft (almost as soft as Rak's) and the sauce was just right.

Although, I may not have enjoyed the meal the way I should because I *may* have eaten a lot.

He rates: 5/5 for all 3.