Your Local - Makati

My Manila-residing friend took me to this joint last night. It's one of those neighbourhood places that if you don't know about, you won't find. I guess players like these are really stealing the business away from the chain businesses - and with good reason. They're not all stuck up with a thumb up their derriere, the casual environment helps the diner relax, the focus is solely on the food (service is just basic), kitchens are displayed into the dining room more often, the menu is a clipboard hence allowing the chefs to alter more often according to the season & ingredient availability & menu mix. When we went in, there was unfortunately a private birthday party going to begin; so we just managed to sit at the kitchen counter and order real quick. Next time I get a chance to visit the country, I will head back there with a reservation for a for more thorough feel of the place. We tried the chili crab bun, lamb rendang & semi-fried eggplant. The food tasted outstanding. The Manhattan in a Martini glass was a bit too flimsy for me! If I were living in Makati, "Your Local" would be my local place of choice to eat!

"One of the Best Restaurants in the World." If that line right there doesn't make you want to visit Your Local, I don't know what will. It's not often that restos from the Philippines gets to have that kind of prestige, so the moment a certain restaurant makes the cut, I'm sure you'd definitely be hyped to check it out. I visited Your Local with friends right after attending #ArtFairPH2017 a few weeks back. Didn't get the chance to have a reservation, we just walked in. We were ready to be waitlisted but luckily there was a table available! I've been around the area a few times already and I was seriously amazed by how "unassuming" and somewhat hidden their location is. And what I'd like to call the secret door that leads you inside the restaurant is really cool! It's like saying "come inside and have the most amazing culinary experience of your life!" Okay. I'll stop all the babbling and get to the best part, the fooooood! Mock Mentaiko Fries - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It's your fave fries with nori and secret sauce. Now I don't know what the hell they put in there but this is the BEST fries I have ever had in my life! ???? Sobrang sarap, legit! I literally scraped off the sauce left on the plate after we demolished the fries! And I'm not even asahmed to admit that. Hihi. ✌???? Lamb Rendang - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is legit A-grade lamb meat with sous vide organic egg, sweet soy, mint, cilantro and red raisin black rice. My gosh, I don't even know how to describe the yumminess of this dish! The lamb meat was cooked to perfection, it's a party in your mouth with every bite. I'm not a fan of black rice or brown rice or red rice for that matter, I just always find it not cooked right. But the red raisin black rice that goes with this Lamb Rendang is amaziiiiin'! Braised Beef Pasta - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Minced beef with torched parmesan on fettuccini with red wine. So this one is just okay. I mean it's delicious and all but it didn't wow me like the other dishes did. And it's too maasim. I'm not sure if it's supposed to taste like that but masyadong maasim for me. But the redeeming thing is the fettuccini was al dente! Not "malata", it was firm and I also loved the generous amount of minced beef. Torched Salmon Donburi - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh, sorry I put too many stars. But I just felt like no amount of stars can justify how seriously scrumptious this dish is! The Norwegian salmon is torched and cooked medium, together with mentaiko, oboro, ebiko, and salmon skin on roast corn goes perfectly with the shitake black rice. Melts in your mouth salmon goodness! It was so deliciously good! ???????? Hands down the best salmon dish out there. Every bite is like dying of foodie goodness and going straight to foodie heaven! Like Ate the server who asked us how was our food, I answered that this is my favorite. To which she replied, "It's everybody's favorite." Your Local definitely deserves the line "One of the Best Restaurants in the World". ❤

"One of the Best Restaurants in the World." If that line right there doesn't make you want to visit Your Local, I don't know what will. It's not often that restos from the Philippines gets to have that kind of prestige, so the moment a certain restaurant makes the cut, I'm sure you'd definitely be hyped to check it out. I visited Your Local with friends right after attending #ArtFairPH2017 a few weeks back. Didn't get the chance to have a reservation, we just walked in. We were ready to be waitlisted but luckily there was a table available! I've been around the area a few times already and I was seriously amazed by how "unassuming" and somewhat hidden their location is. And what I'd like to call the secret door that leads you inside the restaurant is really cool! It's like saying "come inside and have the most amazing culinary experience of your life!" Okay. I'll stop all the babbling and get to the best part, the... read more

This place is tiny and popular, so make a reservation. Reservations go from 6-8 and 8-10pm. Ordered: Salmon donburi - delicious! The quality and amount of the salmon is so good for the price (P600). It was soft and savory. You wont regret ordering this. Milk ice cream - tasted alright. Had hints of fruit loop cereal which was cute. Did not like the cheese on the side though. I thought it threw off the flavor. Ambience is nice. I like the interiors of this place, however thought it was too dark for a casual dinner with friends. Service is great. Paid a total of about P2800 for party of 3.

My Manila-residing friend took me to this joint last night. It's one of those neighbourhood places that if you don't know about, you won't find. I guess players like these are really stealing the business away from the chain businesses - and with good reason. They're not all stuck up with a thumb up their derriere, the casual environment helps the diner relax, the focus is solely on the food (service is just basic), kitchens are displayed into the dining room more often, the menu is a clipboard hence allowing the chefs to alter more often according to the season & ingredient availability & menu mix. When we went in, there was unfortunately a private birthday party going to begin; so we just managed to sit at the kitchen counter and order real quick. Next time I get a chance to visit the country, I will head back there with a reservation for a for more thorough feel of the place. We tried the chili crab bun, lamb rendang & semi-fried eggplant. The food tasted... read more