After hearing it from friends, my sister and I had to try the place out- here is a verdict of our experience of Sage Restaurant.
Owner: Arlene Alcantary Sy
Location: 95 Military Cut-off, Baguio City
Tel No. 442-2954/09175944205
Ambiance & Concept Design
Sage gets an A++ grade when it comes to the ambiance, it was a really cool place to be. It reminded me of a cute restaurant in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
The design is Victorian style inspired, it was feminine and fresh. The colors had been carefully chosen- they obviously took the time.to decorate the place.
In fact it is the cutest restaurant in town- I have been too a lot of restaurants in the city and so far this is the most feminine and most charming so far.
The Staff:
In all honesty, I love the staff service of Sage... they were more than willing to accommodate our needs and I love it that they smile.
Perhaps it is the mood of the place, or their training I am not really sure but they were more than willing to assist us.
We asked so many questions about the owner, about the comfort room, when did Sage start, what food they will recommend, can they take our photos, can they take the photos of the restaurant and they obliged.
Sure, this is something that a normal staff would do, but I will use the word Good Vibes-- the current staff had this.
( April 2014) Of course, I don't know how the next staff would be- but on April of 2014 we had the best staff service.
The Food:
We ordered beef salpicao, pasta with garlic bread. I got the stuffed chicken with corn and then we tried the Kani Salad and ordered the Chocolate Cheesecake.
For our drinks we ordered San Mig Light ( thank goodness there's beer)
Then we got the candy inspired iced drinks tapos Avocado shake.
To be honest, this is where Sage failed, the most important thing in a restaurant is the food. While I 100% applaud the presentation--the taste not so much.
I believe we expected too much considering the meals are priced at P100 and above. The food was well presented, it looks clean and well polished and it arrived on time.
While we enjoyed the beef salpicao, we cannot say the same for the pasta. It tasted generic, the stuffed chicken tasted like embotido and not chicken and the Kani salad--was overpowered by the Mayonnaise.
The Kani Salad of Hodori Restaurant is still the best for me...the food serving was also very small, this place is not for people who are extremely hungry.
The avocado juice tasted bland, and the other drinks that we ordered--well--they lacked taste.
Fortunately, the chocolate cheesecake saved the day- it tasted heavenly, if it were not for the cake I would have deemed the food tasting experience a failure.
I would suggest that the owner get a more experienced cook-- I mean the plating was really beautiful and artistic but clients will go back to a certain restaurant because of the taste of the food.
I believe they could also increase the amount of serving--- it will increase their chances of getting loyal customers.
What I like about them:
The comfort room was really clean, this is an important part of any restaurant. In order to win the trust of clients your comfort room has to be really really clean.
We loved the fact that Sage staff took the time to sing a Happy birthday song to my 11 month old nephew, we love that they took the time to give him a birthday song on the background. You just don't get this treatment with other restaurants.
I would recommend Sage to clients who want to experience-- a new ambiance and for dating couples but it is not really suited for clients who are really searching for a meal that will hit the spot.
A review is a review.
I will give Sage the rating of B-.
For further information about Sage:
Go to:
https://www.facebook.com/sagebaguio
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