The Flying Pig

November 30, 2012. Friday.

We love pork, so it's really a wonder why we haven't given The Flying Pig a try before. Maybe because it's always only sparsely occupied. And for us a restaurant not teeming with diners isn't a good thing. Anyway, on this night we decided to give it a go since we wanted dinner to be served quick.

The interiors reminded me of a New York City apartment with the faux red bricks and windows, and playful lighting. Different paintings depicting a pig in various costumes, which I assume is sort of the mascot, adorn the walls.

As is the usual with us, we over ordered again. There's just something about platters that we can't let go of. This time we ordered what is usually good for 4-5 persons.

We got the King Sampler.

King Sampler. 1,250php.

The King Sampler consists of a full slab of baby back ribs, half smoked barbecue chicken, and four sausages. It also comes with your own choice of 2 sides. We both got rice. Everything was tender and juicy. But everything also tasted the same, like it was marinated/ rubbed with the same ingredients. I really couldn't differentiate the taste of the ribs to the chicken to the sausage. Of course the texture of the meat varied but the overall taste was the same. Plus, the ribs was different than most ribs I have ever tried. It was tender, but the cut of it was weird, it was like it mostly consisted of litid or tendon. In conclusion, this meal would've been good if shared by more people because it's easy to get tired of the taste if there are only a few of you to finish the platter.

Overall, this was a just a mediocre dining experience for us. The quantity of food was enough to tide our disappointment with the taste. But the taste still left a bad taste in our mouth (figuratively, haha), as the dish really didn't offer enough variety to our tastebuds.

The Flying Pig
G/F Eastwood Mall,
Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, QC

(02) 900- 0886