Saturday, February 2, 2008

Spice Fusion

Ground Floor, Banilad Town Center, Banilad

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First of all, the food is not so spicy. So if you are in the mood for some spice overload, do not be misled by the name and come here.

Spice Fusion serves Asian food. Do not expect you will find individual menu items from specific parts of Asia. Instead, you will find dishes using distinct tastes from various Asian countries combined. That means their Chili Lapu-lapu will not give you a taste of India as much as the local escabeche. As far as delicious goes, Spice Fusion is surprisingly above average. For something that can pass for gourmet food, the servings are quite generous.

I will recommend the Chicken Satay: it is very good, it can do perfectly well without its peanut sauce. Also noteworthy is their Pineapple Rice. If you like simple food, try Taiwan Pechay.

The ambiance sucks. There is a guard who will literally hold the door shut like a bouncer until you tell him how many are dining. Only until a table is free will he open the door, glad to have finally disposed of you. Once you get passed him though, English-speaking staff will wait on you. You can speak to them in Cebuano but they will still reply in English.