Leslie's Restaurant in Alabang

When we pass by Commerce Avenue on our way to either Festival Mall or Alabang Town Center, we would always see this monstrosity being constructed. We assumed it was some sort of church or a restaurant with a castle theme. Wrong! It's actually Leslie's Restaurant. You know, that restaurant in Tagaytay overlooking Taal Volcano. Well, they recently opened a branch here in Alabang.



Hubby and I got curious of what it looked like inside so we decided to have dinner there the other night. The building really is a monster. The place is huge with fake rocks adorning ALL of its walls and columns. It's a two-storey building with vaulted ceilings and huge windows. It's not air-conditioned, but the place is quite cool at night because of the night breezes coming through the windows. Since the place is "open-air" everyone is free to smoke anywhere. We don't smoke, so we dislike inhaling second-hand nicotine. Fortunately no one was smoking near us.



The place has a humongous indoor waterfall complete with a small bridge. There's also a man-made brook in the garden that might interest little children. Large banquet tables are set-up to give you that medieval-like dining experience.



Hubby and I weren't very hungry so we just ordered Seafood Kare-Kare and fresh buko juice. The food isn't spectacular, as with the Leslie's in Tagaytay. The presentation of the food is a bit unappetizing. The Kare-Kare would have looked more appetizing if it was served in a native clay pot or a deep dish. The buko (coconut) we ordered was not chilled, it had a paper umbrella though.





Their food is not cheap either. Hubby shelled out P650 (US$13.50) For the kare-kare, rice and the buko juice. Leslie's Alabang is best only for the novelty in dining in a castle-like/dungeon environment.

If you want good food, go somewhere else.