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Not Worth It
My friends and I went to Bad Saint because our first choice had a half hour wait, and we had to be somewhere in an hour or so. We won't make that mistake again.
We were seated outside immediately by a very warm and friendly person (the highlight of our experience). However, we sat waiting for at least five minutes before she told us we had to use the QR code on the table to access the menu. When we asked for physical menus, she said they didn't have any.
They only had about five entree choices. Wine was only available by the bottle ($50-80). The only non-alcoholic beverage was Mexican Coke.
When we finally made our choices, we waited at least ten minutes for her to return. I kept looking inside and could see her moving around but couldn't catch her eye. She finally came back out and I said, "We're ready to order." She said, "Oh, didn't I tell you? You have to place your order online."
I got back on my phone, and placing the order was not easy. In two fields, it didn't accept any key I tapped. I had to try it about three times, so placing the order took at least five minutes. She came back to check on us and just as I was about to tap the button to send the order, she said she would just go ahead and take our order manually to get the order in to the kitchen.
Later, someone from the kitchen came out and informed us that the fried chicken would have to be made from scratch and would take another 15 minutes. By then, we'd already been there half an hour but didn't have much choice.
They eventually gave us paper plates and plastic ware and then brought our food out in paper bags. Our food was all in takeout boxes, which we had to unload ourselves and serve onto our own paper plates.
Two of us ordered the prawns and "cucumber salad," which came in the same kind of little round container that you use for pumping ketchup at Chik Fil-A, i.e., it was at most about a tablespoon of salad. It also came with about a cup of white rice, which was the most filling thing since only the top half of each of the two prawns was edible. This $28 "entree" was more like an appetizer.
The food itself, what little there was of it, was good but nothing to write home about.
For $28 I expect at least a real plate and silverware rather than picnic ware. I expect to be able to spend less than $50 for a beverage if I don't want a sugar-loaded Mexican Coke. I don't expect to have to unload the food myself from paper bags and put it on a paper plate. And I certainly don't want to have to discuss with my friends where we can go get dinner after we've paid the bill.
Delicious patio dining
Once we figured out the QR code access to the menu and online ordering, we had a great experience dining along the street at Bad Saint. I had the Adobong Baka (short rib Adobo) and it was tender and mouth-watering. My daughter had the Ensaladang Inihaw na Litsugas (gem lettuce salad with mango and plums) and my wife ordered the Brussel Sprouts dish. They were both wonderful and had an unsual (to us, at least) flavor profile that was absolutely fantastic. Great experience for weary travelers.
Be the first to ReplyDelicious, fresh, tasty lunch
Highly recommended. Delicious, freshly prepared lunch. Other local restaurants could learn something from this chef. Maximum flavour delivered - even with gluten- and dairy-free dish.
Be the first to ReplyCan't overstate how good this place is
It didn't take long after my recent move to DC to hear about how great this place is. Didn't disappoint at all. Wave after wave of bold, bright flavors. Not remotely dumbed down for less adventurous palates. Can't wait for indoor seating to return so I can enjoy this place as God intended. The long waits are definitely going to be worth it.
Be the first to ReplyBad Saint, SO GOOD!!!!!
Foodies from all over the country baptize their tongues with these heavenly Filipino dishes. It is NOT Thai! It is far from Americanized Chinese or bastardized Japanese restaurants. It isn't like Pho either. It is its own unique tastes and style.
It will take a few bites for your brain to accommodate the new spices.
Your taste buds will need to be reeducated.
They often run out of food. You need to order early.
Even in the time of a pandemic there is a long wait. Best to order on -line. It could be raining at there will be a dozen people anticipating their take out orders.
I still not have been able to time ordering the lamb stew. It has always run out.
The odd burnt coconut is a mind blowing dessert. The soup is expensive. I would pay more for it because it is that good. The weird combinations of raw veggie salads sound terrible on paper, but are award winning.
I think half of the choices are vegan, but I don't check because I like everything.
Very expensive. Very worth it!
Rude Staff
I hate to give bad review at this times, but this lady at the restaurant is very rude to me while picking up my ordered food online. I was set to pick up my food at 8:30pm - i arrived minutes earlier and shield myself from the rain by staying at the side of the small table blocking their door ( my friend had to park further because it wasn't available at their front) This lady asked me to stay further outside, I told her it's raining. She didn't believed me she had to extend her arm by checking if its really raining. I had to wait 10 minutes past 8:30 for the food to be ready. The food is decent, its a Filipino FUSION cuisine and good to try but its not worth the price.
Be the first to ReplyDecent
A friend of ours couldn't use her reservation so we subbed in on the day of. Yes, the reservation had been held for months, but a superseding circumstance intervened. This place would not have been worth waiting for months and months on a reservation and it definitely would not have been worth standing in line for more than the perfunctory 20 minutes to a half hour. Way over-hyped. Dark, narrow confines with not a lot of seating. Parking absolutely sucks. Food was decent, though and wait staff was friendly.
Be the first to ReplyWell I tried it, #never again - do not even bother.
Well I tried, but #neveragain.
I had high hopes about this one considering you can't get a reservation for months out, and we had to wait in line for a f***ing hour at 4PM in the freezing cold to get in. However, this place has been hyped up by yuppies who don't know what real Filipino food should taste like. Some may say that there is a reason why Filipino food hasn't made it onto the world cuisine stage like Thai food, or Japanese, or Indian - and while I can't argue with those people, the cuisine has a lot of potential to be good when executed correctly. Bad Saint is not an example of proper Filipino food done right... I should have known by the long line of trendy wannabe foodie yuppies who were waiting ahead of us in line that the food, the setting, the everything was going to be terrible.
I have been to the Philippines maybe two dozen times, so I have an idea of the good, the bad, and the mediocre of their cuisine. I also went with a Filipino friend who only recently moved to the US - so I think we are pretty good judges of what Filipino food should taste like.
My friend initially got super excited that there was "Sisig" on the menu. Sisig is a traditional a dish served on a sizzling hot plate made of pig head and chicken liver, usually seasoned with calamansi, onions and chili peppers. Yes, yes, I said the same thing the first time I found out what it was, but after trying it I have to say I liked it. But, I digress. The "Bad Saint Sisig" is truly bad. Much to my Filipina friend's disappointment, their version of sisig is made out of minced mushrooms served with a duck egg on top. The duck egg is sort of authentic filipino, but overall the dish is extremely extremely bland. It would have been so much better with pig face, believe it or not....
We also had the "Ginisang Ampalaya." Which is a Filipino dish of bitterr melon. It wasn't terrible, I ate it and thought you know if this were half the price then it wouldn't be half bad - but it was so expensive for a boring vegetable dish. My Filipina friend thought that the bitter melon texture was off - either way, it was nothing memorable.
Finally, the one dish that I was excited to try was Bad Saint's take on Filipino longanisa (Filipino sausage similar to a chorizo but sweeter). Filipinos usually eat longanisa at breakfast, and I admittedly am not an expert in the longanisa making process - but it tends to be a bit sweet which is why I assume its a breakfast staple served with rice and fried eggs. Either way, Bad Saint's version wasn't bad - they served it on a bed of grits, and I normally hate grits, but these grits also were sort of flavorful. My Filipina friend said the sausages were too sweet, and she also didn't think that the grits paired well with the sausage. She had a point - I have never once seen grits served in the Philippines.
And the price of this totally underwhelming experience: 3 dishes and two glasses of wine came to $120 without tip - give or take. Filipino food is one of those cuisines that should be like comfort food (affordable, hearty, something your mom would make for you at home); and there was nothing about the food or the experience that warranted such a price tag. And while I understand that the quaint, cutely decorated restaurant is small and trying to cram as many people in to "enjoy" this culinary trend, most of the seats are super uncomfortable immovable stools. I guess they are trying to get the poor saps that get suckered into trying the place in and out as quickly as possible by making the place as cramped and as uncomfortable as possible. The stool almost got lodged up my a**.
Oh one other thing - none of the staff, especially none of the staff actually preparing the food (because you can see all of them) are Filipino. Just sayin'! I know the "executive chef" is Filipino, but he wasn't there. Another Filipino friend of mine said that he was in Manila on vacation or something.
On a positive note, I found the servers to be very professional and kind despite the mad rush of people waiting to get in.
This place is not worth the hype, the price, nor the experience. Do not even bother going. This is by far the most disappointing hyped up restaurants I have been to in years. I can't even begin to convey my feelings of disappointment with this place. So so bad.
My quest for good, authentic Filipino food in the Metro DC area shall continue...
Excellent food, change the Maรฎtre D' - please
First impression: Snotty maรฎtre d', who has probably never experienced filipino warmth.
Oh wait, is this a filipino restaurant? Or was she just menopausal?
Two hour wait. Arrived 430pm, seated at 757pm. My bad, didn't know they were open for reservations already. Which they are, on Wednesdays, apparently.
Food: Worth the wait, extremely creative, and soooo delicious. Excellent modern filipino cuisine.
Would still recommend, would still go back. But PLEASE, for the love of god - change that snotty female doing reservations at the door! She is way too rigid! Not the right person for HANGRY GUESTS! Really!
Thankful that our waitress was super friendly, warm and accommodating! She totally made up for the high-handed maรฎtre d' ! Or maybe maรฎtre d's are supposed to be snotty? :)
WOW...just wow
Seated at a counter on stool watching kitchen create extraordinary, nowhere else in DC (if in US) sensory overload dishes. Best meal in 5 years in DC. Felt like part of family by time dessert arrived.
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