Main Dishes
To my colleagues, the supposed taste masters, costing just Php 180 for a serving of 5 people, the Sisig Fried Rice is a whole meal itself. The savory blast of sisig mixed with bits of bagnet was just a carnival in the mouth.
Foodie Rating: 4 – “Wow…Can I have more??”
The very popular Simple Lang Bfast at Php 220 is a mix of the restaurant’s Mr. Jones Tapa (may be a choice of dilis, longganisa, daing na bangus, liempo, or chicken tocino), with fried garlic rice, egg, atchara, and tomato-onion salad. I must say, this is my personal favorite because of the tapa.
Foodie Rating: 5 – “Oh my goodness. I just forgot my name.”
Made of chopped roasted pork belly, calamansi, paminta, special sauce, onions, sili, and a touch of mayo, the Crispy Pork Belly Dinakdakan at Php 195 is a good replication of the original Ilocano dish.
Foodie Rating: 4 – “Wow…Can I have more??”
This one’s for the grilled-food-lover at heart. The Inihaw Sweet Soy Garlic Salmon Panga at Php 275 is the melt-in-the-mouth kind of seafood you’ll love. The salmon is cooked soft and deliciously tangy.
Foodie Rating: 5 – “Oh-my-goodness. I just forgot my name.”
Now, the most interesting dish I saw in the menu. The Sinigang na Crispy Bagnet with Watermelon at Php 395 is a fresh sinigang innovation. This is rather another personal favorite.
Foodie rating: 4 – “Wow…Can I have more??”
Desserts
To the sweet-tooth, the Turon Bites at Php 95 is an interesting sweet feat with saba, toasted sesame, and condensed milk. The interesting thing is the dessert is not plated not in the usual turon way. It is skewered and plated in a way making it bite-size and pica-pica like. This got an appeal to the taste-masters, I must say.
Foodie rating: 4 – “Wow…Can I have more??”
The Iced/Hot Ginataang Bilo-bilo at Php 150 will always be a Filipino favorite. One can never go wrong with ginataang bilo-bilo.
Foodie rating: 4 – “Wow…Can I have more??”
For the cake lovers, they have Choc-nut Sansrival, Ube Leche Flan, Choco Honey Comb, Coffee Sansrival, Ube Tres Leches, and Brazo de Limon. The cakes range at Php 110 – 200+ per slice and Php 600 – 1,800 per whole cake.
Simple Lang was definitely a splendid foodie experience. The simplicity in the mixing and twisting of flavors of the dishes was just delightful. I never thought watermelon could be good in a typical, household Filipino dish, and that turon doesn’t necessarily have to be wrapped and fried. Overall, Simple Lang was a refreshing experience of Filipino dish. A must-try, I should say.
Simple Lang
Ayala Triangle Gardens, Salcedo Village, Makati City
For reservations: (02) 621 6162
Facebook: facebook.com/raintreesimplelang
