The Great British Take Out - 3.5 stars

My husband and I have been on some sort of an eating binge the past few days so don't be surprised if you read a food review post one after the other.

Let's start with The Great British Take Out. I give them 3.5 stars overall.




Here's the breakdown:



Price: 4 stars

I gave them 4 stars for price because compared to Fish & Co., boy they are cheap! As a matter of fact they take pride in announcing that their food all cost less than P100 per order. And, in this day and age, we all know that it is close to impossible to find a filling meal for less than P100.


Taste: 3 stars

We both had fish and chips. I had mine with potato wedges and tartar sauce. My husband had his with fries and honey mustard sauce.





Of the two, I liked the potato wedges and the honey mustard sauce better. I probably would have given them a higher rating if they were able to replicate Fish & Co.'s tartar sauce. Sadly, their version fails in comparison to the "real" thing.

Their fish tastes okay, pretty much like the original. But it could use a little "paper towel dance" to remove more of the excess oil. The wax paper it is served on really doesn't absorb much of the oil.

What saved the meal for me was their Austin's nachos.


As you can see, they didn't scrimp on the sauces, the nachos and the beef. This always scores points for me. Yummmm!!!

Ambiance / Cleanliness: 3 stars

The branch we ate in was at the Skygarden of SM City North. Naturally, they have tables and chairs for al fresco dining, which is fine if you eat there at night.

It's a different story during daytime when all you want to do is be inside an air-conditioned room. Although their store is air-conditioned, the exhaust failed miserably to rid the place of the smell of deep-fried food. Try staying in for a few minutes and you are sure to smell "oily" when you get out.

The place is fairly clean though, with ample signages for the staff to make sure to clean up every so often. Other than the exhaust system and the resulting smell, I don't have anything to complain about.

Service: 4 stars

The logo says it all, it's supposed to be a take-out place... thus, service service is customary. Actually, they also have a sign that says just that. But the crew nonetheless serves your food, goes back to give you ketchup or whatever it is you ask from them.

All three that were there that night were pleasant and would occassionally exchange banter with us when we asked them something about the food or the establishment in general.



All in all, our meal cost us P355, which included 2 cans of Mug rootbeer. If we were at Fish & Co, our P355 would have bought us just one order of fish and chips, give or take a glass of soda or iced tea.

:-)