There was a time more than a decade ago that my Panget and I would try out new restaurants. Fast forwards to now when it’s a chore to go out. The insane traffic, no parking on the restaurant locations, being tired from work, and many more. The excuses kept piling up, and we both didn’t mind. I honestly forgot how it was when it was just the two of us.
I’ve read and heard of a new restaurant called Pinoy Accent in Quezon City. In my defense, I did not do a deep dive on the location. It was only a few weeks ago that I realized that Pinoy Accent’s location was very nearby, it was in a building that was very familiar to us because we frequented the Japanese restuarant there and Tadeo the Fil-Mex restaurant. We were sad to see it close. I was surpised that Pinoy Accent occupied that same space where Tadeo was, what I did not know was that Chef Jorge Mendez was the owner of Tadeo. So when I told Panget about Tadeo’s chef being Pinoy Accent’s chef – he finally said to try it.
It was on a whim, two Thursday mornings ago – Panget just messaged me ‘Pinoy Accent, later?’ To which I replied, I’ll check. I knew they were taking reservations, but I managed my expectations, I mean – being a new restaurant, I was sure that they will be full. So I took my shot and messaged them, they replied with details to settle a reservation fee of P1,000.00 per head, that is deductible. I understood that completely because this was also the practice in other countries. I settled the fee and voila – in less than an hour, I was able to secure a reservation. Yey!
I came in without expectations, well the both of us did. We arrived a few minutes early and was handed the menu while we waited for the doors to open. And when it did, we were greeted warmly and lead to our table. We were familiar with the space as we visited Tadeo a number of times. It was so dressed up now, and very dim. We placed our orders and were told that serving time was 15 to 20 minutes. But the food came earlier than expected, which was wonderful!
Each dish had their own personality. The vibrant colors, the interesting dish names, and the servers introducing each dish they laid on our table. I appreciated the introduction and explanation very much – the experience felt special and elevated. Here are what we ordered:
The Puto dish above was a nice start. It was a mix of sweet and savoury which I really really liked. I loved the play of colors and the taste as well. The Puto and the salted egg sauce together was great! Add some of the crab meat and you have a winner! I was cutting small bits of the puto so that I can scoop up all the goodness of the sauce.
This is the Chicharon sa Sarsa, it was my absolute favorite dish of the night. I loved it because the flavor of the Szechuan Peppercorns were incorpotated. It took me a few minutes to verbalize the thoughts in my head coupled with what it was that I was tasting. It was new yet was so very familiar, then suddenly it popped! It reminded me of the szechua peppercorns that were not literally hot, but leaves your tastebuds a bit numb in flavoring. Every drink I took, reminded me of that. I kept having more and more until Panget finally told me ‘Sayo na yan lahat.’ Thank you Panget!
This Salmon Tinapa was just amazing. Make sure to have every piece of the dish in one bite. Salmon, the cherry tomato slice, the Ikura, yellow sauce, and the pinapple glaze. Your taste buds will thank me, I promise!
This Lobster Luglug was Panget’s favorite. It was rich and indulgent, you can truly taste the lobset in every bite. The noodles soaked up that lobster bisque that was use to make the pancit luglog.
Pinoy Accent is worth a try and the trip. Every dish just ticked our tastebuds and made us appreciate Pinoy food more. Who thought that it can still be elevated?! A tip is to make sure to reserve ahead of time. Service was also wonderful! I enjoyed my experience very very much!
Total damage for the both of us was a little over P4,000.00+ (the reservation fee is already included in that).
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