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Leonardo's Never Again!

It was that time of the month when members of the Diner's Club gathered to appreciate and experience another resto. Did I say "appreciate"? well, we did experience something....something dreadful!

Ok, so wifey and I were the first to arrive to Leonardo's and I immediately noticed how the ambience reminded me of a vacation lodge. Wood on almost everything and dimly lit, almost Baguio-ish, except more remote since NO ONE WAS THERE. A definite change from the usual restaurants the the Diner's Club usually goes to.

The menu mainly consisted of sausages, 2 or 3 choices of steaks, a good number of appetizers, 2 pasta dishes...very limited choices that actually fit in a 2-page menu. We ordered Sauteed Mushrooms and Nachos for Appetizer, Salisbury Steak to fill us and canned pine-orange and an ice tea to quench our thirst.

Soon enough the rest of the gang came and gave their orders to the bored-looking waiters.

When the plate of Nachos was set on the table, I was immediately turned off. A few pieces of Doritos (Cheese flavor) with a chili con carne topping. I hate Doritos Cheese Flavor! And please, for the amount we paid for the Nachos (Php 90.00) I could've bought a bag of Doritos BBQ flavor, sat home and watched my favorite show on the tellie!

What about the sauteed mushrooms you say? It can definitely use more garlic and how hard is it to open a can, sautee the mushrooms in olive oil. And they failed doing so. Enough Said.

The Salisbury steak, placed on a sizzling plate (which did not even sizzle), was bland. The gravy was cold.

To top it off, when the ladies started computing the damages, I noticed that everyone, including the kitchen staff was in the dining area and ready to go. So the bill was paid and when the change came back a brouhaha about 5 orders of 4 seasons (read d'monyita's review) were mistakenly put in our bill. By the time we all realized what had happened, EVERYBODY WAS GONE! we realized that we were alone in the restaurant. No manager, No waiters, no kitchen staff and no cashier!!! WTF?! One of us had to go outside, call security to ask who to talk to we were introduced to this guy wearing sleeveless shirt and shorts who apparently was a "katiwala".

In ALL the restaurants that I've been to, before the kitchen even closes, customers are asked for their "Last Call" orders AND THE STAFF WAS NOT TO LEAVE THE RESTO IF CUSTOMERS ARE STILL AROUND! And here we were left with a bill problem talking to a grumpy and tired looking security guard and the red shirt "katiwala".

Bad Food, Bad Service.

Rating: -10 / 5