Recently our HS classmate, Lily came home from California after many, many years. We met up with her for drinks and some Mexican chow at Agave Mexican Cantina at The Fort.
pic c/o Florence
The place was surprisingly full considering we arrived at 6:30 pm on a Friday night. The restaurant/bar had a good mix of locals and expats.
Nachos is one of my favorite foods ever. I couldn’t resist eating more than a couple of chips and it was so delicious. There was just the right amount of each ingredient coating the crunchy tortilla chips.
nachos grande P395
I found the baby squid too sweet with the barbecue sauce overwhelming the delicate and tender squid.
baja baby squid P235
The bottomless margarita was a good deal which some of my friends took advantage of.
bottomless margarita P295
corn and chorizo chowder P160
The steak quesadilla was the most popular variant.
quesadillas P360
We ordered this huge platter with an assortment of their most popular treats. My favorite was the beef skewers which was so, so, tender and flavorful.
plato ultimo P1,765
My dinner was this taco salad. The grande wasn’t really that big. I had the corn, guacamole, olives and black beans removed to fit my diet. Not bad at all.
Agave taco salad, grande P360
beef tacos 250
They really cook beef well at Agave. We all ate the steak and chicken without the tortilla wrapper.
steak and chicken fajitas 450
Agave turned into a bar midway to our dinner. The lights went down and the music became louder. Eventually we had to move to a coffee place since we couldn’t hear each other. The food was pretty good and the atmosphere was fun.
Lily in the middle
Agave Mexican Cantina
Building B3, Bonifacio High Street,
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
telephone: 403-6003, 403-5865
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Soo hungry! The fajitas looks really tasty.
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My wife is from Mexico, and we went here. Have to say its not even close to real Mexican food. The only corn tortillas are the hard shells, and everything was generally either sweet or bland, not a lot of spice. I would recommend Orale, which is closeby, as the closest to real Mexican food in Manila I’ve found so far. Corn tortillas they make on site, the nacho chips (totopos) are made from corn tortillas, they have a great range of imported Mexican beers and drinks. A little too much garlic in some of the food but, in my opinion, much better than Agave.
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Thanks for the great review! Your photos are really excellent too!In response to Admira, At Agave we serve a blend of authentic and creative Mexican dishes, some of which also have a Filipino influence. We’re not strictly authentic Mexican but rather a creative blend of flavors that we hope you will love.We make our own homemade flour AND corn tortillas for our fajitas, enchiladas and tacos. You can see our homemade soft corn tortillas in the photo of the soft tacos above. The chips served at Orale are quite a bit thicker than ours and taste a bit different. Which you prefer is up to your personal taste I think. In Agave we serve all Mexican beers currently available here in the Philippines including Corona, Dos Equis Lager and Amber, Negro Modelo and Desperados Tequila beer. We also have a full selection of imported tequilas and of course bottomless margaritas!
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wow!!! i love mexican food and i really love reading your blog. i will pu this on my next foor trip. Thanks for the review.
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the plato ultimo looks like a good combo for group dining =)
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Crazy about Mexican food why not try Jalapeno Restaurant in Tagaytay near Summit ridge Hotel and enjoy the view and cool breeze while having nachos and margarita .
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