Food: New Bombay

Date Budget: PhP 400
Actual Spend: PhP 320
Quality: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Wide selection of Indian curry (vegetable, chicken, lamb)
• Rich tasting dishes
• Comes with spiced rice and authentic sauces
• Budget combo meals available at Food Choices outlet

Trip: PNR Commuter Train

Date Budget: PhP 20
Actual Spend: PhP 20
Quality: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Cheapest and fastest way to get to Alabang: only PhP10 per person from Pasay Road, Makati!
• New air-conditioned trains
• One really bumpy ride: not for the faint hearted

Food: Warung Indo

Date Budget: PhP 400
Actual Spend: PhP 336
Quality: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Bright colored Indonesian-themed interiors
• Uniquely Indonesian Gado Gado Salad: vegetables in peanut sauce
• Authentic Beef Rendang

Food: Earle's Delicatessen

Date Budget: PhP 150 
Actual Spend: PhP 140
Quality: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Great discounted deal from Groupon Philippines
• Better than Subway: double the meat, double the size!
• Distinct meat flavors

Food: Som's Noodle House

Date Budget: PhP 400
Actual Spend: PhP 385
Quality: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Authentic Thai Food
• Thai version of milk tea
• Located at "Backwell" in Makati

Zero Special: Ayala Museum + Royce' Chocolate

Date Budget: PhP 0
Actual Spend: PhP 0
Quality: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5

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Highlights 

• Free entrance to the Ayala Museum
• Free Royce' chocolate bar 

Food: El Presidente

Date Budget: PhP 250
Actual Spend: PhP 250
Quality: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Enjoy your Binondo favorites in the heart of Makati
• Affordable authentic Chinese food

Food: Hecky's Lechon

Date Budget: PhP 100
Actual Spend: PhP 85
Quality: 1/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 1/5
Overall Experience: 1/5

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Highlights 

• Organic Cebu-style lechon (or so they say...)
• Rubber-like lechon skin, old lechon meat

Food: Go Greek

Date Budget: PhP 450
Actual Spend: PhP 430
Quality: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5

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Highlights 

• Affordable Greek food in the heart of Glorietta, Makati
• Great tasting yogurt rice
  Update (11/24/2014): This shop is no longer open for business. :(
  

Food: Hana Japanese Restaurant

Date Budget: PhP 400
Actual Spend: PhP 400
Quality: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 3/5

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Highlights 

• Authentic Japanese food
• Authentic Japanese garden ambiance
• In the outskirts of Makati CBD