Restaurant in Greenbelt | Sentro 1771

Home cooked meals definitely make us happier every time we go home from a very stressful day. However, wouldn’t it be satisfying to taste homemade Filipino dishes with a twist? Sentro 1771, a restaurant in Greenbelt, offers the kind of Filipino cuisine that we have never tasted before. The restaurant presents and cooks Filipino dishes in a different way making it stand out among other Filipino restaurants.

Chateau Group of Restaurants, also known as 1771 Restaurants, all have delicious dishes thanks to Chef Vicky Pacheco. I have personally known her because I was a part of the company before, and I can attest to her big dedication when it comes to improvement. Meanwhile, I was invited by OpenRice Philippines last December 3, 2013 to dine at Sentro 1771.

Filipino fusion cuisine, restaurant in Greenbelt

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1 Appetizers

1.1 Garlic Mushrooms with Chicharon P320.00

1.2 B2B Sticks P150.00

2 Spring Roll

2.1 Macau Chorizo & Cheese Tidbits P240.00

3 Specialty!

3.1 Sinigang na Corned Beef P595.00

4 A la Sentro

4.1 Sauteed Lengua with Mushrooms Salpicao P550.00

5 Inihaw

5.1 Fish of the Day Pandan P220.00

6 Vegetables and Salads

6.1 Camote Cups P240.00 (4 pieces)

6.2 Two-Egg Ampalaya Crepe P150.00

7 Desserts

7.1 Fried Suman with Mangoes P180.00

7.2 Keso Flan P220.00

7.3 Banana Tart P150.00

Appetizers

Garlic Mushrooms with Chicharon P320.00

Garlic is a well known ingredient that adds flavor to dishes, but everyone knows that already. However, the contrasting texture of button mushrooms and pork cracklings (chicharon) is really the highlight of this dish. Well done, Sentro 1771.

A restaurant in Greenbelt that offers Garlic Mushrooms with Chicharon

B2B Sticks P150.00

I find this dish expensive, but this skewered and grilled organic chicken gizzard is worth the price as it is cooked adobo style and the sticks are really packed.

A chicken gizzard served at a restaurant in Greenbelt

Spring Roll

Macau Chorizo & Cheese Tidbits P240.00

I am a big fan of my mom’s ham & cheese rolls, but these mini spring rolls of Sentro 1771 filled with Macau chorizo and keso de bola are really delicious. I could probably try to cook this in our house for Christmas.

a restaurant in Greenbelt that cooks delicious macau chorizo and cheese tidbits

Specialty!

Sinigang na Corned Beef P595.00

I’ve heard lots of raves about this dish from Sentro 1771. Before, I really thought that the dish uses canned corned beef, I was so wrong, of course. In fact, the meat used here is a corned beef short plate and boneless beef shanks. The “prague salt” used here makes the broth turn rose-pink.

This restaurant in Greenbelt is very known from this famous dish. Come try Sinigang na Corned Beef in Sentro 1771.

A la Sentro

Sauteed Lengua with Mushrooms Salpicao P550.00

At first, I thought that there is nothing special with this dish, but that was because I have only tasted the mushrooms. It was not until the other bloggers started taking portions of the dish when I saw the ox tongue and boy, was I satisfied!

Here’s another twist of Filipino dish in Sentro 1771, a restaurant in Greenbelt.

Inihaw

Fish of the Day Pandan P220.00

Sentro 1771 stuffed it with sauteed onions, tomatoes, miso, and malunggay, it’s tied with pandan leaves. I can tell that the Talakitok is fresh because it didn’t have a rancid odor and it wasn’t withered.

Talakitok served in one of the known restaurants in Greenbelt

Vegetables and Salads

Camote Cups P240.00 (4 pieces)

These are well-presented by Sentro 1771 as the cups are carved and filled with cooked cabbage, baguio beans, carrots and sweet potatoes. The addition of sweet potatoes is unusual, but it still worked.

Probably this will be your first time to eat camote cups. It can be found in one of the Filipino fusion cuisine restaurant in Greenbelt.

Two-Egg Ampalaya Crepe P150.00

Whether you like eating ampalaya or not, it would be a mortal sin not to try this sautéed bitter melon dish. I almost didn’t taste the bitterness because of the egg crepe underneath and the salted duck egg on top.

Bizarre but good. One of the dishes served in one of the restaurants in Greenbelt

Desserts

Fried Suman with Mangoes P180.00

I find suman and mangoes as an impossible combination, but don’t worry Sentro 1771 made its taste acceptable.

Fried Suman with Mangoes, one of the surprising dishes that can be discovered in the restaurant in Greenbelt

Keso Flan P220.00

When served, it is divided into three: the no-crust cheesecake and flan, the salted egg, and the keso de bola. The thing is, you have to eat these three altogether to taste the magical combination. It’s like eating a bibingka. It’s simply amazing.

First time to try Keso Flan from the restaurant in Greenbelt

Banana Tart P150.00

This one is definitely a tart, but it’s a crispy one because it is a puff pastry with a creamy custard and saba (a kind of banana) on top. The blend of caramel and chocolate sauce on the side is perfect!

Aside from the excellent meal served in Sentro 1771, the establishment has friendly and accommodating staff. The place seems small when you are outside, but I think it can handle up to 100 guests including the tables outside (based on my estimate). It is a perfect place for anyone who is in search for unconventional Filipino dishes.