Cendrillon

01/21/08

Just Average

by wisebrain

This place is kind of expensive for what you get. The dishes are good, not great. I liked the atmosphere, except the waiter was wearing a T-Shirt!

• Pros: Filipino
• Cons: Small Portions big prices

12/20/07

allez a cendrillon, en bon gout!

by agagustin

I am truly Filipino, by heart and by roots and Cendrillon is a Filipino restaurant, vraiment. I heard words like fusion, ecclectic, traditional, classic, and so on to describe restaurants but few go beyond these, so we say daring and a melange de gout, and that is what the menu is all about. My favorite is the perfectly done duck and oh my! bibingka is heavenly. I grew up in Manila and halo-halo is everywhere practically available all year round--I got to say it is my best treat. Si vous desirez un bon gout, ici, la, allez a Cendrillon. Bon appetit :)

• Pros: authentic Filipino decor and taste
• Cons: Tendency to lack in service quality and attentiveness

09/26/07

Horrible Service!!!!!

by the_reginalds

After knowing about this place for many years I decided to attended this so-called posh Filipino restaurant. Only to find that their prices surely don't match what they have to offer. The food was......ehhh. I've had better Filipino food for alot less and that tasted so much better. The food is not the issue here.Their service is just plain awful- awful - awful...I repeat- AWFUL!!!

Three waitress' attended to my needs but still lacked the attention you should receive when you're attending any restaurant. Regardless of area, cost or quality of food. What they failed to do was inform that they did not have the side dish of plantains that comes with my steak dinner. I was ONLY notified after the dish was sitting in front me AND after I had asked about if side order of plantains was on it's way. "We're out of plantains", the server/bartender barked at me and quickly walked off.

I tell you I was going bananas! I couldn't believe how I was being treated, how misinformed I was & how quickly the server/bartender was so eager to escape, so she wouldn't have to tend to my needs. I WILL NEVER EAT HERE AGAIN or recommend this place to anyone I know. Go to "ELVIE'S". It may not be in SOHO but their service and cafeteria setting is sooooo much more friendlier than Cendrillion.

09/07/07

Good Food, Poor Service

by cdmnj

Too bad the service didn't complete my dining experience. We sat and waited for quite a while for someone to come over and take our drink order. Not only did we give our drink order but we quickly called out our dinner order as well. Thankfully, the food was good enough to make me forget!!! The menu selections were broad and there was something for everyone to enjoy. Be adventurous!!!

• Pros: Good food! Nice ambiance.
• Cons: Poor service!

07/05/07

Love it!!

by nyc_chick

I have been here numerous times, and being of Filipino descent, definitely recommend it for their tasty dishes! Yes, its a bit pricey, but what do you expect -- this is Manhattan. The kalamansi martinis are my favorite, and the chicken adobo is delicious! Definitely will come back again and again!

• Pros: Great food, tasty cocktails

06/13/07

Poor service, decent food

by azania

I dined here last night with my boyfriend and three friends. The wait staff seemed to have forgotten about us, as it took them about 30 minutes to take our order. That we were sitting in the back of the restaurant was no excuse, especially since the place was almost empty! The chicken inasal was flavorful and a good experience for someone like me, who'd never experienced Filipino or Filipinio fusion, but it wasn't worth $18. The halo halo, which consisted mostly of shaved ice that diluted the taste of the jackfruit and other yummy ingredients, didn't measure up to its price tag either. The only thing brought quickly to the table was the hefty bill, and the host didn't even acknowledge my "Thank you and good night." I won't be back.

01/30/07

Interesting food and cocktails

by doc234

My wife, step-daughter and I live in Scotland and we were on holiday last week in New York. We visited this restaurant on a Sunday night around 7.00pm. The restaurant was fairly quiet.

The food was good, and in particular the vinegary chicken adobo. The portions were quite large in size so the three of us shared two appetizers, two entrees and three desserts. In addition we had delicious cocktails that had a fruit/spicy twist to them.

The service was excellent. The waitress who served us was very friendly, informative and helped us with the menu items as this was our first time in a Filipino restaurant. The owner even had a brief chat with us.

Worth a visit

• Pros: Interesting cocktails, adobo chicken, excellent service
• Cons: Quiet on a Sunday night

01/23/07

Delectable Fusion Food

by spoks

For the past 8 years, atleast 3 times a year, I've enjoyed what Cendrillon has to offer. Ambiance, unpretentious service, wide selection of wine and tea and delectable food. It is not traditional Filipino cuisine that some people might have expected (hence bad reviews), but all in all i'd say the food here is good. I've tried most of whats on the menu and the only item that i remember not enjoying was the squid ink paella. Do give this restaurant a try.

• Pros: back room, wine & tea selection, friendly owners, good food
• Cons: a few times servers were sketchy.

10/18/06

No frills. Friendly-owners who know good food and wine.

by asommelier

My husband and I enjoy going to Cendrillon and have been going there for a few years now. I don't understand why some are saying that it is not "authentic-fusion Filipino" cuisine. FYI- if it's fusion, it is by definition, not authentic! Like most who grew up in the Philippines, I come from a home where excellent food is at the center of every occassion, even the simplest family dinners. Cendrillon does a great job in mixing different influences and flavors (e.g. Filipino, Spanish, Chinese, etc.) in its menu. For a Filipino/Asian restaurant (Filipinos are typically not wine drinkers), they have an extensive and well-selected wine list that goes with the food (great Spanish selections - Priorat, etc). The owners are very down-to-earth and make a point of stopping by every table for a quick chat. I agree that there are cheaper Filipino restaurants/turo-turo outside Manhattan (e.g. Woodside, Queens, etc.) that also serve delicious fare but I think Cendrillon may be getting too little credit than it deserves here. It's been around since 1995 (and may restaurants in NY don't last that long) and has done well satisfying both Filipino and non-Filipino palates...

• Pros: friendly-owners, great wine list and menu, no need to make reservations
• Cons: none

09/06/06

Bad food, but good desserts...

by envymeny

The food here isn't anything to rave about. In fact, I don't like it at all. I've been here three times and have tried several items on the menu just to give it a chance. I'm just not blown away by any of the dishes. The oxtail was bland, the duck was dry, the salads and appetizers were boring. One good thing though are their dessert tarts. I think it's seasonal. I've had their mango tart and apple tart and they were actually very good.

• Pros: dessert tarts
• Cons: everything on the menu but the dessert tarts