Restaurant Review: Cyma Estiatorio

Cyma Estiatorio
TriNoma Mall, EDSA cor. North Ave, Quezon City
Type of Cuisine: Greek
Average cost per person: Php 350 to Php 400 (US$8.75 - US$10)
Overall Rating:

Another of the many restaurants we've been meaning to try for quite some time now, on one of our days out, we decided to indulge ourselves and splurge on the Cyma experience. And, boy, we sure walked out of the restaurant very much satisfied. Unfortunately, since we were in a party with only two of us foodistas, we can only give you the dish on a number of their offerings.

Cyma was originally from Boracay, and, upon its arrival in Manila, many a food-lover rejoiced that they no longer had to wait for their next trip to Bora to get their Cyma fix. Boasting of using only the best and freshest ingredients, and with selections catering even to the most health-conscious eater, Cyma is one restaurant we strongly encourage you to try out for yourself, if you haven't yet.

With nothing but praise for this establishment, you may be wondering why we didn't just give it a full-five stars. We intended to, from the very beginning, but, after giving it some thought, we gave it four and a half stars. While everything from the food to the ambiance to the service is great, many may find that the prices are a bit steep. Also, you may want to go there as a group, order family style, and be able enjoy many of their dishes, most of which are meant for sharing.

Our ever-picky, health-conscious (& quite a bit of a food snob) Joey has now declared this as one of her top three favourite restaurants. Cyma may be quite pricey, but the quality of the food, the restaurant's ambiance, and service was, for us, well-worth the expense.

Spinach and Artichoke Fondue (Php 280, US$7.00)
If you have to try just one thing in Cyma, we would have to say this has got to be it. This was a little slice of heaven. The bread was served warm and the fondue piping hot. Everything about this dish, from the taste to the presentation to the texture, made us two very pleased foodistas. We very strongly recommend you try this.



Lamb Gyros (Php 150, US$3.75)
Although the lamb could have been more tender, the tzatziki sauce was light and wonderful, and the vegetables were very crisp and fresh. This was quite a refreshing and filling dish.



Wahoo (Tanguigue) (Php 220, US$5.50)
This dish looked and smelled divine. The fish was grilled to perfection and had that light sweetness you get from good, fresh fish. The flavours of the herbs were distinct without being overpowering.

Reviewed by Harrell and Joey.
Photography by Joey.