Haim Chicken Inato

294 Manalo Extension Puerto Princesa City,

5300 Palawan, Philippines

(048) 433 2261/ 09298174055

My beau and I went to Palawan last September. This was our first trip together and my first time in Palawan. On our first day, we wanted have lunch at the famous Kalui restaurant but it was closed so we let our tricycle driver bring us to a restaurant he recommended, Hains Chicken Inato.

Before even settling down, we already had fun taking pictures with the face-in-the-hole boards.

The place was really spacious, with lots of mini kubo with about 10 seating capacity. There were others much larger which could serve up to 50 or more people and has KTV set up.

While waiting for our food we had fun viewing the paintings hung all over the kubo, some of which even had little fun facts about the featured places.

I also appreciate how they value cleanliness – the utensils all looked clean and the entire place was tidy.

They also had this cute wash area where the water came out of what looked like a ‘banga’ (pot).

THE FOOD

I ordered Inafish Tuna [P90] (w/ atsara, pipino, tomato and rice) because of the interesting name. Given that I was in Palawan, I expected the food to really be fresh, and mine tasted exactly as I expected! The meat was tender and juicy and you could still smell the freshness. The atsara, pipino and tomato were also perfect addition to the dish, making me imagine I was by the beach eating with my bare hands.

The beau of mine, being a fan of anything teriyaki ordered Fish Fillet Teriyaki [P175] which turned out to be a very large serving! We never thought we could eat it all up but we actually did. J The fish was just so tender on the inside and crispy on the outside that we couldn’t help but enjoy every bit of it. The teriyaki sauce was nothing less than what we wanted it to be. It was such a delight consuming everything!

To cap off the meal we had for ourselves some Mango Shake [P70] and Avocado Shake [P70] which were obviously prepared with love. J It wasn’t the usual commercial shake that was 9 parts ice plus sugar and 1 part fruit.

Verdict:

Ambiance: 5

Service: 5

Price: 4

Taste: 5

Overall:  5

Spending: P200/head