The hot summer sun shone relentlessly down on Bacolod, stimulating the appetites of the Bacolod food hunters.
“I want to go to Balaring! ” A Bacolod food hunter moaned.
But Balaring was too far and everyone was already very hungry so we went to another seafood restaurant: Imay’s!
Imay's is near McDonald's Lacson.
The Bacolod Food hunters noticed a huge flock of parked cars outside Imay’s.
“This is a good sign, It’s a popular restaurant.” quipped Ilovepork.
As we entered we gasped in amazement. Imay’s was FULL! There were hordes of people having lunch!
Full of people!
Fortunately one of The Bacolod Food Hunters was a nephew of the owner and they were ushered to a vacant table.
Martin Banana took the opportunity to enjoy Imay’s interesting decorations. They were simple yet gave the impression that the diner was at the beach or at a beach-side restaurant.
An undersea themed wall with wooden fishes. Very nice.
Smile liked the Fish shaped lantern-like thingies hanging from the ceiling.
Fishies!!
A butete hangs above the cashier.
Imay’s is known for their seafood and their Filipino food. So the Bacolod Food hunters decided to place their orders. Despite the packed restaurant, the food arrived quickly and the Bacolod food hunters began tucking in.
Crispy Pata
Pinakbet
SeaFood Kare Kare
We had a lot of fun at Imay’s. The food was good. It was your typical Filipino seafood restaurant. Good, simple unassuming.
This attention to quality and simplicity has resulted to success for Imay’s. Lots of people chose to dine here for lunch. and get their seafoood fix. Imay’s is a good family restaurant.
The Bacolod food hunters noted that Buto’t Balat next to Imay’s had NO customers! We thought of the possible reason.
The name Buto’t Balat sounds unusual. The Bacolod foodhunters know that Buto’t Balat refers to the skin and bones used to make fish soup. It’s a Tagalog thing.
However to the typical Negrense. It seems to convey that you will be eating skin and bones and not get your money’s worth!
The food in this place is okay, but the service is nothing short of HORRIBLE!!!
My wife, son, and I went to lunch at Imays one Sunday after church. The place was busy but that’s no excuse for terrible service. Imay’s has been in business a long time and should know from past experience that Sunday afternoons are busy.
Anyway, after sitting for about 10 minutes someone finally took our order. I ordered barbecued ribs. It took another 10 or 15 minutes before our drinks arrived. My wife followed our food order up three times and was assured each time that our order would be right out. 45 minutes after placing our order a woman (I think the manager) came to our table to inform us they were out of ribs.
We had sat there for over an hour and still had nothing to eat. I told her I’d pay for our drinks and that we were leaving. She said (get this!!), the rest of your order is ALMOST done so you’ll have to pay for that too. I hit the ceiling!! I threw some money on the counter to cover our drinks and told her to call the police. WHAT A CROCK OF CRAP!! Any half way decent restaurant would have apologized profusely, comped the drinks, and asked that we give them another chance sometime in the future.
Imay’s, along with Bar 21, are two restaurants I’d never set foot in again.
By: Jim on June 15, 2009
at 2:24 am