Max's Restaurant - Bago Bantay

Dining here has been, by far, one of my worst experiences( it was very stressful and I am NEVER coming back here.) During the first 10 mins they were very accommodating but afterwards was disastrous. The service was poor and the food was below average. They weren't attentive with our orders, it was hard to get the attention of the waiters, and for some reason there was this waiter that kept avoiding eye contact with us. We had to wait 25-30 mins for the food to arrive and with a bit of a mix up and confusion. The place is not too clean either. We had to ask the same waiter for the bill 3 times before it arrived. We waited for Around 15-20 mins just for the bill to arrive and another 10-15 mins for them to receive the payment. The part we disliked the most was that we spent around 10-20 mins just to get the waiters' attention. And to be honest, given the poor food and service, what they charge is 3x more than their worth. Out of everything we ordered, the only thing that tasted good was the rice. Everything else was plain, dry and not worth their price. Overall, dining here was a terrible experience.

Dining here has been, by far, one of my worst experiences( it was very stressful and I am NEVER coming back here.) During the first 10 mins they were very accommodating but afterwards was disastrous. The service was poor and the food was below average. They weren't attentive with our orders, it was hard to get the attention of the waiters, and for some reason there was this waiter that kept avoiding eye contact with us. We had to wait 25-30 mins for the food to arrive and with a bit of a mix up and confusion. The place is not too clean either. We had to ask the same waiter for the bill 3 times before it arrived. We waited for Around 15-20 mins just for the bill to arrive and another 10-15 mins for them to receive the payment. The part we disliked the most was that we spent around 10-20 mins just to get the waiters' attention. And to be honest, given the poor food and service, what they charge is 3x more than their worth. Out of everything we ordered, the... read more

I usually don't include Max's on our list if we only have a limited time since I know that the food prep would take a while here. But this time, it did not. Since my boyfriend loves sinigang and I could not think of any restaurant in Trinoma that serves that, we went to Max's though we need to be quick since we will be watching a movie afterwards and of course we need to watch for the time. We were told that it would take 15-20 mins but to my surprise, it only took them less than 10 mins to serve our food! And the server assigned to us was really attentive. No need to call him for an Iced tea refill and he would know if we need anything. All in all, the service was superb! I will not talk about the food anymore since we only ordered the usual sinigang na baboy and their famous fried chicken which we all know is good. Good job, Trinoma branch!!

The food is great. Aside from their specialties, I recommend their Chicken Sisig, Sizzling Tofu, and Adobo Rice. So far I haven't encountered low quality food here (unlike their Congressional Avenue, QC branch). The staff are courteous and nice. One thing I don't like here is that the place is usually packed so waiting time takes so long.

The usual "San tayo kain" led us back to Trinoma last Thursday morning. The B suggested to eat in Max's and the first thing that came into my mind was their delicious hot Sinigang! Perfect for the bed weather!!! We ordered their all time favorite fried chicken (I do not know what size though pero kasya samin dalawa infairness haha) and their Sinigang na Hipon. It was served after 10-15 minutes just like what was informed to us upon ordering. Their Sinigang na Hipon is already good for 2-3 persons. There were a lot of sahog and Hipon in it but the soup was probably just right for the 2 of us. I don't know if you can ask for soup refill tho haha! I do not need to elaborate how we love their chicken. Almost every Filipino knows how Max's chicken differ from the rest. :) I also want to commend how great the customer service is. Starting from the entrance they'll ask for your name which kind of gives you a personal touch to be called by your first name instead of the usual ma'am or sir. They are very corteous and they always like to refill our water glasses! Hehe good job! (I always like to review the restaurants that I visit but it was just funny that my boyfriend also wanted to review Max's because of their incredible service) taray!