4/5 Bill W. 9 months ago on Google
I
DON'T
KNOW
DAVAO
WELL,
BUT
I
KNOW
GOOD
FOOD!
Hi
there!
CDO's
top
foodie
here.
THE
SPACE:
Matina
Swiss
Deli
is
on
a
busy
street,
but
has
a
reasonable
amount
of
parking
out
front.
You
have
to
walk
through
the
deli
to
get
to
the
dining
room,
and
you
immediately
get
the
impression
that
each
one
relies
on
the
other.
The
dining
room
is
clean,
bright
and
spacious.
It
does
not
get
particularly
noisy,
but
that
is
probably
due
to
the
smaller
table
sizes
and
lack
of
big
groups
when
the
two
times
(in
my
two-day
visit
to
Davao)
that
I
dined
there.
The
silverware
and
plates
were
nice.
The
seating
was
comfortable.
THE
SPACE:
3
stars.
THE
FOOD:
The
food
is
absolutely
fantastic.
We
tried
pastas,
sandwiches,
salads,
soups,
two
meat
dishes,
and
found
them
all
to
be
excellent,
with
an
abundance
of
cheese,
home-made
pickled
vegetables,
gravies,
and
chips.
I
also
have
to
include
in
the
food
section
of
this
review
the
items
that
can
be
purchased
in
the
deli,
which
is
an
absolutely
grand
assortment
of
in-house
cured
meats,
imported
cheeses,
as
well
as
other
canned
and
dried
goods.
Between
the
overwhelming
variety
of
the
dining
room
menu
and
the
overwhelming
variety
of
the
deli
stock...
it
was
all
pretty
overwhelming.
THE
FOOD:
5
stars.
THE
SERVICE:
The
service
was
absolutely
fine.
I
noticed
the
staff
didn't
spend
their
idle
seconds
watching
customers,
but
they
weren't
missing
anything
either.
THE
SERVICE:
4
stars.
THE
PRICE:
Overall,
the
prices
were
a
bit
better
than
reasonable.
While
nothing
was
priced
substantially
lower
than
I
would
have
expected,
I
still
felt
like
I
was
getting
a
good
deal.
The
prices
in
the
deli
are
(based
on
a
later
visit
to
Ayala
where
I
saw
a
few
of
the
same
cold
cuts
for
sale)
the
same
as
other
retail
outlets
(but
again:
with
a
vastly
better
selection).
THE
PRICE:
4
stars.
SUMMARY:
Matina
Swiss
Deli
is
a
fantastic
restaurant
with
a
great
menu
of
European
dishes
that
do
not
disappoint.
Bring
extra
money
to
do
some
shopping
at
the
counter,
because
I
think
that
is
every
bit
as
important
a
reason
to
step
through
the
doors
as
the
meal
you
are
served.
The
doubled-up
shop/dine
experience
you
have
here
just
makes
The
Swiss
Deli
all
the
more
worth
a
visit.
TOTAL:
16/20
(4
stars)
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