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Cebu has many places to eat varying from good food down to bland. Generally the food isnt amazing but hey your not paying heavy prices either.

Jollibee - everywhere (junk food)
Fast food there is always the faithful Jollibee which is a food chain that originally began with an icecream parlour and leaves McDonalds standing in the Philippines not only for food quality but variations. You can get a much larger selection of food in Jollibee including burgers,hotdogs and side orders of fries or rice. Price wise if you ate here 3 times a day you could for less than $4.00 but meat quality isnt the best 4/10
McDonalds is around and ive come across 2 stores in Cebu but the food and service were poor to say the least.

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Tequila Joes - Ayala (Mexican food)
I like this restaurant. Food is pretty good in line with a British Pub grub. Its a mexican themed restaurant and has live music in the garden area at the back. I would advise anyone in Cebu to go there at least once. Its in Ayala Mall and even offers a delivery service. 7/10
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AA BBQ - Minglanilla (mainly seafood)
Serves juicy chicken and pork BBQ best eaten with the special salad served for free. Salad is a mixture of tomatoes, onions, green mangoes, in a special vinegar dip. A glass casing shows several raw seafood items which can be cooked/grilled at your request. I love the Calamari and you will find me at AA BBQ regular. Yes because I like the food and also because its near enough opposite my house. The building is traditional styled but the chairs are plastic Patio sets. But the food is always good here and I find the manager at the Minglanilla branch helpful and pleasant. 7/10

Sunburst - SM Mall (general restaurant)
The food here is fairly good no complaints staff are efficent and I generally have a curry here. Although its not to the same quality as the UK curry houses it does give me a fix of a mild curry. We normally have Calamari as a starter which is also very good. 6/10
Bigbys - Ayala (food from around the world)
Food here was great although the service was a little slower than other restaurants. But this could have been due to the volume of customers there. The food was good and tasty. They also serve Osterich which is really good and I would recommend here for a meal. 7/10

Kenny Rogers - Ayala (chicken house)
Food here is ok, service was slow and items missing from menu. The grill was smoking too much. Took 3 items off the menu to get one in stock and ended up with some of my order missing. Food is ok but its not high on my list to busy and quality is better elsewhere. 4/10

Grenwich - Giasano Fiesta (Pizza house)
Pizza here is ok I know some of you may disagree but we arent in the U.S. and the food stocks are very different here. But generally I love the pizza! The menu is fixed with a few varieties and pricing is cheap. There is also Spaghetti available and if im in the mall in the morning and hungry this is where you will find me. They do a mix meal which has Pizza,chicken drumstick and spaghetti really cheap. Spaghetti tastes cheap but I like it and like most things in life you get what you pay for. 6/10

Dessert Factory - SM Mall (general)
Food here is reasonable and pricing is ok. Service is reasonable. Food took a little while to come from the kitchen. Restaurant is ok wouldnt rate the design highly more of a diner than restaurant. Also ceiling unfinished with ducting exposed. 6/10