Precious Faith A.
Yelp
The food they serve is full of MSG. It seems like they use MSG rather than salt/pepper/other spices to flavor their food. It reeks of MSG. Just to make sure, I tasted all of the food I ordered, and sure enough all of them were OVERLY flavored with MSG. It made the dishes I ordered inedible and I ended up throwing them in the trash. Unfortunately, it was a waste of money :(
Another problem is the serving portions (specifically for a la carte orders). Unlike other Filipino cafeteria-style restaurants, they do not give you the portion you ordered. I ordered small items ($5.50 each) and medium items ($7.50 each) and all of the containers were not filled completely. Really disappointed.
If you go to other Filipino restaurants, most of them fill the container to the brim. Bagnet Tea House barely goes past the half-way point. You get around 3/4 of what you paid for. For the "medium" a la carte order, almost 1.5 inches of the container was not filled!!!! Definitely not worth the money. They are already cutting corners and they are just a newly-opened restaurant in the area. This is the first and last time I will buy food here.
If you want authentic Filipino food that is affordable and worth your money, I recommend Manila Sunset, Lutong Bahay and Little Ongpin. While the restaurants listed above may not have the cool menu/trendy set-up, they actually serve better-tasting meals and I never feel cheated with the serving portions.