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Zubuchon

One Mango Mall / Escario Central /Islands Stay Hotel Mactan | Mango Avenue, Cebu City, Philippines
+63 32 2395697
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Ranked #11 of 281 restaurants in Cebu City
Price range: $4 - $8
Cuisines: Philippine
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Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, Delivery, Late Night
Description: We serve roast pig as the main dish, with nearly three dozen other Filipino dishes that are either based on roast pork, or complementary dishes. We have seafood, vegetables and fresh local fruit shakes. This is the pig that Chef and TV Host Anthony Bourdain declared as "The Best Pig, Ever!" on his No Reservations episode on the Philippines. For a taste of Filipino cuisine, in a clean, comfortable space, visit us at any of our branches in Cebu.
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cebu city
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4 restaurant reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013

My wife and I decided to have a late lunch today at their newest Zubuchon in front of the 7 11. We ordered their lechon and garlic rice which was served warm, not hot but tasty. The lechon served were dissected parts of a lechon to maximize profits! A combination of 30% inedible fat, unless you want to die of... More

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Zubuchon, Owner at Zubuchon, responded to this review
May 20, 2013

Our sincerest apologies for your unsatisfactory lunch at Zubuchon recently. Our lechons have rarely, if ever been described as being "dissected" and I am sorry if it was not to your liking. If you return to the store with the receipt for your lunch on May 18th for the lechon and garlic rice, we would be more than happy to... More

Sydney, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 via mobile

Following suggestions by the locals, tried this establishment for lunch. Had the Lechon and the pickled salad. The Lechon was a surprising treat. Tender, well cooked and delicious. Did not really require the vinegar as it was so flavourful. The pickled salad was not too my liking and did not match the Lechon. Service was friendly and efficient Tremendous treat.... More

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Zubuchon, Owner at Zubuchon, responded to this review
May 20, 2013

Thank you for your visit and review of Zubuchon. It's always a pleasure to hear from Trip Advisor readers who have travelled far and wide, and who have written dozens of restaurant reviews as it is such a credible way to compare meals across many instances and settings... I am sorry the pickles were not to your liking, they are... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

We had a blast yesterday the skin was good and meat was so tender you can even see the spices - putting it into the vinegar seems an insult a blissful lechon experience. Better than CnT lechon i think🐖🐖🐖

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Zubuchon, Owner at Zubuchon, responded to this review
May 20, 2013

Thank you for your visit to Zubuchon and your kind review. We are pleased you enjoyed the lechon and rated us so highly on value, service and quality of food. We try our best and don't always succeed, but it's very encouraging to hear from customers like you. We hope to see you back in the future! More

Toronto, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

This is not the real Cebu lechon, taste wise: Zubuchon taste like Lechon from Manila, bland and you need Mang Thomas to kick the flavor. Very disappointed with the taste. CNT or Carcar Lechon taste way better. I think the only reason why it got high rating is because of the restaurant lay out. Zubuchon looks clean and classy. But... More

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Zubuchon, Owner at Zubuchon, responded to this review
May 20, 2013

We are sorry you had a portion of lechon that you found to be lacking in taste. For the most part, our platters include a mixture of cuts, but if the majority was from the thigh, it is possible they had less herbs and seasoning than the more sought after ribs. Actually, we patterned our lechon recipe after a very... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

since cebu has the most delicious lechon all over philippines but when we visit this restaurant zubu chon,, i was like poisoned after i got full....blassst,,, first we eat the squid stuffed with lechon, first bite of there food was ok but when we eat and eat everything i was like poisoned because its so disgusting, there dish has the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

Irresistible taste with a different twist of crispyness very apppropriate with adobong kangkong with chicharon bits on top of it what more can you ask for. Perfect for pasalubong because the packaging is great.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

The pork is to die for, so juicy and tender. The beer was good and cold. Service was great too. Pity there were no tables inside, we went to the Cebu IT park area.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2013

Ate here twice, first in 2011 in Mango Branch then 2nd time in Escario. Service is great and food is excellent. Was looking forward to ordering the stuffed squid and crab but alas had a severe allergy attack so back to good ol lechon. Not a fan of lechon but will make an exception for this. Price is also reasonable.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013

I admire Zubochon's growth in the food industry; kudos to the owners. Eating lechon in a nicely conceptualized restaurant with modern furnishing, cool airconditioning, and good service is too good to be true. In all honesty though, I truly miss the original taste of Cebu lechon. Zubochon lechon meat is just too salty and too much herbs stuffed inside the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2013

Ate here several times during our stay in Cebu, the place was really clean air conditioned, friendly staff and the lechon was superb. Can't recommend highly enough.

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