Sizzling Republic Restaurant, Palawan

Sizzling Republic, a savior in the night

Let’s say, that you for some reason end up late at the bus terminal in Rio Tuba (southern Palawan). Not many tourists go there in the first place... but anyway on top of that you are hungry, craving for some real food after a long tiresome ride in the bus. Then you will soon discover there will not be so many options for you. But if you extend your search by 5 minutes walking distance from the bus terminal you will likely find the Sizzling Republic Restaurant. Surprisingly enough they are open 24 hours and at Friday and Saturday they have live music... and that’s not all they even have a separate menu just for their cocktails!

The Sizzling Republic was a savior in the night where no other restaurants were available

The menus

The main attractions here at Sizzling Republic were of course their sizzlers. It’s what they claim to do, right? But they also had a varieties of breakfasts and other western and Filipino dishes. The menus below show just a sample of what the Sizzling Republic had to offer.

They even have a menu for all thirsty cocktail lovers

Sizzler

What is a “Sizzler” you may ask? It’s a common dish here in the Philippines and can be something like a open-roasted, grilled or shallow fried pieces of meat, chicken, fish or vegetables and it usually comes with rice,  served on a metal or stone hot plate, kept on a wooden base.

At the Sizzling Republic you ought to try their sizzling, that’s what they claim to do, right?

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Squid and shrimp sizzling

We tried the squid and shrimp sizzling. I liked that they included a large chili fruit. I had it sliced in small pieces and mixed it to get the right level of spiciness. The taste was really good.  

Squid sizzling

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Squid and shrimp sizzling

The Sizzling Republic Restaurant had an nice open area where you could enjoy the meal

Conclusion

If you ever come to Rio Tuba I can definitely recommend the Sizzling Republic Restaurant. Generous open hours actually 24 hours daily, really good food, wide variety of dishes, nice staff, Friday and Saturday come with live music... what else can you wish for?   

​Rating:
​1-5 where 1 is terrible and 5 is excellent
3-4 Food 
4 Service
4 Value
3 Atmosphere

The Sizzling Republic Restaurant
Macadam road, Brgy. Rio Tuba
Bataraza, Palawan 5306
Philippines
Phone: 0916 239 0997​