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Review of Tarbush, a Lebanese restaurant

The Tarbush Restaurant, Outside, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

The Tarbush, located 10 min walking distance from the Silliman University

The Tarbush Restaurant, Entrance, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

You could also sit outside if you like

Love for good food

The Tarbush story is a story of love: a love between man and wife, the love between a mother and her children, love for country and love for good food. All this according to their menu and that sounds promising so far. But the question remains, is that true?
The Tarbush Restaurant, Interior, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

This day it was quiet here

The Tarbush Restaurant, Interior 2, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

Since 1983? But according to the menu the story unfolded 2014...

The menu

The Tarbush is not a big place, it reminded me of a smaller fast-food place. It was only one other guest so it was quiet and relaxing. They offer a variety of Shawarma and sandwich in different combinations. There are also options with hummus with meat or chicken, salads and a veggies sandwich. Unfortunately they had run out of chicken so we ordered beef shawarma. 
The Tarbush Restaurant, Menu, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

The Tarbush menu

The Tarbush Restaurant, Menu, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

The menu, where you can read about the love story

Mucho Gusto and Spicy Beef

We ordered a Mucho Gusto with beef shawarma, garlic sauce, grilled tomato, potato fries, Mexican pepper, fried onions, pickles and chili sauce. Then a Spicy Beef, with beef shawarma, garlic sauce, fresh tomatoes, potato fries, white onions, parsley, pickles and chili sauce. Fries and Coke were included.
The Tarbush Restaurant, Chubby Beef, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

The Mucho Gusto with less spicy sauce

The Tarbush Restaurant, Spicy Beef, Dumaguete, Philippines © Patrik Lord Travel Blog

The Spicy Beef with more spicy sauce

Conclusion

Honestly the appearance and the taste of the two dishes was almost identical. Basically the only difference we could make out was that the Mucho Gusto had a more red sauce with less spicy taste and the Spicy Beef had less red sauce but with more spicy taste. ​But the food was very fresh and the taste was good. The portions were enough for us and the service was good so we both felt satisfied when we walked from there.
Rating: 1-5 where 1 is terrible and 5 is excellent
4 Food 
5 Service
5 Value
4 Atmosphere
​The Tarbush
​Corner E.J. Blanco Exit, Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete City, 6200 Negros Oriental
​Philippines
Phone: +63 917 987 6524
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