Cue Modern Barbecue

Thanks Ned and Janet for inviting us to try Cue!!!  

Cue had just recently opened three weeks ago and according to Paul, our server, they have been full ever since  

It’s in the lower level of Bonifacio High Street Central

Ned is a good friend of one of the owners, Jon Syjuco, who is also behind the successful Havaianas brand in the Philippines

‘Cue Modern Barbecue is the first project of The Moment Group. Dedicated to creating a synergy of food, ambience and service, the group was formed in 2011. Its mission is to offer memorable “moments” for everyone, every single time. 

Founders

 

Jon Syjuco

Jon Syjuco drives the Business Development efforts of the Moment Group. Jon grew up in a family business environment of food and beverage, with 7-up, RC Cola and Dairy Queen. He started his first resto entrepreneurial venture at 19, The Burger Joint Inc. in Cebu, during his first year out of college. He also worked as Strategy and Management Consultant at KPMG for two years. 

For the past nine years Jon has been co-owner and managing director at Terry S.A., a fashion distribution and retail management company. With offices in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, it is among the largest importers of the Havaianas brand in the world. Jon has come full-circle and his current focus and passion is to help expand Moment Group’s network of restaurants. As father to three young boys, he is constantly on the quest to find fun in food. His greatest indulgence is food travel and barbecues at the beach. He holds a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies at Ateneo De Manila University.

Eliza Antonino

Eliza Antonino has spent the past eight years in the public sector, but has recently decided to return to the private sector. She started her first venture in the food and beverage industry at the age of 21, with Lokal in Katipunan, QC. Since then she has owned and operated restaurants for over 13 years including Cena and Masas restaurant at Greenbelt 2 (now ten years running, established in 2002). She has also honed her skills at the Four Seasons Hotel Group in New York, as part of their operations team. As advising co-Founder at The Moment Group, Eliza wields her background in the industry, as she actually holds a degree in Bachelor of Hotel & Restaurant Administration from the University of the Philippines.

She still holds active positions as Director and Member of the Investments Committee and IT Committee at the Social Security System. She is also co-founder and director at Senators Gaudencio & Magnolia Antonino Foundation, committed to providing educational scholarships for both high school and college students.

Abba Napa

Abba spent her teenage lunch hours dining for free in exchange for organizing local store marketing activities for the family-owned L’Opera (est. 1994 and celebrates 18 years running this October), Balducci (est. 2006) and Brava (no longer operational). She oversaw operations for these restaurants for three years, culminating in a stint at New York’s French Culinary Institute where she studied Restaurant Management & Culinary Techniques.

She is presently co-founder/owner of The Tropical Retail Co., owner of chain of All Flip Flops branded stores, established in 2005, the world’s first stand-alone concept of Havaianas brand of footwear. She balances this together with her involvement in the Moment Group, to lead Concept Development efforts of the group. 

Abba spent her childhood years in Kuala Lumpur and New York. Her taste buds are happily diverse. She holds a BS Management major in Communications Technology from Ateneo de Manila University.

Our specialty is all our meats and we have a big list we’re proud of. We select only quality cuts of meat. Each is prepared with our house-made rubs, marinades, or sauces. They are slow-roasted, char-grilled, or ale-braised before they end up on your plate. It’s not just ribs we barbecue but many different kinds of meat. We make our own corned beef (brined for five days with dark ale and pickling spices), bacon slabs (bacon cured for seven days, with three types of salt with house rub) and ribs (rubbed and grilled), and pulled pork (rubbed and roasted). All our house-done meats are used for sandwiches, too! But to start, sample our bone marrow and steak tacos, a starter guaranteed to pique your interest for sure. 

The menu is of the comfort food variety, with a throwback to heritage cooking. The menu is a celebration of many places that are known for their barbecue – from the USA (which inspired our ribs and cornbread), Philippines (we use achiote in our house-made bbq sauce) and South America (the homeland of our chimichurri). Our bestseller is the beef belly (dark ale-braised then slightly charred) served with roasted onions. Kick back with a cocktail or two—our signature drinks include chipotle bloody mary, spiked lemonade and blood orange margarita.

Come for lunch or dinner. Mix and match dishes for group dining. Have A ‘Li’l Feast (a tasting of beef belly slices, lamb ribs, half a slab of baby back ribs and a half roasted chicken) so everyone gets a taste. Sides include sweet potato fries, buttermilk whipped potatoes, cauliflower creamed casserole, garlic butter french beans… or the bestselling chili monggo. Our house-made sauces include a finger-lickin’ sweet and sour bbq sauce, the salsa verde is sweet and spicy, the chimichurri which is sour and vinegary. There’s also dark ale mustard, Horseradish, ranch dressing and hits-the-spot garlic mayo.

Discover our take on many of your favorite dishes. We also have comfort foods like the House burger (a double 3.oz house blend all beef patty), home-style mac ‘n’ cheese, and spicy fried wings. Try the crunchy baby squid, rustic tomato and vegetable soup, and BBQ’d brisket ragu. Our make-your-own fish tacos, like fish and chips but instead of fries we serve them with tortillas so you can make them into tacos. Our Louisiana-style beef stew is like a rich and thicker adobo, but with beef and oxtail, with our cajun seasoning.

Our server, Paul 🙂

Cute popcorn machine

Complimentary appetizer!  One more order please of compliments! 🙂

 Soft Opening Menu so some of the items are not yet ready and still coming soon as marked on the menu.  Everything looked good! So hard to choose!  We hope to go back again to try the other dishes 

Fried Buttermilk wings!  YUMMY!!

The Cue Caesar Salad Bowl using Bagoong dressing

Grilled cheese for me 🙂  YUMMY!!  The Sweet potato fries are so good! They come with all the sandwiches or you can order as a side order

Their specialty is in the CHOPPING BOARD menu

King Henry Cut Pork Chop – Delicious!  Thick and tender pork chop!

Ned and Janet ordered this which is a good idea to try a lil’ of everything 🙂

A Lil’ Feast!  

Everything was good!!!!  Roasted Chicken, Lamb Ribs, Beef belly, Baby Back ribs!!

Love love side dishes! 

 

Cauliflower Creamed Casserole and Cue’s Chili Monggo

Crisp Onion Strings

So happy to see Steve with his friend, Rick

YUMMY!!!! Chocolate chip cookie cake!!!  It was a chocolate chip cookie shaped like a cupcake with ice cream on top! 

Caramel Pecan Cheesecake

Our bill!!  What a cute container 🙂

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