It has been a while since we last tasted Bugong Roast Chicken. It was 9 or 10 years ago I guess. We were still studying in Laguna then. When we have a little extra on our allowance, me and boyfriend (husband now) would indulge on a Bugong Chicken. It was pricey for us then, about a dollar for a quarter chicken. I can’t remember now what made it special then. Is it their sauce? Or the roasted chicken itself? Is it the fact that we never had roasted chicken before? Or is it the simplicity of our taste bud that made this dish super special then. It has been years since hubby learned that Bugong branched out here in Metro Manila. He has been on the look out for its nearest branch. It was only last Sunday that we had a taste.. years after.
Disappointed? Kinda. You know how it feels when you spent your life looking for the end of the rainbow, only to discover that there is no gold there. That is how we felt. It was like we lived in a fantasy that this dish is so great tasting and it was actually not. Expectations aside, the Bugong Roast Chicken is good. The quality of the food compared to its price is OK. It is not pricey, just right and it won’t hurt your pocket a bit. When we dine in their Market! Market! branch, we ordered their group meal, half chicken, 4 rice, drinks and two pieces chicken bbq. I also ordered chicken meat balls in Thai sauce. I don’t like the chicken meat balls in Thai sauce, the chicken balls does not taste good, it tasted like the chicken balls has been sitting there for days. Anyway, the sauce that we used to know back then were only available upon request and you have to pay extra for it. The chicken bbq was OK, no bones. Their rice was a bit hard which it made it impossible for me to enjoy my meal. It was not the way it used to be.. or maybe I am right, the only reason why we liked it so much before was the fact that we never had roasted chicken then and Bugong was our first.
I still recommend it to people, specially if your agenda is just eat and fill your empty stomach, but if you are like us trying it only after ten years, please lower your expectations 
bigla ako nacurious sa taste nito.. i tried JT’s inasal and bacolod chicken.. i have to try this out soon. hihih
go niko, try and then review I want to know
reading your post made me reminded of my fave roasted chicken in our place sa WEEGOLS.. as in ang sarap..am sure you’ll not be disappointed there..
in malaysia famous one is kenny roger roast chicken but expensive its more than $12 per person if you order a person eat
oh.. I love roast chicken so yummy, if I go chicken buffer will head for that
umm.. not see the price list here
wow meron sa market market? ma try nga ito minsan
I tried again and again bugongs chicken for several years, wala akong nakitang pagbabago… di naman ako matanda na para magbago ang panlasa… ganun parin ang bugong MASARAP!!!!