If you’re craving for Filipino cuisine and would like to find out how we do it in Davao, Belly’s Grill is your best bet. The place itself isn’t all that impressive- looking… but, as they say, don’t judge a cooking pot by its cover. 
Belly’s Grill is best known for their grilled scallops. We get the smaller variety down these parts, but that doesn’t make Belly’s scallops any less tasty. Have a go at ‘em!! You won’t be disappointed. They’re a tad overzealous with the cheese, and I’d prefer that they cook the shellfish less, but overall I simply love the way they serve it.
A couple of days ago, my food-tripping (but non-blogger) friends and I went to Belly’s for dinner. The day before, we were rather disgusted with another restaurant, so we had to have the food at Belly’s Grill to reset our taste buds.
We ordered the grilled scallops (naturalmente!), kare-kare, barbecued chicken liver, deep-fried bangus, lechon kawali, and as appetizer, green mango with bagoong. There were four of us, and we paid only about P250 each. Garlic rice and drinks included.
Having been brought up with an appreciation for excellent kare-kare, I consider myself an aficionado of sorts. My verdict on Belly’s kare-kare? Well, I give them an 8 out of 10. Taste-wise, it was very hit-the-spot satisfying. However, I found the sauce too smooth, too homogeneous. I like it a bit chunky, you see. Also, there wasn’t enough veggies. But on the whole, I’d recommend it.
Everything we had was finger-lickin’ good. We thoroughly enjoyed the dining experience, even though it wasn’t the most comfortable of setups. With good food, you can forgive almost anything else that might be off. Except service — which is thankfully OK at Belly’s Grill.
The restaurant is on Quirino Avenue, very near the corner of Mabini Street. If you’re coming from the north, it’s less than a hundred meters past the Bangko Sentral building, same side. They’re open daily for lunch and dinner.
