Change as they say is inevitable… It's fascinating that this philosophical ideal is also applicable to the business side of the world. Many establishments made it by going with the flow but unfortunately, those who were not able to meet the demands of this rapidly changing world were like sinking ships who went down along with the old trend. That is why one of the new trends of the Pinoy's bustling nightlife is the RESTO-BAR. A restaurant and a bar rolled up into one.

GOING WITH THE FLOW

A few years ago, resto-bars are not that common but now, they are like mushrooms sprouting everywhere. Why this phenomenon? What is SURVIVAL? Yep. It's survival of the fittest. The branch manager of Mystique Grill Bar & Restaurant in Eastwood puts it this way, "ang restaurant kasi madami nang competition niyan kaya medyo mahina kaya we have to adapt na din to the environment." Well, he's absolutely right! There are many kinds of restaurants. You have Italian, grill, Japanese and the list goes on and on. What happens then when you can't keep up with competition? You go down. But resto-bars take on a different attitude, a different way of surviving. Being a restaurant, they cater usual lunches and dinners to families, working people, yuppies and basically everybody who eats out. But resto-bars found a new set of people to cater to… the nightlife crowd. For one thing, ordinary restos close at around after dinner time say they close at around 10 in the evening. Well, Pinoy nightlife starts to get alive at around 10 so ordinary restos wouldn't cater to this crowd. A resto-bar on the other hand, opens at around noon or some even at early dinner time and would not close until the wee hours of the morning. So it's as if they hit two birds in one stone: the ordinary resto eating people and the nightlife crowd.

THE RESTO-BAR

Aside from their sign that says that they are a resto-bar, how else could we identify an establishment as a resto-bar? Well, for one thing, they have a drinks bar and that's exactly why they're called a resto-bar. They also have a complete menu ranging from appetizers to main course then to desserts. A resto-bar provides delicious and complete food to its customers while giving them that bar & disco like background music through usually live bands or system surround music. People most especially yuppies and adults patronize resto-bar and it has become a common meeting place because of the environment it possess. Like a resto, you have your own cozy place to chit-chat during a late dinner with your companions while enjoying yourself through its music. It's a place to unwind and relax while eating sumptuous food or drinking all night long or even dancing & grooving to the music. But resto-bars don't have a big dance floor instead people dance in front of the stage, if there's any, or in front of the live band or even at their own seats. With all these options/choices that it can give, indeed, resto-bars are THE ultimate place to meet, eat, drink, dance and unwind. It's everything you want to do, all in one. But since competition is also aggressive, resto-bars must create a way that will make them unique and thus the existence of diverse resto-bars.

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