Stripes Bar Review: Escario, Cebu – by Foreigner & The Chinese
Name : Stripes
Location : On Escario, about 1 mins walk from the Golden Peak hotel – short taxi ride from Mango
Layout : 3/5 The layout is simple, but sensible. Plenty of places to sit – either at the bar or with the girls. There’s nothing too extraordinary about the layout, but it’s OK. management sounds like they really knows human food – so looking forward to the restaurant opening downstairs – presumably same menu will be available in the bar as well. Cebu is crying out for a good restaurant with a menu suitable for westerners – this could be one of the best, time will tell no doubt.
Price : 4/5 Pricing is really good – hopefully pricing on the food will be the same. No silly charges (like extra for tax or service charges). Barfine is just a straight 700, you pay the girl – seems to be the best way to go. Ladies drinks are around the 150 peso mark I think, but Baileys is only around 170.
Management : 4/5 Looking like an Angry version of David Hasslehoff, the owner (actually Danial) seems easy going enough and has lived in Cebu long enough to know what’s going on
Girls Looks : 4/5 Some nice looking girls in here, not amazing – but defo well above the average bar – there’s a few really sexy/sweetones. Nothing really rough or dodgey.
Attitude : 4/5 Really good attitude – management takes no shite from bad girls – and the girls know it. Seems to be quite selective in who he’ll let work in the bar – and the girls know it. Danial can get a little excited at times, termed “high blood” here, but he’s harmless enough and you’ll catch him laughing at himself about 10 minutes after the various “explosions”! Girls are really friendly and generally happy – nice place to just hang around – should be even better when the food is sorted out.
Fun Factor : 4/5 No out and out crazy behaviour – it’s a bit too chilled out in Stripes for that, but it’s early days yet so who can tell! Nice bar to go in though and I think will gain a good reputation. Seems like a good spot for Westerners, rather than Koreans and Japanese. Be nice to see it develop and fill out with a few more girls, hope Danial can maintain the good atmosphere there and be fair with the girls (be nice to see the management pay the girls a salary of 300 – 400 a night, and/or pay them more commission on a drink). On the other side of the coin, read the review on “temptations” – bad Mamasan/Manager who rips of the girls to line her own pockets.
Overall : 4/5 As you can tell, I like this bar. Would strong recommend to westerners. I view modify this review once Danial gets the restaurant open and fully operational.
another reason to appreciate it
as silver dollar and geyco, they are the only ones to open early 4pm !!
this bar is darn weird. first time i go there and BOOOOOOOOOOM! i say an american and a dancer fucking (with their clothes on by the way). i think that was just for fun., girls arent that pretty thought and are small in height.
and i was so angry cz when i went there, i was just on shorts and slippers, and the guard did not let me in.
You guys should change your rules, with the house layout outside??, locals could think that its cheap. hmpf,.
GIRLS: 2/5
MANAGEMENT: 2/5
FUN FACTOR: 4/5
PRICING: 4/5 Affordable to us locals
ATTITUDE: 3/5
so, what is the dress code at stripes
Hey Joe, there’s no dress code at stripes. Maybe that guard had just lost the plot. Just turn up as you are and it will be fine.
to the management’
im enterested to supply your club a nice and sexy club wear in a cash or enstallment weekly bases,i am the one who supply most of the big club in cebu like jaguar just contak me this no. 580-1957 any time or email me at chai_eme@yahoo.com.ph
I know the owner and I can guaarantee you that there are no girls in that bar performing sex acts. That above comment sounds like an out and out lie of sabotage or just some flip pissed off because he wants to dress anyway he wants. I think the dress code there is resonable. If they did not have some kind of dress cose the place would tuen into a place that no foreigner would want to go. Also, the girls there are all above average in my opinion at lease and with not one dog or unattractive girl. More than I can say about most bars in Cebu. The food is also probably the ebst I have ever had in Cebu. Its is American food with Italian. the burgers are unmatched so far as i have seen.
how much do upay for Girls for the night…
Bar is now closed, no customers. Shame food was great, good layout and the girls were ok. But why travel there when you have everything on Mango Avenue.
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cheers
Why is there so much incorrect information on the net? Stripes is not closed as I was just there thursday night. Had a great dinner and very nice lady company!!!!!!!!
Can someone verify if this bar is still open??? I did read in the paper (online) that the bar was raided in late March and the Bar’s website states the bar is for sale. Somebody let me know and please don’t play with my emotions lol! I’m planning a trip next month and this bar gets higher marks then most. Thanks for any tips.
probably because that post was from some competitor about strip being closed. Why tell guys to go to mango if he was not. mango is boring with the same girls and to many koreans.
Sripes is still open. Yup they got raided and took most of their girls but all were released as I know. They stated in the papers that there were 11 underage girls working there… LOL, not one! as I know and they all had idenity cards issued from city health a phil gov. agency !!! Again, I was told this by some of the girls that work there that are very angry what happened to them and the bar
Just sensational journalism as that is how they are in the Philippines, never report facts but hear-say. They seem to be more careful than most bars in hireing so I do not know why they picked on them except they are a smaller and new bar. I ate there the other night and had a nice time.
It was well-publicized that the bar was raided in late March, and 11 girls arrested. The website says that bar is for sale.
Has anyone been there recently? is it open? What is the girl quality now?
Yes it is open. Just a raid saying underage girls and there was not. One girl maybe as i was told had fake ID.
yup dam good food and clean place nice people
lisa’s in Mandaue is a good place also
kumusta nalang kong maimai???
yeh that place is nice
where can i find blue angels…..
Hi went to stripes last week and happy to write my comments.
No food as said they renovating the kitchen, bit sad as reports on food were good. The bar man was real friendly and spoke excellent english, nice guy.
The girls were mostly older and and not so…slim…..many were super loud and coarse…Maybe it was me as early (about 9.30pm)and just 1 bottle s.m. Having said that there were a couple of cuties One of which I brought a ladies drink…she told me its P160 which I can live with. My beer was P60 OK lang.
Very friendly girl and a looker, still it was super quiet, apart from a sullen looking gentlemen with a short ( think the owner) in the corner I was the only long nose. Music was nice and not loud, the tumbok girls dancing on stage did nothing at all for the club and less for me.
Decor I thought was dated but OK, anyway if one has several s.m that does not matter. Sofas were cosy.
Only problem was payment when they told me ladies drink for a s.m is P200, I objected and explained girl said P160….Oh she is new she does not know…reply…well I do not want problem for the girl how ever my comments on the bar will be posted on the net…Reply from the mamasan…OK no problem but its P200 for the s.m sir.
All in All relaxing and a break from mango, just be sure to clear the ladies drink first…
Let me get some things straight here. I do not know what you are mark but you seem to be a real ASS. The owner has not been in Stripes since last year and he is the financier not really the owner.
The kitchen is temporarily closed because of serious weakening of some support beams for the main floor that run inside the kitchen ceiling that had to be fixed and it was time consuming.
The girls are NOT fat or old.
Who cares about Blue Angels They have no business anyway and the girls leave much to be desired. The place is the same size as Stripes not twice as big or even close.
The management as well as staff has no fraternization with any of the dancers as strictly forbidden.
Regular Ladies drinks P 175 like a rum and coke
A Whole bottle of S M is P 200
There are no underage girls in Stripes, not ONE.
Mark sounds like a dancer who was fired from Stripes and is making some nasty stories. Mark should learn to write English correctly, but with a 2nd grade educations what can one expect!
seems like someone attempting jealous sabotage here
you know that girl Cassandra, thats the favorite girl who make this site.. his name is Simon…
Hi.. SImon remember me?
Im your x-girlfriend
Hey Jake’
You can find Blue angels on the same street Escario going to copitol near MC Donalds and Maxwell Hotel
Hi anybody know if the stripes has re opened the kitchen yet? Heard good reports about their Mexican food and want to try it.
Yet to try this Blue Angles but will do so soon and give a report. How ever I still say stripes is not a bad spot to chill out for a bit, close to Kukoos nest which has good food….No Dancers but at times the hooker hangs about.
opening soon lots of work being done like new water lines etc. Stripes has basically American food and Italian food like hero sandwiches pasta etc and big burgers.
I know most of the girls from Asian Flower and former Blackhole. I went to Blue Angel, and doubt I will return. It just seem too expensive for what they have to offer. I thnik I saw one girl from BLacjhole. To be honest, I have never heard of Stripes. I will most certainly check it out. I will be there in July09. Anyone else going or there. WOuld like to meet some new people as well. Does anyone have the cell number of Martin or Grace,(former blackhole/asian flower owners)before they sold it to the owner of Temptations.
Closed for renovation.Watch our grand re-opening!
ohhhh..when is the grand re-opening?with the new owner?
When is this place reopening?
Any more news on stripes reopening, looking forward to trying some good food there. Not a bad bar as well.
I will be back Cebu next week so must check it out also this Blue Angel I keep reading about. Last time in stripes met a real honey, when I returned she unfortunately was no longer around…My luck exactly.
Oh well maybe next time na lang.
any update on the opening of stripes?pls…..
Stripes has always suffered with ugly, ugly girls and an awful atmoshere. The owner dosn’t even take the time to introduce himself. Its going to be intersting with a new launch; they have a lot of work to do in capturing peoples business again.
That is nonsence stripes girls were as good or better than the other bars. The owner was always pleasant to me but he tried to keep low profile. He was very busy in the kitchen and having difficulty training a cook to his standars for western food he seems very fussy and I will tell you that the food there was some of the best I have had in the city. I found the atmosphere better and more friendly than most of the other bars. The staff all spoke good english which is refreshing. I saw them doing quite well for the time they have been open. I do not know who expat is but the things he says are completly false. I found the owner to be quite pleasant and hard working as I know him from going there many times. No hard pressure to buy lady drinks and I like that its is cozy and i feel like Im in my living room when there with the carpet. everone entitled to their opinion, but I hate it when people say untrue unfare things.
i miss stripes,,can you please give my regards to mai-mai the bartender????
I tell it as it is from my experience. I am not a bar owner and have lived here many years. I have no financial gain to make from any comments I post. This is a forum asking for comments about experiences. I have plenty of them. The bar does not get busy for a reason. People dont like it. Fact. Sorry that bothers you
fact? your fact. I like it and so do my friends and others I think. It seems to be busy enough when I am there maybe expat has a personal grievance with the place. The chicks there were certainly not ugly and I think it is managed better than most bars. Your the same guy that made positive remarks about Dimples? LOL! that place is a over priced boring uncomfortable bar if I ever saw one. Let people draw their own conclusion. By the way, none of the bars are busy and thunderdoom even closed which has been there a long time. I was in hot rods a few Saturdays ago and 5 customers at 11 30 went to sisters and the same or worse went to strips and they had 9 not a lot but better than the former. I have no personal gain either to make from my posts, but I have lived here long also and I was always treated very well by the staff. One thing about stripes I like is they have o tolerance for girls without health cards and they get fired out quickly if they do not get it as I was told. All bars have dips in getting pretty girls that are reliable. As I said before, the girls are not and never have been ugly at least the times I was there. I think this threat is enough now anyway.
I agree with Mark. This guy expat seems to be a real hockey puck. When I was there months ago the first time, I asked them where they got all the good looking girls. Several weeks later I went there and the girls quality was down a little and fewer of them but still better than most other bars. My favorite girl was gone. I was told that management lost patients and fired many girls out for lacking health cards. At least they are watchful for the customers health. I like Stripes and it is clean especially the CR’s They never give you exact measured shots like all the other bars, but close to double. I am a Jack Daniels drinker and I appreciate that! The food is the best you can get here. The good words the owner of this site reviewed about stripes made me go there and he seems to be accurate on all his reviews. Yes, the food is fantastic.
On a different note, whats the deal with egypt and bounty? They seems to be off the map now?
can anyone tell me if stripes is still operating until now???coz i got confused with this guys telling the story that stripes is closed>>>do-ol ra baya na sa amoa bisita ra unya ko dinha inig oli naku pinas>>><<<
Yes of course Stripes still operating, But this time they are doing some works so its closed for a while and will be back to open next week.
hey jane are you the owner of the club?
are from cebu???
I would agree that stripes is OK for a few hours. The girls I have met there were at least average with some stunners. Just this food issue is the problem, having read about the great treats and being there several times over the past 2 months I have as yet to try even a morsel…..Always something else, kitchen problem or renovating or what ever. Still guess one does not go there for the food alone…
Tried 2 times during the last week and still 100% closed, lets hope it opens soon.
Went to Blue Angles, girls were nice but very incessant on getting their ladies drink which was quite expensive, bar is good, fresh and reasonably busy at 11pm. Still bit pricey compared to others.
Two weeks ago in Hot Rod, boy had that changed, from our earlier visit where we thought it has to be the best in Cebu quite the opposite last visit…..Screaming deafening music, absolutely no guests, few girls and those there were hardly presentable….Security told us (impossible to talk inside) owner was out of the country for a while…kinda figures.
Now Stripes is open
the support beams had to be replaced over the kitchen and some other places it is an old building and took lots of time and a cafe will go down stairs open in the daytime soon
that’s great#$%^&& and i”m soon going home
jane are you the owner of the stripes????
No, I am not. The Owner is in the US!
ahh i guess you are the gf of the manager am i ryt???
If you drop into the bar on the 1st you will get to meet the new manager and one of the owners which is very sexy.
hi jane are you workin at stripes?
The bar is reopened and hotter than ever.
Mama Tata is very accomodating, and will direct the hottest girl to you.
Prices ate right, and its not so crowded.
You will enjoy yourself here more than ever before.
voyager….where you from???do you work on a cruiseline???
hi tom any pix of that pretty girls there?
see you tomorrow night tom how bout it? wanna see that hot mama there..and the food.
If you go there tonight speak with Hope, Ashley and Irish, all very nice girls. I was in the bar last night but there were only four girls working. Mama Ta Ta was very nice.
whos the new Owner and Sexy?
see you soon stripes hapit naku oli…
hi jane are you the manager of stripes?
Nope!!!
Stripes is now excellent….just needs a few more of you readers to come along and join in he fun. Very lovely friendly young chicks, great to be with and not at pushy for drinks. mamasan is nice, she does though express her desire for a tip but thats OK she is friendly and helpful.
No food at this time how ever the girls are delighted to run down stairs and buy for you, especially if you share….
I highly recommend the place, not to noisy, music just right, not crowded in fact come on in your needed and will not be disappointed.
Anyone know the current opening time on a Sunday. (Like to get there when the girls are fresh
It sounds like it is worth a look. And did the ownership change as it was up for sale?
stripes not good as the old one
Come on……
I am just a punter that after spending numerous years here in Cebu still enjoys hitting the bars. Some I enjoy, some I dont. This is a forum for capturing peoples comments. For me personaly this bar just dosn’t hack it! I dont see any enjoyment sitting in a bar with only a few, at best, moderate looking girls. Its my opinion
youre’ right cebuexpat
The bar has changed hands its owned by a brit now, really nice guy… lots of improvements taking place and lots of girls now working in stripes… leaving the name the same so i believe… good look to him……
Hi Just dropping by to say Stripes has changed ownership very recently so expect some changes.Im not currently in Cebu but know the new owner so if in the area please drop by! Also any recommended improvements would be taken on board..
This place surprises me, now into its third new owner this year. This owner decided to fire the mamasan, raise all of the prices and survive by screwing the customers. The price of beer went up to 75 The price of a ladies drink now 300 (are they crazy) The price of a barfine 3000… you decide, but Mango ave looks much better to me now, and the new owners will not be taking out their problems on me !!!!!!!!!
tom, the bar fine is not 3000….. ladies drinks are not 300,,, nobody is getting screwed…. get your facts straight……
Absolutely correct Torn, I visited there last week. Shocked by the attitude of the new owner, what goes into his head charging so much and giving so little. Stripes was good before but no more, the new mamasan has worked in every conceivable bar in Cebu. I know her well and do not particularly like her. But the point you make is correct, at P75 a beer is crazy, who in the right mind would pay P3000 for one of those girls….
The new owner just sits in the corner sucking san migs all night and dreams he will make a fortune.
I would never return……..As you say the mango bars win hands down.
poor stripes..is that handsome barman still there guys?expensive girls uh?
this site is run and posts added by very bigoted people… only bad comments get published in here.. so anyone saying good things are not getting posted.. you all need to get a life and stop being like old women…… if you dont like stripes go somewhere else….. STOP MOANING……..
why you complaining anyway tom…. you only ever drink coke… and you never buy girls drinks or take them out of the bar….
You are a dumb ass, probably the new and very stupid owner,who by the way doesnt know me because after I heard about the new pricing and attitude I started going other places that dont rip off their customers…. Havent been there since, dont intend to either…SO kiss off guv
thanks for all the hoop la on stripes
i thought i would like to try this bar one time
but, as for what i have read here, i think i will stay with lisa sea fun pub, i know the owner there and its is a very nice club
the prices are right
and the girls are very good looking
so, would some one please tell the truth about stripes
i dont want to waste my time and money on a place that is not deserving, thank you to you all
hi ill be visiting cebu next week, can we bar-out the girls?
The Bar is not as good as the old one
laina nmo dai oi!
lagum a u ka bugan.>>….
hahahahaha!
the bar is a good bar friendly gorgeous girls and the prices are not high… its been refurbished and looks a million miles away from the old stripes… all the boring old farts moaning are like old women. they cant afford a beer so they moan, they shouldnt be out at night on their own… decide for yourself and visit it…
Stripes is Ok but not better and what happened to that great food they had before. I had the chicken wings the other night and they were small same old run of the mill flip crap you get anywhere. Million miles ways, dont think so and the prices are to high. Ask the previous cook to come backand I will. Went their just to eat the great food when I was here in March for a month.
i was in stripes last night… its a fantastic new bar nicely decked out.. some gorgeous girls… very friendly… and felt very relaxed and comfortable there… i will definately return …. much better than the old stripes……
Stripes is Ok different a litlle than before. I was there in December of 08 and just returned to it again. Problem is the food is not the great food I had there last time like chili dogs american style and those great sandwiches are not there either. Dam!
stripes is too pricey now. when i heard it was on new management. o that’s why. you will not enjoy stripes bar. just my opinion
They have a table soccer there!
It is a very crappy one, but still…better than
nothing.
The girls are friendly also.
Mamasan always tries to get more ladies drinks,
but you can talk with her to calm down her bad behavior for some time.
waz up stripes?????