Drink
Ruby's
Quezon CityA quiet drink · Quiet enough to talk · Open late
- Address
- Max's Restaurant, 21 Scout Tuazon Street, Laging Handa, Diliman, Quezon City
- Hours
- Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm to 12am; closed Sunday and Monday
Drink · Quezon City
Ruby's is a 12-seat lounge inside the first Max's Restaurant on Scout Tuazon, named for Ruby Trota, who created the fried chicken recipe Max's was built on. It feels like a lola's living room: well lit, quiet, with her portrait by the bar. The cocktails, from consultant Mandrake Ferrer, riff gently on classics. The Maximo turns the flavours of tinola into a savoury dirty martini, and drinks run about ₱100 less than at the bars nearby.
Why go
- 01Only about a dozen seats, inside the original Max's
- 02The Maximo, a dirty martini that tastes of tinola
- 03Cocktails roughly ₱100 cheaper than the neighbouring bars
- 04Quiet enough to talk, and a good first stop of the night
Good to know
- Best time
- Early evening; last call is earlier than most bars here
- Good for
- A quiet drink for two, the start of a Scout area bar crawl
- Reservations
- Small room, so arrive early
- Noise
- Quiet
Also worth knowing
- Access
- what to order: the Maximo, the Isle of Spires · how to book: walk in early; 12 seats · Inside Max's Restaurant, 21 Scout Tuazon Street · Tatler Best 20 Bars Philippines 2025
- Price
- ₱₱
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