The Aristocrat Restaurant is a Filipino-owned family corporation founded by the late Doña Engracia (“Aling Asiang”) Cruz-Reyes and her husband, Justice Alex A. Reyes. Aling Asiang’s pioneering spirit coupled with her native genius for cooking Filipino food raised the once lowly and unknown Filipino dishes to well-loved and accepted locally and internationally. From its humble beginning as a snack mobile in 1936, the Aristocrat has grown into a restaurant enterprise with branches in Metro Manila, all serving the same quality foods that have made it “The Philippines’ Most Popular Restaurant”. Strategically located along Roxas Boulevard, the first Aristocrat was a silent eyewitness to the passing of Philippine history --- from the Presidential inaugural parades and somber funeral marches of national martyrs and prisoners of war (World War II), to religious rallies of various denominations and frivolous parades of film festivals and beauty queens. Aristocrat has inspired the growth and development of the restaurant industry in the Philippines, oftentimes taking the lead and being the basis of many other food establishments. Engracia Cruz Reyes’ contribution to Philippine cuisine has earned her national recognition. In 1992, on her 100th birth anniversary, the erection of a landmark in a Rajah Sulaiman park, the issuance of a stamp edition and the naming of a street after her honor. The Aristocrat has diversified into an integrated complex, which includes the following: the Aristocrat Bakeshop (Bakerey, Inc.); Aristomart, a 24-hour convenience store (Aristore, Inc.); property management such as the Aristocrat Apartments (Tanglaw Realty, Inc.); the Franchise Office (Heirs of Alex & Engracia Reyes, Sr., Inc.); the Aristocrat Robinsons, Ermita Branch (Legacy of Alex & Asiang, Inc.); the Aristocrat Franchise Corporation (Aristocrat Franchise, Inc.) and a Product Research & Development Division which manufactures processed foods such as sausages, cured meats, bagoong, atsara, and a variety of other products for the local and exports markets.
The Aristocrat, a wholly-owned Filipino enterprise, founded in 1936 by Engracia Cruz-Reyes, in keeping with her adherence to Filipino traditions, values and the spirit of culinary innovativeness thus commits to the founder’s vision of excellence and leadership in business as brought forth by: • High quality food unique to our name, known through generations here and abroad; • Efficient and courteous service as only Filipino hospitality can convey; • Reasonable balance of profit and cost as to make our products of good value to the common “tao”; • Respect for honest labor, active teamwork and observance of business ethics, in the achievement of our goals; • Awareness to the call of our community and responsiveness to its needs; • Strong belief in God Almighty as Giver of resources and our role as steward of His blessings.
It is Aristocrat’s commitment to provide guests at each visit with affordable, high quality, delicious and healthful food prepared under the most sanitary condition, and served promptly in friendly and courteous manner.
