Garfield's is one of the small expat beer bars on Perimeter Road — Don Juico Avenue to the post office — that make the fence road what it is: cheaper, quieter and older than Fields Avenue, and run at walking pace. It's been in the Perimeter directories since the mid-2010s and it was on the "open" list in the early-2021 round-up when a good chunk of the road wasn't, which puts it in the small club of Perimeter names that have outlasted the churn. I don't have a fresh 2026 sighting from two independent sources, so it carries the unverified tag; I'd still expect the sign to be there.
The room, as everything I've read describes it, is the standard small-bar kit: a counter with stools, a few tables, a fridge of San Miguel, a screen for the sport, and a small staff of ladies who'll sit and chat for a ladies' drink or leave you to your beer, as you prefer. No stage, no dancers, no show — if you want a go-go night, that's what the strip is for. What Garfield's and its neighbours offer instead is a bar you can actually talk in, at prices that let you stay all evening.
Those prices, my August 2026 estimate for the small bars along here: roughly ₱80–120 for a San Mig Light and ₱150–260 for a ladies' drink. Pay as you go and ask before the first ladies' drink; standard practice, not a comment on the house.
The regulars are Perimeter's regulars — expats who live along the road, guests from the Clarkton and the ABC and the smaller hotels, retired servicemen, and the visitor who has discovered that a trike ride to the fence road buys a cheaper, calmer evening than another lap of Walking Street. Afternoons are quiet, evenings are conversational, and nobody has ever been hurried out of Garfield's that I've heard of.
Harry says: I judge a Perimeter bar by whether the man on the next stool says hello, and in the rooms like Garfield's he usually does. It won't dazzle you. It'll give you a cold beer, a chair, and someone to talk to about the price of everything — which, at my age, is a good night out.
| Music | Sport on the screen; classic rock |
|---|---|
| Cover | None |
| Local beer from | ₱80 |
| Ladies’ drink from | ₱150 |
| Dress code | None |
Highlights
- + A decade on the road
- + Cheap beer, sport on the screen
- + Friendly, talkative room
Good for
- expats and regulars
- the over-50 crowd
- a quiet evening beer
Drawbacks
- − No stage or dancers
- − Not confirmed from a fresh visit as of Aug 2026
