i was assigned in negros island for a couple of years about 5-6 yrs ago. san carlos, bacolod and dumaguete was the major cities i visited on a 30 day period. people are friendly specially in dumaguete, a lot of motorcycles, tempura at the boulevard every afternoon. food is very good and affordable specially the bar b que near the market. you haven't been to dumaguete if you haven't visited "payag" and order pitso or paa sa manok combo with atsara and rice. kinamot tirada.
i forgot about the name of that place on the way to san carlos city from dumaguete where their specialty is "piniritong manok bisaya" pina crispy. it's beside the market and they would serve you about 4-5 pcs of bisayang manok and you'll only pay for what you can consume. they also have sha e, tinolang manok, paklay, kan-ong mais and most foods available in carenderias. it's just one of my favorite stops in the area.