Looking for a unique and instagrammable restaurant to dine in and just have fun? Go ahead to Casa De Amor. It’s located in Amadeo, Cavite, a 20-min drive from Tagaytay.

Casa De Amor is also known as Casa Del Sol which is a bed and breakfast lodging. This place is very IG-worthy because of its bohemian-inspired rooms. They also cater special events. Just recently, I found out that they opened a restaurant and immediately search it.

Before going back to Manila, I insisted Ian to go here for lunch. We had a hard time reaching the place because of its location. I’ll explain later. Let’s focus first in the place.

On their first floor, you will see a mini bar, some colorful clothes and pasalubongs, cute tables and chairs, and other things that will really catch your attention.

If you want to stay on their second floor, you need to take off your footwear and leave it in the cabinet beside the staircase.

The view from the second floor. Ooops, photobomber alert. HAHA. (iykwim)

In their second floor, I just can’t stop my eyes from roaming. It’s very stunning! If you’re a fan of boho, you’ll surely love this place. It’s made for you. From the pillows, carpets, tables, ceilings, designs, etc. 🙂

While waiting for your order, you can read some of their books or play some board games.

Their menu has a lot of variants. Here it is:

Now, let’s go the food. Yay!

NOTE: The food that we got weren’t the one we supposed to order. 

As per their menu, it’s spicy. But for me, it’s not. Their wings is different compared to other wings that I’ve tried.

This one was a good decision for me! I loved how it was cooked and prepared. The sauce was very creamy. The noodles was quite chewy but it’s okay. The chicken was  tender.

I was supposed to order Pizza but it’s not available yet. I also looked for their Lasagna but isn’t available yet too. So I chose this pasta instead.  And it didn’t failed me.

Nothing special about this Calamares. It’s just the usual calamares that is serve in every restaurant. I also expected that they will have a vinegar dip tough. Hehe.

Supposed to have shakes but ALSO not available yet. So we got this lemonade instead. The taste was quite refreshing though.

OTHER PHOTOS

RATINGS

FOOD – 

I gave 3 stars because as I’ve said, the food that we got weren’t the one we supposed to order. I guess because we arrived at exactly 12 NN? The food weren’t prepared yet? I don’t know. The food were okay. Nothing special.

PRICE – 

The price is just like in every other restaurants, affordable. They indicate the price for solo and for sharing.

SERVICE – 

Because I’m disappointed, gave 3 stars for their service. The serving time of the food took 5-10 minutes. Though the staff were good. In fact, they are the one who contact a driver to pick up us. NO SERVICE CHARGE!

AMBIANCE – 

The ambiance was just perfect. I loved how they recycle things and put them into a creative one! Don’t forget to bring your camera and a good #ootd for your Instagram feed. Also, it’s more perfect at night.

LOCATION – 

At first, I thought we will have an easy way going to this place. Little did I know that this is located in the hidden part in Amadeo. Not ideal for people who don’t have cars.

OPERATING HOURS:

11:00 AM-12:00 MN, Tuesday to Sunday

They are closed every Monday.

They are open for reservations.

ADDRESS:

3083 Halang-Dagatan Road, Purok 6, Brgy. Halang, Amadeo, Cavite

How to go there?

Commute from Manila:
Take Tagaytay Bus, drop off at Silang Premier Mall. Look for a tricycle station and tell the driver to drop you at Barangay Halang, Casa Del Sol.

Commute from Tagaytay:
Go to Mahogany intersection, NBI office. There are jeepneys and tricycles around the area, tell them to drop you at Banay-Banay Alfamart. From there, you may ride a tricyle, tell them to drop you at Casa Del Sol in Brgy. Halang.

As per my experience, we rode a tricycle from Mahogany intersection. No jeepneys available that time, so we had no choice. We’re shocked because the fare was 300 PHP. The driver take us directly to Casa Del Sol. From Casa Del Sol going to Silang Premier Mall, our fare was 160 PHP. Charged to experience!

They are also searchable on Waze and Google Maps. Just type Casa Del Sol.

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CasaDelSolOfficialpage/

Looking for a perfect place for lunch or dinner in Tagaytay? We found this Filipino restaurant along Crossing Mendez. We weren’t supposed to dine here but because I saw online that this is one of the best bulalo resto in the area, we paid a visit and tried their food.

Upon entering, you will see long lines waiting to be seated. Mostly, families are dining here. Luckily, we just waited for about 3 minutes only because we’re only two. Yey!

NOTE: They are jampacked especially on weekends. 🙂

In the Internet, they said that Bulalo Point have a good view aside from their good food. But when we had our seat, this is the only view we had…

Thought we will have a Taal View but nope. 🙁 But it’s okay, I’ll wait for the food instead.

Here is their menu, by the way. We got their Special Bulalo (ofc) and Sizzling Sisig. Woooo… and three rice. LOL. They offer Filipino dishes! Would love to try their Kare-Kare next time! Looks delicious. Huhu.

While waiting for our order, we just took some selfies. Hehe.

And after few minutes, our food has arrived! Yahoooo. Let’s get it on!

Time to eaaaaat. #FEASTINGTIME 😀

RATINGS

FOOD – 

The food was nothing but great. We only ordered two dishes but we didn’t failed. I think we got their best sellers! Woo. Did you know that we took out our leftovers? Yaaas. That’s good their food was!

MY TOP PICKS:

1. Special Bulalo – Legit af! As in! There is something in their soup that drove me crazy. HAHAHA. And not to mention the bulalo itself, so tender!!! 100% authentic!
2. Sizzling Sisig – Aaaah. This one also! Super good. Their sisig is different compared to others. Very creamy and you can taste real meat!

PRICE – 

The price are very reasonable! I find the bulalo a big serving to us though it serves 2-3 people. I think it can accommodate 2-4 pax.

SERVICE – 

The serving time of the food took 15-20 minutes but it gave justice! Because the food was really cooked well and tasted delicious! The staff were quite busy because of the crowd but they still manage to accommodate each and everyone. Plus, NO SERVICE CHARGE!

AMBIANCE – 

It’s a casual alfresco place with a homey feels. Why? Mostly families are dining here. The cold weather is a plus point for me!

LOCATION – 

Very easy to see because it’s along highway. They have a big signboard so you will find their restaurant easily.

OPERATING HOURS:

6:00 AM-10:00 PM, Monday to Friday

6:00 AM-11:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday

CONTACT NUMBER:

Phone: 09217341876

ADDRESS:

Crossing Mendez, East Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bulalo-Point

I’ve been to Tagaytay a lot of times already. Every time I went there, I always passed by the classic carinderia-look burger shop, Mushroomburger. They said that it is one of the oldest and famous go-to eats in Tagaytay.

Since our accommodation was quite near to the burger shop (a 10-min walk to be exact), we decided to try their food.

Upon entering the door, you will feel like you’re in a big carinderia. We went there on Friday afternoon to avoid the crowd but a lot of people are dining here especially on weekends. I think it’s a cheaper option for fast food.

If you will observe the place, it’s still look the same from the first time it was built. They just maintain the cleanliness of the area. I think they want to preserve the classic look of the place that makes it more nostalgic and unique.

Why did I called them a cheaper version of fast food chain? They looked exactly a fast food chain but cheaper price and a healthy one. Just take a look at this picture. Remind you of something? 🙂

Now, let’s go to the main event. The food…

Why did I say healthy version of fast food? Because mushroom is one of their main ingredients. Note that it is not 100% mushroom, okay?

Ahhhh, their canton is the best! Very saucy and tasty! You can see that the toppings has different types of mushroom. The chicken was cooked well. The breading was not OA. You can taste it. Very natural.

I got their MB King and it didn’t disappoint me! So good. The patty are 50% beef and 50% mushroom. If you’re on a diet but craving for fast food, try this! Also, look at the melted cheese. Waaaa.

Lastly, their drinks! I got their sago’t gulaman while Ian got the black gulaman. But for me, SAGO’T GULAMAN is the winner here! It smells so good and tasted very good! The sago and gulaman were very tasty! I enjoy this drink so much. Too addicting!!! LOL. You guys should try this, I swear!

You can also buy some pasalubong inside.

If you have kids with you, they also have a playground outside! Very nostalgic feels everywhere in this restaurant! They have swings, slides, and even a wishing well. They have also chairs and tables outside. I think you can dine here if the restaurant is full inside.

Look who’s the happy kid.

RATINGS

FOOD – 

I gave 5 stars because why not? It’s a healthy version of fast food. Plus, the food are really good and delicious. I like that they cooked it naturally. Not too much breading and other preservatives. Very guilt-free.

MY TOP PICKS:

1. Sago’t Gulaman – MUST TRY. Promise! If I will visit Tagaytay again, this one will be on my list!
2. Pancit Canton – Aaaaah. It’s just so good. The sauce were very saucy! Not to mention their big serving. Thumbs up!!!
3. MB King – The melted cheese was just so perfect to the patties! This is one of their best seller so you need to write this on your list!

PRICE – 

As I’ve said, cheaper version of fast food. No need to worry! Your stomach will be full without breaking your wallet. Very affordable and worth the price!

SERVICE – 

This is a self-service restaurant. So you are the one in charge. NO SERVICE CHARGE ftw! The serving time of their food was not less than 5 minutes, I guess?

AMBIANCE – 

Although the interior were looked old, you will feel the nostalgic and classic ambiance in this restaurant. Plus, if you go outside, you can bring back the inner childhood with you and have fun in their playground!

LOCATION – 

Quite difficult to go here since jeepneys were very rare in the road. But if you’re near in Sky Ranch, you can just walk and enjoy the cold breeze in Tagaytay, just like what we did. 🙂 But it’s searchable in Waze or Google Maps. Don’t worry, they have parking lot inside.

OPERATING HOURS:

7:00 AM-10:00 PM, daily

CONTACT NUMBER:

Phone: 882-8888

ADDRESS:

KM. 60, Brgy. Kaybagal, Tagaytay City

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS:

Website: http://www.mushroomburger.com.ph/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mushroomburger.ph

Last month, we got an invite from a burger joint somewhere in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Aside from its unique name, what caught my attention is they’re near in my Alma Mater, PUP! Yay. But unfortunately, when we visited the place, we didn’t had a chance to take a visit in PUP since it’s weekends, Sunday to be exact.

So back to the main topic, the name of the burger joint by the way is G-Spot Burger Bar. When I told this to my boyfriend, he was really shookt and laughing hard, like I don’t know what’s funny. He told me to search what G-SPOT is and so I did. And from there, I’ll stop. HAHAHAHA.

Take a look at their menu.

Let’s move on and continue to the review, guys. LOL.

We went there at 4:00 PM and while we’re looking for the owner, one of the staff told us that the owner had an emergency so she can’t meet us. Instead, one of the staff assisted us during our stay. While waiting for the food, we started taking pictures of the place.

Of course, photo op. HAHA

After taking pictures, the food was served to us one by one.

Let’s start with the burger.

Aside from burgers, they also served some baby back ribs and wings.

Look who’s a happy kiddo…

RATINGS

FOOD –

The food was good! I enjoyed their burgers and the wings! The ribs was good and tasty but kinda tough. The wings were spicy and I loved it! I didn’t enjoy their Johnny Be Good because it has a mustard sauce, not a fan. 🙁

MY TOP PICKS:

1. Choco Lava Cheese – I never thought that nutella and a burger patty is a perfect combination! I actually ate the whole burger by myself. HAHA.
2. Hot Wings – I said it was spicy so I really loved this one! I think I had two pieces. HAHAHA.

PRICE –

I was shookt at their menu. The price are really affordable. I guess because it is near in a school. It is perfect for students who want good food. If you’re tired eating at the carinderia, try this one! Worth it 🙂

SERVICE –

The food was served to us was good. The serving time took 10-15 minutes. From time to time, the staff were asking us about the food and if we’re having fun so I guess their service was okay.

AMBIANCE –

The ambiance looks like a garage and cozy combination. They have ig-worthy corners too! Look at my photos. Note that this is an open area and they only have electric fan around the place so expect a humid feels from time to time.

LOCATION –

For me, they have a perfect location! It is near the University belt and very accessible. During school year, it is full of students in the area.

Operating Hours:

Monday to Saturday, 12:00 NN to 10:00 PM
Sunday, 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Contact Number:

Phone: 09175434185

E-mail: gspotburgerbar@gmail.com

Address:

1945 Anonas Street, NDC Compound, Sta. Mesa, Manila

Social Media Accounts:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GSpotBurgerBar/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gspotburgerbar/

Korean musics, dramas, and food are really dominating Philippines now. They captured the heart of us Filipino, especially the millenials.

Now, we all know that their food are just around the corner. We’re all familiar with the unli samgyupsal, right? But little did we know that there’s a new craze about Korean food.

K-Pops is owned by a Filipino chef, Lloyd Dolor, CEO of Chef R Us. They personally invited us to try their food. And today, I will let you introduce their food one by one. 🙂

We even met his wife and children. They are so nice and very accommodating to us!

Just a little trivia, K-pops is just a stall not a restaurant. They have branches around the Philippines, from Luzon to Mindanao! Yay!

TIP: They are open for franchise! Just contact them. 🙂

Now, let’s go to their food.

TIP: If you’re being lazy and just want to eat at home. Don’t worry, they are on Honestbee and Foodpanda. Just search K-pops and you are good to go.

The first they served to us was their 25ers, the Korean street food. Why 25ers? Because it is just 25 pesos EACH! Such a steal!

MANDOO – 25 php (lower left)

• Korean dumplings come deliciously fried or steamed. As a street snack, the most likely choice is Kogi mandoo which are stuffed with a gingery minced pork and spring onions.

K-POPPERS – 25 php (upper left)

• Boneless chicken skewers marinated with savory spices then coated with your choice of sweet and tangy sauce or spicy chili sauce.

KIMBAP – 25 php (middle left)

• It looks like sushi, but its a Korean cuisine, gimbap-dressed with a seaweed (gim) wrap and glazed in flavor you can almost see. Kimbap are at their most mouth-watering as petite rolls, but they can come in hefty, rice-filled slices, which make a speedy hunger booster. These rolls are popular at street stalls and markets.

GIMMARI – 25 php (middle right)

• Deep fried seaweed spring rolls are essentially a simple version of Japchae (Korean glass noodles) stuffed in a seaweed sheet. Once the seaweed sheet is rolled up, it is coated with frying batter then deep fried.

EOMUK – 25 php (2nd to last pic)

• In Korea, fishcake is one of the popular ingredients, used for soup (eomuk-tang), side dish (eomuk-bokkeun), and kimbap (Korean style maki). Especially, eomuk-tang, served on a skewer in broth, is a very popular street food along with ddukbokgi, which people of all ages love.

FRIED ODENG – 25 php (last pic)

• Favorite Korean fish cake but instead of being served with a broth, it is deep fried to perfection.

ODENG – 25 php

• Odeng are hot, easy-to-eat fishcakes on a skewer. If you are spice- or meat-shy, this is your street-eat savior. The main flavor is a soft and smooth fishcake, the skewers jutting from steaming vats of broth. This hot soup is a gentle seafood and spring onion-infused broth.

Now, here’s their other food.

TTEOKBOKKI – 60 php

• Korea’s popular hot and spicy rice cake.

K-BOWL CHICKEN (in spicy wings) – 145 php

• Chicken wings with your choice of sweet and spicy sauce or honey garlic sauce served on top of steaming kimchi rice.

BEEF BULGOGI – 120 php

• Thinly sliced choice cut beef marinated in special sauce served with rice and kimchi. Choose from honey garlic or sweet and chili sauce.

In case you want other food, check out their menu.

RATINGS

FOOD – 

I haven’t been to Korea yet but their food was really good and tasty! There is something in their special sauce! TIP: Dip their 25ers in soy sauce or vinegar. 🙂

MY TOP PICKS:

1. Fried Odeng
2. Beef Bulgogi
3. Mandoo

PRICE – 

For 25 pesos, I’m telling you it’s such a great steal! After eating those street food, I’m already full. Promise! Give it a try!

SERVICE – 

This is an invite so we didn’t experienced their service but they serve the food to us after 5-10 minutes. By the way, the owner is very nice! I hope you can meet him too.

AMBIANCE – 

This is just a food stall inside a food park so nothing special here. But as per Sir Lloyd, they are planning to open a restaurant in the near future! Yay!

LOCATION –

This branch is in Cubao, Quezon City but as I’ve mentioned earlier, they have branches across the Philippines. Just find a mall near you 🙂 Or just order thru Honestbee or Foodpanda.

Contact them at:

Phone: 09260789859

E-mail: kpops.chefrus@gmail.com

Social Media Accounts:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/K.PopsPH/

Website: http://chefruscorp.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpops.ph/

This month, I got an invite from Looloo for my first ever #looloorendezvoos, a meet and greet with other looloo reviewers in a specific restaurant. What’s the catch? FREE FOOD! Yay. So I immediately accepted the invite although it’s in BGC, like I’m from QC. HAHA. #FOODISLIFE

By the way, in case you’re not familiar with Looloo, it’s a search-and-discovery/social networking website for IOS/Android users where people can find places (restaurants, resorts, etc), post reviews, find new friends, give place recommendations, and you can even suggest a new place! Users can rate the particular place with one star being the lowest and five being the highest.

Follow me on Looloo: Karla Nina M. #shamelessplug

So back to the main topic, our destination is Coffee Project in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

I arrived to the place before our scheduled time which is 7:00 PM. I received a warm welcome from some of the looloo reviewers. After a little chitchat, I started to roam around and start taking pictures of the place.

After taking pictures, we’re finally complete. We can now start our favorite thing, EATING! Yay!

By the way, Coffee Project is owned by the former senator Manny Villar. As of this writing, their brances has now a total of 27 in just 2 years! Woooow!

We met Jam, the chef in the cafe and introduced us the food and drinks one by one. We even met the managers. How cool is that?

Now, here’s our scrumptious food! YUUUUUM.

After that wonderful FEAST (if you know what I mean), Chef Jam came back and asked us if we can give our top 3 picks, suggestions, and comments. After that, they gave us a little souvenir from Coffee Project! So much love from this cafe! I will definitely visit another branch! So far, I only visited two, the one in Timog and BGC.

RATINGS

Food – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Aside from its good plating, the taste were very good! No joke, guys! It is really delish!

MY TOP PICKS:

1. Pizza (Godfather and Pepperoni). It is very cheesy. Not a fan of pepperoni but I loved how they cooked their pizza.
2. Continental Breakfast. I so love their hungarian sausage! It has a spicy taste which I love the most!
3. Salted Caramel Cheesecake. THIS IS THE BEST! In Timog branch, I tasted their blueberry cheesecake and it was good. Little did I know that their Salted Caramel is way better! PROMISE! You have to try this! YUUUUUUM.
4. Vietnamese Latte. I love coffee so much. This approved my taste in terms of coffee. It has a sweet and strong taste! Very perfect with the cheesecake 🙂

Price – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Every penny is worth it. I assure you, guys. For its taste, it’s too much!

Service – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Even it’s sponsored, I think their service is good. They are very honest and accommodating to all our questions.

Ambiance – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oh, dude! I’m telling you. Every corner is IG-worthy! I can’t even stop taking pictures! This cafe is known for its interior. You’ll know it is Coffee Project when you enter the cafe, it is insta-worthy! HAHA.

Location – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

No need to worry, guys. As I’ve said, there are 27 branches around the metro. Search the nearest branch in your place! 🙂

Address:

Ground Floor, Vista Hub, 20th Corner 21st Drive, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

Operating hours:

Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM-11:00 PM

Friday to Sunday, 7:00 AM-12:00 MN

Contact number:

+63 9102331801 

Social Media Accounts:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coffeeprojectofficial/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeeprojectofficial/

Every summer, my family makes sure that we have a summer getaway. For two consecutive years, our destination was the surfing capital of the North, La Union.

Before going back to Manila, we always had our lunch at Olives Restaurant inside the Thunderbird Resort-Poro Point. For those who are wondering, you can enter the Santorini-inspired resort without checking in to their hotels. But make sure that you have a reservation first. Last April 2017, there’s no entrance fee upon entering the gate. But this May (2018), we were shocked when the guards asked us if how are we inside the car so they can give tickets to us and told us that we have to pay 200 php each. At first, we were telling that last 2017, there’s no entrance fee but they explained to us that the 200-php fee was consumable at the restaurant. *sigh*

As we enter the resort, I was in awe seeing those santorini-inspired villas. I wish I can check-in there soon. HAHAHA.

Okay, so let’s move on to their restaurant. We arrived there exactly 12 NN so we expect a large number of people having their lunch already.

Last May, we dined inside the restaurant and experienced the ambiance of the resort.

While waiting for our food, we took pictures outside. The serving time took 15-20 minutes, I guess?

And after taking pictures, the food exactly arrived one by one. Yay! Happy tummy!

Meet my growing family! Insert *The family that eats together, stays forever* LOL

Sharing you also our experienced last April 2017. Hehe. We dined outside of the restaurant because it’s full inside already.

And here’s our food back then. Yuuuuum!

Just a note, before we went there, we had our advance order already. We gave our orders as we call them for a reservation.

So while we were waiting for our food to be served, we grabbed the opportunity to take pictures around the resort. Yay!

Sorry because I forgot to take a picture of the menu, I also forgot what are the names of the food we ordered. Hehe, my bad.

RATINGS

Food – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I think there’s nothing special on their food. You can taste it in other restaurants.

Price – ⭐⭐⭐

The price for the food is very pricey for me. I think the reason behind this is because of the place and the beautiful view.

Service – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The service is good. The staff are very accommodating. About the serving time of the food, it takes 10-20 minutes, depends on the volume of your order.

Ambiance – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

No problem with the ambiance! I enjoyed the view and the restaurant’s vibe. Kinda garden type with a nice background music. Relaxing!

Location – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Do I need to explain why is it 5 stars? Dude, it’s Thunderbird Resort! The view you will see is just really beautiful. Also, why are we gonna dine in for 2 consecutive years for nothing, right? LOL.

Address:

Poro Point Freeport Zone San Fernando City, La Union

Contact them at:

+63-72-8887777 
pororeservations@thunderbird-asia.com
sales@thunderbird-asia.com