Did you know that I’m a sucker of anything that’s romantic? Yes! HAHA. From movie up to places. From time to time, we make sure that we’ll watch a romantic movie or go to a romantic place every year. This year, for our post Valentine’s date, we went to one of the recommended romantic places…the famous Mon’s Restaurant that is located in Alfonso, Cavite.

ABOUT MON’S RESTAURANT

It is the heart and soul of Camp Benjamin. With its passion, pride, and creativity, they create healthy and delicious dishes that straightly came from their farm. Yes, they have their own farm inside (WIN Farm).

It is rested atop in a small hill and surrounded by different types of trees. Enjoy their modern heritage cuisines with a good sight and sounds of nature.

In 2015, they’ve launched the “Dine Under the Stars” with a concept of a night picnic with amazing views of stars. But fret not, as this is not only for couples but for family and friends as well who are celebrating something special.

Photo_1552571984947 — Dine Under the Stars

For Dine Under the Stars, they have live acoustic band every Saturday and movie showing every Sunday. It starts from 6:00 PM-10:00 PM.

Attaching here the different set of packages you can choose. Note that all packages are subject to 10% service charge and require a 50% down payment with at least 3-5 days in advance to secure the reservation.

Romantic Picnic Package

Surprise Date Package

Glamping Dinner Date Package

Overnight Dinner Date Package

Group Picnic Package

Since as I’ve mentioned that I want it to be romantic for our post-Valentine’s celebration, we availed the Surprise Date Package (not a surprise for me since it’s scripted LOL).

Photo_1552572035919 — Who’s the happy girl? 🙂

Since it’s a full course dinner, look at the table setup!

We had soup, salad, pasta, steak, and dessert. It also comes with a house blend iced tea.

SOUP

Green Soup

CB spinach with minced tofu

SALAD

Mon’s Salad

Crisp lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mozzarella cheese, and red wine vinaigrette

PASTA

Red Sauce Pasta

STEAK

Porterhouse Steak with Vegetable Side Dish (with your choice of Potato Marble or Rice)

DESSERT

Leche Flan

It also comes with a house blend iced tea.

But if you’re not a fan of these romantic stuff, you can just simply dine in at their restaurant where we had our lunch.

You can also buy some local products that came from their farm.

They have a mini bar inside their restaurant.

These were the food we had for our lunch at Mon’s Restaurant.

MEAT DISHES

Crispy Kare-Kare (650 php)

Crispy boneless pork leg served with sauteed organic vegetables and rich peanut sauce

Sinigang Trio (550 php)

Beef & shrimp boiled in tamarind stock with vegetable topped with crispy pork belly

ALL-DAY MERIENDA

Pancit Buko (250 php)

Fresh buko meat with an assortment of sauteed shrimps, squid, vegetable & toppings of garlic chips and spring onions

DESSERT

Bibing Crepe (180 php)

BEVERAGES

Healthy Cucumber (105 php)

Fresh cucumber, lemon, celery

OVERALL RATING

Food – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Price – ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Service – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ambiance – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Location – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Honestly, I want to dine all over again. Aside from its romantic ambiance, all the food that they served to us were good! I super loved their pasta and steak. There’s something in their pasta sauce, promise! The steak was done well. We also enjoyed the movie while eating. Plus, kudos to the excellent service from the staff.

Contact Numbers:

Mobile: 09771349078 / 09199552758 / 09164651890

Landline: (046) 4047695

E-mail: monsrestaurant@weleadgroup.com

Operating Hours:

Restaurant Hours: 8:00 AM-9:00 PM, daily

Dine Under the Stars: 6:00 PM-10:00 PM, daily

Address:

Alfonso-Maragondon Road, Barangay Taywanak Ilaya, Alfonso, Cavite

Social Media Accounts:

Website: www.monsrestaurant.com.ph

Facebook: Mon’s Restaurant

Instagram: @mons.restaurant

Twitter: @monsrestaurant

Are you looking for a place where you can enjoy and have a romantic time with your special someone? This is the perfect place for you. Come and experience it now! Azalea Backyard Restaurant is just 3 hours away from Manila located in Cerca II, Anuling, Mendez, Cavite.

So me and my boyfriend finally had our first ever romantic date after nth years. Lol 😂 So this was one of the best days in my life. We found this thru their Facebook page and PMed them immediately.

Backyard date with my love. Another check to our bucket list! ✔️

Actually, its my 2nd time that I messaged them. The first time was January, 2017 when their former name was still Rosevill Backyard and they were located in Talisay, Batangas. We planned to visit them for our anniversary but unfortunately, they didn’t respond. Little did I know that they’re planning to change their location including their name.

AMBIANCE

About their setup, a simple backyard with some tables, chairs, and little designs on the sides. But for me, it was really romantic. That’s even more romantic because we’re the only couple on the day we went there.

FOOD & PRICE

For their food, the servings was really huge, from the appetizers to desserts. Yes! The price was worth it! We availed their Date Night Package that costs P499 per person. This comes with an appetizer, main entree, and desserts. I was dissapointed about their plating but never mind, the taste of the food is what really important.

TIP

They strictly require to do a reservation first and 50% downpayment thru their account.
They only accept cash.

APPETIZERS

Hummus & Home-made Tortilla and Grilled Banana, Crispy Bacon, and Chunky Peanut Butter

The tortilla was quite salty. I’m not sure if it’s because of the dip/sauce or the tortilla itself. For the second one, I never thought that banana and bacon was a hit! It was good! I super loved the taste.

ENTREES

Five Spice Grilled Pork Belly and Oven-baked Rosemary & Garlic Chicken

Mine was the pork belly. I loved it. The spices were there. You can really taste it. I’m surprised with the rice servings tho. HAHA. For the chicken, it was my boyfriend’s fave food. He told me that he enjoyed his food. So there you go. No more questions about it. LOL.

DESSERTS

Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies and Smores Ice Cream Sandwich

For the brownies, when they served it to us, it is quite cold already. But the taste was still great. There was a unique taste, I guess it has some mint flavor. For the smores, it was a typical smores. Nothing else.

How to go there?

From Manila, just ride a bus from Baclaran heading to Tagaytay then drop off to Crossing Mendez (Savemore) and look for orange tricycles around the area. Ask the driver to send you at Gatpandan Street, Cerca II, Anuling. They also have signage along the way.

Contact them at:

Phones: 09159796317, 09055151889

E-mail: rosevillbackyard@gmail.com

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/azaleabackyardrestaurant

PS: If you will visit their FB page, you will see us in their cover photo. So much feels. Hihihi. *kilig*

Operating hours:

11:00 AM to 8:00 PM everyday except MONDAY