Chubby Appetite

Wada's Place - Batangas City

2013-02-01T02:05:00.002-08:00

So here it is, Wada's Pizzeria, a new resto in Zenaida Arcade at M.H. Del Pilar Street. The first branch we saw of this was in Lipa City and when we saw it here, we really waited for it to open. So this day come..

We were there lunch time, so not much of people are dining. The place is not yet finished, only one ceiling fan in the center, no air condition yet. Be careful when you sit, the chairs are kind of slippy on the tiles :)

By that time, pasta and pizza are the only menu available so no choice, no rice for lunch hehe. We ordered the Linguine Carbonara (P65), but the actual pasta is not linguine when served. Honestly, we were disappointed by this one. It tasted just like a plain pasta. The sauce has no taste at all, can't even taste the cream or milk.

So we tried next the Spaghetti Bolognese. It turns out its also an ordinary spaghetti, no taste to wow us. But for the price(P60) I think it's fine.

And then last is the pizza, Wada's Classic Steak Pizza, with toppings of meat, cheese and white onions. It is a thin crust. Also not a special one, and to our dismay, the crust is so toasted that when you eat it, the crusts are left behind. I think it would be better to make the dough soft to compliment for the taste. They have their Italian Pizza, but not available by that time.

We also ordered Mocha Brownie Fudge (P35) and Chicken Strips (60)

Cups and Jiggers

2012-12-05T17:31:00.001-08:00

So after our dinner at Nung Ru Thai, we agreed to have a coffee at Cups and Jiggers. It's also a new

restaurant here in Batangas City. They serve cakes, pasta, sandwiches, some appetizers and also beer :)

Luckily, that night they had a band playing. As far as I can remember, their band schedules are Wednesday,

Friday and Saturday.

And after a week, we came back and tried some of their pasta. We ordered spicy chicken and seafood marinara. Also we tried their tuna sandwich and coffee shake. Between the two pasta, I prefer the seafood pasta because the spicy chicken have peanuts in it (something like the charlie chan chicken pasta of yellow cab).There are lots of food to try, and so we shall try it some other time ;)

Nung Ru Thai

2012-12-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

The first Thai restaurant in Batangas that I know of, Nung Ru Thai. So my bebe and I decided to give

it a try. It was my birthday, so we invited our friends Ervin and Brian to join us.

We are greeted by a cheerful lady, which we think is the owner of the restaurant. The place looks

very clean, with touch of some 'thai' in it. There are some pictures hanging on the wall and some golden

decors. So immediately, we asked for the menu. There are lots of food in the list, but we still go with

the rice meal and decided to try the curry-based next time.

Forgot the name of some of the foods we ordered, but here are some pictures :)

This is one of their appetizers, they called it spring rolls

pad thai

This could have been good for 4 person :)

Dr. Pepper Squid if im not mistaken

La Tienda 2nd time

2012-11-13T00:34:00.000-08:00

Casa Marikit

2012-05-03T03:48:00.001-07:00

My girlfriend and I are looking for a place where we can dine and celebrate our 2nd Year Anniversary. And then she remembered that she once saw an Italian Restaurant, Casa Marikit, at Banay-Banay Concepcion, Lipa City. So we've decided to give it a try.

The place is so quite and peaceful when we arrived. There are only a couple at that moment. We love the classy atmosphere, with some classic music playing at the background.

There really are lots of choices, we really can't decide hehe. But since we just came from a Christening Party, and we ate lots of meat, we decided to opt for a seafood menu.

I dont know what it's called but it taste good :)

Fettucini Marinara in White Sauce.

It's the first time we ordered a Marinara in white sauce, so we're excited to taste it. Infairness, the seafood can be tasted in the sauce. They would say that this would be good for 1-2 person, but I think its just for solo.

Quattro Formaggi

Then our pizza arrived. It is a four cheese, sliced into 8. It's crust is thin. And nothing to expect but cheese.

Some pictures taken at Casa Marikit :

bebe reading a card from our baby chokito..

this goes well with pasta and pizza :)

their house-blend iced tea

cheers to my bebe

Its a good thing we tried Casa Marikit. They also have there steaks and angus beef, but since we are really not a fan of those, we surely will comeback to try other pasta and pizza.

For you to have an idea :

Quatro Formaggi - P395
Fettu - Marinara - P370
Super Dry           -  P70
Lavazza
(brewed coffee)   - P80
Iced Tea              - P50

with 5% service charge
and 12% vat

Luca's Cucina Italia - Talipanan

2012-04-15T05:55:00.001-07:00

Everytime we visit Puerto Galera, we make it a point to visit Luca's restaurant. Located at the very end of Talipanan's beach. Even when we are lodging at White Beach, it is the first place that we visit. One of our all-time favorite is his Pasta Puttanesca(a must try)

Luca's Place

This is what we are talking about!!! This is the real deal..

Not just pizza, but P-I-Z-Z-A

then.......nana...

due to our extra-ordinary appetite, a cup of coffee after meals is always appreciated by our stomach :)

Buon Giorno - Tagaytay - Our Post Valentine Date

2012-04-15T05:25:00.000-07:00

Since Valentines Day of 2012 fell on a weekday, my girlfriend and I decided to celebrate during the weekends. We went to BuonGiorno at Tagaytay. We were pretty much excited because our last Italian dine was way back December 2011.

they serve house bread

Green Mango Shake

Greek Salad -Onion rings, lettuce and cruttons

Carbonara Pasta - this is a must try here

SeaFood Puttanesca

New York's Pizza

La Tienda De Tuy

2012-04-15T04:46:00.000-07:00

their humble-looking restaurant

grilled chicken sandwich

lemon grass tea

Tomato Pesto

Puttanesca - almost have the same base sauce from the Tomato Pesto,with the added olives

Carbonara - with strong flavor of garlic

their mini plantation, cabbage we think :)

Don Vito Ristorante Italiano

2012-04-15T04:26:00.000-07:00

a classy-looking resto... but you can dine topless :)

Spaghetti Meatballs, with EGGS??

Seafood Pizza

Aria - Boracay

2012-04-15T04:15:00.000-07:00

If you are an Italian food fan, and it happens that you are in Boracay, then Aria is a must try! It’s a small restaurant located at Station 2, beach front. It was originally suggested to me and my bebe by a friend which had been in Bora a month-earlier than us.

It was the resto that we’ve searched when we arrived at Bora. And at last we found it, and immediately hopped inside.

soaking wet because of the rain

Four-flavored pizza - really love the seafood flavored!! French toast-like texture.

Pasta Puttanesca - nothing extra ordinary

Penne Pesto

some wine, and some more wines.

Big Mike's - The Comeback

2012-04-15T03:58:00.000-07:00

For my girlfriend’s 25^th birthday, we decided to celebrate it at Big Mike’s Grill House, located in front of Ford Batangas. We had already tried eating here before, but her sister Buma and my friend Ervin, have not.

So while waiting for the main dishes, some picture taking and some nachos.

We're a fan of nachos, however, this one failed our expectations. Its not crunchy and we even assumed that the "nacho pack" seems to be an old stock.

This is their Sausage Stuffed Squid. But really, I didn't taste any sausage, yet the squid itself is tasty.

Kinilaw na Tanigue - luv it :)

Sisig Dory

Spicy Chicken Satay - a must try

Some more pictures :

Balite's Eatery

2012-04-15T03:34:00.000-07:00

Imagine yourself……. a pancit canton with a cold beer at your table while overlooking the sea, isn’t it nice?

There is a simple restaurant located at San Luis Batangas wherein you can experience this. The name of the place is Balite Eatery. It’s a place that caters, pansit canton, mike or bihon, they also have rice meals, spaghetti, lumpia and even beer J

This place is located just at the beach front of San Luis. One easy way, is that from Muzon,(coming from Batangas City) take a left turn at the junction of Caltex Muzon all the way to the town of San Luiz. And just straight forward till you see the gymnasium where you will turn right and just follow the way until you see the Balite Eatery signage. Then just follow the direction :D

the secret passage hehehe

Some more pictures from Balite's Eatery :

the beach is what you see and smell while eating

Britz Batangas City

2011-10-22T00:11:00.000-07:00

Britz is one of the newest restaurant/event center here in Batangas City. Located just in front of Holy Trinity Church in Pallocan. At first we were hesitant because it looks classy. But we heard from an officemate, that it is not that pricey after all. We gave it a try. We were the only customer that afternoon, but still the attendant is quite generous turning on all the aircon hehe, lucky us. Still my impression is that the food will be pricey, until we get a hold of the menu. Instantly, my bebe looked at me and smile. I know already what it means. Then i checked the menu, and just smiled back at her. We orderd pineapple juice for both of us. Also Penne Pesto, Pasta Bolognese and Ham & Cheese sandwich.

I think someone is already hungy..

me to!!!!!

The place is nice, and looks classy.

I think the chef just got too generous on putting the sauce on the penne. The pesto got flooded with sauce. Also the pesto is too oily, I think its olive oil. For us, we thought that a little amount will suffice for a pesto.

On the other hand, their pasta bolognese were overwhelming with meat. Not that I don't want meat,in fact I really like meat. But in their bolognese,I think it was too much. Thanks God, it has a touch of soury flavor which gives a different taste to the pasta.

The ham & cheese, no complaint at all, it has a ham and cheese inside. But it will be better if the sandwich were french toast :)

Can you see how oily the pesto is?But still in the end, we left Britz on a full stomach :D

Big Mike's Grill House

2011-10-12T01:44:00.000-07:00

A newly opened grill house in Batangas City, located at Pallocan West, in front of Ford Batangas. Wonder, what's in their menu.

My bebe was really excited opening their menu :)

just don't mind my neck, yeah, its grose..

This is one of their drinks, four season.

Caesar salad. Nothing extra-ordinary. Its just plain salad

Their fettucine taste fine. Fettucine with carbonara sauce. I think the chef was just to generous on the sauce hehe. It makes it salty.

Grilled squid, with ground meat and cheese inside. I like its plain taste. I think it will be good as pulutan, but also in rice.But since we're on diet, we decided not to.

At last!! My very first taste of Baileys. I wouldn't mind the cost per shot, P88.00

And lucky us, they have a pre-grill promo. :)

Habibi's Restaurant

2011-10-07T21:12:00.000-07:00

Habibi's Restaurant is located at Brgy. Ermita, Balayan Batangas. This is just a simple and plain type of restaurant. Just your typical place to eat, but what you eat here is the one that is different. Habibi is well-known for its shawarma. But in their restaurant, they serve, lamb, biryani, kebab and even ox's brain. They also have some tapsilog for breakfast maybe. Baked macaroni and spaghetti are also served. Here are some of the foods we ate :)

MUDSLIDE!! I mean it, its a large mudslide..

This is their chicken biryani. I like its simple fried rice and whats stuffed inside it :)

..of course crispy fried chicken inside!!

This one is a winner!! It is their ox's brain. It looks like a typical sisig, but it is kinda mushy, yet, its tasty

and then... the left overs :)

Kapeng Barako at Batangas City

2011-09-30T21:19:00.000-07:00

Located at front of Basilica Batangas City, at the side of Plaza Mabini, is a small coffee shop, Kapeng Barako. They cater different flavor of coffees and breads. They even have shots of espresso. And most certainly, the native Batangas Kapeng Barako.

Almond Rocha and Cheese Pandesal

Hazelnut and many pandesals, (forgot the spreads)

try and sip for yourself :)

and take a bite :)

The Infamous Qyosko!!

2011-09-27T03:02:00.000-07:00

As my first post for this blog, I chose one of my favorite food in Dumaguete. The ambience was nice and lots of foreigner goes to this place. It is open 24 hours from Monday-Saturday. At first, I thought the foods will be pricey, their meals are very affordable. Our friend Jassen is the one who ordered for us, since it was our first time. He ordered puchero. Wow!! It was the first time a saw a puchero that looked like this. With veggies and something like a gravy. The beef was quite large for the price. It was mouth-watering, and im excited to eat already.

Then our rice is not just an ordinary rice, they call it, Arroz balao!! It was something like a fried rice with bits of fried fish.

It was really a great combo meal. The puchero was quite sweet and the arroz balao is salty, perfect!! Really had a great brunch!! If every you went to Dumaguete, just try this. You will surely love this!

attack!!