Bulalo @ Tagaytay

Don' t know where the most delicious bulalo/ cuisine are in Tagaytay?

My friends and I didn't know either haha! But luckily our driver told us to try this 

restaurant that has been the most visited in Tagaytay. 

We just wanted to taste a bulalo, but knowing that the restaurant is most visited, there must be something that makes people come back to this place every time they go to Tagaytay.

This is the Josephine Restaurant.

The interior and built of this restaurant made me think at the start that the 

food prices here must be high, and that we might need to use our cards later.

"Napasubo yata kami sa mamahaling restaurant, 

si manong kasi dito kami tinuro haha!"

The place is huge, i think it can accommodate more than a hundred customers.

But manong said that even though the place is huge, people do still wait for 

their turn to be seated especially at peak hours and dates.  

Good thing we went there at almost midnight. 

We were among the last customers then.

The place is clean, neat, classy, yet comfy and inviting.

The restaurant usually offers buffet eat-all-you-can' s, 

but since we arrived there near midnight, they've already 

cleaned up the buffet part. 

The menu book is cool too. With nice and appetizing pictures.

As I said earlier,  I was worried about their menu prices upon entering the place.

But seeing the menu made me breathe again. 

Their menu ranges from 150 - 500+ php. To think that their serving is for sharing, 

I think the prices are reasonable enough.

And to think that people do return to them every time they go to Tagaytay, 

I think their price will be reasonable for the taste of their food. 

But tasting and seeing is believing. 

Look at that huge bowl of bulalo in front of me!

I was excited to taste it the moment it arrived at our table. 

We tasted it, and yes, it tasted delicious! :) 

I remember my friends and I saying "Ang sarap!" 

every time we sip and take a bite. 

This bulalo is heaven!!! :)

The condiments. The left one is for the crispy pata.

My friends tried this kilawing isda. I didn' t try it though.

The crispy pata was huge. The crunchiness of the skin 

and the tenderness/ juiciness of the meat was heaven.

We also tried the laing. Though the ginger is a little overpowering, 

we enjoyed it too.

And we didn' t miss to try their desserts too.

From left counter clockwise: Blueberry Cheesecake, Berry Macapuno,

Cappuccino Cheesecake, and Tiramisu.

The three cakes are the usual, but the Berry Macapuno (upper right) 

is something new to the palatte, composed of leche flan at the bottom, 

topped with macapuno ice cream and blueberry syrup.

I thought of my family, I thought that they should also be delighted 

to taste Josephine Restaurant' s cuisine,

so I ordered a take out of their crispy pata.

More posts to come, so stay tuned! :)

Mushroom Burger and Sky Ranch

Part 2 of our Tagaytay Road Trip: To try a Mushroom Burger and try to see the tallest ferris wheel in the Philippines.

The mushroom burger store is just a minute drive from the Sky Ranch. When going  to Tagaytay, you must try 2 of their famous foods, the Mushroom Burger and the Bulalo. And we didn' t let our opportunity to try them be missed.

They grow their own mushrooms, and their mushrooms are of different types. 

They incorporate their mushrooms in different food selections, from pastas, noodles, rice meals, burgers, and sandwiches.

 Tourists and locals alike, never fail to stop by their store and eat their food.

Not just because it's famous, but because of the diverse selection, 

great food and fair price.

They have 2 types of burgers and sandwiches. One is whose patty is one part beef and one part mushroom, and one is a pure mushroom sandwich. 

Their combo' s comes with fries and drinks, which can also be up-sized.

My friends, while waiting for our take-outs.

They have a no-straw policy, and use environment friendly 

materials for their food packaging. 

And now for the verdict. This one is a regular mushroom burger.

Part beef and part mushroom.

This is an OK burger. The patty is not that thick and the burger tastes like 

the normal burgers. Its only advantage from other burgers is that is a 

healthier option because it is part-mushroom, less cholesterol but the

 same amount of protein. 

After stopping by the Mushroomburger, we then went straight to the Sky Ranch. 

The Sky Ranch is a new amusement park by SM Corp. in Tagaytay whose main attraction is their Ferris Wheel, which by far is the tallest in the Philippines.

They have an entrance fee of 50 php, and their rides are a few, but their 

Viking Ride is enjoyable, because it is more thrilling than the 

Viking Ride in Enchanted Kingdom.

Viking Ride - 50php

Their rides costs at a range of 50 - 150php, 

the one with  150php price is the Ferris Wheel.

They don' t allow foods and drinks to be carried inside the premises, 

but I got away with my Mushroom Sandwich. 

The sandwich looks yummy, and yes it is yummy, especially when you got one with more Shitake mushrooms. But if you got one with more of the white mushroom, i bet it won' t taste much juicy. 

The typical amusement park rides: 

the carousel

the roller coaster 

the kiddie rides

And yes we bought tickets for the Ferris Wheel. 

We were so excited while waiting for our turn  and finally having our turn to ride.

The cart by the way is air-conditioned and with fiber glass windows.

So if you' re riding it at night, you won' t enjoy it that much. 

Especially then what you see from the top are just lights from the establishments surrounding the Sky Ranch and the pitch black sky and Taal Lake. 

You can' t  take a good picture either, because it's night time, and you won' t 

be able to use your camera flash because the fiber glass window 

will just reflect the light back.

We enjoyed our company instead, and that is the consolation prize for our 150php.

I suggest you to try the Ferris Wheel in day time, maybe you would enjoy 

it more at that time.

More posts to come, so stay tuned! :)