Isla Kusina, Robinson's Las Pinas

It's hard to miss out Isla Kusina as it's one of the restos that you will initially see as you enter the mall. I mean, its kiosk is located under the escalator -who wouldn't see that?! lol

Mmmm their assorted puto looks so delish!

Staff wearing native Filipino clothing.

Love how simple and straightforward the menu is!

Green Mango with Sea salt shake, Guinamos and Strawberry Iced Tea

My order!

The Green Mango was literally like eating a very sour mango with a hint of salt with each sip.

I like and dislike it at the same time haha

Arroz Caldo with Chicken and Egg

Really delicious! Love the infusion of Chicken Inasal too <3

Pork Binagoongan sa Gata

Mom got this. The pork was really tender and flavorful.

Creamy with just the right amount of spiciness!

Lechon Macau

My brother ordered this. I wasn't able to try it but he enjoyed it!

Binawang na Sotanghon

Look how photogenic this dish is!

Good news is that it also tastes good as it looks!

We were surprised that it comes with a piece of puto too haha

Overall, Isla Kusina's dishes were all excellent.

Authentic Filipino food with an affordable price!

Dinner Buffet: La Fiesta Filipino

With the influx of buffet restos in the metro, one would expect that a buffet specifically dedicated to Filipino cuisine would arise sooner or later. 

So now, I present to you La Fiesta ~largest Filipino buffet! wuhooo!

Of course, we had to wait for a voucher for this (#cheapskate lol) so it took us several months after it opened to dine here *cough #excuses *cough =P

Voucher Price: P639 valued at P799 via Metrodeal

here I am enjoying my baboy dinner =P

 Yes, that's only for one person =P

My bowl of papaitan nom nom

Kare-kare, adobo, chopsuey, liempo, adobo rice and some fried insect hehe

tempura, pinakbet, lasagna, meatball, kangkong, lechon kawali, laing, lechon, and kaldereta

*yea, it's not entirely "filipino" after all =P

ginataang kuhol and my assorted bbq

sadly, the bbq was hard and cold already =/

puto, pastillas, mini crepe, brownie, kutsinta

buko juice and kamias shake at the back

pandan, ube and cheese pastillas

these were soooo good!!

my refreshing kamias shake

highlight: the roaming mamang sorbetero!

ube, macapuno and mango "dirty" ice cream

dessert spread

this was the only area i got to take a pic of 

sorry, got preoccupied and forgot to take the others :(

unfortunately, they didn't have my faves puto bumbong, bibinka, leche flan and buko pandan salad =/

capped off with lemon tea

Verdict:

FOOD

Their selection of viands were really good.

You could see all of our well-known local dishes here.

BUT, desserts lacked most of our popular sweets like what I mentioned earlier -I wish they served ice candy too!

Also, I wish they serve the bbqs like how we would normally do it in the streets -different kinds arrayed altogether and letting the customer choose w/c ones to be grilled.

In that way, we could eat it while it's still hot and juicy!

SERVICE

No complaints.

They were attentive and really helpful, even offering to get me some drink I wanted :)

THE MAIN QUESTION

Will I go back?

Hmmm, prolly not too soon.

But I guess this is a good resto to bring my balikbayan relatives and friends!

Kainan sa Dalampasigan

After our Pico getaway, we decided to drop by Kainan sa Dalampasigan for some

seafood goodness ;)

Though you won't see any view of the seashore or bay, you'd be delighted by all the trees and plants that surrounds this resto <3

Upon entering, pots and vases of different kinds of greenery and flora will greet you.

Great space to take photo-ops too! hihi

Dining hall

Lovin the rustic feels <3

mom and my aunt

Menu

 Their iced tea and sago't gulaman is really refreshing!

Got their famous Bilao and Kare-kare. YUM!

Gigantic rice wrapped in banana leaves

Their bilao consisted of grilled pork, shrimps, baked tahong and this mini kangkong achara on the middle. There's supposed to be daing na bangus but it was out of stock so they just added more baked tahong ;)

What a feast! #nomz

Kainan sa Dalampasigan

R. Martinez Street, Barangay Bucana, Nasugbu, Batangas

Manam

Manam/Namnam describes itself as a resto that serves comfort Filipino food.

Basically, Filipino food with a twist!

Here's what we got!

but first, the menu~~~

For our drinks we got: Ube Sago, Gabi Black Sago and Mango Pomelo Coco Cream shakes

and had the SET A meal  for dinner ;)

this set includes:

A bowl of rice

Sinigang Beef Short Ribs w/ Watermelon

Crunchy Ubod and Sotanghon lumpia

House Crispy Sisig

and Turon of Mango & Kesong Puti <3

~ good for 3-4 people, P999

Watermelon Sinigang

-you'd think all those red things would be tomatoes but it's actually watermelon!

This was really the highlight of our meal. The sweetness of the watermelon blended well with the sour-y base of the soup. Yum!

Crispy Sisig

-Nothing special. It just tastes the same with all other sisigs I've tried hehe

But they do have the Corned beef sisig which I think is worth a try :)

Ubod and sotanghon lumpia

- this was really filling though a bit oily.

Anyway, I've always preferred fresh lumpia over fried hihi

Mango + Kesong Puti Turon

-aaah this was really yummy! I could've finished all of these if I wasn't so full consuming all the other dishes!

Very nice twist for a turon!!! <3

couple shot haha

***updates

Crunchy Salt & Pepper Squid Rings served w/sweet chilli sauce
-it really is crunchy but too peppery for my taste

Munggo and Chicharon

- super love this! it has loads of tinapa, pork belly and suahe.

Flavor is very rich. One of my fave munggo dishes ever!