Lola’s Pamana is a Restaurant in Tagaytay

Lettuce Says,

One of the greatest and most profitable things that you can leave your grandchildren were sumptuous timeless recipes and great business sense. The Ongpaucos made sure their legacy will be shared, remembered, and tasted. That makes Pamana Restaurant, a must try Filipino restaurant in Tagaytay with a view of Taal.

Warning: Picture heavy post. Some people love it though, like me! LOL

Our mission that cold breezy night was to have a quiet and proper dinner date. I was craving for bagnet while Sunrise was, as always, on the lookout for his favorite dish. From our hotel, we just took a jeepney ride to Pamana.

It is located along the main road of Tagaytay-Nasugbu Highway, just beside the Boutique Bed and Breakfast (would love to try this bnb!) and just a few steps from the Lourdes Church.

The resto's ambiance is very rustic old mansion-ish with memorabilias, old photos and antique things everywhere. Sunrise can somehow sense spirits which he learned not to tell me in detail since I always freak out. So, he just told me he sensed something and to avoid taking photos of the old mirrors. Chills! It's more than the cold breeze...

Meister’s by Almon Marina @ Glorietta Food Choices

Dec2009

Lettuce Says,

After the Tosh incident, I hurriedly went to Ayala to soothe my grumbling stomach. I bought this 12 inch submarine sandwich with smoked ham at Meisters. I ate half of it and saved the other half for my other half. Hahaha. I paired this with mango-kiwi shake from Fruit Magic.

Smoked Ham Submarine Sandwich (showing half) (P110)

Fruit Shake (P80)

Smoked ham, very delicious with the freshest lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, pickles, and dressed with mayo and mustard. Perfect, except for the bread. This is wrinkled and comparable to the bread used in foot long stands around the common neighborhood.

Sunrise Says,

I have always been a sandwich lover. 

Guess what I bought with my first pay from my first job? Yes, I bought myself one good jumbo hotdog sandwich from 7 Eleven.  We would not go further with that because we would definitely feature that sandwich soon.

Imagine yourself singing an old song as your LSS (last song syndrome) while being served with good food on your table. They said LSS is a result of a present emotion after a certain situation. Well, if that is how it is defined, I definitely sang YELLOW SUBMARINE of THE BEATLES after I ate this submarine sandwich. But I only know one line of the song … and it goes, “We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.” Anyone care to share the lyrics? Yellow? Hmm, it was colorful in its own way.

I call this a wonderful sub-sandwich, it was a submarine sandwich made by fine selection of ingredients. I only had part of it, but the taste was enough to satisfy my palate. The smoked ham was perfectly paired with vegetables and was not overwhelming in taste. I think the vegetables were fresh when the sandwich was prepared, and it was still fresh when I ate it. 

The dressing was fine, but if I was to choose, it would be dripping with mustard and mayo, also Thousand Island dressing would complement this. I do agree though with Lettuce that the bread was too wrinkly, like those at the street stands. 

My half of the sub-sandwich was divided into four because I shared some to my niece and nephew. The fourth share was not able to reach any other mouth but mine. My share was too small for my hungry belly then.

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Sbarro @ Festival Mall Alabang

Hall of Famer - Chicago Deep Dish – Angus Steak Pizza, Baked Ziti and Cheesecake with Tops.

Dec2009

Lettuce Says,
Sbarro is one of our all time favorites when it comes to pizza and pasta. We are like patrons. The good thing with this establishment is the high quality standard of food and service. Anywhere we went that has a Sbarro, the tastes of their food are almost exactly the same.

Chicago Deep Dish – Angus Steak Pizza
I ordered a slice of Angus Steak Pizza (P186) for my big man with big appetite. And boy was this heavy or what? Sunrise and I had a hard time emptying this plate! Long strips of beef keep on coming out and seems like there’s no tomorrow. It tastes like heaven turned beef and pepper.

Baked Ziti

Never did I dine at Sbarro without ordering this. A half serving of baked ziti with mozzarella (P96) in half white and half red sauce with freshly baked garlic bread sprinkled with my favorite Sbarro potpourri (chili flakes, oregano, parmesan, etc.) is the perfect dinner for my pasta-craving-days.

Cheesecake with Tops (P76)

I am not a fan of cheesecakes but I can’t help ordering this one that came oozing with blueberry, pineapple, and cherry syrupy toppings since it really looked yummy.  I’m surprised I almost practically loved this! The tops obviously came from canned preserves but the cheesecake has only a subtle taste that I need in order to like it. Great dessert to wash our sinfully palate because of that humongous steak pizza.

Sunrise Says,

I sing my praises to God, He who always blesses us with food on our table.
I glorify him with all his work and wonders.

This one of God’s many Gifts for me this December. This is His goodness.

I remember one commercial advertisement with cows going to heaven after their beef had been served in a meal?

I do believe that everything good goes to heaven and came from, and the beef with this goodness served awesomely with big chunk of angus stakes thinly striped and stuffed in a slice of pizza, oozing with cheese and fine tomatoes- red sauce, seasoned perfectly with herbs and pepper,  I was in heaven.

The Baked Ziti! I made it bold to put an impression to all of our reader s that we definitely recommend this meal. Line it up in your order and you’re on your way to the skies.

But in every blessing we get, May we humbled and says our thanks.

Washing it all off with a great finisher, bringing myself again to reality was this superb cheesecake. The color made it simply nice, but the taste of the cheesecake was really to be praised.

…and I say AMEN.

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Slice N' Dice - Char-Grilled Steaks SM Sta. Rosa Laguna

Sizzling Cheezy Garlic Mussels

Dec2009

Lettuce Says,
We are few of those people who eat rice meals at any time of day. I have always been a sucker for steaks so we tried Slice N' Dice for the first time. The place was nicely lit but we prefer seats with back rests. (Getting old…)  Some seats were empty since it's only 4 'o clock.

They are known and proud of their P99 steaks. We ordered T-Bone (well done for me of course with gravy on the side). Rice must be purchased separately and it's ginto (P21 per cup!).  Sizzlers @ ATC Foodcourt is actually cheaper since it already includes 1 big serving of rice (java or garlic). I ordered Cheezy Garlic Mussels (P66 with rice + P15 w/ drink) and mashed potato (P19) for Sunrise.

T-Bone

Loved it! Nicely done, gravy tasted flat and it’s obvious

Cheezy Garlic Mussels (10 pcs) 

It’s too cheddarry for me.

Mashed Potato

Ok for P19

You can see Sunrise's attempt in plating.

We spent a little over P200. Sunrise noticed the receipt has Tin # and Permit # showed as XXX-XXX-XXXX. I wonder, is it allowed for restaurants just like driving a car with For Registration sign instead of a plate number?

Sunrise Says,

I told you in our entry about the buffet dinning in Marriott Cafe that I loved their potatoes, but for Slice N'Dice, it was very disappointing. I could make a better mashed potato with this for P19. I'm a fan of Mr. Potato head, and I bet he would be ashamed on how his family would be disgraced by the way this mashed potatoes were made. Give them the benefit of the doubt that they think they served real mashed potatoes but there were just too little hint of butter, spices and flavor.

The cheesy garlic mussels served in sizzling plate (10 pcs.) was very nice though, considering that it was only for P66 with hefty load of cheese on top of each mussel, but I prefer melted cheese. The garlic flavor overflowed from the mussel’s shells over to the sizzling plate giving a nice charred garlic aroma, that’s good if you do like garlic. Overall, this treat was very nice but its still better served baked.

Bad choice of rice or are they just making up for lost profit?

The T-bone steak was ok, because it was sliced thin, so it's easier to SLiCE N'DICE, not too flavorful though, and the gravy was not too bad - just common commercial gravy.

Although  SLiCE N'DICE is a fast food type of dining, they should have at least gave a little effort in putting some art in their plates, they say that it is not only your mouth and stomach that does the eating, our eyes tastes it first.

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Pancit sa Bilao SM Merienda Meals @ SM Sta. Rosa Laguna

Dec2009
Lettuce Says,

Sunrise is really hungry after his mandatory OT at work that he impulsively bought a merienda meal from SM Foodcourt (a lineup of merienda dishes starting at 2pm until supplies last, I think). For P55.00, he bought this baked macaroni with macaroni salad and iced tea. He bought it from the selections of Pancit sa Bilao. I took a bite and tasted it.

Baked Mac: looks good tastes even worst, it's sweet and slippery; I can't even taste the ketchup
Macaroni Salad: tastes ok, I hardly can taste the mayo
Iced tea: more like iced water; the girl put 5 big cubes of ice! is this an SOP for them?

Sunrise still emptied the plate, but wished he ate at Jollibee instead. (We always say this when we’re not satisfied with what we ate)

A lot of people ate their merienda meals everyday because it's relatively cheaper than eating at fastfood restos but can we request something much more edible to eat?

Sunrise Says,

At the price of P55 pesos and good presentation of the food on the counter could really fool us, especially if we are starving and saw these snacks handy.

I would prefer eating at Jollibee or even goto (rice porridge) than what I ate here. The baked mac. Was it really a baked mac, or are they misinterpreting people to like their baked mac, sweet and indeed very far from the Filipino-style sweet sauce? The macaroni salad, was a mix of macaroni shells, commercialized mayo and too much carrots to maybe put a lot of color in the dish. The "Iced" tea. All I can say was, it was really iced!

But still, I emptied my plate, said thanks for the food, and wished again that I ate at Jollibee instead.

Lettuce said it’s "relatively cheaper" than eating at fastfood restos? I don't know if it was worth it at all. The next chow is much better for that price - wait till you hear about the bananas.

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Frozen Dipped Banana on Stick @ SM Sta. Rosa Laguna

Lettuce Says,

While waiting for Sunrise, I found a new food stand near the food court. I was intrigued with the Frozen Dipped Banana on Stick and tried one.

I bought the chocolate dipped with mini mallows sprinkles for only P25.00 The cruchiness of the chocolate coating and chewiness of the mini mallows blend well with the soft and cold banana. They have a variety of dips like strawberry, ube, white chocolate, peanut butter and buko pandan. You can choose among choco sprinkles, peanuts, stick-o and rice crispies.
 
Chocolate Dipped with Mini-Mallows

When Sunrise arrived, I told him to try out a banana.
It is refreshing yet you feel full after you ate it (because of the banana). It should have been a sure hit to mall goers but their signage is not eye-appetizing and eye-catching.

Sunrise Says,
One of my favorite food, the Banana was brought to the new level of food cart eating. This food cart owner is really creative, from the way the simple banana was presented. The Cart was simple but could be improved.
I'm excited to describe and share the food with you.  At, the price of P25 with loads of chocolate  sprinkles, it was really worth the price.

Peanut Butter Dipped with Chocolate Sprinkles

I've chosen the choco dip and mallows first, showing that Lettuce and I have the almost the same taste, I did not know that she already tried that combination until she told me. So, I opted for the all time favorite peanut butter dip with chocolate sprinkles. The chocolate sprinkles complement so well with the peanut butter dip (but I really hoped it was real peanut butter which I really like with banana). The banana was chilled so it was really refreshing from my first bite.

I was thinking that the dip may overwhelm the banana (which was small for my size hehe), but it did not, because it was the taste of the banana that would still prevail with a small burp from my tummy.

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