Most of my friends were having their residency already and this holy week is the only time that we'll be able to meet each other.

We initially plan to visit Pangasinan and tour Alaminos and Ian's home as well but due to a lot of reasons (i.e. schedule conflicts, unable to buy bus tickets, etc.) we decided to spend the holy week in Tagaytay instead.

I have been to Tagaytay for a couple of times but I have never tried Leslie's or Josephine's. My friends then opted to dine on either restaurant.

Tagaytay was so populated today. Traffic was everywhere. Super hassle. Good thing Leslie's Restaurant can still accommodate customers even though they have a lot of patrons today.

We ordered for a couple of spicy foods. 

The laing con hipon was ok. This one was not spicy but the shrimp was cooked well. 

Karen also wanted to try the seafood bicol express. I find the dish cool as well since I often eat bicol express that is made of pork. Anyway, the seafood bicol express is superb. A must try dish. It was not so spicy and very flavorful. My new fave.

Of course, we will never miss Tagaytay's famous bulalo... Yum! Yum!

More than the food we also enjoyed the serenade of the restaurant's house singers and acoustic players. We also had a great time catching up while waiting for the traffic to subside. 

Hay! You can never go wrong with great friends and great restaurant. Two thumbs up for Leslie's Restaurant.

Even though I reside in Cainta, I haven’t been to City Golf Ortigas neither dine at Locale Gastrobar. Since I have been reading reviews about the venue I decided to celebrate my birthday with 2 of my good friends and co-intern at Locale Gastrobar.

OVERVIEW:

This is located at City Golf Compound, Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig. For commuters, from Megamall, ride an fx going to Angono FLOODWAY and drop at City Golf compound (right after Home Depot and in front of Valle Verde III gate). From Ayala, take an fx going to Antipolo or Tikling then tell the driver to drop you at the overpass of Julia Vargas Street (that is before Mom and Tina’s in C5, SM Hypermarket and Tiendesitas). Then ride another fx to Megamall then alight the fx at City Golf compound. For private vehicles, from Ayala take the C5 road and turn left at Julia Vargas street. You will find the compound at your right side. If you’re from Antipolo, take the road going to Tiendesitas then turn right at Julia Vargas street. Again, the compound is at the right. If you are from Megamall area, take the Julia Vargas Street. City Golf compound is just after home depot and in front of Valle Verde 3 gate. For those taking a private vehicle, this place has limited parking lot. You can also park in the home depot area. 

Relaxed atmosphere, comfortable seats and elegant looking bar and restaurant describe this gastropub. You may mistakenly think that this place is for high end class men but this is actually a casual dining restaurant and they have price worthy food products. 

SERVICE:

I arrived at the place quite early (or at least early for party time) so I do not have much competition with the servers and they have been very generous to entertain u for our requests.

FOODIES:

One of my friends have read reviews about the place and he want to try the Truffle Pizza however I wanted to try the 3 Cheese Pizza so we decided to order both. Aside from that we also ordered for the Angus Beef Meatballs and Truffle Fries as well. 

The Truffle Fries is ok. The truffle taste is not very distinct though.

This one is sooo good (and very photogenic too) - very meaty and flavorful. Definitely a must try!!!

These pizza were so delicious. Both pizzas are good complimentary with wines. The 3 cheese pizza was heavenly. I love cheese and I super love this pizza. On the other hand, truffle pizza worth all the praises it received in the internet.  It really taste very good plus it has a generous amount of truffles. Love both of this pizzas.

We had a great time eating their food - very delicious indeed. Plus, this is indeed a great place to bond with friends. I’ll definitely go back here, next time probably I’ll bring my parents with me. 

Locale Gastrobar

City Golf Compound, Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig

Mon - Sun: 5:00 pm - 5:00 am

026310468 / 09292533128 / 09279547414

LocaleGastrobar@yahoo.com

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