Bulalong Batangus!

What would you do if on the night in question, weather is cold with october air and the person you are with is sick with cough and colds? First thing on my mind was to eat bulalo, with real hot soup and soft beef and tasty marrows.. That was what we exactly did.

Batangus, a relatively newly-opened restau along Metropolitan Ave corner Pasong Tamo, Makati, boasts of its heavenly bulalo completely comparable with the best you can find in Tagaytay and Batangas.

Let's have some enlightenment

Excuse the crappy photo. But I really wanna share with you some shots of the place. I fell in love with the place the moment I saw it. I am a big fan of restaurants who boast not only of good food but provide equally good ambiance too. And Batangus is a winner for me on both accounts. It’s just a small, almost hole-in-the-wall kind of food joint. From the door to the interior, the restaurant’s theme is modernized western cowboy. The entrance is a big wooden double door with handles fashioned after a bull’s horn (sorry I wasn’t able to take a photo). Upon entrance, you will see rows of booths on one side and open tables on another. Most structure are made of soft wood. Walls are lighted with old-fashion gaseras, with one wall taking the theme a notch higher with faux brick and cowboy hats. Nothing overdone.

Hee-hoo!

Let's get a sittin' down, shall we?

"Live" Concerts

And as a bonus, they provide “live” concerts for diners! Charice, Josh Groban, Shakira, Mariah, Eagles – they have all those and more for you.

I am waiting...

... for you love.

I love sitting in booths as they provide pseudo-privacy. Upon seating, waitress clad in brown polo shirt and tight denim shorts will give you their menu.

What you find in Batangus

Without looking at menu, I go for Special Bulalo. Their bulalo serving consists of a big bowl of beef and lettuce with three cups of rice and unlimited soup. Serving takes about quarter of an hour but I assure you, the  wait is all worth it *big smile

Generously served bulalo

Steak on the side

The only comment we have on the food: the soup easily turns cold. But nonetheless, everything is excellent. Oh, and I also wish they’d expand on their desserts. At the moment, they only have two desserts on the menu, ice cream (grocery-bought) and chocolate cake. I guess a leche flan, graham mango float, fruit salad, even some banana fritters, wouldn’t hurt *wishfulthinking

Happy Tummy!

Food is very affordable. Meal is around 200 to 250 per person. They are open Mondays to Fridays at 11am to 11pm and Saturdays from 11am to 10pm.

Happy tummy once more *bigbigbigsmile*

Sip It Up

Years ago, coffee was the latest fad. Everyone would troop to the nearest Starbucks and get pictures with their frappucinos. You were sosyal if you post a photo of you holding a frappe with your name on the cup. The society has long admitted to itself that it was one of its most jologs phase. Then came the Frozen Yogurt phase when Red Mango, White Hat, Lulubelle, Golden Spoon, and others have sprouted all over the metro. Even ice cream parlors tried their luck of Frozen Yogurts as people start to believe that froyo is the new ice cream, only better (cold and delis with “healthy” benefits on the side). But as they say, nothing lasts forever, even the healthiest and most delicious frappe or yogurt. And in came the Milk Tea! Gongcha, Moonleaf, Happy Lemon, Serenitea. Nata, pearl, omelette. Different concoctions – some with Yakult, some with taro, chocolate, caramel.

One of the latest we have trooped into is Sip milk tea in Robinson’s Galleria. Sadly, I ain’t a Galleria fan thus I can’t really tell you where it is exactly besides that it is where National Bookstore is. And oh boy is it one of the nicest Milk Tea place i’ve ever been! Okay, so I’ve always hold biased towards food/drinks place with nice ambiance and cute/quirky feel. Good thing this holds good food and drinks as well or it’d have been a huge disappointment considering it already won my heart it its sheer decor.

AND LOOK AT THIS ROCKING CHAIR?! A ROCKING CHAIR! GENIUS, AIN'T IT? I want this chair in my own living room.

In all honesty, I am not a big fan of milk teas. I choose brewed tea over milk tea anytime. SO what’s special in this place is that they offer more varieties of iced brewed tea than the famous milk teas. At very affordable price, too.

It doesn't show here but the left-most part is the list of brewed tea

Wintermelon Tea

Chicken Chops!

Nothing too extraordinary for the Chicken Chops but the pearls! OOH THE PEARLS are so soft they feel a bit fuzzy in the mouth.

Can you make me out in the logo outline?

CAT!