A SUMPTUOUS LUNCH AT PAMANA RESTAURANT IN TAGAYTAY

A table beside a fake fireplace in Pamana Restaurant, Tagaytay

Photos of different generations of the family (above the fake fireplace) who owns Pamana Restaurant in Tagaytay

Next stop from the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast was the Pamana Restaurant in Tagaytay. This was where we had lunch. 

A mini store will welcome you at the entrance of the Pamana Restaurant. The main dining area is on the second floor.

The ambiance in the restaurant is homey and elegant. The tables are made of heavy wood and the table settings are lovely with non-matching plates on each.

Lovely table setting at Pamana Restaurant, Tagaytay with non-matching plates

Drinks were served first which is quite the norm when dining out.

Pandan-luya drink at Pamana Restaurant, Tagaytay

I had the Pandan-luya drink as I was the more adventurous in the group. Pandan-luya drink is ginger tea which they serve with a small piece of pandan leaf to lend a color contrast to the yellow liquid and also to provide a hint of pandan taste to the drink. 

The Pandan-luya drink was good. It was sweet such that I was not able to taste or feel the heat on my tongue, which is expected, from the ginger tea. I only felt the warmth on my throat after sipping it every now and then throughout the meal. It is a good beverage to drink to cleanse the palate especially, when a meal one is having consists of fatty food.

My nephew ordered Chocolate shake which he described to taste like crushed chocolate twin popsies. He gave this drink a thumbs-up :).

Oh, and I was pleasantly surprised when I took a sip of their water as it possessed a hint of the inherent nutty flavor profile of the pandan leaf. 

We ordered the three-way lumpia (spring rolls) trio (P250?) as our appetizer. It is called three-way lumpia because it consists of three kinds of lumpia; kesong puti lumpia, lucban longganisa lumpia and tinapa or smoked fish lumpia. Five small and thin pieces each of these lumpias were served with plain vinegar with a piece of chili and pinakurat vinegar alongside the dish as condiments to dip in.

The nilagang bulalo was huge (P550)! It said in the menu that it's good for four people but it should easily fill eight hungry stomachs with its size. The meat was fall-off-the-bone tender and the soup was rich and creamy without tasting too fatty and yellowish which I assume was the result of the color of the bone marrow oozing out and mingling with the soup after boiling it for hours and hours.

We also had crispy tawilis (P220) which was sweetishly crispy, pancit buko (P220), a dish with coconut shreds as noodles with stir-fried vegetables and pork strips served in a coconut shell and, tinuktok (P280), pieces of buko and shrimp wrapped in taro leaves and cooked in coconut milk which was mildly spicy.

Our lunch at Pamana Restaurant in Tagaytay was sumptuous and the price was value-for-your-money because of the serving size and the quality of the food. There was one thing though, that spoiled the otherwise enjoyable meal that we had. Flies! They were all over our table. The lighted candles and air from an electric fan were unsuccessful in preventing them from ruining our meal. We had to constantly shoo them away with our hands. I hope that they do something about this to keep the experience really wonderful.

Directions to the Pamana Restaurant below:

Point A is Pamana Restaurant in Tagaytay

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