One Rainy Afternoon, Part 3 (Cliffhouse)

Cliffhouse in Tagaytay is great little place to visit. It offers a nice vantage point to see Tall Volcano and it has some cool restaurants in it. There's a new inn about to open there as well.



The weather was rainy (as it says in my title, he he he). There was fog that obscured much of the mountain views.



Despite that, it was still fun to go to Cliffhouse on a weekday when the place isn't too packed with people. There's a small patch of greenery and a pond in the middle, that makes Cliffhouse so pleasant to visit.



Hubby and I wound down at Cafe Breton for some ice cream, crepe and mint tea. We often go to the Cliffhouse branch (or Cafe Breton's Alabang branch) when we want to eat some crepes. The interior is very country and quite homey.



I love crepes because they're freshly made, light and so yummy. Hubby of course has to have ice cream on a cold Wednesday afternoon. He's an ice cream monster. He had the banana split but held off on the whipped cream :-)

I also make crepes at home. Crepes are easy to make but is very time consuming if you are making a huge batch for a party because the crepes have to be made upon "order". Hmm, makes me want to whip up a batch of crepes soon.



What a super fun afternoon.



Hubby gave me a special treat before going home, we drove to Nuvali and fed the Kois :-)

Hubby's Romatic Birthday Dinner

Hubby celebrated a birthday last Saturday. I don't think he would appreciate me broadcasting how many candles he blew out this year :-)



With no definite plans, Hubby and I got ready for a dinner somewhere in Alabang. There are some new restaurants there that we wanted to try out. Right before leaving the house, we decided to take a little roadtrip to Tagaytay instead.

We finally settled to having dinner at Bag of Beans since both of us have never been there and my mom recommended it a few years back.

After about an hour and a half on the road, we finally reached our destination. Bag of Beans is a quaint little garden restaurant found along Aguinaldo Highway. They serve local coffee and English dishes. They serve shepherd's pie, freshly baked breads, coffee, pasta and steaks.

The place is divided into two major indoor dining areas and interspursed tables and chairs for those who prefer al fresco dining. We opted to dine indoors since there was a slight drizzle and it was foggy. Maybe wearing a bustier dress was a bit impractical for a cold foggy night :-)



Hubby and I ordered caesar's salad, lasagna, beef and mushroom pie, roast beef with mashed potatoes and panna cotta. We also took home a loaf of their famous cinnamon raisin bread. I'm not posting any photos because I take lousy food photos under subdued lighting :-)

Here's the lowdown on the food: the Caesar's salad was fresh, cool crisp and very good, made with a home made dressing.

The beef and mushroom pie, was good as well. I liked it, the crust was specially nice (although not as nice as my lola's). I finished the entire thing nonetheless.

The lasagna is very ordinary but not too bad. It could use more mozzarella and more sauce. I only took a bite and took it out.

The roast beef was slightly over cooked. Hubby preferred it medium rare. The sauce accompanying it was good, according to hubby.

The panna cotta's chocolate sauce was a bit rich. It over powered the gentle flavor of the custard.



Hubby and I particularly enjoyed the cool crisp foggy air that only Tagaytay can provide, south of Manila that is.

Happy birthday hubby!