Showing posts with label Cafe and Restaurant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cafe and Restaurant. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Civet Coffee Shop

Address: Ground Floor, Skyrise 4 building, IT Park, Apas, Cebu City
(Across The Yellow Cab Pizza)
Operating Hours: 7AM - 1AM Daily
Note: Opening Now

Photo grabbed from https://www.zomato.com/cebu/civet-coffee-lahug/info
Photo grabbed from https://www.zomato.com/cebu/civet-coffee-lahug/info

Why is Civet coffee considered as the rarest and the most expensive brew in the world?  Well, read my research about it and will be posted here soon.. Enjoy and visit the newly opened cafe in IT Park, Cebu City.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Avalanche Ice Cream Shop - The Smokin' Brownie in Cebu City

Address: Anita's Bldg, Osmeña Blvd. Corner, J. Llorente St, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu 
(Right next to Anita's Bakeshop along the way to Boardwalk Shop)
Phone:(032) 416 0345
Opening Hours:11AM–11PM

This is the upper part of the building where you can see right after Anita's Bakeshop 

Have you ever just looked at someone and said... SERIOUSLY?!!! Haha, that's me when I'm hungry.

It was a hot, sunny Monday noon when I went to boardwalk shop to get my order. Since it was lunch time and I felt starving, weak and really wanted to chow down anything as long as it cannot poison me, haha :D  So I walked around near the area from Boardwalk shop and I saw this simple building, the name sounds familiar and my internal organs were knocking in my empty stomach so I entered. 

This is located above the counter area
The Menu

These are their simple menu. As you can see from the left side menu, this is their Famous Creams and the price of all the icecream is P95.00 each. Next to it is their new and premium flavors for iceream including my favorite coffee flavor. Then the highlight of this cafe is the Smokin' Brownies as you can see above. 

While waiting for my orders, I took my time taking few photos of the cafe. By the way, I was the only customer at that time so I could do whatever I want. As I've said it is not spacious so I could capture almost the whole area.

The happy and bright yellow color that good for 4 people.

The center view which can accommodate 8 people if you are with your friends or family.

After 10 minutes they already served my orders and could finally devour. It was funny because I was expected that my Columbian Coffee that I ordered was a coffee drink but I was surprised because they served me an icecream, haha! Though it wasn't enough for my taste but I enjoyed because of the coffee flavor. 

I remember my funny experience here everytime I see this Columbian Coffee of mine, haha :D

Now, let's go to the highlight.. The Smokin' Brownies. Yeah, It's smoking literally so be careful when you eat this.. you might order more, haha! 
Can you see the smoke? Interesting, isn't it?

What is that liquid in the cup?
- It's a Nitrogen liquid that creates vapor-like bubbles.

How to eat the brownie?
- Dip the brownie into the liquid for 5 seconds then it starts to smoke as if you are boiling the brownie into the hot water. After 5 seconds, eat it and you will enjoy putting the brownie into your mouth while smoking.

Is it hot?
- No. The Nitrogen is a liquid that turns the brownie into frozen. So, do not soak your brownie for a long time or else you will eat a hard frozen brownie which has no taste anymore.

CAUTION:
Extremely cold liquid nitrogen

Never Try To:
- Dip your fingers or anything other than brownies
- Spill on anything or anyone
- Impress your friends by acting like you're a cryogenic expert

Although these meals aren't good as my brunch and I won't recommend you to do it so (it isn't good for the health) but I highly recommend you guys to stop by here with your friends and family for snacking and meeting time. You'll surely have fun and enjoy the taste. 

Me, enjoying the food

Me, holding the frozen brownie.

Excuse me for the big face. I took this to show you how it looks like when it goes to the mouth.

Don't forget to leave a finger print, haha! Just write something and post it here before leaving the place.

Opps! They don't have any comfort rooms or washing rooms so be prepared before going there. They even make the icecream beside the cashier. Hopefully soon they'll have another branch around the city and would improve the location. 

So guys, whenever you have a question please post it in the comment box below and share your experience. Have fun! Bon Apetit :)

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Gumbology Restobar

Address: City Time Square, W.O Seno Street, Mandaue City, 6014 Cebu
Phone:(032) 236 0386
Hours: Open today · 10:00 am – 3:00 am

I'm not a food critic. However, I was fortunate enough to have discovered a hidden gastronomic treasure - GUMBOLOGY

New cuisine to satisfy our hunger... A new gastronomic experience. Let's try to be adventurous and it surely pays to be so. Try some good gumbo and have fun! 

 Upon arrival, I immediately noticed an attractive and yet, extremely colourful decor.


The mardi gras ambiance meant that our dining experience was going to be relaxing, fun and enjoyable.



 Lighting and furnishing bring a festive ambiance to its interior...

An eye-catching tissue holder


As for the food - well, we found it difficult to choose. The photo-style menu was well-designed and perfectly detailed. After talking to the friendly staff, me and my friends decided to order the more palatable favourites and specials:
Complementary Bread and Butter

Chicken Empanada w/ Salsa Verde
P118.00

Bolognese
P208.00

Pizza Favorite
P228


(The drinks were also refreshingly soothing)
Cucumber Juice for our Cooler
P128


This restaurant is the perfect spot for gumbo and pinoy food lovers . I was here with my friends/colleagues to experience gumbo in Cebu.

(We finished the dinner with more photos...)

We Got To Get The Whole Thing In The Shot.






My overall opinion is simple: Try it! The food was simply wonderful and I will definitely go back for another round of gumbo delights. Pricing is affordable and service is excellent and incredibly friendly. It is an excellent dining experience for the whole family, especially if you're thinking of having a party there. It is truly a unique experience that I've not seen or savoured anywhere else.

I recommend Gumbology to all those who want to wine, dine and enjoy the good things life has to offer.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

✦Caffe Dara✦

So there goes my little talk about CAFFE DARA. 

Should you want to visit this shop, it is located in One Kenji Place, La Guardia St., Lahug, Cebu City and is less than 10 minutes away from Asia Town, IT Park. 

Another coffee shop adventure.. hehe ~ another chill-out place to stay. HOORAY!!! Today, I bring you CAFFE DARA! Another korean inspired cafe owned by a former student of mine Jun Kim and his ever drop-dead gorgeous sweetheart ♥ a friend and a former colleague of mine Alex. Whew! Proud to endorse this shop! kkk~ All of the details are really attractive. The spherical lights inside and even the name of the cafe, CAFFE DARA! You can feel the love, Sweet, Savory and Magic ♥ Ohhh Emm Gee! kk~

The eye-catching, comfy and chic furnishing obviously shown here   

Wow! Cuddly DARA cushions.. this shows creativity and innovation.

Oh, feelin' SUPERSTAR with my son Marlou showing the famous GenSan SMILE ;-) haha! And wait, we also like the playlist that's being played. It consists of Korean pop songs   

Hi there! I'm showing you the kinda place where you can refresh your mind or even artistically inspired and.. treat your tummy too!

And here comes the two STARS OF THE NIGHT 
Behind them is the complementing color scheme and lomo wall ~ nice nice nice!

...please don't mind my circle face, haha~ 
Just showing you the place for  the eyes, tongue, and belly! Indeed, an entertaining hub for the senses. 

And the best thing was FREE! Yay! :D
So happy that Jun served this kind of cake with egg filling for free and the taste was PRICELESS! Yummy!

Just found this cute printed tissue while waiting for our coffee (excited!) And while in the shop, you can check their korean cosmetics for sale and are 100% original + cheaper price compared to the malls.  (couldn't take photos)

chandadadan... here's my COOKIE CARAMEL! In my opinion, could match up to Starbucks! Perfect! Price: P160.00

MOCHA FRAPPE for my friend Karma.
Price: P130.00

STRAWBERRY NANA for my son Marlou.
Price: P160

CARAMEL FRAPPE for lovely Akira.
Price: 130.00

My favorite DARA DARA TOAST! This was the best part of our stay here! It was worth the taste with these blendid drinks. It's sure to be a delight to those who have a sweet tooth!

We were so lucky to have our special barista! Hehe ~ Thanks Alex for giving us WIFI password, for free .. of course! 

Introducing... my foody-buddy, pretty Karma
Aside from the usual hot and cold drinks (house blend and dutch coffee) CAFFE DARA has a variety of food, hand crafted pastries and cakes, snacks and fushion dishes!

Cute and colorful design outside the cafe 😘😘

Here's the map. Check this as your guide.

Guys, you may want to add this to your list of cafes to visit. Everything is a must try!