Food tripping in Boracay
The place is called Isla Cafe and we chose it because of its laid back ambience. Bar stools, open air, rustic setting and the kind of coffee I was craving for.
We both ordered cappuccino. I chose a mango crepe and my husband had a peach crepe.
I was halfway through my mango crepe when a foreigner placed his order and chose three kinds of fruit in his crepe. My, my, my… had I known a crepe medley was possible, I would have ordered one too.
We walked some more, met with friends who discovered that a former officemate is now managing one of the restaurants in Boracay called Hey, Jude. We chatted for a while, agreed to have dinner at Hey, Jude with the usual joke of how much discount she would give us. We stayed on the beach until sunset, took photos then went back to the hotel to find the girls still fast asleep. An hour or so later, we insisted that they take their shower. We went down to dinner at around 8.00 p.m.
Older girl Sam had burger which came with cole slaw and fries. Younger girl Alex had carbonara which she found too bland. Adding Parmesan didn’t work; a sprinkling of salt solved the problem.
My husband Speedy ordered grilled sausage; I had pork schnitzel with fried potatoes and gravy. We occupied a long table (we were about 15 in the group) and I didn’t know what the others ordered. My pork schnitzel was fine, Speedy had no complaints about his food, our common gripe was how long it took for our food to be served when the place wasn’t even packed.
Anyway, on to the best meal we had in Boracay.
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I had a nightmare with Sunset Turo-Turo. We had lunch the first day at 2 pm because that was the only time we arrived, but when the orders arrived it appeared that they weren’t able to take my order and only prepared one of 2 dishes we ordered. What’s bad is, it took them 20 minutes the first time. I wasn’t about to wait for another 20 minutes seething at the stupid waiter. I ended up having lunch alone at La Carmela de Boracay hotel’s restaurant.
I really like the pictures you took Connie. I may not have been to Boracay but its nice to see it through pictures only.
When we went to Boracay last year, my friends and I were looking for a quick dinner. We went over to Goodah! for a tapa fix. All hopes for getting a quick dinner were dashed when the server repeatedly told us to wait for her to finish serving the other table before taking our orders. It took 25 minutes before our orders were taken and around 15 minutes more to serve it. Goodah Boracay is super slooooow
the pictures looks great, and mouthwatering! nakakagutom! i’m still hoping that the next time we go back home, we’ll be able to visit boracay, although, it’s getting over populated, i’d still like to experience it!
Connie: awesome pictures! i have been in NYC for a while, and looking at these pictures made me a bit homesick. you guys REALLY eat well, i must say!
Hey Jude! lol. i go to that bar every single night whenever I’m in Boracay. just looking at your wonderful photos made me miss Boracay even more.
you are making me hungry, even though i’m sick today.no appetite here and i’m losing weight.
i was going to the philippines but nobody wants to go with me.i love grilled squid…..
I love your site. I never miss a day without logging in. It makes me drool all the time and gives me a big appetite. I usually log in before i prepare dinner and gives me ideas on what to do. More power!
Hi Ms. Connie,
I’m coming home in May and going to Boracay for the first time. Thanks for sharing all this information. I heard about the talipapa but was not keen on it at first, but now I’m actually looking forward to eating there. Have you tried the Crab House and McSandro?
hi ms. connie! hmmm i just wanna ask how do you put your name in your photos? i think they are called ‘water mark’ if im right coz i too take pictures, the type you guys take. i also wanna post them on some site but before i do i want to put my signature in it.
and also i admire your site! it is exactly the type i wanna have! unfortunately i have no means….. so really i love your site! as im a frustrated food photographer and stylist…. kudos!
Adobe Photoshop or GIMP, Kath.
my friends and i just got back from a 3 day stay in boracay. we had lunch dinner and drinks at sunset turo turo. the food was good reasonable and the staff was great.the manager even extended happy hour for us with a few freebies along the way.we love those guys.