Weekend Lunch at Tagaytay

We spent the Fathers' Day weekend in Tagaytay, taking advantage of the Clairvoyant being home from Singapore and hitting the proverbial two birds with one stone as her mother was also celebrating her birthday last weekend. After the long drive from Quezon City to Tagaytay, which we took in just about 2 hours thanks to the light traffic on Saturday morning, we decided to find a place where we could have an early lunch. We were mindful that restaurants in Tagaytay could get quite crowded during breakfast, lunch and dinner times and we only had a light breakfast before leaving Antipolo and Quezon City. We ended up at Dencio's, which we knew had a good view of Taal Lake and Volcano - a major attraction with the best views coming from the ridge where Tagaytay is located.

We enjoyed our food, the great view and the cool winds that blew into the restaurant. We had seafood, bulalo (a must-try dish whenever in the Batangas and Cavite areas), chop suey (enjoy fresh veggies in Tagaytay) and adobo fried rice, and had buko juice (coconut water) on the side. The buko meat was tender and just sweet enough, and so made for a good dessert after our meal.

Binawang na hipon (Garlic shrimps)

Bulalo

From top (clockwise): Adobo fried rice, grilled squid and chop suey

We probably had the best table with a clear view of Taal Lake and volcano.

The Clairvoyant actually took a lot more photos at Dencio's. The restaurant had an area across from the building that could be used for receptions for events like weddings, birthdays and baptisms. They have a nice garden at the restaurant level where people can take photos with the lake and volcano in the background.

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