About a year ago, hubby and I agreed that Sundays will be devoted to: 1. attending mass, preferably in the morning since one tends to get a bit lazy later in the day, and 2. quality time spent with the family. This after we noticed that on most Sundays, we get so wrapped up in attending to little work details that it has become just another workday. It was fine when there were just the two of us. But now that we have our son, our priorities naturally changed, and we want to spend as much quality time with him as we could.
Last Sunday, our little boss woke up much later than his usual hour. As we wouldn't be able to make it to the 8:30AM mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, we opted to attend the 10AM mass. The mass finished shortly after 11AM, so instead of our usual late breakfast, we decided to try out something new.
We have been to Buon Giorno before, we live about 5 minutes away after all. However, upon learning that we were up for at least 20 minutes of waiting to get a table, we decided to just head out and find another place. Since it was still a bit early for lunch when we got there last Sunday, only a couple of tables were occupied, although more than half of the place was already reserved including all the tables on the open veranda. But luck was on our side as we were given a spacious corner couch that had a view of the whole restaurant as well as a glimpse of the view outside. Not bad! :)
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| The boss having milk at the corner couch which can double as a daybed. |
As Nathan is sure to share my drink upon waking up (he fell asleep just before the mass ended), I got a glass of dalandan juice. It's actually a shake on the menu, but you can ask for it to be served as juice. Hubby decided to just have water as he wasn't too keen on their iced tea which the server informed us was a commercial brand one. Good decision, as I was surprised at my drink's size when they served it. It was HUGE!
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| Dalandan juice (Php120) in a gigantic mug! |
While waiting, they gave us some house bread, which was quite good. It was warm, light and had a hint of herbs.
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| House bread |
The bread went quite well with their cream of broccoli soup, which hubby and I shared. It might look a bit small, but if you're planning on having a heavy main course, it would be wise to just share a bowl as it can fill you up if you finish the whole serving on your own.
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| Crema de Broccoli (Php140) |
Having seen risotto on reality cooking shows, hubby has long been wanting to try some. A food blog that I read a while back mentioned that Buon Giorno has really good risotto, so he decided to order one of their bestsellers, the chicken and mushroom. And good it was! I though at first that the generous-sized strips of chicken and mushroom were just toppings for the risotto, but when hubby started eating, we saw that there were more chicken and mushroom mixed in. Nathan seemed to like it, too, though as he just had his milk, he was more interested in sipping the dalandan juice than eating.
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| Pollo E Funghi risotto (Php302) |
After debating with myself whether I should order their other bestseller risotto (smoked salmon and asparagus), I finally decided to have their rib eye which the served said was the bestseller in the steak/meat menu. I initially wanted prime rib but was informed that they no longer have it although it's still on the menu (with N/A written beside it). It was quite big, maybe 10 oz or more, butterfly cut, and came with 2 sides and mushroom and wine sauce. I asked that it be cooked medium well, but upon cutting into it, I realized that they had it well done. So well done, in fact, that the steak was almost dry and tough. It was also a bit on the salty side, just like the sides. I was contemplating on having it replaced, but decided against it as it was not entirely bad. But I'll definitely steer clear of it in future visits and stick to their risotto, pasta and salad.
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| Rib eye with potatoes and vegetables (Php598) |
Overall it was a nice Sunday brunch for us. Nathan got a few bites of everything, but wasn't really impressed with the food. I guess he still wanted his pancakes and french toast which are his staples after Sunday mass. I'm sure we'd be going back to sample more of their menu (with pancakes thrown in for the little boss).
Buon Giorno Caffee and Bistro is located at The Cliffhouse, Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City.
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