My first time here was last December 12 for the anniversary dinner. The restaurant was just a few weeks (maybe a month) old, so it was pretty empty and the menu, limited in its dishes. If i'm not mistaken it might've still been on its soft opening. Anton and I ordered a Salmon salad for our starter (which we enjoyed a lot), and steak for our main.
This time around we, along with other friends, were invited to dine at Cafe Voila to celebrate the birthday of one of our most wonderful friends (and also the daughter of the owner of the restaurant), Carla.
We wanted to try a bunch of dishes so we agreed on having Carla do the orders for sharing. I'm not so familiar with the menu names of the dishes we were served, but of course every dish that landed on the table was just delicious. Scroll through to get a glimpse!
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| For starters: basic tomato, cheese and olives in olive oil. |
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| I got a Margarita for my drink. It was good but had way more alcohol in it than I expected. I thought I'd be needing another one but this drink lasted me the whole meal, and also got me a bit woozy. |
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| This was the same salad I got last December. It had salmon, mushroom, cheese and that good Japanese sesame dressing we're all crazy about. |
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| Unfortunately, I wasn't able to try this dish. I was only able to get a few shots of it before it was attacked by everyone in the table. |
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| This prime rib was delicious! Although I wish it was a tad bit softer, it was still good nonetheless. |
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| This shrimp came in the same mini griller that chicken up there arrived in. I only got a piece but I enjoyed it very much because it had all sort of flavours in it. If only I got to try the rice it came with. My friends loved it. |
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| Salmon Eggs Benedict. To be honest, I think this is just the second eggs Benedict I've had. Ever. So I'm not quite sure about how awesome eggs Benedict should taste. I had a bite of this in the middle of all the strong flavours from the different dishes, so this didn't stand out for me that much. We also had one with ham in it but I wasn't able to get a piece. |
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| Their Pad Thai, though. Definitely one of the dishes you should order when visiting this place! |
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| I just realised while looking at this shot that I didn't get to snap and taste the chicken pandan. There was just too much going on that I missed out on some dishes! |
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| The meal ended with some coffee and the most delicious Apple Crumble Cheesecake I've ever tasted! Sorry for not having a photo, but it was just too delicious that I forgot to take a photo of it. Another dessert we were able to try was the Caramel Cheesecake, which was also super good! |
I absolutely love visiting this place not only because of the good food but also because it is so. freakin. beautiful. Carla's mom designed the place herself, and the style is a mix of their house and a bit of Flotsam and Jetsam in La Union (which is owned by Carla's sister). From the interiors and furniture to the small details, like placemats, pillow cases, signs, glasses, mugs. Everything is so well thought of that every inch of that place gets you marvelling and snapping away the whole time you're there. A lot of their pieces in the restaurant are hand picked from Bali, so you can just imagine the colourful prints and intricate patterns. It's also so homey (especially during December when the Christmas decors are up), so it's the perfect place to visit and enjoy the cold Tagaytay weather.
It has now become a must-visit for a lot of people in Tagaytay (the place was packed when we went and could no longer accommodate some customers), so I suggest you reserve ahead of time especially if you're going on the weekend. I promise it won't disappoint!
Until next time #danielaeats!
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