Mother's Day Treat

My husband, Erwin, made plans to celebrate mother’s day. The kids begged off saying that we should just go on a date and not tag them along. Of course, we knew that they just preferred to spend the day in front of the PC and the Playstation without us nagging them to stop. We didn't argue considering they only had a few days left in their summer break.

Lunch at Taj of Tagaytay
Erwin and I are fond of Asian food – our very own Filipino cuisines, Singaporean, Thai and Indian. Indian seems to be more accessible nowadays. So far we’ve tried Bollywood at Greenbelt 3, Kashmir at Pasay Road, Queen’s at Jupiter, and a few smaller eateries within Makati.
On this special day, we had lunch at Taj of Tagaytay. Loved the food, liked the place. Maybe I’ll like the place even more when it’s totally finished – some parts look like its still being constructed.

We had…

Beef Samosa, P120.00. It’s like empanada served with tamarind sauce.


Mutton Kebab, P220.00.


Chicken Masala, P330.00. Love this. The chicken was very tender and the curry was not too overpowering. The waiter recommended that we have it with Plain Naan (P90.00). This dish would also go well with rice.



Since the servings were relatively small, we made additional orders of Chicken Tikka, P240.00, and Roti Chanai (P130.00). I think Roti Chanai is better with the Chicken Masala.


We ended up ordering too much. Despite the not-so-big portions, the food was so delicious, thus, satisfying regardless of the size. Aside from the food, Taj has WiFi and is open 24 hours. It also has a small spa and I think an inn. We wanted to try the spa but the area was not enclosed. Relaxation needs some privacy, right?

There's Always Room For Dessert

After the very heavy and very satisfying lunch, we had to drive around a bit to make room for dessert. It was easy to just jump right away to dessert but I wanted to enjoy it. As they say - patience is a virtue. We had Strawberry Cheesecake and coffee at Bag of Beans. I've tried their products before but this was my first time to dine in.



The enclosed area, where we had our coffee, was so cozy some patrons couldn't help but doze off. It was a perfect siesta place. Good thing the coffee was strong enough to keep us up, and refillable too. I always think that's how coffee should be - good and with free refill.



Erwin had a blast taking pictures of the greenery and an insect or two.