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Royale Tagaytay
Posted by: | CommentsRoyale Tagaytay Country Club
The nine-hole golf course is part of a sports and leisure complex in Tagaytay City. The location guarantees cool weather for the golfers. It is ideal for practice while the rest of the family can enjoy the other sports facilities and amenities offered by the club
Facilities
Driving range, pitching and putting greens. Pro sports shop, restaurants, coffee shop, tennis, billiards, swimming pool, badminton, basketball, gym and other facilities are available.
Availability
Private club, guests must be accompanied or sponsored by a member.
Location and Getting There
About 65 kms from Makati in Tagaytay City. Address: Buck Estate, Alfonso, Cavite. Tel. Nos.: (0912) 324-1748. Fax: (097) 37503220.
From Makati via South Expressway and Carmona or through the Coastal Road and Aguinaldo Highway.
Accommodations
Taal Vista Lodge, Sunrise Hotel, Estancia and a good number of small hotels in and around Tagaytay City.
Source:http://www.livinginthephilippines.com/golf/southern_luzon_royale_tagaytay.html
A Real Life Experience At Royale Tagaytay
I had lunch two weeks ago at Royale Tagaytay Country Club with is part of the Royale Tagaytay Estates. Royale Tagaytay Estates is a subdivision project located in Amadeo, Cavite. This made getting there a bit confusing, because while the place is called Royale Tagayatay, it is actually not located in Tagaytay City but in the neighboring municipality of Amadeo, Cavite. “Tagaytay” is used in the name to promote sales of the of the subdivision project.
The buffet lunch was very interesting with a wide variety of food choices, including a salad bar, a barbecue section, a Mongolian grill section and a noodle station. The food itself, is pretty good.
Source:http://tagaytayridge.blogspot.com/2009/08/royale-tagayatay-country-club.html
Leslies Restaurant Tagaytay
Posted by: | CommentsSome of nice blog reviews and real life experiences of visitors and guests of Leslies Restaurant in Tagaytay.
Restaurant Review Leslies Restaurant
Source:
http://manilafoodistas.blogspot.com/2008/08/restaurant-review-leslies-restaurant_10.html
Conveniently situated along the highway, Leslie’s Restaurant opens its doors to accommodate weary travelers with authentic Filipino food and breathtaking views. The cool air this time of the year offers the perfect excuse to indulge in body-warming food the restaurant has to offer — this meant more protein-rich food were of priority for us.
The ambiance is very Filipino, as it features a Nipa Hut inspired spacious interior with wooden chairs and tables to go along with it. The restaurant is seated on a cliff with quaint little outdoor huts overlooking Taal Lake and the famous Taal Volcano.
The dishes were in large servings, typical of the Filipino extended family setting. The taste of the dishes were not of the extraordinary but the scenery and the warm Filipino feel and taste made up for it.
Leslies Restaurant Overlooking Taal Volcano
Bulalo At Leslies Restaurant Tagaytay
Source:
http://visitpinas.com/bulalo-at-leslies-restaurant-tagaytay/
The main attraction of Tagaytay is the view of Taal Volcano, which could be seen along the edge of the outer crater. I’m not sure if “outer crater” is the appropriate term, but I have to hazard a guess considering that Taal Volcano is known as the “volcano within a volcano” or, its related phrase, “the lake within a lake”.
The lake could be viewed from the viewing platforms of various establishments along the ridge. I usually bring my guests to the Taal Vista Hotel, Josephine’s Restaurant, Starbucks or, our favorite destination because of its gastronomical bonus — Leslie’s Restaurant.
It’s easy to get carried away with the view, but let’s get back to the gastronomical bonus: Bulalo. Tagaytay is near the province of Batangas and Batangas is known in the Philippines for its beef. Bulalo is the marrow in the bone of the beef shank. So what to do you get? All-year round supply of bulalo at your favorite destinations in the area. Of course, bulalo is served in other restaurants, but Leslie’s is my default place.
How to go there? It’s hard to miss Leslie’s when you go up to Tagaytay. It comes before Bag of Beans and Sonya’s Garden if you’re coming from the Sta. Rosa, Laguna or the South Luzon Expressway. You’ll find this sign at the left side of the road, near the area of heavy concentration of restaurants.
Leslies Restaurant Tagaytay do also offer a place within their restaurant wherein, you can rent it for special occasions or gatherings. It is a perfect place for wedding reception and/or ceremonies.
Check this page about Leslies Tagaytay Food Fiesta Park Inc for more information.
Josephine’s Restaurant Tagaytay
Posted by: | CommentsJosephine’s Restaurant Tagaytay
“Behold Tagaytay’s glorious vistas while perched on top of Josephine’s lookout perch and experience first-hand the cool climate, clean fresh air, and verdant hills that go on for miles – the perfect setting for that perfect feast. Enjoy life’s happy first times only at Josephine Tagaytay.”
A Real Life Experience At Josephine’s Restaurant Tagaytay
Outlets of restaurant chains in Metro Manila have now overrun Tagaytay City that choices for a meal in the cool mountain ridge (believed to be a volcanic caldera, or the lip of a volcanic crater) city is like choosing from among mall tenants.
Thankfully some unique (by which I mean they are stand-alone, usually local) restaurants remain, although most of these have fast turn-over (I once asked my husband to drive from the rotunda all the way to Alfonso and back looking for a particular local restaurant, not realizing that a Metro Manila chain has taken its place).
It is actually great to just descend on the unassuming nipa huts along the main road and have bulalo (slow-cooked beef shank bone-in, including the marrow, in clear soup). Most of the pre-cooked offerings are homely and showcases the bounty of that area of Cavite.
But sometimes we prefer dining on a grander scale. Sonya’s is a good first choice, but it requires prior reservation, a hurdle when the trip to Tagaytay is on a whim. For Filipino cuisine and when we want more leeway in our ordered food, we usually go to Josephine’s Restaurant, an institution that has withstood the test of time, and changing appetites.
I fist learned of Josephine’s through a friend, a full-blooded Kabitenyo(a), many, many years ago. From then on I have been taking friends, and now family, to the restaurant for reliably good meals.
There is another outlet at Kawit, with an attached resort, but the food there does not compare to what is served in Tagaytay. And of course, the view, and ambience, is different, although that is compensated for by a landscaped surrounding mimicking a fish pond.
In Tagaytay the view is part and parcel of the dining experience. Josephine’s is a prime spot. It sits close to the edge of the ridge, so it has 180-degree unobstructed expanse framing Taal Volcano and Taal Lake in splendor.
Like most Tagaytay restaurants, Josephine’s is all glass walls, with water gently cascading down a stone wall by the entrance. But for a better view, perhaps while waiting for a table or for the orders to arrive, or maybe after a heavy meal, park benches are placed outside for lounging in the back patio. There is also space for open-air parties, and wedding receptions are common at Josephine’s.
I once went there with a group of friends for dinner on a full moon. The experience was so enchanting, so straight out of a dream which you are not likely to forget. Out on the benches at the back of the restaurant everything was bathed in a silvery glow, the moon reflected on the two craters and the placid lake. I could almost hear the tingle of moonlight.
Source:
http://bucaio.blogspot.com/2008/07/josephines-restaurant-tagaytay.html
Tagaytay Highlands
Posted by: | CommentsThis is a real life story or experience of a blogger who experienced the Tagaytay Highlands enchanting atmosphere.
Tagaytay Highlands: Feels Like You’re in a Foreign Land
I spent the whole day today at Tagaytay Highlands in Tagaytay Cavite. It is a posh country club in a sloppy area of Tagaytay City, surrounded by luscious greeneries (mostly pine trees!) and had a captivating view of the Taal Lake.
Tagaytay Highlands is a membership only access country club with many amenities that would surely make a family day worthwhile and fulfilled. There are many things to do when you are in Tagaytay Highlands. First among these things is of course the very famous cable car ride, where you’ll be treated with a nice view of the surrounding area via a cable car that brings you to the highest peak of the Highland Peaks. The ride is slow and yet you’ll be delighted to see the scenic view on a bird’s eye view perspective.
Aside from the cable car, Tagaytay Highlands also has the following amenities:
- a beautifully landscaped swimming pool,
- a sport center where you can play billiards, bowling and other fun activities,
- a fairly new and small animal farm,
- kart racing track,
- a spa,
- golf course
As for gastronomic delight, Tagaytay Highlands has several restaurants and cafes with fine dining experience. Highly recommended is the buffet lunch at the Veranda (expensive though) which would surely challenge your intestinal capacity. You might also want to try Geraldine’s Soda Fountain where the chocolate milkshake is surely a treat. There is also a cinema beside it where old movies are shown.
It was a very pleasant and relaxing place in Tagaytay indeed, although not everybody can afford the membership fee to the country club. A good strategy is to find friends who are members and ask them to lend their membership rights.
Source:
http://www.pinoytravelblog.com/roadtrip/543/tagaytay-highlands-feels-like-youre-in-a-foreign-land