TummyTRIPManila in Bacolod: Chicken House

After checking out the fish market for some seafood to be brought home to Manila, we had  inasal for dinner at Chicken House (north). 

All four of us ordered the paa with garlic rice and a side order of liempo. What can I say? The chicken inasal was the best I've tasted , fully cooked all the way to the inside, juicy and the skin was crispy. Heaven with a bit of chicken oil and of course, the dipping sauce of sinamak, soy sauce , chili and calamansi. It was delicious in every bite. 

TummyTripManila in Bacolod: Calea

I've heard so many good things , rave reviews about Calea's cakes, their cheesecakes and other pastries so it was only fitting that immediately after our lunch at Aboy's , this was the next pit stop.

Calea's Cakes

I was dazzled with their display of cakes and frozen desserts. I wanted to order everything but settled on a slice of white chocolate cheesecake, mud pie and apple pie.

The cheesecake was heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth without being too sweet. I love it, it's different from the compact and heavy cheesecake some pastry shops in Manila serve.

White Chocolate Cheesecake

The mud pie had an orea cookie crust and chocolate ice cream, ganache and almond slivers. It was equally good.

Mud Pie

The same holds true for the apple pie.

Apple Pie

I'm in love with Calea. I hope the quality stays the same the next time I get to visit Bacolod.

TummyTripManila in Bacolod : Aboy's

We were in Bacolod for a friend's wedding and boy, we had a grand time , more like a feast sampling the local cuisine, the Negrense treats and the much talked about Calea cakes and pastries.

We arrived an hour before lunch and since we didn't have breakfast , only butter cake and coffee at PAL terminal, we were hungry and prepared to fill up our tummies with our first meal in Bacolod.  Our gracious host took us to Aboy's and even if it's a big place, it was packed with locals and visitors, definitely a must visit place.

We ordered grilled prawns, blue marlin, scallops, ensaladang talong, laing, fresh lumpia and oysters.  Mr. Aboy was there too!

We were happy with the food we ordered. Simple, grilled and everything tasted fresh.

Wee Nam Kee

It's only our second time to eat at Wee Nam Kee, the first time was more than a year ago when they were still on soft opening.

We ordered the signature roast chicken rice, fish fillet with ginger and onion, brocolli flowers with garlic and sweet corn soup with chicken.

I love the thick corn soup but I feel it would have been better without the chicken cubes or if they used crab meat instead.

The roasted chicken was good,  it wasn't that hot when it was served though.  Love the chicken rice.

Roasted Chicken Rice

The fish fillets with ginger and onion were surprisingly yummy. I like this dish.

Fish Fillet with Ginger and Onions

The veggies were okay too.

We had yoghurt from the nearby Golden Spoon for dessert to cap this wonderful meal. And thank you to Marco's officemate for treating us!

Achiote

Achiote is the newest Mexican joint of Chef Robby Goco. I admire Chef Robby's passion for good food ( Cyma, originally Ristras et al) so when I learned he opened a new Mexican resto at the Power Plant mall, I just had to try it . And we weren't disappointed.


We had the chips and salsa, carne asada burrito and mushrooms quesadillas. As expected, the burrito was huge and split into two.

Chips and Salsa

It was good and I like the long grain rice they used. I like the burst of flavors in every bite. One half is more than enough for one person but we still had the mushroom quesadilla.

Mushroom Quesadilla with Salad

I like the dressing they used on the salad. It was a mild lemon vinaigrette with a hint of sweetness. It was the perfect side dish to 4 huge quesadilla pieces filled with shitake mushrooms, mozarella cheese , beans , onion and other stuffings ( I didn't bother dissecting the piece, I was just too happy eating it haha ). This is definitely good for sharing.

We were stuffed like a burrito after but happy.