After-dinner at Bertie's

Paully's been planning to take me to what she calls this cute little place that sells scrumptious blueberry cheesecake. And finally, after satisfying a Jollibee dinner craving, we found ourselves in Bertie's Crafter in Calamba Laguna.

 I forgot to ask why it says "crafters"

I like the wall art of their pastry cafe.

They don't allow taking photos of the cakes but they allowed me to take photos of the cafe. Here's Paully ordering 2 mini red velvet cupcakes and one slice of blueberry cheesecake. They also did not install wifi because they want their customers to interact with each other and not glued to their tablets and smartphones. 

Here's the two mini red velvet cupcakes (priced at Php30.00 each). PRICEY!

Honestly, I do not get these red velvet cupcakes, then I took a bite...

... and understood why they had to be priced at Php30.00. But it's still so expensive. When I took a bite, I thought, so this must be what a real red velvet tastes like. 

Meanwhile, the main reason for this dessert event, the blueberry cheese cake,  is priced at Php145.00 per slice and it's also good. The cheesecake, was creamier than the usual though.

We were lucky we got the chance to chat with the owner, who happens to be the sister of my doctor! Such small world. Paully and I would probably go there next time to try their pasta. 

Thank you for taking me there Paully. We really need to incorporate a fitness plan to balance out all these food trips that we're  having.

A trip at Ted's in Sta. Cruz, Laguna

Kung Hei Fat Choi! I am thankful that we get to have Chinese New Year as a holiday even though we're not Chinese, hehe. For yesterday's holiday, we had a "Titas" (Me and Kat) and Mommy's (Emi) Day Out. We planned this road/food trip when Emi got back from Singapore. Louie was supposed to come with us but she got caught up with her personal errands.

Anyway, we initially just planned to have lunch somewhere near UPLB then we just decided that we head over to TED's in Sta.Cruz, Laguna, because: 1) It was part of the original plan; and 2) Emi and I have never been there.

I love the feel of the place. I am a fan of Shabby Chic themes.

I must admit though, I have heard not so good reviews about Ted's. It took us quite a long time to order because we want to make sure to enjoy our first time eating experience.

However, this note is helpful:

I didn't know that Ted's place is big, we get to dine al fresco and with only three of us chatting away.

We were so hungry, here's what we ordered: 

Wiped out! My goodness, I've never been this full, since... I don''t remember anymore. 

Before leaving, we went to another area of Ted's. This shop sells whole cakes only. 

Food Verdict: We enjoyed the food! Obvious ba? I love especially the smoothies. Kat doesn't recommend the Family Platters. We were hesitant to eat here at first because all of the bad reviews (like: food is blah, nothing spectacular, blah blah...) I guess it's really what you will order that can make or break the food experience. In our case, we got lucky we liked it! I actually have a simple taste palette so if I was not able to like the food, then it must be that bad. But I'm glad that besides having a good company, we enjoyed the food and good thing because we paid more than Php500.00 each. 

And we're off to our next impromptu adventure: Slippers Shopping in Liliw. Emi's never been there so it's a must that we take her to Liliw since it's only 30 minutes away from Ted's. 

Hope you had a nice holiday! :)

Quick Review: Karne Frio

Deciding where to eat in elbi in an instant is always a problem, especially when you practically tried the good ones, heard negative reviews about the others, and well, you're just simply on a budget.

Yesterday, Paully and I tried this not so new restaurant called "Karne Frio"at the ES Plaza. I've seen it before and did not really got curious to try it because I'm cutting down on red meat. But yesterday we just went for it, what the heck?

I like their location and how it is air conditioned. I was actually looking for an alternative to Bonitos where I can hold private meetings. 

But the place is not so private, eh? 

You know when a place is student dominated when you see boards (and the likes) like this: 

And oooh! They sell planners! I already have mine for 2015 but I still checked it out. (Will share on my next post)

Without further ado,  Let me share their menu: 

I asked for their best seller and they recommended this. I ordered the Garlic Rosemary Pork Marimadas for only 69 pesos! 

But for 69 pesos, let's get real about the actual serving size:

Paully ordered the Meatzzanini for 99 pesos.

The Meatzzanini is actually good, although it can get better if they have more cheese on it. 

I wanted to try other things on the menu, like dessert perhaps?

But I got frustrated because unfortunately, on that day, no dessert is available and it's only 1pm in the afternoon. I'd probably come back next time, hopefully, the ones I will be ordering will be available.

The famous Calamansi Muffin in Boracay

I finally found that famous Calamansi Muffin in Boracay!

When the sun came up, us girls marched down to Station 2 to find Real Coffee and Tea Cafe, which is famous for its Calamansi Muffins.

This is what the cafe looks like, located on the second floor: 

 A peak into their menu:

 This is the famous calamansi muffin in Boracay.

 This costs Php 60.00 per muffin. It is full and consistent and served with a photo of Marc Nelson. (Kidding on the Marc Nelson photo, his photo just happened to be displayed on the table where we sat.)

 I can't have coffee anymore due to health reasons, but my friends ordered these:

 And this:

And I could not resist, so I just took a small sip and the coffee tastes really good! Gooooddd!! It remind me of my friend Faye, she will surely like this place.

I took a bite of this famous muffin...and it's so good! So good that we pre-ordered boxes of muffin to take home that we can just pick up on our last night before we fly back to Manila.

And the nice lady owner took a photo of us. So probably you will see our faces posts in one of the tables there soon!

Thank you so much Yeye, for taking us there!

(Scheduled post)