Welcome to Pagsanjan ~ More than rapids: Calle Arco Restaurant Review

There is more to Pagsanjan Laguna than the Pagsanjan falls and shooting rapids... there is of course Pagsanjan's delectable cuisine.

Located just a few meters away Pagsanjan town's century old arch gate is Calle Arco restaurant.  I was first drawn to this restaurant from recommendations from TripAdvisor ~ me and my foodie family wanted a taste of their menu. 

 The Pagsanjan Arch is difficult to miss. 

Calle Arco is an old house turned restaurant. 

An old piano sits by the main entrance. A lady was playing wonderful music the night we dined in ~ setting the perfect ambience (you easily forget that the restaurant sits on a busy road  and traffic can be a bit hellish as times.

There were numerous seating options,  we decided on a inside seating in the comfort of an air-conditioning.

We were ushered into a pink room decorated differently from the main seating area.  The pink room is styled like a European café as compared to an antique mansion feel outside. 

We ordered Tortang Talong (P180)

Crispy Chicken Garlic (P250)

Pancit Habhab (P150)

Halo-halo with ice cream (P95)

VERDICT

• All our orders are spot on. We could have ordered more, but were too full to try all of the house specialties.  If you are not hungry and just passing by, I suggest a serving of their special halo-halo!  It is topped with the tastiest leche flan ever.... 
• Price is really affordable, with huge servings meant for sharing.
• Service is fast and crew are accommodating.
• Recommended for travelling families and barkadas who are really hungry :P. 

A clear thumbs up for Calle Arco from MamaSpeaks!

Calle Arco Restaurant is located

57 J.P. Rizal Street, Pagsanjan Laguna

Tel. No. (049) 501-4584 / 0917-4281325 

For more information check out Calle Arco's facebook page www.facebook.com/Calle-Arco-Restaurant

Check also our related visit to Villa Socorro Farm Resort if agri-eco interests you: A Fun Stay at Villa Socorro

Tok's Manggahan Foodhaus (and everythingelse)

 

 

Lunch at Tok's Manggahan Foodhaus was purely accidental! 

 

We were on our way home from Porta Verde in Cavinti Laguna to Taytay Rizal via the National Hi-way.  It was  running late and everyone in the car (including my husband-driver) was near irksome from hunger!!!

 

My husband stopped by the first food house/restaurant he saw and before we knew it, we were already seated at Tok's Manggahan Foodhaus for lunch!

 

The restaurant's façade looked exotic and rather expensive. 

 

My family loves trying new things and exotic seems appetizing at the moment.  We were celebrating a special occasion, so I thought an exotic restaurant would be perfect. 

 

However, lo and behold, we were dumbfounded to learn that we entered a canteen "turo-turo" type restaurant (lol, my dad was easy on his pocket this time and offered to foot the bill - he was of course just joking)! 

 

 

 

 

The food was decent and the place seemed clean.

 

The bill:  We were a party of very hungry 9 pax (7 adults and 2 kids) - my husband ordered: everything on the food display table, rice, drinks and dessert and ended paying P500. 

 

Plus: The restaurant doubles as a "pasalubong" center.

On one corner they have sweets, native delicacies from Laguna and nearby Quezon.  On the other is a gift shop, where you can get cute, inexpensive fashion jewelries, trinkets, bags and blouses, slippers.  Talk about maximizing space!

 

 

Tok's Manggahan Foodhaud is located along the National Hi-way of Fami, Laguna.

Please see my related post on Porta Verde Resort.

Yummy Buko Pie

When in Laguna,  must try is the D'Vinia's Buko Pie.

I must say it is the best Buko Pie I have tasted by far!

And don;t just settle for their original buko pie, go a bit adventurous and try their other Pie variants.  I strongly recommend Ube-Macapuno just heavenly.  I swear, if I were pregnant, I would use it as an excurse to make my husband go back to LDB and buy more.

D'Vinia's has 3 branches in Laguna,  visit one and taste for yourself.

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