Leslee's, Alabang

Aside from it's famous bulalo (sorry, couldn't find English word translation) and other Filipino dishes , Leslee's is notable for its interesting resto buildings. So far I only saw three branches_ Tagaytay, Alabang and Sto. Tomas, Batangas, all of which are intricately interior-ed.

side entrance of the Alabang resto

main dining hall

Leslee's, Alabang is huge. Made of stone, it looks like a medieval castle. The main dining hall is quite big and can hold a lot of guests. There are also tables upstairs and dining huts outside.

wash room

Ladies room is equally interesting. Also, everything is made of stone and wood.

over-exposed kare-kare

tuna kinilaw

We usually drop to Leslee's if bulalo cravings arose. But this day, we didn't feel slurping the soup. The girls actually wanted their eternally favorite kare-kare and the the dad (it was Father's Day!) was salivating for kinilaw. So off we went to Leslee's , Alabang.












Ofcourse, if you knew me by now, I love assortment of foods on the table, so I went for the buffet.



Seemed like the dad was happy with his kinilaw plate.

Tootsie's, Tagaytay

Tootsie's is very visible if you're driving around Tagaytay. I don't remember an instance that we don't pass by this restaurant when we are in this city.



After a while, we stop ignoring the resto, intrigued by the happy faces inside, seen from the road every time we passed by, finally we walked in.



Upon entering the entrance of the place, my daughter grabbed a magazine from the rack. Flipping over the pages while walking to the table, she was proud of her "freshly found news", and blurted out_" look this resto is featured in this magazine! It must be good!"


Sold by the idea of the magazine, my daughter had right away fell at home with the place. In fairness, it was really homey. It was like you were just in your own dining room. The sofas have literally injected the ambiance.



The menu said nothing new to us, it was all Filipino dishes and obviously with their own original concoction of each dish.

And since everything seemed familiar, we ordered a family favorite_Karekare.

An expert on this dish, everyone said it was ok, only we didn't like the bagoong.Tasted like it was not sauteed the way we wanted it.




As per suggestion of the waiter we had a must try (according to him) Tadyang ng Baka. Except for me, who was turned off by the obvious fats, the rest of my family loved this. I tried a little of the lean part, dipped in the condiments, and liked it too.



The verdict : It's good that we were able to experience the place. The best thing about it is the courteous staff. Next time we are in Tagaytay? I guess, we'll try other restaurant.