Iloilo

BRUNCHIN’ AT DOVA MEGAWORLD

December 29, 2016 by Little Miss Honey 430 Comments

The holiday seasons often make me miss my hometown in the Philippines. Most probably because Iloilo reminds me of my family back home, my parents, my siblings, my niece and nephews…

I remembered the last time we went home, I was so impressed with the improvements of my city. There is this brunch place called Dova who is managed by the same people behind Afriques and Escas, that I particularly like. They have their first branch in Lapaz and has another bigger branch in Megaworld.

I totally love the interiors of this place. It is definitely is instagrammable. You wont be embarrassed to bring your friends from other cities there. Even their toilet is picture-perfect.

And the other good thing about this place is that not only do they provide a wonderful ambience for family and friends to get-together, they also have awesome, delicious brunch foods concocted by the talent chef, Miguel Cordova. You should try the French Toast, Pulled Pork Burger, Querida Burger and Spaghetti & Meatballs. I failed to take the prices of the dishes because I was enjoying myself too much, the blogger in me took a temporary vacation.

French Toast

This is a rich heavy meal perfect for sharing. It was cooked just right with a bit of crisp in the outside and soft in the inside. I love that you have the options of maple syrup and cream on the sides while your strawberry jelly, banana slices and confectionary sugar are generously slathered on top of it.

Pulled Pork Burger

This may not look like much but this is a great discovery for me. The pork is tender and flavorful. I couldnt get enough of it. The melted cheese sat well with the succulent pulled pork.

Querida Burger

If you were to just pick one dish in the menu to order, I suggest you go for this one. The patty is fat and juicy which so much flavor. It has bacon in it too. I have this everytime I visit Dova. Though the pulled pork is starting to be my favorite replacing this one.

Spaghetti & Meatballs

Dova is very generous with their servicing. This one is no exception. It can be shared by 2-3 people. This is more of an Italian spaghetti which a prefer than the Pinoy spaghetti. You get 3 big fat meatballs and lots of lots of parmesan cheese gratings on top.

Do check this place out, it is definitely a must try!

For more places to go and things to do in Iloilo, read this blog post on 5 Reasons Why You Should Visit Iloilo

DoVa Megaworld

Iloilo Business Park

Iloilo City, Philippines

FOOD DISCOVERIES: SEAFOOD ISLAND

May 21, 2016 by Little Miss Honey 1,006 Comments

In our stay in Iloilo, I have a chance to visit Seafood Island Northshore Grill twice when I was there. I always come with my big family and what Seafood Island offers is one of the current food trends in the Philippines: Boodle Fight. Boodle Fight is a military type of eating where a long table is prepared where all the food mixed together is placed on top of banana leaves. You often eat using your hands but of course you have the option to use utensils too.

Davao Gulf Boodle 1,485.00Php

Look at this beautiful spread. This serves pork bbq, grilled squid, steamed shrimps, grilled tuna laman, grilled imbao, shrimp & pomelo salad, late salad, kinilaw na langka sa gata, grilled talong, salted egg, grilled tomatoes, kalkag rice, bagging rice and crispy dulling rice. This also serve this with chicken wings inasal but on that day, they were out of chicken wings nasal, they replaced it with chicken adobo. We particularly like the pork bbq and chicken adobo. I like the grilled eggplant and langkang gata. The food was really spectacular but I guess the magic was on the fun of eating the boodle feast, the sharing and having so many types of food spread out before you. You will realise however that it has more rice that viands so it would also be good to add some ale-carte choices.

Classic Crispy Pata 395.00 Php

We added this to our boodle feast. It was good portion which serves a group of 6. It was a little too dry though and taste was mediocre. It was not oily but there were more bones than the meat itself.

Garlic Seafood Delight 783Php

Another occasion, I went to Seafood Island with my parents. It was a holy week and we were avoiding eating meat. So got the Garlic Seafood Delight which only serves seafoods. It has stir-fried squid and tanguigue, steamed shrimps, clams, mussels and crab tossed in fried garlic, white wine and chili, ensaladang late, plain rice with crispy dilis. It was sadly a very dry food. I hardly got any of the viands in the spread except for the rice. Good thing, we got two types of crabs to add to our meal.

Salted Egg Crab 810 Php

I love anything with salted egg. It was very flavourful and juicy. The crabs were fat and fresh. I was glad we ordered this one with the boodle feast.

Crab Szechuan 810 Php

I may like the creamy sauce of the Salted Egg Crab but I like this crab even better. I love the sweet sauce with a little bit of tang. I was happy to drizzle the sauce in the white rice. The crabs were fat, fresh and juicy like the Salted Egg Crab. I ate so much that time because of the two crabs.

We also got Mangga’t Bagoong (95 Php) but honestly my tummy has not room for it. My mother doesn’t like it that much. We took home most of the green mango and the people at home devoured it in a few minutes. They love it! We are a family of green-mango lovers. Well, maybe except for my mom, hehe…

Seafood Island is a great place for family gathering where you can have fun, binge on a lot of Pinoy grilled dishes and play with your food. They may need to improve more in their taste and freshness when it comes to their boodle options. But overall, it is still a good alternative for a different type of restaurant for a big group with big appetites.

Seafood Island Northshore Grill

Atria Park District

Iloilo, Philippines

Tel Nos: 3353392

Mobile no: 09158136678

FOOD DISCOVERIES: ARMY NAVY

April 25, 2016 by Little Miss Honey 4,881 Comments

Army Navy is in Iloilo!

My sister was the one who introduced me to Army Navy. I tried it when I was in Manila and I been craving for their burritos ever since. Army Navy opened along with several new restaurants in the current food & coffee destination in Iloilo: Atria and the food-loving Ilonggos couldn’t be any happier.

Army Navy is designed in a simple interior with a few army reference. There are fun Army phrases on the white brick walls. The way of ordering is self-service, pay first and wait for your number to be called.

What we ordered:

Freedom Fries (85.00 pesos)

The fries are thinner that the usual fries. It is also is uniquely seasoned but my mom it is a bit spicy. I like this new twist on their fries though my mother didn’t like it at all. In her own words, she thinks it not “kid-friendly”. It is called Freedom Fries because it is a euphemism for French fries because of a brief dispute of the US and France.

Burger (185.00 pesos)

The sesame seed bun of the burger looked rather smooshed. It is a bit too soggy for me. The beef patty was alright but nothing spectacularly different. It is pretty much just your regular burger. The patty is topped by lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo & ketchup.

Steak Burrito (195 pesos)

I asked the Army Navy server what is their bestselling burrito. She said the Steak Burrito. It comes wrapped in an aluminium foil with 2 small sauce container of salsa, 2 small sauce container of garlic sauce & a slice of lime.

I understand why people keep coming back for their burritos. The burrito is a very filling meal in itself. The flour tortilla is not overly thin that tear easily with the contents of the burrito but not too thick that it seem like you are eating more bread than filling. The burrito is filled with flavored beef steak with Spanish rice, onions, cilantro and frijoles. I also ordered their iced tea that is homemade rather than the artificial powder iced tea.

Yes, Army Navy had their mission accomplished. We came in hungry and walked out happy. I salute you, Army Navy!

Army Navy

Atria Park District

San Rafael, Mandurriao

Iloilo City, Philippines