Tutubi's been receiving quite a number of inquiries from Muslim visitors due to some of his posts on mosques and halal food in Manila. This time, he received inquiries for halal restaurants in Tagaytay to which he didn't have a ready answer. Research initially pointed to several Tagaytay restaurants serving halal food but he went to check them out himself to validate.

Where to find halal food in Tagaytay?

Internet sites and blogs listed two restaurants:

Andanita Taj of Tagaytay: a hotel and restaurant just near Residence Inn serving Indian and Middle eastern food

Mehren Snack Inn (sometimes misspelled as Mehran): a hole in the wall eatery along Tagaytay-Calamba road in front of Franciscan near the rotonda (roundabout)

Halal food is quite easy to find in Manila, particularly in Quiapo where the Golden Mosque is and in Greenhills Shopping Center where many Muslim traders do business plus the many Indian and Persian restaurants sprouting all over the metro. It's a different story in Tagaytay though. (Photo is of a bodi, a Maranao spicy carp roe (caviar) served at an turo-turo eatery in Quiapo, Manila)



Bad news: Tutubi found out the two supposedly halal restaurants were closed. Andanita Taj is moving to a new site but the published email address and contact numbers posted on their official website did not answer Tutubi's queries. Mehren Snack Inn is currently closed too, there's a new building being built on the site pointed on OpenStreetMap but no other information can be found.

As a fallback, Tutubi was just able to buy buko pie without lard sold at Picnic Grove to be not haram (forbidden) for his Muslim friends. The Original Buko Pie uses lard so it's out of the question. There's also cassava cake which uses cassava, cheese, milk, and coconut milk.

For Muslim tourists and travelers going to Tagaytay, better bring your own food as there's no such thing as halal bulalo in Tagaytay (perhaps Tutubi will open one but he needs a Muslim butcher and cook for bulalo to be certified halal).

This post will be updated once updated and confirmed information on halal restaurants in Tagaytay is found.

Related posts:

Masjid/Mosques in Manila
Halal Food in Manila
Halal Food in Boracay
Is McDonalds Halal?

Labels: Islam, Metro Tagaytay, Tagaytay Restaurants

Planning to go to Tagaytay this coming Holy Week to escape from Manila heat? Note that Robinsons Tagaytay is the only open Robinsons Mall during Holy Week (much like SM Baguio is the only open SM mall) on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

This post is about Robinsons Tagaytay Mall hours on Holy Week plus a list of Restaurants located in Robinsons Summit Ridge Promenade Tagaytay

Restaurants in Robinsons Summit Ridge Promenade Tagaytay:

Classic Savory: Fried Chicken/Filipino
Giligans: Filipino
Ted's Old Timer La Paz Batchoy: Filipino (Iloilo/Ilonggo cuisine in particular)
Razon's of Guagua: Filipino (Halo-halo Pampanga/Kapampangan cuisine)
Rai Rai Ken: Japanese restaurant
Sizzling Pepper Steak
Jalapeño: Mexican
Shakeys: Pizza and mojos (Tutubi just loves mojos)

Amira's Buco Tart Haus
Bacolod Chicken Inasal
Bibingkinitan
Egg Station
Master Siomai
New York Hotdog and Sausages

picture of restaurants on Robinsons Summit Ridge Promenade ground floor showing Ted's Old Timer La Paz Batchoy, Classic Savory and RaiRaiKen in view

Robinsons Tagaytay Mall Hours:

Non-food Tenants 10:00am to 8:00pm Daily
Food Tenants/Restaurants 10:00am to 9:00pm Daily

Robinsons Tagaytay Mall Hours in Holy Week 2015:

April 2, 2015 Holy Thursday: Open
April 3, 2015 Good Friday: Open
April 4, 2015 Black Saturday: Open
April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday: Open

are the favorite tagaytay restaurants open also in tagaytay like Leslie's Bulalo, RSM, LZM, Kaye Ryan Grill, Sonya's Garden, Breakfast at Antonio's, Josephines Restaurant?

related holy week posts:
Trinoma
Waltermart
SM Mall Hours
Manila Ocean Park
Manila Visita Iglesia

how to get to robinsons summit ridge tagaytay

Labels: Malls, Metro Tagaytay, Tagaytay Restaurants

A trip to the cold mountain city of Tagaytay won't be complete without buying the usual Tagaytay pasalubong and partaking of tawilis and steaming hot bulalo: Filipino beef, bone marrow and vegetables soup.

One of the best places to get your fill of hot bulalo is at the famous home of Tagaytay beef i.e. Mahogany Market where various eateries and restaurants offer the comfort food, one of Tutubi's favorites, at a good price.

the row of bulalo eateries, caridenria style in front of Mahogany Market. parking spaces offered to restaurant customers
hot bulalo served in containers heated to protect the hot soup from the cold weather

bulalo served on Tutubi's bowl. Simplicity of the bulalo recipe is evident from the small number of ingredients present

How do you enjoy bulalo? It's sucking the bone for the "utak," actually bone marrow from a huge bone that always comes with a bulalo order. You may use a fork to scoop out the heavenly "evil" goodness.

Usual price of Bulalo is P300/order than can serve 4 persons, quite cheap though the ambiance is nowhere near your favorite Tagaytay restaurant.

For his usual serving of Bulalo in Metro Manila, Tutubi visits Bulakeno's Bulalo on West Avenue, Myrna's Bulalo at the corner of Tomas Morato and Kamuning and Bulaluhan sa Roces (all in Quezon City), Nita's Bulalo on Evangelista St. Pasay City and at the (in)famous Aling Sosing's at the corner of Dian and Zobel Roxas St in Makati (near the boundary of Manila).

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Click the link for details on how to get to Mahogany Market

Labels: Tagaytay City, Tagaytay Restaurants