Balai Isabel, Talisay, Batangas

 

 This is one of the most decent places to visit in Southern Tagalog. The entire estate is carefully developed in comparison with other local estates.

The breakfast value is Php 275 per person, which is a buffet - eat all you can type. It's filipino breakfast and the food selection when I visited was (as I remember):

Drief Fish / Tuyo - which happened to be my favorite
Scrambled Egg
Champorado
Brewed Coffee
Sliced Onions and Tomatoes
Watermelon, Pineapple Slices
Pork Binagoongan

Garlic Rice

It's not exactly the healthy alternative especially with the very starchy type rice. So I would recommend that you have a nice breakfast here once a month if you are in the Philippines.

If offers a calming view of Taal Lake, which is nice.... but I stress, this is Philippines standard.

The lake is not very clean but clean enough if viewed from a distance.

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Cafe de Lipa, Lipa City, Batangas

This is how Cafe de Lipa looks inside. As you can see, I work here when I am in the Philippines.

Cafe de Lipa is located very near Robinsons Lipa City. Even if Lipa already has a Starbucks... I still prefer Cafe de Lipa branch near Robinsons for the following reasons:

1. The internet connection is fast... Management knows their competitive advantage. When many people turn up to work (with wifi), they increased the internet capacity.

2. The menu has good selection of coffee concoctions. I love the Pacman Drink - cliche name but I love the taste. I think it's kapeng barako with mocha which is strong and chocolatey but no sugar is added.  The food though is disappointing... they can improve on the food (in terms of selection) but I only need a good cup of coffee so I am happy. Plus, the price is way more reasonable than the sugar and fat loaded Starbucks. Sorry Starbucks, but having been to real and authentic cafes, I think I would only visit Starbucks if I do NOT want coffee and want to have a sugar treat.

3. The toilet is a screaming requirement since I spend more than 2 hrs in the cafe. Their toilet is not as clean as I would like (in comparison with the western cafes I visit) but their toilet is bearable and comparatively better and cleaner than regular places and fast food stores in Philippines.

They do have big tiles which is my weird requirement.

I think Cafe de Lipa is one of the nicest places / cafe businesses ever invented by the local people here in Lipa. So congratulations! Job well done and I will always visit.

 Address: 032 San Carlos Drive, Mataasnalupa, Lipa City - 4217

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