Taalena - Tagaytay

Their bulalo's main ingredient is pepper! Lol. We loved the kare kare canton. Hmm Sisig is fine but not too crispy. I wasn't able to take a photo of their Chicken Bbq because it was served to us after we ate all the food. Kaloka diba. The ambience here is beautiful too, except that there's too many bugs. Ugh. (or maybe its just because we went there dinner time, pero kahit na) rating it 3.5 coz some food are good but there are some No No for me.

We had lunch at Taalena this holiday season. We had sinigang na salmon, inihaw na maliputo, and laing. While the dishes we ordered are pretty much regular Filipino fare, the meals were lovingly cooked. Ingredients were fresh. Restaurant was clean. Service was good. The place also boasts of a scenic view of Taal volcano, which makes it very romantic and had a refreshing ambience.

Taaleña has one of the best sweeping views of Taal Lake from its garden and balcony seating. Tucked away from the main highway, Taaleña feels like a rundown barrio fiesta type of a restaurant which might be appealing for people looking for an unpretentious place to just chill and enjoy what Tagaytay has to offer. Get their crispy fried tawilis which I like with some calamansi rather than the vinegar dip. The sisig is nice and meaty. And also try the crispy Crablets too.

Exhilirating view and good filipino food brings so much delight on this place. Pictures Of these food like crispy tawilis and crabs are a must try! And bdw, Dont forget to take a picturesque view downstairs for your feed goals

Taaleña commands one of the best views of Taal Lake without obstructing the view from Tagaytay Ridge. In addition, it is a two level restaurant; the lower level has its own deck and playground area, which Taaleña doesn't charge to access, so you can stay the whole afternoon and let the kids play. It offers classic Filipino and Batangas specialties from Ensaladang Talong, to Filipino style fried chicken, crispy pata, tortang talong, and kare kare. What I recommend you try are their more unique Batangas dishes, like adobong dilaw, made yellow with turmeric, cooked the way they make it in Taal Town, the owners say; their crunchy, tasty crispy crablets, done just right; and authentic tawilis sardines that only come from Taal Lake. In doubt that they're the original? The owners say they'd never waste money on regular sardines, since they order in the hundreds of kilos, and I believe them. The fried tawilis, taste light, with the right amount of saltiness, and their skin doesn't puff up the same way tuyo (also made with sardines) will do. Of the other dishes, I liked the bulalo, and the kare kare; play a little with the flavors of regular bagoong and Bagoong Balayan, which they also serve. There is a squid and garlic rice that is a meal in itself. Buko fried rice is conceptually interesting, but I didn't find it tasted of buko or coconut. Desserts are more of the classics, like leche flan, ube halaya, their breaded suman rice pops, and their Suman Batangas, which is cooked in a mix of both salt and sugar. And just like the other restaurants on the ridge, they have a combanchero band who plays at each table. It's sort of touristy, but hey, I love it anyway. They know current pop songs, they know the 60s and 70s standards, and they sure sing the Beatles well. Don't forget to bring a shawl or a sweater to keep you cool on windy, rainy days, as they get a fair amount of breeze. The food's not bad get the crablets and the tawilis. The view's spectacular. To my friends at Zomato and I now find I have many again thanks for the cordial invitation. The Food Crawlers TFC Dennis Carlson Lim TFC What The F TFC Richard Allan Co TFC Nicole Faller Iza Gram EATer.PH Empress Lai Kudarat Neri Ann Sand Under My Feet Trisha Garcia