Tabemashou!

This is a long overdue post. Hey, at least, I posted something! JM and I went to Sonya’s Garden in Tagaytay last May 1. It was an interesting trip because just commuted from Java Jazz Coffee. There are jeeps to Nasugbu, Batangas from Olivares. We were panicky because it was waaaaay past Breakfast at Antonio’s already and we couldn’t really see a sign for Sonya’s. Many more minutes later, we were able to find a sign and after that, we panicked again and ended walking for 5 minutes to reach the sign of Sonya’s Garden and took a tricycle ride to it. It was our first time to go there but I already knew what the menu was because I checked their website.

So we were greeted by a fresh glass of dalandan juice and JM was really hungry by then. While waiting for the salad, I admired the table setting.

We were served the salad first.

The lettuce leaves were so big and fresh. I don’t think I saw lettuce leaves that fresh in the supermarket! There’s only one dressing and even if I included fruits like mango and jackfruit in my salad, the dressing went well with it. If I go to Sonya’s Garden again, I’d buy a bottle of their salad dressing. It’s not too strong unlike some vinegar based dressings. It’s not too creamy either. I don’t know but it’s just right. A bit sweet, not salty.

After enjoying the salad, we had some bread with interesting spreads. JM had an interesting experience when he spread some peppercorns on his bread! Hehe. The bread was soft but the crust was a bit toasted so I liked it a lot. The spreads were interesting. The dips: pesto, white cheese, anchovies, tapenade. I love the white cheese and the pesto!

As for the main course, we had pasta. I especially loved the sundried tomatoes. And the salmon too. For me the chicken with cream was not too great because I am not a big cream-based sauce fan. I guess it’s because I found it a bit too sweet. In any case you have a choice of adding mushrooms, olives and other food I don’t recall at the moment because this post is really long overdue.

JM actually didn’t eat much bread in order to have space for the pasta. Hehe. He loved the pasta!

For dessert, we had the following: glazed sweet potato, turon, chocolate cake. It was served with tarragon tea.

JM couldn’t eat much of the desserts already because he was full. But I just had to taste everything I am a huge fan of turon, to be honest, and theirs wasn’t overwhelmingly sweet so I loved it. ? The glazed sweet potato was also tasty. Nothing like the camote cue we’re used to eating for snack. The glaze didn’t make the sweet potatoes too sweet and it looked appetizing. The chocolate cake was heavenly! I actually wished I could eat more but I was too full for that. The tarragon tea was perfect.

We had to take pictures of the garden too:

There were nice little house-shaped lamps on the ground and lots of pretty flowers at the side of the dining area. There was also this droopy sunflower and JM just had to pose beside it, as if commiserating with it. Awww.

It was a great trip to Sonya’s Garden and I wouldn’t mind going back again