Comments on: Help Again? Next stop, Boracay?!

By: math

math — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:15:30 +0000

I suggest you stay in Station 1 since this is where the best part of the white beach is. And it is not overcrowded here.

You have to try Hawaiian BBQ for their melt in the mouth ribs. Cyma for their yummy greek food. Jonah’s for their famous shakes & they also make good sandwiches. Aria for their pasta & pizzas.

By: jo

jo — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:33:50 +0000

Gay, when is the lean season? Did you guys stayed at a hotel or, rented an apartment, nipa hut maybe? Iâ€™m asking because when I get the chance to go to Boracay I would like to do the same, stay there for a month or two. That would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

By: alvi

alvi — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:28:03 +0000

My girlfriend is an avid fan of your site and when she told me ’bout your happy “dilemma” with regards to your boracay trip, i thought i might give my two cents worth (as i still vividly remember my excitement during my first trip.)

Just a suggestion (which someone must’ve told you already but i’m just too lazy to read): Tally the food places everyone has or are still suggesting for you and your family to try and rank it according to your itinerary.

The best food experience for me was the ihaw longganisa you’ll find along the beach walk (nearer pier 1 i think are the better ones.)

Anyway, I’m quite certain that after your first boracay experience, you will most likely get hooked and eventually end up going back…just like me (my first trip was in 05.)

Have a safe trip….fun nonetheless.

Cheers

By: gay

gay — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:10:56 +0000

dos mestizos! great great spanish food. look for the mestizo — binggoy. he should be able to tell you all you need to know about boracay. he has made the island his home since…wow!…since…(yup!that long!)he makes a mean chorizo and paella.yum!yum!
this might sound funny but eating andok’s near the beach is a totally new experience!try it and you’ll know what i mean.
true food is the best indian food.
don’t be limited by the”stations”. go around… walk around…swim…have fun!
ok, so shakes at jony’s. aria for good italian food.
and just before you go, don’t leave the island without riding a parao during sunset. beautiful!
my husband and i were there for two months last 2005 during the lean season. great memories. we had the island all to our selves. hoping to go back there soonest. but definitely not with the crowd. the island looses its magic when there are thousands of people on the beach.
wish you all the great experiences. happy yummy food hunting!

By: tei

tei — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:46:00 +0000

my fave in boracay:

1. pizza at Aria
2. shakes at Jony’s
3. seafood overload at dampa (the freshest cooked just the way you want it!)

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:17:45 +0000

just came from there this summer. found out i was pregnant too, so i was seriously regretting all the alcohol i consumed before finding out. RIBS! melt in your mouth ribs! Hawaiian BarBQ (only my husband makes better ribs!). No other resto in Manila has every compared (and that includes every hotel buffet I’ve been in here). Yes go for pizza, so many places serve good pizza. Yes to Zuzuni (better than Cyma in my opinion). go for the swiss baker near barracuda! Real coffee, yes (i brought home their whole morning stock of calamansi muffins). i’m not really a big fan of station 1 because the swimming there isn’t as nice as people say it is, but the stretch of sand between station 1 and 2 is soooo nice. just make sure that you do get to have one seafood spread complete with lobster, oysters, fish, shrimp, crab to complete the tropical experience. lemon cafe is nice, and the swiss deli in d’mall is excellent. my husband and i equate beach with beachside barbq, and the best we found was at mango ray. we mean barbq the kind they serve in galera, bora and in samal island – that unifying pinoy beach barbq that is all tomatoes and onion and garlic with no hint of banana ketchup that is seriously soft and served in huge skewers. ok, it could just be me equating that barbq experience with beaches, but city barbq doesn’t taste the same.

By: negrosdude

negrosdude — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:12:49 +0000

food: (1) go to dos mestizos, binggoy remedios’ spanish-inspired restaurant near the tourist center (take a trycicle and tell the driver to bring you to the coast guard station, then walk a really short distance down the road to dos mestizos),2. the salads, pasta and pizza at aria at d’mall and then dessert at lemon cafe afterwards. (3) breakfast at either real coffee (i love mark’s melt!! and the omelettes!), lemon cafe or the cholesterol-laden but wonderful roesti with gruyere and bratwurst with fried eggs and thick bread from the swiss bakery at barracuda snack bar (station 2, walk towards station 2, go beyond boracay regency and look for barracuda bar)

where to stay? if you like the miami modern kind of luxury hotel, discovery shores, but my personal favorites are friday’s (unbeatable beach frontage, very good service, nice food likewise), sur’s okay; and for sheer luxury (no beach frontage but away from the noise and very luxurious): choy cojuangco’s asya hotel across the coast guard station, near dos mestizos and the police station, and mandala resort villas.

By: jules winnfield

jules winnfield — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:56:22 +0000

and by the way, since everyone’s coming back to post more, i counted 3 wine/liquor shops in d’mall area –> rams, ralph’s, and titania’s. just thought i’d let you know so you don’t have to lug around some alcoholic beverages through check-in and go another 12-rounds with the airport einsteins. Ã¼

some places are thankfully byob, but some charge around P300 to P500 for corkage. no problem really as most of the places come with a beachside view, and white sands under your feet, and no dress code.

By: starbuxadix

starbuxadix — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:08:19 +0000

Wow! helpful post, now i know where im suppose to eat when i come back. Ãœ

i went to bora and went to Cyma and Cafe Breizh (yeah – Cafe Breton), how safe could i be? Ãœ

By: Katrina

Katrina — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:52:57 +0000

Okay, okay, third time to post already, but I’m just too OC to hold my tongue…MM, just so you won’t get confused if you decide to try it (’cause I was), the Attica I said had grilled seafood and the Paradiso Wysgal mentioned for the same thing are the same location. I say Attica serves the seafood and Paradiso serves the pizza, while some (like Wysgal) say the opposite. Whichever it is, look for either sign and you’re there. ;-)

And because I just can’t shut up about Banza, my own must-orders there are the Bacalao con Natas, coconut rice, and steak with mustard sauce (I know, steak in Boracay?! But it’s good). But really, everything we’ve had there’s delicious.

One more thing (promise, last!)…the coffee in Real Coffee (I just know someone will kill me for saying this) is not great. We were very disappointed. Go to Real Coffee for the pastries and sandwiches. Go to Cafe del Sol/Aria (same owner) for coffee.