Macagang Diner, Nabua Camarines Sur.

Macagang Diner

Nabua Camarines Sur.
(Bicol Cuaresma Series 4)

Tired a weary after an uphill Station of the Cross 

hike in  Kawa- Kawa Nature Park, we were looking

for a place to dine in an air- conditioned comfort.

There were several new restaurants

at the base of the hill but none were air- conditioned

and all were crowded, hot and humid.

The Jollibee Restaurants in Ligao  and Polangui

were both closed,  so was Mang Inasal in Polangui.

The popular Bastian Restaurant in Polangui

was the next option but we were looking

for an air- conditioned place and that we found

in Macagang Diner in Nabua, CamSur.

Macagang Diner is  attractive and  well maintained  

and a part of a Department of Tourism accredited facilty

and rated as (Triple) AAA Hotel and Waterpark Complex.

It offers and nice Al Fresco dining area which I believe

is a misnomer as it is located just beside a very busy

and dusty Nabua diversion road and a national highway.

But there is really no reason to suffer the summer heat

and intolerable humidity  as it also offers a beautiful  indoor

air- conditioned and charming dining area.

It had a very fast and  free 

Wi Fi Connection.

 

Since all of us were too hungry and exhausted

to choose what to order and what too eat

we decided to order the Chef’s  Rumble

apparently good for 10 persons for only Php 1,300.

There were only six of us in the group so we were expecting

to feast (not fast) on a late Holy Thursday Night.

The Chef’s Rumble is made of Inihaw na Tilapia,

 Chicken Barbecue, Calamares, Baby Back Ribs, 

Fried Lady’s Finger Fillet, Inihaw na Pusit,

Inihaw na Pork Liempo, Beef Caldereta,  Pork Adobo 
(not listed in the menu and but it was served nonetheless)

and was served in a medium sized bilao with
 10 Cups of Rice (scoops according to the menu)

The sight of the food all laid out on a tray appears

like it was overflowing  and looked  overwhelming.

You would later come into a realization that while

 it was supposed to be good for ten persons  but

the serving sizes of each dish unfortunately would

only be good for two to three persons 
(except for the 10 cups of rice).

There was only one piece of Inihaw na Tilapia

and how would you expect someone to share

the fish to ten people unless Jesus Christ

comes in with a miraculous  rescue?

It had two pieces of 

Chicken Barbecue,

…two small pieces of  

Baby Back Ribs,

…one piece of 

Inihaw na Pusit,

…four small pieces of 
 Inihaw na Pork Liempo,

There were also about 3 chunks of

Pork Adobo on the tray.

This dish was not mentioned on the menu 

but they must have forgotten to print it

all not enough to share even for the six of us

unless each one gets a tiny morsel of the food.

 

Good enough to be rationed for 

6 persons are the Calamares,

 

Fried Lady’s Finger Fillet which is made

 of Fish Fillet coated with crusty crumbs.

served with tartar sauce

 

and the Caldereta served in a bowl.

The good thing about the Chef’s Rumble

is that everything tasted so good and miraculously,

there was enough for every one and we even had

some leftovers to take home and that was understandable

as were only six of in our group (four adults and two kids).

Things  would have been different if there were

ten hungry adults ready to rumble on one table.

The Chef’s Rumble has a great selection of yummy dishes

but I think the restaurant should not over promote the dish

as good for 10 persons as the serving sizes are only good

for two to three persons to avoid disappointments.

 Watch out for my  Bicol Cuaresma Blogs

CamSur to Albay via Sangay- Joroan Road

 Scenic Pilgrim Road 

(Bicol Cuaresma Series 1)

Graceland Goa  

( Bicol Cuaresma Series 2)

Kawa Kawa Nature Park
  Ligao City 
(Bicol Cuaresma Series 3)

The Grand Naga Good Friday Procession 
(Bicol Cuaresma Series 5)

Mang Inasal Plaza Quezon
(Bicol Cuaresma Series 6)
 
Holy Week Recipe Sharing
(Bicol Cuaresma Series 7)