Annelle’s, Naga Centro

Annelle’s, Naga Centro 

I have always thought that Annelle was a dress shop,
until we chanced upon a vacant parking in front of the
restaurant after driving aimlessly all over the city on
a busy weekend looking for a place to park and dine.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover
that it was a lovely restaurant after all,



…that had a dainty interior decoration and makes
one feel that one is dining in an outdoor trellised
lanai of a rustic old English countryside cottage.





It was a poshified Turo Turo restaurant that offers
pre- cooked meals displayed in a glass encased counter
where diners could choose what they want to order.





We initially ordered a bowl of Pork Sinigang.

and passed our standard of having just the right

‘asim kilig’ not the disgusting ‘mukhasim’ response

in most of the other Pinoy sinigang in the country.

In fact, it was so delicious that we ordered

another bowl of the tasty Pork Sinigang.

We were delighted that Annelle is one of the very few

restaurants or may even the only restaurant in  the city

that has a homestyle Meatloaf in their menu. My family

loves meatloaf that we had to satisfy our cravings for the

dish from the salty an rubbery canned grocery versions.

Annelle’s meatloaf was served wrapped with a bacon strip

was soft, tender and very, very delicious. It crumbles into

small bite size pieces when cut and bursting with the savory

flavors of a classic style country meatloaf of the old days.

It was so delicious that we again ordered another serving.

We also tried our family’s all time favorite bitter gourd

and it was available as Ampalaya con Tausi at Annelle’s.

The chef retained the natural bitter taste of the ampalaya

and we like it that way, which was perfectly neutralized

by the just the right degree saltiness of the  black beans.

It was served with bit size pieces of tender and lean beef.

The Tuna sa Gata was also very delicious.

The fish was cooked in creamy coconut milk

mixed with  eggplants, pechay and tomatoes.

A musty try and must order dish in this restaurant

is the yummy Beef Caldereta. The beef is tender

and the meat sauce had the perfect blending of tomatoes

and spices and leaves a fairly sweet peanut after taste.

We concluded our meal with a Fruit Salad,

that had a briny after taste but it was okay,

…but the sinfully delicious and

creamy Ginatan is to die for.

Surprisingly, we only spent less than 500 pesos

for this hearty and delicious dinner. Annelle

is a cozy restaurant with quaint country setting

serving food that is both delicious and affordable

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