Stay, Stray, Play and Feast: Wings Café at Flamingo Hostel: Extremely Delicious and Surprisingly Affordable

Wings Café at Flamingo Hostel
Extremely Delicious and Surprisingly Affordable

Finding a place to dine in Naga City on second week of March
was doubly difficult as it was the time when most schools are

having their graduation ceremonies, so we just decided to go

home after unsuccessfully finding a place to park last weekend.

But on our way back home- lo and behold, the radiant

pink glow of Flamingo Hostel caught our attention,

…as it reminded us as the minuscule version of the more

flamboyant and massive Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas,

...whose signage and the pink glow were eerily similar.

We have never tried dining in this restaurant in

the past as I had an impression that it was a seedy

place, being a small hostel, but I was totally wrong.

When we got inside, the hostel's Wings Café was a pretty decent
and comfortable place to dine after all, despite the tempestuous
pinkish glow that radiates a sleazy night club like ambiance.

On a closer look, the kids loved the

delightful Flamingo themed café,

…that make you feel like dining in a zoo based

restaurant much more like the in Amsterdam’s

Artis Zoo Café located near a Flamingo pond.

I also got to chance to see the Flamingo Hostel lobby,

…and their rooms that looked comfortable, though nothing really
fancy. This is a pretty decent, affordable and homey hotel
after all, not a sleazy hostel that I initially thought it was.

We were also amused when they set our table
like we are in a fine dining restaurant, and best
of all the waiters were courteous and attentive.

The best revelation for the night was when they started

serving our food. It turned out to be some of the most

delicious dishes that we have ever tasted in Naga City.

We began our dinner with what may be the most perfectly cooked Pork Sinigang
that we ever tasted. The pork was soft and had a melt in the mouth tenderness,
there was an abundance of vegetables, and topped with spring onion. Unlike
most of Pinoy’s sinigang versions that are too sour for comfort, this one had just
the right degree sourness, not enough to wrinkle your face is acerbic revulsion.

The crispy Fried Chicken tasted very naturally.

The breading was devoid of any trace of artificial

flavoring. I wasn’t salty at all, and yet very tasty.

We ordered Pinakbet, and the veggies are fresh, though some-
like the squash were a little overcooked but still very delicious.

It was served with Bagoong as a side dish but

one would not really need it anymore as the

Pinakbet tasted very good even without it.

We are not a fan of Bicol Express, as we find it too salty and too spicy.
I ordered it since it was available- just to try how it is and if it was okay.

Still, just like any other local versions- it is something that I would not rave or
crave for, as it is unhealthy and has never been my favorite Bicolano dish.

Their best dish that we ordered so far was the Sweet and Sour Meatballs.
It had tasty and chewy meatballs and fresh crispy vegetables, bathed in
a perfectly blended sweet and sour sauce with just the right degree of spice.