Alfonso: Simply Natural Restaurant

Alfonso 
Simply Natural Restaurant 

Tucked at a road less traveled at the back
of Bicol Medical Center (BMC) few steps

away from Biggs BMC in a beautiful and

quaint restaurant plainly called Alfonso.

The restaurant was set in a charming house that had  a

lovely garden that serves and an  al fresco dining area.

Alfonso’s interior was reminiscent of the old-world

but modern contemporary Filipino design that is rustic

that had a very comfortable and homey ambiance .

It had tagline that says “simply natural restaurant” and

it was only when I got hold of the menu that I understood

what it meant as this was a vegan- vegetarian restaurant.



Unlike purely vegetarians that still use animal by- products

like eggs and fish, vegan vegetarians only utilizes those

coming  from natural sources and organic plant products.

We ordered Veggie Sticks made of various vegetables

like squash, radish and carrots, wrapped in Japanese

nori, bathed in flour batter and fried to crispy perfection.

They served the healthy juices in

advance like the Citrus Juice,

…and we ordered Cold Cure Juice for my son

made of pineapple, ginger, peppermint, parsley,

garlic and carrot and it was surprisingly delicious.

We had two variants of vegetable soup, both of which
 were very  delicious- first was the Pumpkin Soup,

…and the Carrot Soup.

We had Sweet and Sour Veggie Balls that had

a fleshy texture and meat- like consistency but

amazingly it tasted even better than a meatball. 

It was served with Fresh Vegetable Salad

as a side dish which was just as delicious.

We ordered a Vegetarian Chopsuey, made of

organic veggies and it tasted so naturally good,

devoid of any d artificial favoring and seasoning.

We had Fish Relleno and no one really noticed that

it was not made of fish but of various vegetables and

textured tofu wrapped in breaded Nori and fried golden

brown and incredibly tasted like a real fish relleno.

The best of all was the Adobo, made of textured

vegetable protein, it looked and tasted like a real

meat adobo, just as delicious but very, very healthy.

They also served healthy Brown Organic Rice, which

incidentally is what we have been using at home. It has

a lower glycemic index compared to white rice and very

ideal for those with insulin resistance and diabetics.

Alfonso’s Simply Natural Restaurant, serves

delicious organic vegan vegetarian dishes and an

awesome healthy gift from nature to Naguenos.