Gerry’s Grill: Very Pinoy, Very Delicious.

Gerry’s Grill 
Very Pinoy, Very Delicious. 

 Gerry’s Grill is one restaurant that we could return

repeatedly as it is probably one of the best restaurants

in Naga City that serves delicious Filipino cuisine.

Most of the dishes here are grilled making the

restaurant a healthier alternative in dining out. 



Calamares is our favorite appetizer in Gerry’s Grill.

The perfectly fried chewy squid was coated with peppery,

crunchy- breading. It wasn’t salty, nor it was greasy,

…just a finger- licking good meal starter

that went well with a creamy tartar sauce.

Nothing does Sinigang na Hipon better than Gerry’s Grill.

The shrimps were fresh and plump, the sinigang broth had

the perfect degree of  sourness not enough to wrinkle your

face in acerbic disgust, with generous variety of veggies.

 

The Laing was a revelation. Gerry's Grill is a Manila based restaurant 
and aside from having a branch here, it does not have any Bicolano 
origin. Interestingly t the way they cooked  this extremely popular and
 iconic Bicol dish would make a  true blue Bicolano drool for what appears 
to be the most delicious version of Laing that one could have in Bicol.

The Blue Marlin Steak is something that anyone dining here should not miss. 
The handsomely grilled fish had perfect grill marks, was succulent, tasted fresh and 
delicious that one would not need the soya based dip served together with the dish.

 

The Grilled Bangus has just as delicious. The boneless milk fish was stuffed 
with chopped tomatoes, garlic, onions and pepper then grilled to juicy perfection.

An of course, Inihaw na Plapla is something we neverfail to order here. 
The grilled tilapia was incredibly tasty and so juicy that we're addicted to it. 
It was served with grilled eggplant topped with generous tomato and onion 
salad. Just be sure to instruct them to lessen the bagoong or better else, 
have it scrapped as it could make the dish very salty and repulsively smelly.

Gerry’s Grill is one of my most featured restaurant in this blog, 
and is understandable as it is my family’s favorite restaurant 
when we wanted to feast on hearty yet healthy Pinoy dishes.

  Read on the links below for more:

Gerry’s Grill's Adobo Pork Ribs

Gerry’s Grill Magsaysay: Bigger and Better

Gerry's Grill: Hearty Pinoy Food Feast
Gerry’s Grill, SM City Naga

Gerry’s Grill Forever

Sbarro’s Pepperoni Rolls: Delicious Rolled Pizza To Go

Sbarro’s Pepperoni Rolls 
Delicious Rolled Pizza To Go

Whenever we crave for the most delicious

Pepperoni Pizza, Sbarro’s is the place to go.

A whole Sbarro’s pizza is actually an enormous disk,

the biggest among its peers enough to feed a battalion,

Source LINK

…and also comes in huge slices meant for single

serving but big enough to feed two to three persons.

We are pepperoni pizza addicts but taking

a whole pizza or a even a huge slice of pizza

to munch to go would be very inconvenient,

…so this is where Sbarro’s Pepperoni Rolls,

a yummy rolled pizza in reality comes in handy.

 

Also known as Stromboli, this parmesan sprinkled Italian
 turn over bread generously stuffed with pepperoni and cheese,

…is actually an extremely delicious rolled pizza
made much easier and less messier to eat 

 

…specially for those on the go.

 

It’s a yummy pepperoni pizza that

could be brought and eaten anywhere.

Read on the links below for related posts:

Sbarro's, SM City Naga

Sbarro’s Stuffed Pizza: Sbarro’s @ SM City Naga 

Sbarro SM City Naga: Italian Perfection

Sbarro's Naga: Anatomy of Delicious Italian Lunch

Villa Caceres Hotel Executive Room; Cramped Victorian Splendor

Villa Caceres Hotel Executive Room 
Cramped Victorian Splendor 

Villa Caceres Hotel is the longest existing hotel in the Bicol

from g a small hotel called Casa Catalina in the 70’s, it had

grown to 186 rooms, presently the biggest hotel in the region.

It had just completed a new budget wing,

…and presently expanding at the rear for its underground parking

and would house additional more or less 80 premier rooms and this

would add up to more than 200 rooms in the next few months.

 

We booked a room few weeks before Christmas when we attended

a debut and found the hotel garishly over- decorated with Christmas

lights defacing the otherwise beautiful Mediterranean façade.

They also messed up the elegant chandeliers by

covering them with cascading Christmas lights,

 

…and randomly put up a wide assortment of

beautiful yet dissimilar Christmas decorations

…resulting to an eclectically perplexing,

…and disorganized theme.

The Rose Garden, a former open courtyard,

…had undergone an awesome transformation,

… as a new lobby extension near the check in counter.

The hotel staff was courteous, 

 

…check in was uncomplicated and

we were in our room fast and easy.

Stay

Our suite is an Executive Suite which had

an elegant and beautiful Victorian interiors.

 

It had one double bed, too small for a family of

four to fit in but that was okay as we didn’t intend

to sleep here. We booked the room so we could have

a place to get dressed and rest during the occasion.

 

The room was beautiful but cramped with too many bulky

furniture like the handsome table that holds the LCD TV.

 

…and other table that serves as a mini- bar

that  holds the kettle and the coffee kit .

A single table both for coffee tray and the

TV to maximize the space would be okay.

There was also a massive working and reading desk,

 

…and spacious closet.

…that holds a small refrigerator,

…and the electronic lock.

It had a beautiful toilet,

…a nice bathtub,

…provided with basic amenities, 

.and sufficient toiletries.

The room had and balcony,

 

…with a backyard view of a private house next door.

A room had only land line phone at the bedside,

…and  rather slow complimentary Wi Fi connection.

Stray

Villa Caceres Hotel is located in the glittering 
Magsaysay Avenue, a walking distance to hotels,
 lifestyle centers and numerous restaurants lining the strip.

It has a rear access to the Naga City Hall, 
and the Naga Science Centrum,

 

Source: LINK

…and located few blocks away

from the Penafrancia Basiliica,

…and the Penafrancia Shrine.

CamSur Viaje, an in- house travel agency could arrange special

tours within the suburbs and to the neighboring provinces as well.

Play

The Villa Caceres Hotel’s Health and Resort Spa

had undergone a massive and awesome renovation.

 

From an ordinary looking pool and Jacuzzi,

^^^Jacuzzi, pre- renovation


^^^Swimming pool, pre- renovation

…it was transformed to a

magnificent  five star facility,

…with four pools that include a Jacuzzi,

…a children’s pool,

…an adult pool,

…and a lap pool.

There was also a spa,

..and a three level gym.

Villa Caceres Hotel is also home

to the popular Evolution Salon.

 

This newly renovated Health and Resort Spa could

be considered as  the best leisure facility among the top

hotels in Naga City and in the Bicol Region as well.

Feast

Despite the more than a hundred restaurants lining 
the Magsaysay Strip where the hotel is located, there 
are several excellent dining facilities housed in the hotel.

Breakfast Buffet

We did not sleep at the hotel, but I returned to the hotel 
together with  my son as he wanted to go swimming. 
We decided to take the complimentary  buffet breakfast.  
which was used to be served at the Rose Garden,

 

^^^Rose Garden pre- renovation

…but it was transformed into an extension

of the lobby after it was recently renovated,

…and was moved to the main lobby where

the Bistro Roberto was once located.

Villa Caceres serves a decent spread

of dishes on it’s breakfast buffet,

…but one should always try the local

delicacies like latik and binotong.

Bistro Roberto

Bistro Roberto is a popular bar in Naga City

which used to be located near the main lobby,

now occupied by the breakfast buffet area.

It was  moved at the far end of the new building

accessible by the main  road, which was a good

move, as the bistro’s live band was creating a lot

of noise at the lobby when they perform at night.

Rolando’s Café

Rolando’s Café is the hotel’s in house restaurant

and a very popular dining destination in Naga City.

It also recently had undergone renovation and it

serves wide array of local and international dishes.

This restaurant is best known for its Chinese cuisine.

Anne Poolside Bar and Restaurant

Anne Poolside Bar and Restaurant is a new

addition to the hotel’s growing in- house restaurants.

 

It had a glass walled air- conditioned dining area

overlooking the beautiful resort pool on one end,

 

…and an outdoor bar at the poolside on the other end.

Rafabelle’s

Rafabelle’s is a popular mall based Bicolano coffee shop

which recently opened a branch at the hotel’s new wing.

This is a two level coffee shop, the second branch in the city,

…and they are apparently opening another branch in

Centro Square, a new hotel in Penafrancia Avenue.

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Villa Caceres Hotel has improved a lot after

it had undergone expansion and renovation,
and is now the biggest hotel in the Bicol Region.

 

The hotel has three wings and caters three different groups of tourists;
The old and original wing targets travelers wanting to save money as it 
offers dormitory type rooms for those traveling by group, and affordable 
solo rooms for those wanting  basic accommodation but with more privacy.

 

The new wing offers grand Victorian Style rooms,

 

…while the recently opened expansion

offers affordable budget accommodations.

 

They are again expanding at the back of the hotel meant to

house a multi- level basement parking and premiere rooms.

 

It was recently rated a 3 star hotel by the Department of Tourism,

 

…but they could have done better.
  
Read the links below for more:

 The Villa Caceres Hotel: Mediterranean Opulence in Naga City 
Villa Caceres Hotel Family Room: Quiet and Windowless Storm Shelter