Baba Social Dining at the Carmen:Beautiful Restaurant, Awesome Food (Round Table Lecture Series 2)

Baba Social Dining at the Carmen 
Beautiful Restaurant, Awesome Food
(Round Table Lecture Series 1)

My family have dined for several times in the past

at the Baba Social Dining, Carmen Hotel’s

in house restaurant, and we have always extremely

enjoyed their massive regular dinner buffet.

I however had a chance to speak for three consecutive

medical roundtable discussion held at the restaurant,

 

…and interestingly my lectures were always

full packed with the audience overflowing.

 

While it is overwhelming for a speaker

to see a lecture hall brimming with people,

 

…I’m beginning to suspect that the

main reason for my full house lectures,

 

…is because of the delicious food,

 

 

 

…that Baba Social Dining serves during

these medical round table discussions.

 

 

 

It’s definitely one of the best

restaurants in Naga City.



I love the place, I love the food and I look 
forward for another meeting in Baba, not just 
as a speaker but as an audience as well.

Read the other Round Table Lecture Series Posts 

Baba Social Dining at the Carmen   
Beautiful Restaurant, Awesome Food
(Round Table Lecture Series 1) 

 Kamias  
The Best Of Albay Cuisine  
(Round Table Lecture Series 2) 

Coffee and Tea Gallery  
Daet, Camarines Norte 
(Round Table Lecture Series 3) 

Avenue Plaza Hotel 
Awesome Venue, Awesome Food
(Round Table Lecture Series 4) 

Read the links below for related posts:

 The Carmen Hotel: 
A Soft Opening Preview

Carmen Hotel's Baba Social Dining : 
 A Beautiful Restaurant To Watch For in Naga  

Carmen Hotel's Baba Social Dining Christmas Dinner: 
 Delicious Breakfast Meals All Day Long; 
Christmas Typhoon 2017 Series 2  

Tugawe Cove Café; Relaxing Resort Like Café

Tugawe Cove Café 
Relaxing Resort Like Café 
Robinsons, Placa Naga, Al Fresco

Tugawe Cove Café is an offshoot of Caramoan’s

most popular and luxurious resort Tugawe Cove.

We have been to Tugawe Cove

 in Caramoan few years ago,

…. we tremendously enjoyed the food but

never had the chance and time to go back,

so we were happy when they opened a twin

spin-off restaurant at Robinsons’ Place Naga.

 

We visited Tugawe Cove Café to have a

light dinner as we were still stuffed full from

the thanksgiving lunch with our employees.
Located at the al fresco section of the mall

Tugawe Cove Café has two dining areas,

 

…an outdoor section that most

of the time gets crowded at night,

 

…as it offers the best view of

the Tree of Life’s digital show,

 

…and a beautiful indoor dining hall with

 a lovely, indigenous tropical resort theme,

 

…with comfy seats

 and relaxing sofas.

 

My young son wanted to have a full dinner

and he ordered Buttermilk Fried Chicken.

Made of three huge slabs of perfectly fried

in flavorful breading, crunchy on the outside

while tender and juicy inside, served with

a generous mound of white rice, topped with

sunny side up egg and Kimchi as a side dish.

My wife had a delicious Club Sandwich,

which, unlike other traditional multi- layered

versions, this one had everything (egg, ham,

beef, and fresh veggies) on a single layer of

firm bread that does not get soggy when eaten. 

 

My daughter enjoyed her Tugawe Lasagna.

It was a fusion of Pinoy homemade goodness

and Italian-style lasagna. There was a perfect

balance between layers of cheese, noodles,

and sauce which I believe was Bolognese

lightly flavored minced onion and garlic

I ordered a s Greek Panini but I believe this isn’t 
a traditional Greek recipe. There’s something  
delightful on this panini that I love- but just can't
pinpoint what it is. The warm bread, intermixing 
with the wonderful flavors of  mushrooms, olives,

tomatoes and the gloriously pungent feta (?)

cheese- its like a wild party in your palate.

Everything went well with

the Passion Fruit Lemonade,

 

…and we capped our night with

a cup of perfectly blended Mocha,

…while enjoying the Tree of Life’s,

 

...spectacular digitally mapped show .

Read the links below for related posts:

Naga to Tugawe Cove, Caramoan; Scenic Road Trip, Pleasant Boat Ride
Tugawe Cove, Caramoan, CamSur; A Piece of Heaven on Earth
Caramoan Camarines Sur, Paradise Found; The Sun, the Sea, the Lake and the Typhoon
Tugawe Cove to Partido Road Trip; Journey from Heaven to Hell

                                                                                                 

Chef Doy’s @ Access: Ready to Eat Gourmet Food

Chef Doy’s @ Access
Ready to Eat Gourmet Food 

Chef Doy’s is my family’s favorite and this

blog’s most revered and admired restaurant. 

I have written numerous reviews ranting and raving

their awesome Pinoy fusion cuisine, but it is difficult

to dine there because to horrendous weekend traffic in

Magsaysay and their limited availability of parking space.

We were excited when we learned that Chef Doy’s

opened a branch at Bicol Access Health Centrum,

where there is no traffic and the parking is aplenty.

 

Chef Doy’s @ Access is a totally different

restaurant  to that of Chef Doy’s Magsaysay,

that serve food cooked fresh upon ordering,

…this one Access is a no frills,

and tidy upscale ‘carenderia’,

 

… that serves pre- cooked dishes

displayed in a glass-encased counter.

 

We started our dinner with Sinigang na Baboy.

It was very delicious and had Chef Doy’s touch

of just having the right degree of sourness not

enough to wrinkle one’s face in acerbic disgust.

Just as we were getting excited with what we expected

as an awesome  dinner in a restaurant with a prestigious

name everything that we ordered were served dead- cold

The Steamed Fish that was lying in a cold soy sauce,

 

The Kalderetang Baka was okay but it

would have tasted better when served hot.

 

The Chop Suey was tasty

but was also cold and uninviting.

When they served Kare- Kareng Pork Chop topped with

the curry paste that had turned into a cold gel, we finally

asked if they could serve something hot, it was the only time

that they volunteered that they could microwave the food for us.

They did- and was served piping hot and it was so good.

They also volunteered to do the same thing with

other dishes but we already consumed most of them.

While we appreciated the belated concern of the staff,

I suggested that they should have routinely warmed

the food before serving them in the first place.

 

Chef Doy’s @ Access is more of a food express

with a totally different concept compared to the

wonderful Chef Doy’s Magsaysay, the best restaurant

in Bicol that serves awesome Filipino fusion cuisine

Read on the linkc below for related posts

 Chef Doy’s; Bicol’s Best Restaurant
 Chef Doy's; The Best Just Got Bigger

Chef Doy's;C Naga City’s Culinary Gem 

Chef Doy’s, Cereza, Naga City 

Kenny Rogers Roasters at Robinsons Place Naga

Kenny Rogers Roasters 
Robinsons Place Naga 

Kenny Rogers Roasters at Robinsons Place Naga,

 

...is probably one of the most difficult places to dine in  
the city  as it is always full packed and queue is kilometric.



Located at the al fresco section of the mall,

the overcrowding is understandable as it is the

first branch of the popular restaurant in the city.

 

Another reason why Kenny Rogers Roasters

is such a hit in Bicol, as they offer a wide array

of dishes in their menu served in huge portions.

 

The variety of dishes is impressively varied,
 from  healthy and hale, 

 

,,, to calorie- rich fast food items,

  

… so there is always something for

everyone in Kenny Rogers Roasters,

...aside from ther classic Wood Roasted Chicken,
where the restaurant was known for in the first place.



For a group of four All Grilled Group Meal

would provide a variety of barbecued dishes.

From Rosemary and Thyme Chicken fillet,

a Burger Steak and a Half Slab Prime Ribs .

 

It is served with Regular Side Dishes,

muffins, rice and a Pitcher of Iced Tea.

 

The Rib and Chicken Plate is a bestseller

as it contains two of Kenny Roger’s well

loved dishes- tender ribs and juicy chicken.

Half Slab Rib, 1/4 Roasted Chicken and

comes with two Side Dishes and a Muffin.

A variety healthy dishes are also available in Kenny Rogers.

The Grilled Fish is a must try dish for the health buffs.

Made a generous slab of fish fillet, dipped on a mixture of

lemon-basil, and spiced with garlic, various herbs and spices

resulting to a tangy yet delightfully sweetish- smoky taste.

It is served with a salad and two side dishes and a muffin.

Kenny’s Rosemary and Thyme Grilled Chicken Plate

according the their menu is a surefire chicken craving.

It is made from a chunky chicken fillet, seasoned with

rosemary, thyme, and fine herbs and spices giving the

savory dish  a flavorful aroma and taste. Served with a

cup of Garlic rice, and two tasty side dishes of your choice

and of course, the all time favorite classic corn muffin.

Big, meaty Grilled Burger Steak cooked over oven flame

to well done perfection. It was tender and oozing with its

natural juices. It is served on with a generous amount

of thick, hot, Kenny’s style mushroom gravy, and two

side dishes of your choice, rice, and the signature muffin.

The Roasted Chicken Platter has ¼ classic roasted chicken,

served with rice, two side dishes and the iconic muffin.

This dish was healthy, affordable and yet very, very tasty.

 

Premium Rib Eye Steak is heartily delicious meal

perfectly medium rare, the most affordable yet very

delicious steak in town. It comes with two side dishes

of your choice and of course-  Kenny’s signature muffin.

The Classic Healthy Plate is low on carbohydrates

but with a balance serving of meat, fruits and veggies.

It comes with complete withone quarter of classic

roasted chicken, a  serving of Kani and Mango Salad,

Fruit Salad, classic muffin and a low calorie drink.

 

Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chain of chicken-based restaurants

founded by country musician Kenny Rogers and has long ceased

operation in the United States where the restaurant originated.



Interestingly, the restaurant that originally centered

on wood-fired rotisserie chicken continue to flourish

in Asia despite offering almost an non Asian menu,

 

…and the secret for its longevity and popularity

in the region is the enormous variety of delicious,

yet affordable dishes, that caters to the fast food

loving population and to the health conscious as well.

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