Dessert and breakfast at Bag of Beans
Posted on 04-20-07 · Food trips & events Tags: restaurants, travel
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Rarely do I find a restaurant that looks good by day and by night. And even more rare are restaurants where both the main meal and the dessert are good. In most cases, a restaurant would have a specialty—either one or more of the main entrees OR dessert. Bag of Beans in Tagaytay City has them all—and a great setting and ambience to boot.
Its biggest attraction is alamid coffee which no one in my family had the nerve to try. My 14-year-old daughter Sam was raring to but balked at the last minute. Alamid coffee or not, we enjoyed everything we ordered at Bag of Beans.
On the evening of the first of our three days in Tagaytay, we went there for dessert and coffee. Speedy had apple a la mode, I had carrot cake, Sam chose strawberry cheesecake and Alex had blueberry cheesecake. Brewed coffee was bottomless.
If you go to Bag of Beans, you can choose to dine indoors or outdoors. The huts in the garden are especially romantic at night. And the cool night air makes them even more preferable to the indoor dining room.
Beware of mosquitoes though. If you don’t have mosquito repellant lotion in your bag, you can request the staff to provide katol (mosquito coils).
During the day, however, when the cool Tagaytay breeze is no match for the blazing sun, the indoor dining room is more inviting. On our second day in Tagaytay, we went to Bag of Beans for breakfast and chose to have it served in the wonderfully appointed dining room with an adjacent mini living room. But while you’re waiting for your food, try to stroll around the garden. The flowers are beautiful.
What’s good for breakfast at Bag of Beans? The omelet and bacon were served in an electric skillet and came with a basket of freshly baked bread still warm from the oven.
Several varieties to choose from but we decided on pan de sal and wheat rolls with butter and fruit jam.
The pancakes were also great. The fruit juices were fresh and coffee, as usual, was bottomless.
Had we not been pressed for time, we would have gone back a third time for the meat pies. Next time, we won’t fail to do that.
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Sounds like a place I should check out then! I’ll be going back home to Manila for a week this coming long (Shanghai) holiday and I’d love to take my boyfriend and friends (They love to eat, too!) to some amazing restaurants. Can you please give me the address to Bag of Beans? Thanks heaps in advance!
bag of beans is such a nice discovery. we chanced upon it when we were looking for an after-dinner place. we got out of the car to check out what they had and when we saw the garden set-up downsatirs, it became giddy with excitement. it looks enchanting in the evening! perfect for romantic evenings with your loved one. the coffee is good, the panna cotta is also good. overall, it was superb!
hello connie, years ago we’ve been to tagaytay. we are planning on a short holiday to see some beauty spots out there. it would be nice to see this place, can you direct me to some website, if they got one? looks like the foods you’ve tried taste satisfactory. we all know that it’s worth paying for, not to mention that my husband and daughter are a kind of a “sweet-tooth” individuals! Thanks a lot!
Address: 3650 Aguinaldo Highway, Mendez Crossing West, Tagaytay City. For reservations, call (046)413-2724.
Source: Click the City.
If we pass by Tagaytay next weekend, we’ll be at Bag of Beans, for sure.
Address: 3650 Aguinaldo Highway, Mendez Crossing West, Tagaytay City. For reservations, call (046)413-2724.
Source: Click the City.
If we pass by Tagaytay next weekend, we’ll be at Bag of Beans, for sure.
hello!
my friends and I are going to Tagaytay next week to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Would you happen to have a mobile number for Bag of Beans? Do they accept credit cards?
Thanks!
yes, they accept credit cards.
yes, they accept credit cards.
sounds like something worth my money. what’s the price range in Bag of Beans?