Jill & Athan's Awesome Whatevers!: Bohol

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Sunday 20 April 2014

Resto Review: Golden Cowrie Filipino Restaurant, Bohol

Golden Cowrie Restaurant has multiple branches in Cebu but I have learned from somewhere (a blog or TV show, I don't remember) that prices in Bohol are less than that in Cebu. But since we didn't check out the restaurant while we were in Cebu, I also can not confirm that hear-say.

Since it was near the St. Joseph Cathedral, we decided to have our lunch there. Golden Cowrie is located at VP Inting Avenue, Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

Image from http://www.goldencowrienativerestaurant.com/

We started our meal with their Imbao Soup (Php 135). The soup distinctly tasted of ginger and its seashell. It was yummy and warm on the tummy.

For our main course, we had Crispy Dinuguan (Php 99) and Chicken Halang-Halang (Php 99).

The Crispy Dinuguan was quite disappointing - I was expecting it to have more crunch. It was just your ordinary dinuguan.

Their Chicken Halang-Halang on the other hand was appetizing. Its sauce was creamy and a bit spicy. My only wish for this dish is for it to have more meat.

And to complete our meal, we ordered their Budbud with Tsokolate Syrup (Php 59). I can't quite describe its taste, it was not the usual suman because the budbud itself has a bit hint of sweetness. The tsokolate syrup also compliments it well.

Overall, we recommend this restaurant if you're craving for a quick, affordable Filipino comfort food. Even though the viand serving is small - it is still reasonably priced not to mention their rice is unlimited.

This is part of our 5D4N Cebu-Bohol Summer Adventure. Read more about our trip in below links:

Read about our accommodations and food trips in Cebu here:

Read about our accommodation and food trips in Bohol here:

Resto Review: Gerarda's, Bohol

Gerarda's Restaurant is ranked #9 in the "Ang Pinaka-Yummy in Bohol" list. It is located at #20 JS Torralba Street, Tagbilaran, Bohol.

Gerarda's used to be an ancestral house thus the home-y, rustic feel when you are inside the restaurant.

We ordered their best-sellers - Dinakdakan (Php 180), Adobong Nokos (Php 180) and Ube Kinampay Guisado (Php 150).

Bohol is known for a specific variety of Ube which is Kinampay - and since it was our first time to ever hear of it we wanted to try it. Their Ube Kinampay Guisado is sauteed Ube Kinampay and shrimp. Its sauce is similar to that of a Chop Suey. The kinampay itself is heavy on the stomach mainly because it is of carbohydrate content. We did not really appreciate this dish because we find it nakakaumay. Maybe if they added other greens on the dish or something, I'm not really a good cook to know what's missing hehehe

Next on our plate is their Adobong Nokos (squid). The squid meat was tender and sauce was just right but it was nothing out of the ordinary for us.

Their Dinakdakan uses pork belly instead of the usually exotic pig parts (like ears, tongue, etc) sprinkled with bits of crunchy chicharon. This dish is the clear best seller for us because of its delicious creamy with just the right kick of spicy sauce.

Overall, we recommend dining in Gerarda's for your classic Filipino food cravings when in Bohol.

This is part of our 5D4N Cebu-Bohol Summer Adventure. Read more about our trip in below links:

Read about our accommodations and food trips in Cebu here:

Read about our accommodation and food trips in Bohol here:

Tuesday 15 April 2014

5D4N Cebu-Bohol Itinerary and Budget 2014

To kick off summer, we went to explore the beach of Bohol with a side trip to Cebu City.

The trip was not really planned for, we only decided to push through because AirAsia was offering promo fares. Our fare would have been a lot cheaper if we bought round trip tickets for Cebu but for convenience we booked our return ticket for Tagbilaran instead.