Bacolod Food Trip

Whenever I return to my hometown, my diet is completely forgotten. I would usually resist the urge to eat a lot on the first day, second day, third… no. I would usually give up on the third day. It would be two servings of chicken inasal and two servings of rice at our place in Pontevedra. Plus desserts.

We went home to Bacolod last September 3. As usual, Quennie and I wanted to try Bacolod food again. Some from old familiar places and some new ones too. This time we ate at Bar21, Trattoria Uma and Calea.

Bar21

Bar21 has been well known to many Bacolenos and is locate at corner 21st-Lacson Sts. I only heard about it when I was in high school as a classy bar for party goers. During our dinner my parents, I learned that Bar21 has been in Bacolod for along time already. It has grown from a small eatery to a classy restaurant. It was my first time to eat here.

I had a Herbed Chicken and a Moist Chocolate Cake for dessert. The chicken was so delicious that mama made her own recipe and tried cooking at for my niece’s birthday. The Moist Chocolate Cake was served hot. It was freshly baked and made thus the cake was still soft and moist.

I would definitely go back to try the others on the menu.

Herbed Chicken

Lengua, I think...

Breaded Chicken Fillet

Moist Chocolate Cake. Mama ate it too fast. Wasn't able to take a picture of it as a whole.

Trattoria Uma

Trattoria Uma was a new dining place. It is located in Lacson St near the L’Fisher Hotel. We haven’t seen it the last time we were in Bacolod. It’s one of the few restaurant that offers Italian cuisine. We were with friends who joined us canvassing for suppliers for our wedding.

The first impression was the price. It was expensive for Bacolod. Prices for the pasta and pizza were more than 200 pesos. This is not usual in Bacolod where you can get a satisfying meal for just a 100-150 pesos. Some main dishes in the menu even cost 700+. If you are used to dine in Manila, the prices doesn’t surprise us. But for those in Bacolod, it’s already expensive. Our friends swear that they won’t eat here again.

But a pitcher of iced tea was only 45 pesos. Good for 4 servings already.

I ordered a bolognese pasta and margherita pizza. It was delicious. I would definitely get back here and its worth what I paid for. I like how they cooked the pizza crust. It is just the right thickness and crisp.

Seafood Pasta

Bolognese

Pizza Margherita and ... I forgot the other half... But you can order your pizza like this. Two flavors in one.

Calea

When it comes to cakes, Calea is the place to go when in Bacolod. They have a branch at Lacson St, right beside the L’Fisher Hotel. But we ate at their branch in Robinson’s Mall. I haven’t tried their cakes yet since most of the time I order cakes at Bob’s. Erisa mentioned the Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake in her blog. So I tried it out. I also ordered the Chocolate Mousse Bombe which looks like a Choco Dome of Starbucks.

For Quennie, the cakes were like heaven. She was the one who finished it off. I found it too sweet and stopped eating halfway. Or maybe I just wasn’t in the mood for cakes at that time. The Triple Choco Mousse Cake was soft to the bite. The Choco Bombe had an ice cream like texture in the middle while the chiffon was a bit bland. I like the Triple Choco Mousse Cake. As for the Choco Bombe, I’d rather have ice cream next time.

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake. I dont have my pictures transferred yet for posting. I borrowed this pics from Erisa's Blog.