My Gourmet Cafe Experience

My cousin who works in the Cavite area has always raved about Gourmet Café. I would usually ignore her ravings until I finally was able to go there, taste their food and experience their service.

It was a tiring Saturday afternoon when we went there. We were immediately greeted by Maricris, the manager, and after the obligatory hellos, she asked us if we were interested to attend mass.

Mass? I thought, may simbahan ba rito?

At the back pala of Gourmet Café is a nice place called The Sanctuary. It seems to be a venue custom made for weddings. It has a nice modern chapel. 10 zen inspired rooms, and a reflection pool with swan. It also has a large lawn that can accommodate up to 200 guests. Grabe talaga! Super ganda ng place!

Sayang nga lang kasi we have already booked Caleruega and Collosian Gardens so di na talaga option yung place. Pero, since the rooms nga are very nice, with a modern, minimalist and zen feel to it we thought it could very well be our wedding preps venue na lang. They have all the amenities pa of a regular hotel kasi they have a butler service and the rate of the room includes breakfast na.

Apparently, it was built pala for retreat and meditation. Hindi din pwede magkaroon ng wedding sa chapel kasi hindi pa authorized. Pwede daw Christian weddings doon pero medyo Malabo ang Catholic weddings. So, okay na din. Mon and I did not feel too bad na. Medyo pricey din kasi ang packages nila for weddings.

After the mass, we decided to have our early dinner na at the restaurant. We had pizza and soup and salad. It was very filling and the Banaba Iced Tea was also very refreshing. I was told that they also have receptions at the restaurant and the al fresco area of the resto. We were about to leave na when the piano man started playing. We stayed some more and then the acoustic band of Gourmet Café “Streamline”, arrived na. I really wanted to leave because we had to go to Collosian pa for the night ocular. But, Mon said we’ll come back to have coffee and watch the band.

Super sulit naman pagbalik namin. This is not your ordinary acoustic band. They can do songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s aside from the current r&b hits. They can also sing accapella. Grabe! Pwedeng pwede sa wedding talaga! We also jammed with them after their last set and they are so cool. Mga bagets ‘to sisters, pero they sing classics well.

Sa mga Tagaytay brides, drop by Gourmet Café, I tell you it is worth it! It is along the highway going to Silang from the Rotunda. You won’t miss it. The band plays on Saturdays and Sunday lunch.

Gourmet Café rocks!