Delicious Snack Buffet at Golden Brown Restaurant

It was a Saturday afternoon, we have just visited the hospital for my daughter's immunization. We are starving already. We spent almost 3 hours waiting at the hospital on our daughter's doctor, there were only 15 patients on the list, we were number 13. I guess the good doctor really spent an ample amount of time to patients.

Our usual destination for a snack would be a fast-food chain, there was plenty of that on the area nearby. But my wife just remembered that Golden Brown Restaurant was offering a snack buffet, although it was a couple of years ago, we were hoping they would still be offering it. As it turns out, they still have their usual snack buffet in the afternoon. We checked what's being served and we decided to go for it. During that day, they were serving pancit bihon, lomi, lumpia shanghai, dinuguan and puto, cassava cake, brownies and more. Of course I love the dinuguan and photo combo, I also ate plenty of that lumpia shanghia.  I guess for a price of Php95  it was a money saver. Oh and there was a free glass of iced tea to go with it. We saved a lot eating there, compared to a fast-food chain. And as usual, the place is still as nice as it was the last time we were there.

Golden Brown Restaurant only offers their snack buffet in the afternoon on Monday to Saturday. You can visit them at Gov. Duterte Street, Davao City. Their phone number is 227-6464.

Here are some photos during our visit.

Mama Da's Barbeque Seafood at Ihaw Ihaw

This is the second time I was able to eat at this place. The first time was with my friends and at that time, I forgot to bring my camera. Because of that, I always make sure to bring my camera at all times. 

Last Saturday my wifey had a whole day seminar, so after work I haven't decided yet where to eat lunch. So it just in my mince why not Mama Da, I really want to feature their place on this site. 

Mama Da's Barbeque Seafood at Ihaw Ihaw is located at Torres St., just near Rizal Memorial Colleges. Its just along the highway so you can spot it easily. If you had no car, it can be accessible via a motor cab, you can either take one near Fairlanes or at Quirino,  Davao Doctors Hospital. Motor cab fair is only 7 Php. The place is owned by Linda Garcia Alonzo of the Nanay Bebeng clan and the Gingerbread Bakeshop.

Viands ranges from 45 to 60 Php, a bit pricey if you were to compare it to a Carinderia, but their serving are plenty and the food taste delicious. You can choose from a variety of dishes, ranging from Humba to Adobo, Fish dishes and vegetables. You just pick want you want to eat, (I mean point hehehe, in Philippines its what we called turo-turo), and the waitress will serve your food on your table.

The place is also nice, it's clean and well ventilated. The place is not air conditioned, if it is I guess their prices would drastically go up. The place though has plenty of ceiling fans to cool you. I went there at noon, and it was hot outside, but inside Mama Da's you can barely notice the heat outside. The place can cater at most 50 persons. 

If I'm near Torres St. I would sure go to Mama Da's be it for lunch, snacks or dinner. The place is open from 9 am to 7 pm, Mondays to Saturdays. 

Mama Da's

Mama Da's Barbeque Seafood at Ihaw Ihaw

Torres St., Davao City

Contact Number: 227-8271

Bonding Time at Sunset Beach Park Resort-Babak, Samal Island

Our family tried to have a bonding time before the start of the school year. We decided to try a beach resort which we had not visited before, we tried asking some of our close friends, and they suggested the Sunset Beach Park Resort.

Going to Sunset Beach Park Resort is easy, you can take a jeep going to Sasa Wharf Barge or take a Bus going to Samal wherein the bus will still go to the Sasa wharf barge. We on the other hand took the jeep and get on the barge, our daughter likes it that way. When we arrive at Samal Island, Sunset Beach is just I think 1-2 kilometers left of Samal's wharf barge, we took a pedicab to go to the resort. When we arrive at Sunset Beach there were already plenty of people.

The place is nice, very nice and huge. Not as huge as hmmm Paradise beach resort, but compared to some affordable beaches in Samal this place is big. There are plenty of open and closed cottages to choose from, those friends of our's who suggested the place advised us to spend overnight because the place gets a lot livelier at night since there would be a live bands and fire dancers, but we went home at the afternoon since our little girl need to have a good night sleep.

There are lots of tenants/renters in the resort, there are store, souvenir shop, tattoo station, jet ski rental to name a few a few. If you ask me the place is great, the ambiance the beach. My only complain is their toilet, I think it has only one place for its common toilet and from our cottage its a bit far though, and for a resort that big I think an additional toilet at a different location would be nice. That being said I would still recommend this place to my friend that are looking for affordable beaches to go to.

A view of the beach at noon

Kids enjoying the beach

A little shade at the beach

Plenty of open cottages to choose from

Closed Cottages (Non-Airconditioned)

Front view of closed cottages (Non-Airconditioned)

Air conditioned closed cottages

Additional air conditioned closed cottages are being built

Function Hall

Grilling Area

Jetski Rental

JETWAVE SPORTS

Rental Fee:

1 hour jet ski rental - Php 3,500

1/2 hour jet ski rental - Php 2,500

15 minutes - banana boat - Php 300 per person - minimum of 5 persons

Jet ski rental contact number - 0942-399-8853

Some of the many tenants - Genaro's Bar

Souvenir Shop

Entrance Fee

Php 20 plus Php 5(environmental fee) = Php 25 / Php 35(for overnight)

Child - Php 10 / Php 15(for overnight)

Cottage

Open cottage - Php 250 / Php 300(for overnight)

Closed cottage(non-aircon) - Php 800 / Php 850(for overnight)

Closed cottage(aircon) - Php 1,500 - good for 2 persons, maximum of 5. Excess persons will be charged 100 pesos each

Function hall - Php 2,500 / Php 3,000(for overnight)

Corkage

Softdrink and liquor

1 case softdrinks - Php 50 / Php 10 per bottle

1 case SMB or SML - Php 50

Long neck - Php 50 / Php 20 per 500 ml

Rainbow Breeze Beach Resort - Brgy, Caliclic, Babak Dist.

My wifey department had an acquaintance at the Rainbow Breeze Beach Resort. Its easy to get there just take a jeep going to Sasa Barge Wharf or simply take a bus to Samal. Once you get to Samal, just drop by Phoenix gasoline station and take a Pedicab, tell the driver your destination which is the Rainbow Breeze Beach Resort, and one more thing tell the Pedicab driver to bring you inside the resort, its a long walk if you were drop off on the resort's entrance gate.

The place is nice, although the beach area is not that wide. There are plenty of cottages to choose from. There are open cottages and cottages with air-conditioned and non air-conditioned. The place though when we went their is not crowded, maybe because the place is not that know yet compared to other resorts. forgot to took pictures of the cottages with air-conditioned though.

Celebrating special occasions or company event would be great in this resort, since it has a function hall that can accommodate 70-80 persons for Php 3,500 only.

Entrance Gate

Open Cottage

Inside the Function Hall

The Function Hall

Comfort Room

RAINBOW BREEZE BEACH RESORT

Brgy. Caliclic, Babak Dist., IGaCoS

082-302-3595

DAY TOUR: (7:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Adult: Php 30/hd

Kids 5 tp 12 y.o. - Php 15/hd

OVERNIGHT: (3:00 pm - 12:00 nn)

Adult: Php 40/hd

Kids 5 tp 12 y.o. - Php 20/hd

BIG PAVILION - Php 3,500 - Maximum 80 pax

MINI PAVILION - Php 1,500 - Maximum 40 pax

PAVILION BY 'D SEA - Php 1,000

OPEN COTTAGES:

Big Hut - Php 400

Mini Hut - Php 250

Hayahay - Php 300

EXCLUSIVE OCCUPANCY: Php 30,000 access to all facilities

FAMILY ROOM: Php 3,000 - good for 4 pax in excess of 4, Php 200/hd, air conditioned room, with refrigerator, hot and cold shower

COTTAGE NO. 2: Php 3,500 - good for 6 pax in excess of 6, Php 200/hd, air conditioned room w/ TV

GOOD FOR 2 PAX: Php 800 - airconditioned room, common CR 

GOOD FOR 2 PAX: Php 500 - non-airconditioned room, common CR 

EXTRA CHARGES:

Electricity - Php 120/Unit (Rice cooker, sound system, electric stove, electric pot)

Tent: 

Big - Php 100 

Small - Php 50

Corkages: Liquor - Php 50/bot

Softdrink/Beer: - Php 20/bot, Php 80/cs

NOTE: :Strictly" No Video-k Allowed

Rates are subject to change with prior notice

Buy 1 Take 1 Pizza - Mama Maria's Pezzeria at Hotel Elena

Im trying to scroll in my computer all pictures I have took that has not been posted in this site. I found a handful of those photos and hopefully I would be able to post them all here.

Here's one when our family went to church, and decided to have a snack. Usually we would go to Jolibee, because that's the first thing that would come out of my daughters mouth. But we decided to try another place to eat, so we went to Mama Maria's Pezzeria at Hotel Elena in Nova Tierra Village. We were intrigued before about Mama Maria's Pezzeria buy 1 take 1 pizza offering. We ordered the Hawaii pizza (since our daughter loves the pineapple) Family size which cost Php 355 (during that year - I'm not sure if prizes have change during that time) and a 1.5 liter softdrinks (Coke). 

When our order was served, two of it since as I mentioned before its buy 1 take 1. Our daughter love it, she ate two slices and picked all the pineapple toppings for herself to eat hahahaha. The pizza taste good and for a price of Php 355 for 2 pizzas it was worth it.

Here a reminder though, you can't avail of the buy 1 take 1 offer if you ordered for a "take out".