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| The boating lagoon |
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| The entrance to main building |
Rafael's Farm Garden
Restaurant, in the next town of Babatngon, is just a 13-km./30 min. drive from
Tacloban City. This peaceful, 16-hectare place in the middle of farmland,
because of its ambiance, is a perfect place to dine, get close to nature and
relax with its beautiful, well-maintained landscaping.
There were many open green
spaces to walk around, a wishing well, a manmade waterfall, a calesa, a
treehouse for children to play in and a lagoon where one can go rowboating.
A wooden platform leads to a gazebo at the middle of the lake. At
night, fireflies swarm at a nearby tree. The restaurant was named after
the grandson of owner/entrepreneur Rene Tampil. Rene is also the owner of
meat shops and the "Join Us" fastfood eateries in Tacloban City.
The thatched-roof main
building, with its native decor and open on 2 sides, has a wooden floor,
conversation areas with sofas, interesting coffee tables, old and lamps,
sculpture pieces, and an infinity pond with koi fish around the perimeter. A
favorite weekend destination, it is truly a nice place for one who wants to get
out of noise and stress of city life, even if just for a few hours.
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| The conversation area and infinity pond |
The main dining area has
dining tables topped with crocheted tablecloth and wooden chairs with woven
abaca backrests and seats covered with banig. All around are
artwork (done by local artists) for sale.
The menu features a wide selection of delicious Filipino dishes (fish sinigang, grilled herb
chicken, kinilaw, kare-kare,
crispy chicken kawali, coco chicken stew, garlic butter fish steak, yellow
pork chop, baked scallops, classic baby back ribs, etc.), salads
(farmer's salad, garden fresh salad, etc.), desserts (buko gelatin, halo-halo, turon, etc.), pastries and
beverages (lemon grass tea, ginger tea, iced tea, etc.), all at reasonable
prices. You can avail of a set meal consisting of salad, a side dish,
rice, main course and dessert for PhP220.
Rafael's Farm: Brgy.
Pagsulhugon, Babatngon, Leyte. Tel: (053) 325-0729. Mobile numbers
(0918) 669-9909 and (0915) 920-0325.
E-mail: inquiry@rafaelfarm.com and reservation@rafaelfarm.com.
Website: www.rafaelfarm.com.
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