Restaurant Review: Mrs. Gaddi’s Restaurant and Coffee Shop (Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya)

Mrs. Gaddi's Restaurant and Coffee Shop

Mrs. Gaddi’s Restaurant and Coffee Shop. formerly Mountain Oasis Rest Area, is located just after Sta. Fe town, beside a Total gas station. 

The food served here is unlike the traditional food offered in most truck shops along the Maharlika Highway. It has a good selection of hearty provincial fare (paksiw na tilapia, bagnet, bulalo, pinakbet, etc.) with steak, sandwiches, fish and chips, enchiladas, burgers and chicken fingers thrown in. Must-have is the strong brewed Kalinga coffee. 

Stone fireplace with painting of "Three Senoritas" 

It also has great ambiance and a cozy set-up, with a large stone fireplace (above which is a huge Aileen Lanuza painting of three women in Maria Clara dresses titled “Three Senioritas”) in the middle, a new (2011) Sanso painting, a lovely set of rattan chairs and a veranda area overlooking the great mountain view.   The restaurant also has a branch in Cordon, Isabela.

Mrs. Gaddi’s Restaurant and Coffee Shop: Maharlika Highway, Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya.  Mobile number: (0917) 832-5554.