Vencio's Garden Seafood Cafe : A Happy Family Dinner

Nothing is more precious than enjoying time with the whole family , with lots of delicious foods in the table. Blessing indeed.

Last week , i had a chance to get home to my family . Though there are moments that we have to talk about the downtimes that we're going through , we still make sure that we remain positive and grateful for everything we have now. So back there, i just told my sister that i wish to tell our mom , or i should say will request to her a treat for the whole family for a dine in a restaurant , And wahhh- Lah! on our 3rd night there , Sunday night, wish granted our very kind and generous parents gave us a wonderful dinner. It was supposed to be at Arsenia's restaurant , but as we get there , the place is already closed , so we transferred to Vencio's ,

Vencio's Garden Seafood Cafe , for me, is a classy , very clean restaurant that satisfies their customer with affordable , tastylicious foods. They offer an inexpensive taste of luxury. They also have services like catering , Fine dining and KTV ( VIP room). It is a great venue for parties and celebrations such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, baptismal, reunions, corporate events and seminars.Actually i just knew that night that they were the ones who provided the catering service for my sister's wedding , and that was 8 years ago.

This is the view from the outside , so that was night time and my camera wasn't able to capture the name of the place because of the effect of the lights. And if you'll notice people there those are all my family getting out of the car , haha.

Then in front of the actual building they have this small garden like and fish pond , that has this orange fish , my family said it's coy fish. Kids are the ones who enjoyed the fishes much.

When you go inside , the restaurant has this nice landscaping and interiors , providing an awesome ambiance to the place are statues of Buddha, Queen Nefertiti, the Queen of Sheba, Tutankhamen and many more.

Like mentioned earlier , loved their interior design, from the walls , ceilings and lighting.

I also love the arrangement of tables like there are those for family , for couples , for meetings and group of friends.

But of course, what everybody is eyeing for their menu!!! They offer Filipino, international and Asian cuisine. You'll definitely get yourself confused which one to eat because they all look and sound tasty. So here are the foods that me and my family had for dinner

Bagong Saing sa Palayok
This is white rice cooked in a traditional earthen pot. It gives different taste to it ,really different than those rice cooked in an electric rice cooker. We had 3 servings of this for ₱297.00 .

Bulalo
It is a beef dish , a light colored soup made from shranks and marrow bones. This one's specially ordered for my girls because of the soup itself , but we also loved the vegetables and the corn in it , it's perfect for cold weather as well . We had 2 servings of it for ₱900.00

Pansit Musiko
It's a stir fry noodle dish. Pansit musiko is known in Vigan part of the Philippines , like a traditional snack for music bands in fiestas. The actual noodle used is called MIKI (fresh thick egg noodles) . This is the food i had much during our dinner , i love it's taste and how the veggie toppings were cooked. We had 1 serving of this for ₱200.00.

Chicken Tinupig
Tinupig is the process of cooking . Chicken tinupig is more like roasted chicken which was marinated overnight and then wrapped with banana leaves. My family always love to have this food whenever we have gatherings or special occasions. Who wouldn't love chicken? . i loved how it's well cooked and it's flavoury up until the chicken bones. We had 1 servings of it for ₱350.00

Chopseuy
Chopseuy means "assorted pieces . This is a stir fried mixed veggies. Others add pork , chicken or seafoods to it but yhis one we had at Vencio's is purely vegetables . I love how the sauce blends the veggies , it just taste right , can be eaten with rice or no rice . We had 1 serving of this for ₱185.00.

Lumpiang Shanghai
It's known as Filipino egg roll which has a filling mixture of ground pork , (sometimes they add ground carrots) , onion and garlic and seasonings to taste. I love this as appetizer , and Vencio's just cooked it right , perfectly paired with their sweet and sour sauce. My youngest kiddo loves it. We had one serving of this for ₱150.00.

We also had 2 pitchers of Iced Tea for ₱300 , i just forgot to take a photo of it . I loved it coz it's naturally made tea , not those in ready made packed juice.

They have this dessert corner as well , you can pick which one you like from pies , cakes , gelatines and many more.

They also have an organic farm and here you can buy fresh harvested mushrooms and organic cucumber as well as ginger turmeric tea and Banayko honey.

Vencio's also have their entertainment area , we have been serenaded by this man while where in there , and we just love the music played , the one jamming with him is one of their crews as well , but guests can also request songs and jam with them.

The place also have free wifi , a free internet connection. My youngest had the chance to download 2 movies during our stay there 😂.

They also have this snapshot contest , where people can post their photos taken from the restaurant , with proper tags and will have a chance to win food worth ₱5000 and more.

Some of our photos inside the restaurant

To sum it all up, our Vencio's experience was totally awesome . With its delicious food , friendly and accomodating staff , to it's lovely classy ambience . Definitely a worth recommending place to be.

Vencio's Garden Seafood Cafe:
J.P. Rizal St., Brgy. Tawiran, Calapan City
Oriental Mindoro , Philippines 5200

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Vencio's Garden Seafood Cafe

Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

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