Celina's Cafe and Restaurant at Vista Point Tagaytay

Because of a shorter travel time(only 2hrs), Tagaytay has been my favorite escape from the urban jungle and corporate hubbub without going too far. Not only does the place please my ever quiescent longing for a peace and quiet week-end, the climate is perfect especially for my arctic tendencies, it's cold and winter-like. 

So after doing my week-end vanity trove, sauna at the gym, and hair reborn and foot spa at a salon, I immediately whisked my way out to Tagaytay.

And my sojourn wouldn't be complete without the need to fill my gastronome with good food. So I placed a reservation at Celina's Cafe and Restaurant. The restaurant is from the forerunners of tagaytayweddingsandevents.com, a specialty weddings and events management company based in Tagaytay. 

Located at the Vista Point Complex, the place is just a walk away from Summit Ridge Hotel, where I have stayed in at the last time, and right besides Josephine's Restaurant. 

The place outside gets so foggy starting 6PM. By 8PM, I can hardly see the lighted signage of Summit Ridge Promenade tower.  

Shells. 

Desserts section, Garden fresh salad, Pineapple, Watermelon, Leche Flan, and Fruit Salad. 

Breaded Fried Chicken. 

Kare Kare. 

Chopsuey.

Squid Calamares. 

Boneless Bangus. 

Crab. 

Soy Chicken. 

Grilled pork belly. 

Papaitan, everyone's favorite post-beer smirching session, aside from Bulalo.

Sisig, everyone's favorite mate for beer smirching session. 

Fish. I came in late so the fish is already monstrously lambasted. 

You can either choose whatever sodas do you like or go with their iced teas. And this isn't just an ordinary iced tea. Trust me, our company serves unlimited iced tea and lemonade, so I can tell. Theirs comes along with certain herbs and tanginess. 

Crab, a huge one that is. 

Little bit of everything: Squid Calamares, Seashell, and Breaded Chicken.

Kare Kare, just the right mix, but the Shrimp Paste is driving me crazy, as it had always been.

Papaitan, done perfectly. 

Bulalo(who can leave Tagaytay without their famous Bulalo, after all it is just at the brethren of Batangas, the country's cattle capital). Although their beef is a little bit hard. 

Fish and Sisig. 

Leche flan(delicious although I still like JT's Manukan Leche Flan). 

Fruit salad. 

Chicken and Sisig. Chicken breading makes it crunchy and very tasty, Sisig is so robust with its cut and flavorful. 

DIY salad and fruits(Watermelon and Pineapple).

My first lobster.

My second lobster. 

Lobsters come as an add on(+ Php200) on top of the regular buffet price of Php299. But you don't just come in and ask for a lobster. You have to call in for reservation if you want lobster to be included so that they can stock it in the kitchen, and that is fair enough to ensure freshness because it has to be ordered the day your reserved date fall in.