Cafe Lidia

Our friends have been urging us to try this place for a while now, they had nothing to say but praises on how good the food was etcetera etcetera and so we made a bet, if we didn't like the food, they'll be the one to pay. I'm not one to pass on a good deal. And so we went to Cafe Lidia located at #64 Calderon St., Calumpang, Marikina City.

Yep, it's a bit far that's why we're hesitant to go in the first place. It took us around 30minutes to reach the place from Technohub via private vehicle.

THE PLACE

parking lot ✔

reachable via public transpo ✔

jeepneys with sign board "Marikina Palengke" pass by outside

waiting area ✔
We arrived around 8pm and luckily there's no queue. When we went out around 9pm the waiting area was already full.

nice and cozy ambiance ✔

desserts ✔

that sylvannas was calling out to me 😌

I was surprised to see the place was actually quite huge.

<deciding orders>

THE MENU

Rental Rates

I think the place is a pretty good venue for large groups.

THE SERVICE

Our friend called a waiter and ordered Buffalo Wings and Nachos in advance for appetizers and it arrived promptly after taking all our orders. You can actually have the appetizers as appetizers and not as main dishes you know what I mean? In short the service was really fast.

THE FOOD

Bufflo Wings PHP180

For appetizers we had Buffalo Wings and Nachos. So remember about our bet? I tasted the Buffalo Wings and the first thing that came out of my mouth was "Mmnnn" <unconsciously> and just like that I lost the bet. 😧

Nachos PHP160

Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauce PHP165

Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potato or Java Rice PHP265

Grilled Pork Belly with Mashed Potato or Java Rice PHP220

This is what I ordered. The pork was good even without the sauce. I wasn't able to finish the Mashed Potato because I was already full. I don't usually eat veggies but I did because they were also tasty.

Baked Lasagna with Garlic Bread PHP165

Shrimp Arrabiata PHP180

Pasta with Tuna and Bacon PHP195

<Sorry for the blurred image>

Pizza Papa PHP235

The pizza for me was bland. This was perhaps the only dish I didn't really like.

Medium Mocha Cookie PHP110

I love this. It somehow tastes like Starbuck's Java Chip but better.

Cafe Mocha PHP110

It was 8pm and my friend ordered coffee just because it was that good. <I'm intrigued>

Marshmallow Chocolate Cake PHP85

I liked this more than grandma's because it was less sweet.

Grandma's Chocolate Cake PHP85

This is moist and chocolaty. Sweet.

The place was far but I wouldn't mind going back to try other dishes. It's a nice place with really good service and good food. You really get what you pay for. Sulit!

Check out their website below

http://www.cafe-lidia.com/