Rekados Cafe and Restaurante

Juliet Bato

4.0

lunch hunting was hard not only because there were a myriad of options of restos to chooooose from but also because of the slooow and congested traffic flow of people coming down and going up to tagaytay. the road to eating took us far down off tagaytay proper to the sta. rosa road where we saw this somewhat hidden yet rustic resto that specializes in a spanish-filipino fare. the prices were reasonable and then we saw this maliputo in the menu. maliputo is a fish found only in the taal lake, better than talakitok i was told and can be bought up to as much as 1000 per kilo (woah, right?!). the waiter suggested that the fish they have on hand can be cooked ala sinigang sa sampalok and char-grilled. the sinigang one was the BEST! not only was the fish meat soft but the taste of it was amazing and the vegs were fresh! the service was at par and so was the place. one aircon unit's fan could not be fixed to a steady flap and the table that we transferred to seemed to nest a family of red ants in it's cracks. nevertheless, me and fajah enjoyed it very much + we had a trio (band) that sang for us and fajah's bday song.

Burcu Yıldırım

4.0

For starter, I ordered mushroom soup, the ever loyal and faithful appetizer. Honestly, I don't eat mushrooms too much but my instinct told me to try this out, so I did. And yeah, I knew it. My instinct never fail me. All I know is I caught myself enjoying and finishing my soup.Next is Paella Valenciana. I'm allergic to seafood, but who cares? I bet, no one can resist this one and I will regret this the whole night if I did not try this out.Next is Barbecue Chicken Pizza and Pizza Margarita. So when I saw these two beauties, my heart is melting. They were both good. But my personal favorite was the Barbecue Chicken Pizza. I love the smoky flavor and the crispiness of the crust.If there is a dish that would make me come back for more, it would be the Grilled Salmon. I don't know if I'm being bias because salmon is my favorite but one thing is for sure, their salmon is for the win.