Cafe Vituhen Batanes — Restaurant in Basco

This review was made in 2019*

Vituhen has only been open for a month as of this writing. My friends and I visited last November 20 while we were stranded on the island. A typhoon passed by and we couldn't leave for days. We took the next best option and explored the dining options of the area.

We found Vituhen a few steps to the right of our lodging and boy we're glad we went there. The place only holds space for about 10 people but, the food is wonderful. You definitely have to get their Surf and Turf Platter. The platter consists of pork chops, tuna and kamote fries.

Their Hearty Baked Rice is great as well. You can share the rice bowl with a friend due to the generous portions.

My only complaint would be the lack of water served to us. I get that the place is self-service. See, the place is tiny but that shouldn't stop the staff from telling us about where to get the water for ourselves.

Overall, Vituhen was a wonderful dining experience and I would definitely come back when the...

Coming to Batanes and have a top notch dining experience was not what I expected! Try the chicken curry! We did not have enough time to try the rest of the meny. But wanted to try the burger that is from local beef , cant have it more organic! David and Kay are very accommodating and the bar has lot of options , we had some mojitos that went down well. It is a small place and feeling like home...

The cafe is located near the sunset viewing deck in Basco. There's no signage but its in front of a gasoline station. VITUHEN means star. There were changes in the menu. I loved the chicken curry because it was flavorful and the serving portion was huge. My friend ordered burger and fries and it was also good. The place is small but it has an aesthetic...