I think this is an upgraded version of the old Binalot, although their food are just placed on a banana leaf (that serves as your plate) and not really wrapped like how the do it at Binalot.

Their Longanisa Rice Meal was good, but nothing that special. The small serving of pako salad on top of the tice was great though.

Same with their Lechon Kawali Rice Meal; nothing special, just typical Filipino comfort food, but the pako salad on top of the rice took it up one notch.

The Dinakdakan, on the other hand, despite Masarap Ba’s assertion that it’s a must-try, was a bit of a disappointment, as it’s really closer to sisig than to an authentic dinakdakan.

Finally, the fried eggplant with buro, again, it’s just your usual Filipino dish, but the buro, whicjh I think they fried, didn’t have a good texture, in my opinion. The traditional, paste-like buro is still better.

Finally, the calamansi juice…it’s refreshing but nothing too special about it.

As for the place, it’s open-air with lots of plants (hence, the resto’s name). When we had brunch there, it happened to be raining hard, so the weather was pleasantly chilly. However, I imagine it could get uncomfortably humid during a hot day, even with the plants all over the place.

Overall, the food was good, but not great enough to make driving from another city to QC worth it, in my opinion. But if you live in QC, or passing by, it’s definitely worth the try, multiple visits even.