Loumars Cafe & Restaurant - Tagaytay Francisco — Restaurant in Tagaytay

I’ll divide the review in 3 parts—Food, Service and Ambiance.

The food has good serving for it’s price. The price is quite reasonable too, not too expensive and not too cheap. However, there’s really nothing that stands out with their menu than the other restaurants. In terms of taste, it was actually good for the price. We ordered sinigang na bulalo, chopseuy, platter of rice and nachos for appetizer. Amongst all, the nachos was the most unappealing, and “not worth” the price. It is good, but I wonder if it’s really good considering they told us they ordered it from the across the road restaurant because they theirs ran out. But in any case, is the food recommendable? 50/50. You can surely check out better restaurants with the same price range.

The service, was, for the lack of word, I’d say is lousy. It took almost 15 minutes before we got seated and it’s not a full house, there were plenty of available seats but we aren’t really being accommodated by the staff. It is also understandable that there is a waiting time for food to be served, what was very surprising was that despite not being a full house, the serving time is an hour. The appetizer, which is typically what should be served first, being the appetizer it is, arrived last amongst the food we ordered. An improvement in service would really improve their chances of being recommended.

The ambiance is really catchy. It’s aesthetically pleasing and surprisingly it is quiet. If you’re looking for aesthetically pleasing restaurant then this is definitely one of it. The greenery is actually refreshing to the eye. It doesn’t have an overlooking view like the ones you’d go for but it compensates with the overall vibe it has.

Overall, it’s a 3/5 stars for me. Wouldn’t really go for another visit unless I have no other option. Would I...

I love the coffee, it is so far the best coffee americano I had. I paired it with their famous buko pie. Place is instagrammable and they actually have “kubos” or huts if you want a separate place to eat. on the side they have pasalubong or goodies that you can bring home.

while coffee is great, our order took a long time in preparation. they told us it is because there are a lot of customers. maybe because great coffee really takes time preparing. i was happy instead of upset when i tasted the coffee. it is worth the wait.

we were supposed to order for dinner but was worried it will take longer to prepare just like the coffee so we decided not to. if you are a little bit impatient like me, you can listen to the live band.

staff are friendly and courteous. they have a little place for parking, i think around 10 cars can be accommodated.

the only thing i can suggest is to improve their restroom, put some tissue and fix the lock. but overall, this is a great place to have coffee and chill with family and friends when you happen to...

I like their nipa hut and tree house theme as it brings out nicely the Filipino vibe. It also transported me to my childhood days when I used to play in these with my cousins. On a hot day, the place was surprisingly airy despite nipa huts clustered closely together. Although I'm guessing this is more because we visited on a weekday and we were the only customers having super late lunch hehe.

Their food had hefty servings and the price is quite reasonable. The bulalo was delicious, and their tawilis nicely fried. Could slightly use more crispiness though. The pinakbet had a good amount of lechon kawali mixed in, which was a pleasant surprise, and the sweet spicy bagoong blended well. The brewed coffee though is not good, to think that in nearby Cabuyao, they could've sourced really good coffee from Cafe de Cabuyao Coffee Cooperative. Service was ok, and despite we being the only guests, it was hard to get the attention of a waiter or waitress.

Overall, we enjoyed our visit and will surely come back next...