Discovering this restaurant along Kalayaan Avenue in Quezon City was pure coincidence. We saw the sign - ’Now Open To Serve You’ and above it Adarna Food and Culture. Sounds interesting enough, so we decided to have lunch there.
As we entered, it was a nice surprise to see the place so full of character. You enter the patio first and move in to the main dining. All around you are little trinkets and arts representative of the Philippine culture. In the main dining hall, what struck me most is how warm it felt to be there. Like visiting your grandmother in the province as she prepares lunch for the kin.
We like Adarna because of its home-like ambiance
And their menu does not disappoint as well. Everything looked interesting but we opted to get what sounded to us as ethnic dishes of the Philippines : Dinakdakan, Gising-Gising, Adobong Batangas ala Adarna, Ensaladang Bukid, Pancit 1913 and Gambas. We paired this with Batanes Yellow Rice and the lunch meal was almost complete. I ordered a cold chocolate drink made from tablea (cocoa). Now, it was the perfect Filipino meal!
Our total bill was Php4,000++ for a party of 12 people. Not bad, really. All in all, it was a great Filipino dining experience. The restaurant was cozy and all the servers were very accommodating. We will definitely go back and experience the ‘magic’ of Adarna again.
