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Dive into a seafood spectacle — see the lobster up close and celebrate James & Carmina’s birthdays at Fresh International, Solaire Resort.

While traveling around the world, the family visited the Philippines and decided to combine a double birthday dinner with James. In our chat group, we discussed which restaurants we’d like to dine at, and Mom Violy has been eager to try the all-you-can-eat lobster her best friend recommended at Solaire. Carmina took charge of making the reservation through Solaire's Resort  website and asked the family which seating time they preferred, choosing between two options with different time frames. Carmina registered it under Mom Violy's name and phone number. She received an email for our confirmation, and a week beforehand, a reminder was sent to Mom Violy's mobile to confirm if we were going ahead or not. Carmina replied to the SMS since Mom Violy wasn’t sure how to do it. We were told to arrive fifteen minutes before our scheduled entry time, which was 5:30 p.m. on February 12, 2026. When we arrived, we were informed we couldn’t enter the dining area until exactly 5:30 p.m...

Eggplant Lasagna without the Pasta from Cafe Leonor located in Marikina City, Philippines

Most of us eat eggplant the Filipino way is making it into torta that is battered with egg, but you haven't seen a lasagna version without pasta. We don't need to worry about the carbohydrate in reality it is melted cheese on the top to enhance the flavor linger in your mouth. Using a fork you begin to dig inside to see what is the ingredient when looking at the plastic clear container the layering is the melted cheese how it resemble how a lasagna may look. It is a combination of an eggplant salad and torta only difference there is melted cheese on it which makes it really unique. Those who are in the mood to try something new may look into  Cafe Leonor . If you really want some garlic pasta must try their Prawn Aglio Olio with two pieces garlic bread for PHP 325.00 ($5.80). Or a big portion of Soy Garlic that comes individual plastic containers for PHP 260.00 ($4.64) includes  mixed vegetables and rice. Carmina will someday try their other dishes in the future who knows we c...