Baker's Hill

We had lunch at Baker's Hill in one of our slow days and I was pleasantly surprised that it had much more to offer than just the Palawan hopia that we came here for.


There were two contemporary American style homes, one bungalow type and the other three-story high with a roof deck. Although livable, they were unoccupied and were there for show, to reinforce perhaps the theme park spirit conveyed by models of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and other theme park characters in the garden.


There were benches to sit on and picnic tables, a playground for kids, an aviary, and a cactus and herb garden. But before exploring further, there was the matter of lunch.


There was an open-air barbecue shack, a canteen called Baker's Kitchen, and an enclosed air-conditioned restaurant called Twigs. We opted for the last one because the heat was searing.


The restaurant was bedecked with Dutch country decor, which I'm not too fond of but the kids enjoyed.


We were served complimentary tinapa pate, which I loved.


This reminded of Sonya's Garden's flower salad. It was good although not at par with Sonya's.


I just had a taste of the sisig. I've had better.


We had a laugh when the waitress took our order of this salad because she pronounced Caesar as Cesar. When our order arrived, we thought she may well have been right because the salad didn't look anything like the usual Caesar salad. It had breaded squid and kani, and the dressing was thousand island.

I failed to get a shot of the pork bbq I ordered because the sight of it made me very hungry. It was a two skewer serving of smoky substantial chunks of pork. For only Php100 including a cup of steamed rice.

Dessert was halo-halo at Baker's Kitchen. Loved the leche flan topping. The ice was shaved, not crushed, and the the halo wasn't overwhelming. I'm not a big fan of halo-halo but this one I really liked.


Back at the resort, we enjoyed our hopia. There were three varieties--monggo, ube and baboy. We bought only the first two.



Not as good as Eng Bee Tin's but good.