{"id":18548,"date":"2018-05-23T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booky.ph\/blog\/?p=18548"},"modified":"2019-11-29T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T08:40:10","slug":"romulo-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booky.ph\/blog\/romulo-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Romulo Caf\u00e9 pays homage to the history of all our favorite Filipino food"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s more to food than just eating, it’s a meeting of cultures and memories. We may have our list of favorite cuisines, but when we talk about Filipino food<\/strong>, we can all argue there’s no place like home<\/strong>. Some of us take comfort in the tasty kare-kare<\/em> our families have grown fond of, or have our minds set on bagnet<\/em>. But take that and put a historical twist, and you’ve got Romulo Caf\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Romulo Cafe is a tribute to Carlos P. Romulo<\/strong>, who was a Filipino journalist, a soldier, a diplomat that served 8 Philippine Presidents, a co-founder of the Boy Scout of the Philippines and the first President of the UN General Assembly. All these accomplishments and more made him one of the most iconic and important figures in international diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Fun fact:<\/strong> General Romulo's granddaughter, Sandie Squillantini, and her husband, Enzo, operate the restaurants.<\/pre>\n
Situated at prime locations around the city, Romulo Cafe exudes the same homey ambiance with a touch of modernity across all branches \u2013 Tomas Morato<\/a>, Jupiter<\/a> and Alabang<\/a><\/strong>. Walls are adorned with photographs and memorabilia curated by Liana Romulo, another granddaughter.<\/p>\n
Photo from @romulocafeph<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Keeping to its historical roots, they pull out all the stops to make their guests feel at home but with a style of grandeur, showing a glimpse of the Philippine history though its museum-style interiors. The elegant, black and white interiors balance the contemporary accents and fixtures, with dozens of framed photos around.<\/p>\n
Their Jupiter and Quezon City branches were designed by Ivy and Cecile Almario.<\/pre>\n
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Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Their Alabang branch, situated in Azumi Boutique Hotel. has the same monochromatic motif but with a cozy, garden-like setup.<\/pre>\n
Photo from @romulocafeph<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Romulo Cafe is also one of the best places for your events<\/strong>, they provide private functions (both indoor and outdoor) in their Tomas Morato and Jupiter branches for intimate gatherings of 10 to a grand celebration for as many as 100<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Despite its name, Romulo Cafe is also a homage to the General’s wife, Lola Virginia Llamas Romulo<\/strong>, whose legacy lives on through her timeless recipes. Traditional and old-fashioned are how the owners would describe their dishes; each one made out of love and passion. TIP:<\/strong> Vegetarian options are available.<\/p>\n
Bagnet Pakbet<\/h2>\n
How can you make pakbet even better? Top it off with a glorious serving of crispy bagnet!<\/em><\/p>\n
Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Lola Virginia’s Chicken Relleno<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s roasted chicken stuffed with chorizo, ground pork, raisins and peas.<\/em><\/p>\n
Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Tito Greg’s Kare-Kare<\/h2>\n
Their house best-seller of oxtail and tripe stew in a creamy peanut-based sauce, served with their homemade bagoong.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Boneless Crispy Pata Binagoongan<\/h2>\n
Deboned Crispy Pata for your convenience, served with eggplant and tomato bagoong sauce, a modern twist to your usual Pork Binagoongan!<\/em><\/p>\n
Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Flying Tilapia<\/h2>\n
Tilapia deep-fried to a crunch, served with three kinds of sauce: honey-bagoong, chili garlic and soy vinegar. They\u2019re also serving this in their London branch and they want to offer this as a new alternative to the regular Fish and Chips.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Suman sa Latik<\/h2>\n
Fried suman dipped in sweet latik, perfect to cap off your meal when at Romulo\u2019s Caf\u00e9!<\/em><\/p>\n
Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Cool as Cucumber<\/h2>\n
A refreshing medley drink of lime, cucumber and mint leaves.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Photo from Booky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Fun fact: Romulo goes to London!<\/strong> It\u2019s nestled in a quiet corner of Kensington high Street in an elegant Georgian town house, which still clearly depicts a traditional Filipino home.<\/pre>\n
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Photo from @iambellyhappy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Romulo Cafe is a Booky Prime<\/a> partner restaurant, which means you can easily make table reservations in the app, avail up to P500 off<\/strong> your total bill and even get a surprise free dessert<\/strong>! (See all 300 partner restaurants here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re not already enjoying the offline convenience of Booky, you can download the app for FREE! Whether you\u2019re on iPhone<\/a> or Android<\/a>, you get P1000 worth of savings on us.<\/strong> But why stop there? When you sign up for BOOKY PRIME<\/a>, you can get up to P16,000 worth <\/strong>of Buy 1 Get 1 deals <\/strong>and unlimited discounts <\/strong>\u2013 all for just P199 a month<\/strong>. Your next bite is just a touch away.<\/p>\n
Keep tagging us on Instagram @bookyapp<\/a> #bookymanila so we can join your food trips around the city. We see you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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