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Experience a Taste of the Past



I had heard from friends so many great dining experiences at  Sulyap Gallery Cafe in San Pablo City, Laguna,  a 20-minute drive from my hometown, Tiaong. Interested to find the restaurant but with no plan to visit yet, I never thought I would be dining there unexpectedly when my friends, Odessa and Eloisa, brought me there for lunch one weekend of August.

Casa Cabay Restaurant

Sulyap, a Tagalog or Filipino word for Glance, is both a restaurant and a hotel establishment located in Brgy Del Remedio, Cocoland Compound. It also has a museum and a function hall. The restaurant is located few meters from the national road (less than 5-minute walk) and away from the noisy and busy streets of the city of San Pablo.
Landscape / garden decoration in Sulyap

After finding a parking space, we immediately did a quick exploration of the place. The Spanish-inspired architecture and landscape of Sulyap will truly take you to a journey back in the Spanish colonial era and the reason why the cafe and the hotel are called casa.
One of the casa that is converted to hotel rooms.

Antiques and old stuffs are also displayed in the cafe. We went to the second floor of the cafe Casa Cabay and look for an available table. Because it was lunch time when we arrived and it was a weekend, the cafe was full of guests and the table near the stair was the only unoccupied one. The restaurant is serving traditional Filipino dishes. We ordered Fern Salad, Tulingan pasta, ginataang pusit (squid cooked in Coconut Milk), Sizzling chicken and Halo-halo. Fern or Pako Salad is a must-order.
We walked around the place while waiting for our food to be served. The cozy ambiance of the place offered a  feel-at-home experience and a way to escape the tiring atmosphere of the city.
Local residents of San Pablo City and people of Laguna as well as residents of nearby provinces like Batangas and Quezon are frequent guests of the establishment. The place has been frequented as well by a lot of tourists and travelers. The food is a little pricey compared to other restaurants in San Pablo, it is because the food is guaranteed good!
The classy ambiance added to our dining experience was worth every penny. Absolutely true to their tagline, A Taste of the Past, Sulyap made us experience it.

The bestseller fern salad is a must-try.
 We were not able to explore the whole place because it rained past noon.  My short visit, however, will not be my last. I will visit  Sulyap again, not just for a second glance but to experience more of the past. I will definitely be back with my family and friends.
For their website, you may visit Sulyap.info



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Location: San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines

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