Bawai's

two sundays ago, i was with my tita, tito and cousin amai in tagaytay for lunch. we had lunch in bawai's. it's actually a vietnamese restau owned by a native from vietnam married to a pinoy. bawai's means grandma in vietnam.

truth be told, i can say that their food is really, really good not to mention they have reasonable prices. the almost 2-hour drive from manila was super worth it. the ambiance was cozy and very homey, felt like i was just at home having lunch with my beloved family. allow me to show to some of our pictures when we were there.

our tummies were so happppppy!

with bawai, the owner

ca nuong xa ot: cream dory with some seasonings. YOU.MUST.TRY.

pho bo: vietnam's signature noodles! just like the one in pho hoa :)

ga xao xa: tastes like chicken adobo but still it satisfied our taste buds

goi cuon: the ever-famous spring rolls

goi ga: basically this is their version of italy's caesar's salad? haha not sure

bo kho: like a braised beef. super tender the meat! :)

chao tom: the meat-y part tasted like squidballs. it comes with a dip that was so delicious! the "stick" is a sugarcane. you can munch on it after eating the meat part. so delish too!

 their pandan iced tea

ban da lon: this is their only dessert. it's like a bibingka/pichi-pichi sans the cheese ;)

vietnamese hot kopi

and for these i'm quoting my tita doodle: "Bawai's is a simple (not too fancy & pompous) & small vietnamese resto that is open only on weekends & since it is small, it is strictly by reservation only. when your taste buds crave for an authentic vietnamese taste, set aside pho hoa & pho 24 because definitely, this is THE place to go!"