On the Menu #1: Smoke Resto

Everytime I go away from the island, there will always be picture on my mind of Sizzling Bulalo, Kaopad, Salpicao (made extra spicy on request) from Smoke Resto calling me to come back to Boracay F-A-S-T! What I truly love about eating breakfast, lunch, dinner and when drunk here is because they've got the best bulalo sabaw ever on the island. Rea and Ancho prides on how the sabaw is made from scratch --spices and all and no MSG, Magic Sarap or Knorr whatever is added. They offer cheap, affordable and reasonable meals in the heart of Boracay Island-- D'mall.

Smoke Resto offers:

All Day Breakfast Meals for Php75 to Php90.

• Crispy Fried Chicken
• Spicy Tuyo with Salted Egg
• Hotdog with egg
• Chorizo with egg
• Longanisa with egg
• Corned beef with egg
• Tocino with egg
• Tapa with egg
• Bangus ala pobre

Omelettes for Php75 to Php85

• Cheese
• Mushroom
• Grilled eggplant
• Tomato, Onion and Cheese
• Corned Beef
• Reggae (Spicy Chillies)
• Tuna
• Minced Pork

Veggies for Php60 to Php90

• Pinakbet
• Veggies in Cocomilk
• Green Mango Salad
• Butter Veggies
• Salted Egg Salad
• Spicy Garlic Kangkong
• Vegetable Fritters
• Petchay Guisado
• Chopsuey
• Grilled Eggplant Salad

Sandwiches for Php45 to Php75

• Egg Sandwich
• Hamburger
• Cheese Burger
• Ham and Cheese
• Ham, Cheese and Egg
• Corned Beef
• Corned Beef and Egg

Smoke Resto Favorites for Php90 to Php150

• Chicken Curry
• Beef Salpicao
• Sisig
• Pork Kaopad
• Sizzling Seafood
• Buttered Garlic Seafood
• Bulalo
• Sizzling Bulalo
• Sinigang

You can find Smoke Resto at the market strip of D'mall, behind Crafts and another one at D'mall as well, behind the huge Andoks.

A Php2500 Pocket Money 4D3N Boracay Vacation

School's Over; Now What To Do? Come to Boracay!

It is possible to plan a budget trip with the entire class this summer at Boracay Island with only Php2500 pocket money (airfare/roro fees not included) for 4 days/3 nights! Not kidding. So before deciding where to stay in the island, consider these:

1. GO LOW-KEY. Generally, it is expensive to stay in Station 1 and staying on botique hotels. Look for Guest Houses, Inns, Pension Houses with fan rooms.

The trick is keeping tabs on cheap yet neat lodging--inns, guest houses, dorm, etc. (hint: click the tab "low budget resort" from the sidebar). You can find Php200-300 a night's stay per person. I recommend Cena's Guest House, Starfire Resort, Tree House / D'Mario, Friends, etc.

2. BOODLE FIGHT YOUR MEALS. Buy food that you can share with friends. Think Pork Liempo and Lechon Manok at Andok's (it's open 24/7 anyway). Try Smoke Resto Boracay and also Jaspers (just within D'mall).

3. KICK-OFF PARTY AT THE HOTEL. Yep. Get a bottle or so, drink but not too much then dance the night away or go bar-hoppping.

4. THE PIRATES WAY. Sail with the Red Pirates Paraw if you want your money's woth in Paraw sailing Island Tour. Watch sunset on a paraw (boat) or have picnic on a different island. I think they charge Php250-300 per person. You can find Red Pirates at Angol Point. Ahoo hoo!

5.WALK, ITS GOOD FOR YOU. Walk to get around the island but if you prefer to ride a motorcycle or tricycle go regular not special. Share your ride with other commuters. Tricycle fare is only roughly Php7-15 pesos each.

A GOOD DEAL: (just an example)
Php300/person accommodation is good deal. *non aircon, basic double sharing occupancy.
Php200/person daily food budget is possible. *sharing with friends.
Php50/ person share on kick-off drinking

Come Visit Boracay!

I Eat Pizza on a Bikini For Dinner

I love Pizza! Sometimes I crave for Shakeys after being in the island for so long. I miss Manila sometimes for the fast food and other common food chains all over the metro that my taste buds salivate --but only sometimes.

i'm torn though because I'm not in favor of having big food chains taking over Boracay. What's next SaveMore Supermarket on the Island?

*Shrugs*

I love Cocomangas pizza and D'mario's/Treehouse Pizza. I haven't tried Don Vito's Pizza yet but I hope they invite me over hehehe =)

Anyway, if you don't want to leave the hotel. You can have your pizza delivered but I prefer having my pizza by the bay with my bikini tehee.

Shakey's Boracay is located at Boracay Peninsula Resort,
Barrio Balabag, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan
They deliver: (036) 288-1777

Smoke Resto

D’MALL BORACAY by Jammy Maramag. Smoke Resto is a quaint restaurant located at the back alley, where the wet market is, of the famous D’mall. Its modest ambiance, great tasting food and affordable meal prices have made Smoke Resto very popular to locals and tourist alike. It is so popular that, owners, Rea and Ancho(res) have decided to open a second branch (behind Andok’s D’mall) to serve more raving diners.

Smoke Resto serves hearty breakfast meals and Oriental dishes. Its breakfast menu consists of omelets, sandwiches and favorite Filipino breakfast meals such as Fried Bangus, Tuyo, Tapsilog, Longsilog, Tocilog and Cornsilog. Its Oriental menu consists of savory vegetables, meat and seafood dishes. Must try vegetable dishes are Chopsuey, Spicy Buttered Mushrooms, Adobong Kangkong and Ginataang Kalabasa. Famous meat dishes are Spicy Beef Salpicao, Beef Teriyaki, Pan-grilled Chicken, Chicken Curry, Creamy Oriental Chicken, Spicy Garlic Pork, Lechon Kawali, Sinigang, Sizzling Bulalo and Bicol express. For seafood junkies, should sample Smoke Resto’s Fried Calamari, Stuffed Squid, Spicy Buttered Shrimp & Steamed Crab in Lemon and Garlic Sauce.

You can conveniently find an open Smoke Resto at any given time. The old branch opens early while the new branch closes at around 5am. If you are out at that hour it likely you’ve had too much to drink and it’s about time you should consider a hang-over prevention. Yes. Rx: A bowlful of hot Bulalo.

Writer's Favorite - Spicy Beef Salpicao, Chicken Curry, Sizzling Bulalo, Kaopad and Original Bulalo
Budget Range: Php80-150 a meal

Yellow Cab Boracay

Yellow Cab has reached Boracay Island. It may not seem to be a smart idea to bring a city pizza on the island as there are good tasting pizzas loved by island residents. But it is also true that present island residents from Manila usually miss familiar hometown taste like KFC, Mc Donalds, Jollibee, Chowking, etc., so it is a blessing to have Yellow Cab in Boracay Island.

Yellow Cab is located between the Station 2 - 3 stretch. It is near hotels Casa Pillar and The Sands. If you find Station 2-3 far from your hotel and wishes to have it delivered, you may call their delivery hotline: (63 36) 288-5550.