Isdaan Floating Restaurant, Tarlac

Last weekend, hubby and I went on a road trip to Baguio. Since we both have been there, we decided to have a laid back itinerary. We did not plan anything, and we just took it one day at a time. We travelled by car which is also great because we were free to stop anytime, plus, we did not worry about carrying the lot of pasalubongs we bought.

We made our first stop in Tarlac. We decided to try out this place called Isdaan floating restaurant.  Although the resto serves Filipino food, it has a Balinese feel to it.

Isdaan Floating Restaurant

We were led to a hut directly across the famous "tacsiyapo", which I will discuss later on. I liked the hut, it sat beside a pond which had lots of kois swimming around. All the huts had white draperies which I found very romantic. Since we arrived there at about 9am, the only food available on the menu were the breakfast items. I got the lechon kawali in adobo rice while hubby got liempo in adobo rice.

The huts!

They also instructed us to just hit a switch if we need anything and opposite the switch was a red light (more like a siren). Which makes sense, because there were a lot of huts and they were far apart. There was also a band that went to every hut to serenade the customers.

Talk about customer care!

Our meals were served on a banana leaf with tomatoes and eggs.  The servings were huge and I liked the presentation. However, I was disappointed because my lechon kawali was a bit hard and our sunny side-ups were dry that it seemed like they weren't newly cooked. My hubby said that our dishes tasted the same. Maybe because they're both pork and we both had adobo rice. When I tried his dish, I did not taste the  smoked flavor of grilled pork. I was also looking for that garlic-y flavor of the adobo rice but it wasn't there. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the experience of eating surrounded by the water and all the fishes and I really loved the ambiance.

They taste the same!

After eating, we went around the place and we found out that there were a lot of sights to see. There were mini parks,  fun statues that you could take pictures with and mini-games for kids and families. 

Goofing around with the Obamas.

We were also able to try the "tacsiyapo". According to the staff, it means "bwiset" in tagalog. What you do is you choose from the items they have ranging from P18.00 for the mugs and plates to P2,000 for a TV. But you won't be bringing your purchase home, rather, you will aim on the  painted  words in the wall, throw the item and yell "tacsiyapo!".  It's a fun activity and something worth a try. 

Tacsiyapo!

Fun games for kids and families

I would definitely go back to this place, probably with my family. Next time though, I will make it a point to arrive at lunchtime so that I could try their seafood and house specialties. If you're en route to Baguio or somewhere North, this is surely a nice place to stop over. 

Speaking of Baguio, I will be posting more about our trip soon. :)

Ciao for now,

Miss speaks