Amacena - Cafe, Cocktail And Bistro
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Amacena - Cafe, Cocktail And Bistro
Review
About
Amongst all restaurants in Tagaytay, AMACENA delivers a modern take on the traditional Filipino cuisine with local ingredients and ingenious recipes. Its menu ranges from the classic Bulalo and the customary Lechon Kawali to fusion dishes like, Crispy Adobo sa Puti, and Tawilis Pizza. The gastronomic indulgence is further enhanced by AMACENA’s crisp and clean interiors. This homey-looking restaurant is decorated with pine wood tables and polished wooden floors. This evokes a laid-back ambience, letting diners relax and enjoy the food. This evokes elegance and class with a touch of warmth, for a truly satisfying dining experience that one can only get in this hotel accommodation in Tagaytay, Philippines.
Features
CUISINES
Filipino
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
PRICE
₱
FEATURES
Buffet
Free Wifi
Highchairs Available
Parking Available
Private Dining
Serves Alcohol
Wheelchair Accessible
Wine and Beer
Location
Is this a Filipino restaurant?
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Hours
Open until 10:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Dhon R
Santa Rosa75 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
My wife and I had our late lunch wedding anniversary date and we were warmly greeted by the courteous staff. We'll rate the cleanliness and coziness of the dining area 8/10. We were offered to have their couple's package meal to which we agreed. But after 10 minutes we were advised that our choice of t-bone steaks ran out of stock. My wife ended up having All Day Breakfast Tocilog, pumkin soup and veg salad while I had smoked salmon. Our rate for the amount of food serving 7/10 and 9/10 for the taste of everything we had.
Written February 23, 2023
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Fat Girls Day O... P
Manila148 contributions
Jan 2019 • couples
Amacena has been a household name in the Tagaytay Dining scene, and this was my first time to try it. We recommend the following dishes: Smokin’ bistek, pizza Nebraskan’s and sizzling bulalo. While their food are mainly Filipino they add their own twist to it. Service is excellent and staff are very friendly.
Written February 14, 2019
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cheeperalta
Hi fatgirlsdayout,
Magandang Araw!
Thank you for the positive feedback! Such reviews mean a lot us, as these are sources to our continuous improvement. We appreciate your recommendations to our menu, and of course, special mentions to our service. We'll extend this to the team.
See you again!
Written March 18, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
NODINE
Quezon City36 contributions
Jun 2018 • family
Staff were so hospitable and accommodating when me and my family arrived in the Amacena restaurant of One Tagaytay Place Hotel. We would like to commend in particular the one employee with name tag as "ARDEL". He fits in the qualifications of a good polite hotel staff or manager which the hotel/restaurant can boast of. Ardel greeted us with a smile and individually placed our table napkins on our laps. And so attentive that sometimes you tend to get annoyed as Ardel will really ensure he is by the side of the diner should anything gets needed.
Food though quite pricey matches the fine dining and elegant theme of the hotel. Food cannot be found in any other hotels/restaurants we had been through before. To die for are adobo sa puti, bulalo soup, tawilis fried rice and tawilis pizza to name a few.
Do not also forget to have some serving of the Amcenas' shakes. We love the avocado more than any shakes offered. Creamy and milky as if you were savoring an avocado flavored ice cream! The dessert we really crave for is the apple pie that melts in your mouth! Not so sweet, super flavorful, you forget you are on a diet!
Decor/Design.Theme of the Amacena is made more brilliant with a serving of one huge Teddy Bear stuffed toy perfect for a selfie or duo with your boyfriend or girlfriend or groupie with the barkada!
Will surely go back!
Written August 28, 2018
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Catherine Mae S
Hi NODINE,
We appreciate your efforts to share this review of our restaurant. We value your honest evaluation and we will take these as points to discuss on where we can improve. And of course, we are grateful for the commendations. As part of our commitment, our staffs tried their best to go above and beyond for our guests, and sharing this feedback to them would definitely mean a lot, especially to the above mentioned staff (Ardel).
See you again soon!
Written September 4, 2018
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Anthony Anthony
Manila23 contributions
Aug 2018 • business
All the foods on the menu are Traditional Filipino dishes. What I like is how the foods were presented and how they incorporated modern twist to the classic dishes.
Also, service is superb! Must try their Adobong CPA and very crunchy and flavorful Okoy.
Written August 25, 2018
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Catherine Mae S
Hi Mark Anthony A,
Thank you for the perfect rating! Such reviews mean a lot us, as these are sources to our continuous improvement. We appreciate your recommendations to our menu, and of course, special mentions to our service. We'll extend this to the team.
See you again!
Written September 4, 2018
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Alelie Ken C
81 contributions
May 2018 • family
Fourth time to visit this resto for the to-die-for Belgian Choco Eruption. Takes minimum of 20 minutes to prepare and a little pricey but every small piece is worth the wait and the price. Magnifico!
Written June 25, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
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