It's been a while since I wrote about my food trips so here we goes a quick review about Melt Grilled Cheesery. It was my first time here and it was actually pretty timely because I've been craving for something close to comfort food due to stress the entire week, and yep, my cravings were definitely satisfied!
Today my parents and I decided to have lunch somewhere different. A couple of years back, my aunts and I went to this place in Tagaytay called Crosswinds. It's both a residential and resort sort of village, meaning you can own a house there or they also have small hotels to cater to the public, all located in one place. At that time, we had a look around the area and inquired hotel rates. Afterwards, we ate at the only restaurant (aside from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf) located at the very entrance. Back then I didn't really bother with the name of the restaurant or whatsoever, plus I wasn't serious about blogging (or maybe I was but as usual I didn't continue it lol) so we simply ate and enjoyed the food.
Tagaytay City is one of the most-visited provinces in the country. Aside from the beautiful view, cool weather and the short amount of travel time to access these (compared to a 5-6 hour drive to Baguio City), people flock here for the restaurants and the delicious food. There are a number of recommended restaurants here but one of my personal favorites is Balay Dako. (There have already been many posts and reviews about this restaurant, but I'm making my own anyway lol)
Owned by renowned Chef Tony Boy Escalante, Balay Dako means "big house" in Ilonggo/Negrenese. (Without looking it up, I knew this because my mom hails from the province of Ilo-ilo :P) And the place is literally is a big house -- with two floors for dinning, a small deli store, a mini bar area and venues for small occasions. It opened in 2015 and since then people have really been flooding the place, most especially on weekends. There have been many times when we could barely get a seat due to the amount of people on the wait list. Nevertheless, it was always worth it.


