If you want to Relax, Connect with Nature and Make Awesome Memories with Family and Friends... Angelfields is the place to go! The Nature Sanctuary was less than an hour from Santa Rosa Exit on CALAX (depending on traffic) and a perfect day trip or quick get-away from your busy lives.
Our kids (10, 8, 4) have not been out since the pandemic started in March 2020 and today was their first time leaving the house. The joy and laughter my kids expressed today at Angelfields was priceless. They ran around the big, open, grassy field; chased each other; and threw a football back and forth. They also walked alongside a group of sheep with bells on their necks, helped fish back into the water (looks like mudfish who jumped out of the small lake) and enjoyed seeing a family of ducks swim gracefully. There are plenty of trees and even though it's sunny out, you can always find some shade. The sound of birds chirping and cicadas can also be heard.
Although we loved the the nature sanctuary overall, we were a bit disappointed about the restaurant inside, Cucina Bernardo. I had big expectations about the restaurant and even looked at their menu ahead of time and knew exactly what I wanted to order once we arrive. To our surprise, many of the entrees on the menu were unavailable even though they provided us two different menus to chose from...
{Food We Tasted}:
- The Nachos and Dips -- chips with three sauces (tomato salsa, spinach cream cheese and cheddar cheese). Mediocre; nothing special except the spinach cream cheese was tasty.
- Signature Angus Burger & Bacon Cheddar Burger -- meat cooked to your preferred doneness. And served with fries and fresh green salad. The salad on our plate was invisible, unless they meant the lettuce, tomatoes and onions that was put in the burgers was the "fresh green salad."
- Bacon and Eggs -- crispy bacon, garlic fried rice and 2 eggs cooked your way. This meal my oldest son actually loved and practically cleaned his plate.
- Lemongrass Annatto Chicken -- delicious grilled chicken with flavorful spices.
- Pinakbet -- only one I didn't taste but my parents seemed to have liked it.
- French Fries -- never can go wrong with fries. Thin cut, hot and seasoned well.
- Vanilla Milkshake -- tasted like whipped up milk and topped with canned whipped cream. I think more vanilla ice cream should have been added to the mix to make it more creamy and thick.
Even though we didn't get to order what we really wanted to eat like the Grilled Norwegian Salmon, Pork BBQ, and Beef Tapa; we all still had a really good time enjoying each other's company and just being able to go out and gallivant "pasyal" :-)! I'm sure we'll be back at Angelfields again soon -- maybe a date night with hubby so we can try out the different entrees.
***It is best to call ahead and make a reservation if you're a party of 10+ since apparently it gets really busy on weekends and they cannot accommodate everyone. We went on a Monday and it was perfect; just 4 other family groups. Food may be a little expensive for the serving size, IMHO. read more