We were on our way back to Manila from Tarlac and since we will be going through Pampanga, might as well have a gastronomical adventure as well. E've heard about Chef Sau Del Rosario so we wazed our way to Cafe Fleur.
It's an old house converted to a 2 floored restaurant. Cafe Fleur offers Thai food and Filipino food. We didn't try their Thai food but concentrated on our old time Filipino dishes.
The Tamales Pampanguena is divine. Try de-constructed it in a way that it is like a creamy paste with the usual tamales flavors. It goes with 2 pieces of bread where you can spread the tamales or just simply eat it in its cream form. You can taste the coconut milk and the peanut flavor. There's also shredded chicken and salted egg. The tamales is really good and I won't mind ordering another one.
We also tried their Crispy Pancit LugLug. At first look, it like a bowl of seafood. It's an upgraded version of our old time favorite palabok. Instead of the big noodles, they used Sotanghon noodles. It's not the crunch that I was hoping for. It's a by firm as a it crunchy. But the flavor is awesome! Love the shrimp sauce of this dish. It has crispy fried shrimps, boiled shrimp, tuna pasta flakes and hard boiled egg. Another element that they added is shredded kani stick. It really goes well with the shrimp sauce. It is really great and this order is good for 2-3 persons as well.
And for desserts, we tried their best seller Bibingka Cheesecake. I was hoping for a more Bibingka flavor to it though. Basically it's a cheesecake with salted egg and grilled cheese. It actually works. The sweetness and acidity of the cheesecake compliments well with the salted egg. It's not that salty and plus the grilled cheese element, it is awesome.
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