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Vilma’s Lechon is a family run business located in Brgy. Bolbok, Lipa City, with a branch in Darasa, Tanauan City, which provides crispy and delicious Lechong Baboy and Lechong Baka with their signature sauce.
The History
Inspired by the legacy left by their parents, Vilma’s Lechon was conceptualized in the 1970s through the hard works of Mr. Felix Leynes and Mrs. Vilma Leynes. Before putting up the lechon business, Mr. Felix Leynes used to supply pigs to one of the most popular Lechon establishments in Manila where he learned the tricks of the trade, eventually put up his own.
In 1983, Vilma’s Lechon was formally opened to the public. Like any other startups, it was not a smooth sail at first. They had their fair share of non-paying customers and scammers. Nonetheless, through continuous innovations and catching of the trend and staying resilient, the establishment was able to overcome these setbacks.
The Lechon
The secret, as per Vilma’s Lechon, is in the pig and cow itself. Mr. Felix Leynes, up to this day, still personally does the trade and quality control of their primary ingredient.
Procedure
Upon arrival from the city’s slaughterhouse, the carcass is first inspected and goes through secondary cleaning. Then, it is affixed on a steel pole and then stuffed with a mixture of herbs and spices. (They are also open to clients’ special requests in terms of flavorings and stuffing.) Once sewn up, the carcass is rubbed with a combination of milk and water which gives the lechon that enticing red color. The pig is roasted over charcoal fire for around two and a half hours – depending on size – while continuously lathered with oil.
As for the lechong baka, after being slaughtered, it is affixed on a specially produced steel pole. Unlike with Lechon Baboy, the taste of the Lechong Baka does not come from the stuffing but from a specially concocted marinate that has been with the family for years. It is then roasted over charcoal fire and checked from time to time.
Their famous sauce, on one hand, has gone through years of experimenting and perfecting to ensure that it would stand out among its competitors.
The Staff
They are really friendly and accommodating. Since it is a family owned business and their home serve as the primary business center, the whole family has had a habit of personally catering to their clients’ needs, together with their equally accommodating staff. Despite unpleasant and sometimes depleting experiences with previous customers, they still strive to provide their customers with the best tasting lechon for their festivities and occasions.
Eatery
Later on, Mrs. Vilma Leynes decided to open an eatery to go along their lechon business. They serve house specialties like lechon, lechong paksiw, and dinuguan.
Client
Over the years, they were able to supply lechon to popular resorts, companies, and fiestas not just in the province of Batangas but also in Metro Manila and other neighboring provinces. They have also had clients who brought the product overseas.
Branches:
Branch 1
Brgy Bolbok, Katipunan Rd, Lipa, 4218 Batangas
Branch 2
Darasa, Tanauan City, Batangas
Contact Details:
Address : Brgy Bolbok,, Katipunan Rd, Lipa, 4218 Batangas
Tel No.043 756 4971
Cellphone No.0917 811 5690 | Bheybie Gonzales
Our very own Paela Mixta coming your way as we give you a taste of our version of this famous Spanish dish.
Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co.
‘Tis the season everyone mixes tastes and Cuenqueños love how Black Boba does this.
If you were one of the milk tea lovers of this age or if you simply like the mix-match of tastes, you must not miss Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co.
Black Boba has its own formula of stirring milk tea craze in Batangas and no one’s stopping its hype! With varieties to choose, from healthy choices to conscious milk tea preferences, fruities or non-tea based and more picas and goodies offered, Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co. is a phenomenal sip in a cup!
About the Owner
Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co. is a milk tea shop in Cuenca, Batangas, conceptualized by Ms. Diana Rose Duran and established together with her business partners.
Ms. Duran’s first love was really bread and pastries until she landed in Taiwan and got to taste the milk tea she fell in love with. Hooked into it, she was inspired to conceptualize her own milk tea brand.
Black Boba is the fruit of her passion for food and business, which is why she spends most of her time in their milk tea shop. Black Boba is the page of her life’s book that imparts the value of pursuing where you are good and passionate which will lead you to the success you have always wanted.
She is also fond of Korean dramas, webtoons, and stuff which is very clear from how Black Boba Milktea Shop’s interior is a uniquely designed artistry.
About the Business
Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co. is an original branded milk tea shop located at Verdan Building, Poblacion 2, Cuenca, Batangas. It opened last March 18, 2019, and is managed by Ms. Diana Rose Duran with her two business partners. Their brand name stands for the black and white theme of the store and Boba means Pearls.
Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co. is uniquely designed with Ms. Duran being a K-Drama fan at heart. The shop concept is a webtoon world, inspired by a cafe in Seoul which is black and white themed.
Black Boba always ensures 100% freshly brewed tea from Taiwan. Plus, it has a lot more to offer with variants falling under Frappes, Fruit Teas, Smoothies and Pica pica. They continuously innovate and create flavors that are why their products are their own mix, recipe, and flavor.
Students and locals of all ages from Cuenca and its adjacent municipalities like San Jose and Alitagtag are their patron customers. Even foreign tourists, visitors, stop by to visit for Black Boba milk tea.
Until the present, Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co. is stirring cups of success and gratefulness to their customers whose taste buds never forget to crave for their milk teas and offers.
Promos and plans
Black Boba sells an eco-friendly cup where customers can avail it for an additional 10 pesos in their purchase. Since the cup is reusable, every purchase of milk tea using this cup is 5 pesos less from their orders.
Ms. Diana is very proud to announce that Black Boba Milktea Shop & Co. is open for franchise this coming September. Right now, it is only available within Batangas province but does not close opportunities of venturing out in more places nationwide.
| MILK TEA | FRAPPE |
| Classic Milk Tea | Hershey’s Choco Frappe |
| Okinawa Milk Tea | Hershey’s Milo |
| Hokkaido Milk Tea | Milo Cappuccino |
| Wintermelon Milk Tea | Mocha Hazelnut |
| Oreo Milk Tea | Cocoa Hazelnut |
| Taro Milk Tea | Coffee Jelly |
| Cocoa Milk Tea | Mango Graham |
| Matcha Milk Tea | Strawberry Oreo |
| Honeydew Milk Tea | Chocolate Chip Cream |
| Milo Chip Cream | |
| FRUIT TEA | Java Chip |
| Blueberry | Kitkat Frappe |
| Green Apple | |
| Kiwi | SMOOTHIES |
| Lemon | Taro |
| Lychee | Cocoa |
| Mango | Honeydew |
| Orange | Coffee Jelly |
| Passion Fruit | Matcha Green Tea |
| Peach | |
| Pineapple | ROCK SALT AND CHEESE |
| Raspberry | Oreo Milk Tea |
| Strawberry | Cocoa Milk Tea |
| Winter Melon | Classic Milk Tea |
| Matcha Milk Tea | |
| BOBA YAKULT SERIES | Cocoa and Oreo Milk Tea |
| Yakult Lemon Juice | |
| Yakult Green Apple Juice | BOBA ICE CREAM SPECIAL |
| Yakult Blueberry Juice | Ice Cream Cocoa Milk Tea |
| Yakult Raspberry Juice | Ice Cream Matcha Milk Tea |
| Yakult Lychee Juice | Ice Cream Oreo Milk Tea |
| Ice Cream Cocoa & Oreo Milk Tea | |
| BOBER’s CHOICE | Ice Cream Strawberry Cocoa Milk Tea |
| Boba TIGER Milk Tea | |
| 3BB Milk Tea (pudding+crystals+boba) | TOPPINGS AND SINKERS |
| Boba’s Special (cocoa milk tea with cream cheese) | Boba (pearls) |
| Iced Coffee | Crystals (nata) |
| Strawberry’ Cocoa Milk Tea | Egg Pudding |
| Bobatella | Coffee Crystals |
| Green Apple Fruit tea | Rock Salt and Cheese |
| Hersheys Choco Frappe | Popping Boba (Lychee, Strawberry, Mango) |
| Coffee jelly smoothies | |
| SOLO | |
| OTHER OFFERINGS | Fries |
| Boba Teapsy ( Alcohol Infused Milk Tea) | Hashbrown |
| – Buyers must present their ID’s validating that they are 18 yrs old and above upon purchasing the Boba Teapsy. | 8pcs Nuggets |
| Mojos Plain | |
| Cream Series (non-tea based) | Mojos Buffalo |
| Milk Tea on a Gallon and Jar | |
| Spicy Tuna Pasta | COMBO |
| Beef Cheesy Nachos | Fries and 2 Hashbrown |
| Milk Tea with Fries | Fries and Nuggets |
| Milk Tea with Fries & Nuggets | Fries and Mojos Plain |
| Fries and Mojos Buffalo |
Located in Ayala Highway, the food avenue of Lipa City, Ka Jec’s Bangihan is a grill restaurant with a lot of parking space, cool ambiance, great hangout seats, and an awesome Filipino street food menu.
Their bestseller is the Isaw (or grilled Chicken Intestines). Instead of eating it in noisy, polluted and smelly streetside (with probably unhealthy sauces), you get to enjoy your isaw with your friends seated on picnic chairs and tables with proper edison-bulb lighting listening to a live acoustic band on some days.
Another can’t-miss on the menu is the turon, a flavorful blend of bananas, sesame seeds, butter, and sugar, that will make you forget you had just street food, and will probably make you order some more for take-out.
Ka Jec’s General Manager Ms. Eena Morada was very accommodating and served us the best food that most of their customers like.
[gallery link="file" ids="41845,41847,41874,41876,41868,41869,41844,41848,41877"]Here are some other notable food on the menu :
Pork Barbeque – P85
Isaw (Manok) – P85
Adidas – P85
Onion Rings – P75
Nachos – P125
Fries Overload – P160
Turon – P50
Sisig – P150
Ka Jec’s Pansit – P150
Chessy Tuna Dynamite – P125
HEALTH IS TRULY THE GREATEST WEALTH.
It’s high time we switch to healthier options after the holidays. Salads actually work! Try out ours which starts at Php 240.
*applicable charges for take-out and delivery.
Available for dine-in, take-out, and delivery transactions.
Book your next blooming meal today: (0927) 614 4565 or (0927) 614 4566
Let’s catch up over a cup of great coffee. The BREW Company is OPEN every day from 10 am to 6 pm.
Octadix Diner is a brand new restaurant that serves Freshly Baked Goodies and Best Selling All-Time Favorite Filipino Dishes located at E.A. Malabanan Bldg., Mabini St. Brgy II, Batangas City.4 It offers a wide variety of menu from classic rice meals, ala carte filipino dishes, pasta and shakes. You will be surprised that they offer affordable menus which is already inclusive of drinks.
Company Profile
After establishing Kitty Cut Hair and Nails Beauty Salon and Spa – the Hello Kitty themed Salon and Spa in Balagtas, Batangas City, Ms. Kat, the proud owner decided to create another business out of another thing that she really loves, YES! FOOD! Octadix Diner is a Rustic Styled Nature themed restaurant that would fill in your stomachs with All-Time Favorite Filipino Dishes. The restaurant’s name came from combinations of Octa (Greek-Latin Word for EIGHT) and Dix (French word for TEN) which are both notable dates for Ms Kat. Ms Kat by heart is a natural master baker who loves to bake for her friends when they have gatherings at her home. Some of them really loves it and asked her if she could take orders. She’s also a food lover and often travel from resto to resto to take a taste of their best selling food and she try to create her version of it at home.
Octadix Diner, offers affordable menus which is already inclusive of drinks from classic rice meals, ala carte filipino dishes, pasta and shakes.
| Rice Meals: (All served with side dish and iced tea) | Price |
| Chicken Inasal | 119 |
| Chicken Kebabs | 119 |
| Chicken BBQ | 119 |
| Grilled Pork Teriyaki | 119 |
| Grilled Pork Belly | 119 |
| Grilled Prok BBQ | 119 |
| Pork Kebab | 119 |
| Lechon Kawali | 119 |
| Beef Burger Steak | 89 |
| Rice | |
| Octadix Special Rice | 129 |
| Java Rice | 29 |
| Plain Rice | 19 |
| French Fries | 49 |
| All Day Breakfast: | |
| Tapsilog | 69 |
| Longsilog | 69 |
| Shangsilog | 69 |
| Pasta: (Served with Grilled Bread) | |
| Classic Spaghetti | 69 |
| Chicken Carbonara | 69 |
| Pansit Canton | 79 |
| Bihon Guisado | 79 |
| Ala Carte (good for 2-3 pax) | |
| Fried Chicken | 159 |
| Garlic Chicken | 179 |
| Pork Sisig | 139 |
| Crispy Karekare | 169 |
| Crispy Binagoongan | 169 |
| Lechon Kawali | 159 |
| Lumpiang Shanghai | 149 |
| Chopsuey | 139 |
| Pinakbet | 139 |
| Sandwiches: | |
| Octadixclubhouse | 79 |
| Tuna sandwich | 59 |
| Grilled bread | 29 |
| Drinks: | |
| Milk Shakes | 89 |
| *Oreo Cheesecake | 89 |
| *Vanilla | 89 |
| *Chocolate | 89 |
| Ice tea | 29 |
| Ice tea | 39 |
Basically, Octadix Diner is also a combination of Tasty Baked Pastries and Cakes and Ms Kat’s recreation of her Favorite Food. Octadix Diner recently open their first branch at E.A. Malabanan Bldg., Mabini St. Brgy II, Batangas City last August 20, 2017 and it’s been a blockbuster since day 1. Octadix is open from 9am to 8pm from Monday to Sunday. After enjoying their tasty food, you can also take instagramable photos inside the resto since every corner of the place is a work of art. From Japanese Tables, Nature Painted Walls, Frames, Good Lighting etc you can really have your best photos for your social media accounts.
About
Batangan Bayview Hotel and Restaurant have a nice, spacious, comfortable but cheaper room rate. They take pride in providing their guests with the highest quality and very personal service so that they can emulate what it’s like to be at home.
They can assure you that the rooms are to every guest’s liking, from numbers of pillows to the thickness and warmth of the bed. They also provide services like massage, wifi-access, private dining, and function hall for business meetings.
[gallery columns="2" link="file" size="medium" ids="43127,43128,43129,43130"]They are open until 10:00 pm to provide you with your choice meals at any time of the day or night.
Batangan Bayview Hotel and Restaurant also offers discounts for frequent guests!
They are located in Rizal Ave. Extension Brgy. Sta.Clara Batangas City, close to Batangas State University, Plaza Mabini, Coliseum, Mall, Public Market and just a few minutes from the local downtown area right next to Batangas port pier.
This is to inform you of the best services and hospitality available in Batangan Bayview Hotel and Restaurant.
Hotel Rates
* Standard Single Bedroom
12 hours
2 PAX- PHP 950.00
24 hrs – Free 1 Breakfast
2 PAX- PP 1,350.00
*Twin Bed Room
12 hrs
2 PAX- PHP 1,250.00
24 hrs- Free 2 Breakfast
2PAX- PHP 1,650.00
*Wash UP
3 hrs for Single Bed- PHP 500.00
Other Offer
* Conference room (3 hrs)- PHP 500.00
Extra Bed- PHP 300.00
Check-in Time: 2:00 pm
Check-out Time: 12:00 noon
MENU:
| Chicken | Beef |
| Chicken Adobo | Beef Caldereta |
| Chicken Barbeque | Beef Tenderloins Tips |
| Chicken Caldereta | Beef Broccoli |
| Chicken Cordon Bleu | Beef with Mushroom |
| Chicken Tinola | Beef Salpicao |
| Chili Chicken | Beef Teppanyaki |
| Crispy Chicken | Seafood |
| Pork | Steamed Fish w/ Garlic Gaze |
| Pork Adobo | Steamed Fish w/ Mayonnaise |
| Pork Asado | Sweet & sour fish |
| Pork Alakobana | Butterfly Prawns |
| Lechon Kawali | Crispy oven Fish |
| Pork Hamonado | Chili prawns |
| Pork Menudo | Camaron Rebusado |
| Pork Pata Kare-kare | Calamares |
| Pork adobo with Honey | Seafoods Bicol Express |
| Pork Nilaga/Sinigang | Desserts |
| Pork Sisig | Maja Corn |
| Pork Caldereta | Banana Royale |
| Buko Pandan | |
| Buko Lychee | |
| Ref Cake | |
| Mango Ref Cake | |
Looking for a staycation that offers both tranquility and convenience? Experience the best of both worlds, right where you’re meant to be! 
Definitely, no one can say no to Yeiz Tea Taiwan Milk Tea and Fruit Tea. Yes, this is another milk tea shop review but it tastes like no others!
Opened in a corner beside Lipa City Colleges, Yeiz Tea boasts of their perfect blend of milk tea flavors and smoothies.
It’s another milk tea craze to include in our bucket lists to try on!
About the Owner
[gallery link="file" ids="52804,52806,52802,52803,52805"]Engr. Yesly Amor Maglinao Bustria is the owner of Yeiz Tea, an own brand of milk tea shop that mixes tastes in Lipa City. She is a Licensed Geodetic Engr., Owner of Bustria Land Surveying, Licensed Real Estate Broker and the current Director for Geodetic Engineer Batangas Chapter.
She really loves milk teas and the idea of having a shop, after a failed supposed franchise of a milk tea brand because of some legal matters, she entered an idea of establishing her own brand instead. She trained in Manila for Milk Tea, Fruitea and Smoothie making.
Engr. Yesly made sure that the tastes of Yeiztea products are modified depending on her taste preference and what she really thinks people would love too.
About the Business
[gallery link="file" ids="52808,52810,52809"]Yeiz Tea Taiwan Milk Tea & Fruitea is an own brand of milk tea shop located at Solis St, Cor. Katigbak St., Brgy 11, Lipa City. Last September 18,2019 was its grand opening.
The shop’s name is basically derived from the name of the owner, Engr. Yesly since her college friends used to call her “yeiz” and it has been the suggestion of her sisters.
It offers a variety of sips falling under Milk Teas, Fruiteas, Hot Teas, Smoothies and Pica pica. The staff are happily serving customers with their favorite sips.
Yeiz tea’s patron customers are students and those people who really love their milk teas and all.
For Yeiz Tea’s Loyal customers, they introduced the loyal tea metallic cards that once they filled the 12 slots, the customers are entitled to free milk tea.
Last November 1 they launched the “free 12*12 pillow every end of the month” , that for every purchase is equivalent to 1 raffle entry. Items to be given changes monthly.
Aside from her love for Milkteas, Engr. Yesly is fond of singing, in fact she is planning to have a mini bar or an open stage at the second floor of the shop for customers to freely sing while waiting for their orders and also a conference area for business purposes, she wanted to make this happen before the year ends, or early next year.
Engr. Yesly also mentioned that Yeiz Tea will be opened for franchise soon.
Yeiz Tea Taiwan Milk Tea & Fruitea
[gallery columns="4" link="file" ids="52812,52813,52817,52815,52807,52816,52814,52811"]| Yeiz Tea Menu | |
| Milk Tea with Sinkers | Hot Teas |
| Pearl Milk Tea | Assam Black Tea |
| Salted Caramel | Jasmine Green Tea |
| Chocolate | Smoothies |
| Wintermelon | Oreo with Ice Cream |
| Okinawa | Strawberry |
| Matcha Bubble | Dark Chocolate |
| Hokkaido | Buko Pandan |
| Taro | Mango |
| Healthy Options | Java Chip |
| Calamansi Green Tea | Fruitea |
| Yakult Green Tea | Strawberry |
| Snacks | Mango |
| Nachos | Green Apple |
| Fries ( Cheese, Barbeque, Sour Cream, Chilli Barbeque ) | Lychee |