Fun at Bakahan at Manukan

One of the reasons to go home is to taste the exotic cuisine of the Philippines. It just is not the same to be eating fresh seafood or meat here for some unexplained reason. Maybe our seafood is freshly caught with no freezing involved or our meats are from lean mean hardworking cattle, full of muscle and fat, none of the added supplements are added so everything is fresh and full flavored.

The trio of restaurants located in Upper Session Rd boasts of Native Cuisine and oversized and life sized statues that dot the stairs down to the eating places. The Bakahan at Manukan, The Pinoy Hotpot and the venerable Barrio Fiesta all at one location. That's a lot of food at one place and for sure a lot of cash for the owner.


Great idea though having a themed staircase as you could see in the pictures. Big Native figures interspersed with funny scenes representing Filipino daily lives.








From the "kutuhan" to the "bawal umihi" representations. It's a lot of fun taking pictures. It's also a good way of poking fun at our humurous culture.

Guess who is the wife in the string of nangunguto.

Bawal Umihi is actually an invitation to urinate.

My son posing with the policeman.

The food of course is excellent. Pricey for Philippine standards but it was packed when I was there, many tourists but also local families that are celebrating the Holy week.