Isdaan Floating Restaurant

Isdaan Floating Restaurant

Seafood Restaurant and Filipino Restaurant in Calauan

National Highway

Calauan, Laguna 

Warning: ako’y nagkukwento  lang… mejo mahaba  so sana maintindihan niyo.

First quarter:

This is my third post, wow di ba?! nakatatlo na ako… clap clap clap!

Ang kwento ko ngayon is about food and restaurant..  and this post is dedicated to my dad, na paalis na this coming September 24, 2013 papuntang ibang planeta.. joke! but seriously, he's going to Dubai, my dad is a Senior Construction Manager to an Italian Company in Dubai. So Despidida de shurva ang emote ng FAMILIA GEMAO.

  

Actually, matagal na naming plan ang kumain sa restaurant na ito.. you know, family boding shurva but unfortunately me and my kapatids have a different schedules kaya natagalan ang hirap i-set but  since paalis na ang dad ko we decided na ito na ang time, this is it pancit!

Second quarter:

About the place: ISDAAN a floating restaurant located in Calauan National Highway Calauan, Laguna. Yung may malaking statue, i don't know what that statue called but it's like a budha with a mermaid tail.. basta! anyways, ito yung place na makikita niyo sa left side ng daan if galing kayo ng Sta. Cruz and right side naman if galing kayo Calamba. Isdaan is open daily from 10 am until 11 pm.. i highly recommend na pumunta kayo around 5 to 6 pm, kung picture taking galore ang trip niyo and siguradohin na maganda ang panahon kasi kung gabi at naulan naku mga tol madulas  na ang daan mahirap ng gumala sa place so wala kang choice kundi mag emote ka nlang kung san ka nakaupo. wink!

Isdaan Restaurant is owned and operated by the Barrio Fiesta Group of Companies, in other words the Ongpauco’s and Evangelista Families. So expect na madaming food choices from super pinoy foods to foreign food drama.. depende sa trip niyo.

One of the features in Isdaan Restaurant is the TACSIYAPO which means "nakakainis". What do you do in Tacsiyapo? You buy a plates, glass, mugs or even working (i think) TV set then throw it against the wall... no cursing or using vulgar words, just shout tacsiyapo! 

Third quarter:

What happened on that night: 8 o’clock in the evening,  it's raining but we decided na umalis na ng bahay baka kasi magsara na ang ISDAAN  mejo nagdadalawang isip kami na pumunta that time kasi nga maulan and baka chaka ang place pag naulan.

Pag dating namin sa Isdaan, te, ang  ganda ng place! Para kang nasa Thailand… daming giant statue… so lakad lakad kami unti mejo slippery ang daan (kasi  nga umulan..)  but don't worry Safety first naman sila kasi they've provided life vest. Optional to if hindi ka marunong lumangoy, then you must wear vest, specially the kids (nakaktuwa ang cute ng vest sa pambata ang liit) but if marunong ka namang lumangoy wag ka ng kumuha iwasang maging pampamz.

  

sorry kunti lang pictures ko sa sobrang excited ko d ako nkapag charge lowbat si note 2

So ito nga pagdating namin sa Isdaan, mejo nainis ako ng unti kasi parang tinatamad yung mga staff, nakaupo lang tapos di sila nagkukusang lumapit sa mga guest para i-guide kung saan dapat pumunta. Titingnan ka lang and then di sila lumalapit unless yung guest ang magi-initiate na mag approach sa kanila, gaya nung nauna sa amin mejo madami sila and may mga bata pang makukulit  na kasama, di sila inintertain te, dedma si staff.. minus point! isdaan.

So after kung napansin yun, lumapit agad ako sa girl na nakaupo habang nakkipagkwentohan sa kasama niang staff, I asked her to assist us, ang sabi ko pa sa kanya “good evening miss, I need a table for 10 person and we don't have a reservation, san ba dapat kami ppunta dito ba or dun?” tapos sabi sa akin “ma’am sampo po?” toinks! Bingi lang te? hahaha anyways, dun kami dinala sa malaking floating something  malapit sa stage. While waiting for my brother dan nag order na kami ng food kasi mejo nagutom na kami past 8 na ata nun, then after the food was serve kumain na agad kami  kunting chikahan.. picture picture then pasyal pasyal unti .. and then uwian…

  

Review sa place: Ang ganda sobra! pero sa staff minus kay ate na nakaupo at nakikipag kwentohan lang...

Fourth quarter:

The Food: Just like Barrio Fiesta, the food is all about Filipino cuisine may mga kunting Japanese dishes akong nakita pero dun kami sa pinoy… pinoy na pinoy. Actually the original plan was the boodle fight round something but after the brief intorduction of mr. Waiter we decided to order Tender Liempo Juicy spareribs, Bouillabaisse special seafood soup, seafoods platter, bagong saing na rice sa maliit na kaldero, gulay i forgot the name, pitcher of  mango juice and buko juice nalang.. tamad din kasing pumili si mama gusto niyang magtanung na lang sa waiter kung anu masarap. All in all Php 3,000+ I forgot the exact amount… pero around Php 3,000 or Php 4,000 sya... di ba cheap! for 10 persons? check!

Review sa food:  Two thumbs up!

Overtime:

All in all, we all have fun although bitin kasi mejo late na kaming pumunta... pero ayos sya, Isdaan is worth visiting.

Lesson learn, agahan ang punta sa Isdaan para makapasyal at sumakay ng bangka.

so How to get there…

Private Vehicle : from Manila, take Slex exit to Calamba then straight to Los banos . Then from Los banos there’s a forked road for Caluan town proper, Sta. Cruz and Bay Laguna. Go straight towards Sta. Cruz way, Isdaan restaurant is located on the right side of the road.

Commute : from Manila, take a bus yung may sta.cruz na sign board then sabihin mo lang Isdaan alam na nila yun… hehehhe

Kaya punta na dali!

Til next post!

Thank you and Godbless!

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