Lechon Macao from LA Bakeshoppe

LA Bakeshoppe is really a bakery. Half of the store is selling different kinds of bread and they are known for their specially-made cheese bread. (which i heard is really delicious.)

But apart from this normal facade, a cute little restaurant that can serve up to about five to six tables consumes half of the restaurant. The restaurant is serving Chinese dimsum and other oriental dishes.

The interior design would not hint you that they are serving Chinese as the chairs are made from salvaged wood. The tables are made of old metal recreated into matching tables. The walls are lined with old bottles in different shapes, sizes, and colors on wooden shelving that brightens up the white-washed walls. 

The lights are ingenious. It is made of jars in different sizes fitted with lights. It was really cute and amazing; I was staring at it the whole time. It is a really great choice as a date place.

I ordered Lechon Macao. It is priced at P120 which is really good price. Other dishes range from P85 to $140. You can order dimsum at P40 to P60. Everything seems reasonably priced. There are desserts but they mostly provide you with products they have from the bakery.

It did not take a lot of time for the food to be prepared and this is what i got.

The food is okay; despite that the kangkong/river spinach could have been served in smaller portions, i enjoyed it. It has a little bit of sauce as this was sauteed in oil and soy sauce, and it was a bit oily for my taste. Rice soaked up much of the juice that it eventually worked out. Credits to how tender the meat is. It was really cooked nicely. The food is tasty, but not too exceptional for my taste. To borrow a phrase from Goldilocks, it was "just right."

The ambiance, the service, and the food is borderlining to above average. Still, I would want to come back for some of their other meals. They have special orders for crabs which is pre-ordered about 3 days in advance and costs about $5000 to $8000. I do not really know how much crabs you can eat for that amount, but I heard that the crabs they prepare are known to be really delicious. Though, i am allergic to crabs, I would definitely try it. Besides, suicide by eating P5000 worth of crabs is a really interesting way to die. I kid, i kid.

They also serve different types of tea, coffee, iced coffee, and a lot more. This is a really great substitute for commercialized coffee. Treats? You can get them from the bakery. I heard they serve unlimited bread and coffee for P99. Make sure to order a box of those cheese breads. You can get more information about LA Bakeshoppe through their Facebook link and find recommendations about their cheese bread here.