Platito is one of the restaurants that is within the confines of the Cliff House in Tagaytay, Philippines (of course). Its a small kitchen with tables out in the open with huge umbrellas to shade you from the sun.

They have a hefty menu creatively labeled to stimulate your taste buds. Its a bit pricey in my opinion (read on, I’ll tell you why), but what do you expect when you’re in Tagaytay. So anyhow, Biscotti ordered the intriguing Brazilian Rib Eye Steak – sounds good eh’. It tastes good too. Costs around 358 pesos. Its smothered with garlic – nice. And its didn’t come in a platito. Hahaha. (buti na lang)

I had a heavy breakfast from the THouse where we were staying – smoke tapa with garlic rice and eggs. I had 2 cups of garlic rice and I’ll tell you all about it in another post. Moving on, as I was looking at the menu I kept arguing to myself to order something from the “all time favorites” part – this way, I get to taste the favorites (obviously). But my eyes keep going back to that one item on the signboard (see first photo on top). Second to the last, under “Also Available” was a “Humongous Hotdog” for just 198 bucks. I thought to myself, “a humongous hotdog for just 198 pesos – sweet deal!”. The practical side of me won – I should try this – its humongous… SO THEY SAY! Here’s a close up:

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What the hell!??! It was literally served on a PLATITO! Picture this – it was on a platito and they even managed to squeeze in some fries. I’m sorry… but this does not fall under the category of humongous – maybe “jumbo” but not “humongous”. And it tastes like a your average jumbo hotdog – surprise! I was at least expecting a foot long or a ridiculous fat hotdog. Hahaha!

I guess the name got me. Lesson learned. Next time, stick to the all time favorites.

I give Platito a rating of “Cute”. That’s just me ok… try it out – let me know what you think.

Here’s a shot of their menu: (click to enlarge)

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I miss the one that used to be at Greenbelt – the old Greenbelt, next to Tokyo Tokyo. If it were still around, that would be mighty convenient. Just a stone throw away – not literally, but if I could throw a stone over a couple of high rise buildings then maybe. Do you still remember the parking lot there? We used to hang out there for a quick smoke after our Monday movie night. Those were the days. There was even a map of the Philippines on a man made lake right smack in the middle of Greenbelt – I think were Greenbelt 2 is now located. Wow! We used to pass by there when we cut classes. Decades ago!

Sorry for that short trip back on memory lane – going back to Mushroom Burger, its amazing how a familiar taste can bring back memories. The taste of this burger has not changed! Its amazing! It really tastes like a legitimate hamburger patty. The closest I could compare it to will be the hamburger from Tropical hut. The burger has a slice of cucumber which makes it very “pinoy”. Remember the burgers from school cafeteria? One good thing about the Mushroom burger is that its healthy – can’t deny that. Normally, if its good for you, it tastes like crap. But this one is an exception – inspires you to eat healthier I guess. They’ve added some new items on their menu – they now have a pinoy mushroom burger which only goes for like 26 pesos, and it has longganiza bits. I tried it also, but I only got hints of the longganiza flavor – who cares. They also have rice meals that range from 70 to 90 bucks -not bad! They have real meat dishes, so for the carnivores – don’t sweat – they got you covered.

To get to Mushroom Burger – Tagaytay, just take your usual route to highlands, opposite the picnic grove. When you exit south super highway via Sta. Rosa, go right – Silang, then you’ll notice the landscape and the weather change. You’ll hit the end of the road where you either turn left (picnic grove) or turn right, take the right and drive straight through the rotonda. You’ll see Mushroom Burger on your left side a few meters after you pass the Casino (*wink) beside McDonalds which are on your right. I’m not good with directions so just swallow your pride and ask directions if you get lost.

The reason I mentioned the Casino is because right after eating 2 juicy Mushroom Burgers – we played Russian Roullete (did I spell it right?) for about an hour. Came in with 500 pesos, left with 800 pesos. Not bad if you just wanted to kill some time. The trick is, again, lowered expectations. Rejoice with every penny you get. “Barya barya lang”.

That’s about it – I put Mushroom Burger under “Classic” in my book of rankings.

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