Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Davao Experience: Trying the Nightlife with Lachi's Sans Rival, Blugre Coffee, and Abreeza Mall

This is the fifteenth part of our 4-days-3-nights Davao Experience.

Our very tiring City Tour comes to a conclusion with a dinner at Lachi's Sans Rival, seeing what Abreeza Mall has to offer, and trying out the famed Durian Coffee at Blugre.

LACHI'S SANS RIVAL
First off, dinner at Lachi's Sans Rival. It is located at Ruby St., Marfori Heights, Davao City. It's actually quite near Ponce Suites, just a tricycle ride away. But we did the long route going there. We rode a jeepney with the signboard Potenciano which costs 8php/person. Drop off at Potenciano and then ride a jeepney to Marfori Heights which also costs 8php/person. Now this is where we got lost haha. We went off at the end of the jeepney route and we were inside a village with no restaurants or anything in sight, just a residential area. After trying to look for the right way and failing, we decided to hire a tricycle to take us directly to Lachi's which costs 15php/person.


Lachi's Sans Rival Atbp.


The Cozy Interior of Lachi's


Anyway, Lachi's is famous for their Sans Rival and other dessert items but they also have main courses, one of the most famous is the Pork Ribs. My friend ordered the Pork Marinara and I ordered the Pork Ribs. The ribs were amazing! Probably better than the ribs in Lyndon's but both are very, very tasty. I just liked the ribs in Lachi's better. The Pork Marinara was also a delight and was very delicious. To top off our amazing dinner, we ordered one slice of their famous Sans Rival which was also perfect! It was not super sweet like some sans rival, but nonetheless, it was amazing. The total price of our dinner was 362php which was not bad for 2 persons.

Unforgettable Pork Ribs


Delicious Pork Marinara


Mouth-watering Sans Rival


Other Desserts that they offer


Other Desserts that they offer


ABREEZA MALL
After that, we decided to do some grocery shopping at Abreeza Mall. Now, here's the ironic part. We were able to hire a tricycle going to the corner near Abreeza which costs only 15php/person. To just recall, Ponce Suites is near Abreeza Mall. So we only had to hire one tricycle going to Lachi's, it was that close haha. Anyway, Abreeza Mall is an Ayala Mall. It's a regular mall but I was surprised at how big it was. We just bought some shampoos and stuffs and then we decided to try the Durian Coffee in Blugre.


BLUGRE CAFE
There are several branches of Blugre Cafe in Davao and in Gensan. The branches in Davao are located at Matina Town Square, SM Lanang, Gaisano Mall, Davao Doctor's, and in Landco Corporate Center along JP Laurel Avenue (which is the nearest one in Ponce Suites). From Abreeza Mall, it was just one jeepney ride away. Anyway, me being the more adventurous and brave one when it comes to food, I opted to try the famous Durian Gatchpuccino (which is basically capuccino with bits of durian in it) which costs 150php and my friend tried the Cookies and Cream Frappe which costs 125php. Let me just say this one thing, I am really not a fan of durian. I've been in Davao for 3 days already and the durian taste and smell is just not appealing to me. The coffee was a bit of a surprise haha. I was expecting just a tinge of durian flavor, but it was bursting with durian smell and when I took a sip of it, it just tasted purely durian with a tinge of coffee. To top it off, it even has durian bits so, yeah, not a good experience for me lol. Good thing we were full from our Lachi's dinner that's why we didn't try the Durian Cheesecake. The Cookies and Cream Frappe was too sweet for me as well. So, with a not-so-happy cup of coffee in our hands, we hired a tricycle to take us back to Ponce Suites which costs 10php/person and back to our beds to end a very tiring 3rd day in Davao.


The Interior of Blugre Cafe


The Famous Durian Coffee


That concludes our 3rd day in Davao and our City Tour. Next up, our supposed-to-be-rafting-experience-turned-into-part2-city-tour haha.

Read more:
The Davao Experience: Planning The Trip
The Davao Experience: The Uniqueness at Ponce Suites
The Davao Experience: Dinner at Jack's Ridge
The Davao Experience: Getting to Samal Island
The Davao Experience: Monfort Bat Cave and Hagimit Falls
The Davao Experience: Kaputian Beach in Samal
The Davao Experience: Fernandez Beach and Garden Resort
The Davao Experience: Lyndon's World's Worst Ribs and Awful Chicken
The Davao Experience: Taps, The Breakfast Capital of Davao
The Davao Experience: A Visit at Eden Nature Park
The Davao Experience: Harboring "Pag-Asa" at the Philippine Eagle Center
The Davao Experience: Apo Ni Lola Delicacies and Lunch at Davao Dencia's Restaurant
The Davao Experience: Pasalubong Shopping at Aldevinco
The Davao Experience: Various Sights at the Davao Crocodile Park
The Davao Experience: The-Supposed-To-Be-Rafting-Experience-But-Not and San Pedro Cathedral
The Davao Experience: A Unique Experience at Osmena Park
The Davao Experience: Knowledge Gathering at Museo Dabawenyo and Exploring Rizal Park
The Davao Experience: Serenity at the Lon Wa Buddhist Temple
The Davao Experience: A Gastronomic Treat at Hog's Breath Cafe
The Davao Experience: Strolling Around People's Park
The Davao Experience: Return Flight to Manila
The Davao Experience: Summary of Our Trip

2 comments:

  1. A visit to DAVAO is never complete w/ out a mouth watering taste of LACHI'S SANS RIVAL ATBP. paboritong puntahan ng mga travel blogger from any parts of Mindanao & the rest of the Phils.

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