If you happen to be on the road heading south and you're in the vicinity of the towns of Lemery, Lipa, San Jose or Taal and you're getting hungry and it's nearly lunchtime, Banay-Banay restaurant is the perfect rest stop for you.
Our recent road trip saw our party trailblazing all the way to Banay-Banay with stomachs grumbling. It was nearly three in the afternoon and none of us has had lunch. Thankfully, someone had this bright idea of stopping over to the pink resto with ample parking space at the back.
The service is fast and turn-over of patrons is just as furious. The cafeteria style dining has loads of viands for the weary and hungry road hog to choose from. Authentic Kilawin (pig's innards marinated in local vinegar) and Batangas style Goto (pig's innards made into a stew), Lumpiang Shanghai (fried Spring rolls), Sinigang na isda sa Miso (Fish Soup in Miso), Calamares among a bevy of meat dishes can be had for a minimal amount.
Banay-Banay is like Batangas' answer to Everybody's Cafe in San Fernando, Pampanga, or Palaisdaan in Quezon. It's a brilliant concept, really... all the hot meals you want for as little as you can afford. On this particular Sunday that we visited the restaurant, five of us had ordered Kilawin, Lumpiang Shanghai, Goto, Calamares, two orders of Daing na Biya (dried, salted fresh-water fish) steaming hot rice and sodas for refreshment. The bill was a whopping PhP (Pesos) 470.00 or about US$12.00 (try to beat that!)... and they don't even charge for parking... =)
. ilang beses nadin akong nakakain dito.. , precise ang mga dishes., affordable pa para isang pamilya. ,susubukan ko lang po sana mag alok ng dishes, kung tumatangap po kayo, isa pong chicken inihaw. sanapoy bigyan ninyo ako ng pag kakataon na maipatikim sa inyu at mailahok po sa mga handain niu. thanks po.
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