Come Together Right Now Over Raduno Cafe and Resto

So, yes, we eventually got to cross Raduno Cafe off the Baguio restaurant list. (Can you believe how long it’s gotten? Whoa, right?)

Finally! I also got to ask someone from the restaurant itself what ‘raduno’ exactly means. Basically, and Italian word meaning people coming together in one place, Ms. Alyssa told us. (Thankies!) Thus, our background theme music as I write this feature post: Aerosmith’s Come Together. ♫

Let’s play! \m/

As mentioned in the menu post, this joint took up the mantle from Game & Grub. Like a good successor, it’s still a boardgame cafe where you can play one game free when your order adds up to P100 per person. If you ever want to change games, it’s only an extra P50. Play while you drink your bella verde coffee based frappe, for instance. =D

Bella verde coffee based frappe (“,)

Again, yes, that’s coffee and I’m fixated on its beautiful green hue. I was quite surprised when it arrived at the table. To be frank, for a second, I panicked and my mind screamed, WAAAH, did you order matcha again?!! And then I remembered it’s coffee. =b How it gave our taste buds a zing when we took a sip. Makes you want to sip continuously until every drop is gone.

Raduno dining and playing, “Put your phone down and talk to me.” =b

Besides drinks, board game cafe and resto visitors can also energize body and mind (to get one’s head in the game ^^,) with other Raduno specialties. Mostly Italian and Spanish selections (Refreshing really; I’m so over burgers at the moment) and also a dash of Filipino dishes here and there like ta-dah, our favorite blend of spaghetti, the sweet and tangy Filipino spag.

Sizzling sisig =D

We picked out sizzling sisig from the offering of Philippine faves this visit though, which is relatively new to the Raduno food list, we were told; added especially for people looking for pulutan like snackage while playing. A proper sisig with crispy bits but one fatty number. Whatever we brought home, I gave to my brother and he relates that he enjoyed that lot. (“,)

Seafood saffron soup was eye candy and eye catchy for its creamy golden hue. It’s served with garlic bread and a pesto dip. Pretty rich and buttery (that Race joked that raduno might really stand for luxurious/rich/house of cream *harhar ), with mussels in a half shell, shrimp and crabstick bits, we just managed to halve the portion. *hee

Seafood saffron soup

(Commercial break thought. *teehee So uncanny, when I order stuff, you’d think I was a seafood lover. What is it about shrimpy things that keep getting my attention? Or the word seafood. Is it, I’m processing it as “see food“? Hhmmm.)

For pasta, I went for crab meat and concasse sauce. (Also served with garlic bread and a pesto dip.) You know it, crab stick strips, nyum. Interesting the texture those crabstick strips lent to the forkfuls of pasta. It was full flavored oily enough to make me think it might have had aligue. I continued eating half of it at home at a later meal. Reheated, it became even more delish. Nabitin ako. =))

Coming together at Raduno =)

X marks Raduno Cafe and Resto for good food in Baguio. Doing my best impression of Steven Tyler, I sing, “Come toge-therrr, right now … over Raduno”. *playing air guitar

Food: 

Service: 

Ambiance:  Sweet! Raduno was able to get the whole space in the second floor. I was complaining about floor space at Game and Grub and now, they have it (Keumsan size), me happy. No claustrophobic feelings and best part, enough room for gamers because they’ve two table sizes. (Another commercial break thought: Up the stakes gaming and eating at Raduno, let the losers pay for the meal. *maniacal laugh)

Price: 

Crab meat and concasse sauce pasta ^^,

Raduno Cafe and Resto

2nd floor Lachica Building (beside Grumpy Joe)

#111 Jungle Town corner Leonard Wood Road

Baguio City, Philippines

0995 457 4475

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