Before heading back to Manila, we went to Balay Dako by Antonio’s for an early dinner. Mabuti na yung busog bago kami sumabak sa heavy traffic.
Literally means “big house”, Balay Dako is the newest restaurant of Chef Antonio “Tonyboy” Escalante.
It’s really a big house. It reminds me of the Spanish era’s hacienda mansion. Yung bahay ni Don Pedro.
Main entrance
The windows are all screened
high ceiling foyer
Welcome home chalk board sign
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view from inside the foyer
Bigger than standard sorbetes cart 
Free taste corner, burong atchara and hipon 
Tagaytay’s majestic Taal Lake and volcano, can be seen from the dining area.
I closed the glass sliding door beside our table because it was windy and chilly. Maginawin na ako ngayon.
My companion is still watching his diet. He didn’t order any food for himself, we just shared a huge swimming pool of sinigang sa miso with a thin slice of salmon and tortang alimasag. 
Three pieces of turon na saging sliced into half 
We checked out their second floor terraza, ahh it’s so pretty. We should have come up here sooner while the sun was still up.
The dining hall has high ceiling covered with stained wood
The large arch windows and high ceiling evoke grandeur.
