Lunch alone at Sonya’s Garden

I had a weekend date with my husband. He was coming from golf, I was coming from an early morning meeting. I skipped breakfast to beat the traffic in Aguinaldo Highway. By 11 am, I was starving but still waiting for my husband. He messaged me to say that the earliest he would reach Cavite would be at 3 pm. Abah, eh kakain na muna ako.

I wanted some salad so I went to Sonya’s Garden. It poured while I was there.

Sonya's Garden July 2016

Even if it was raining, It was still warm and humid. I asked for two glasses of dalandan juice because the heat made me feel so thirsty. dalandan juice, Sonya's Garden

I asked the male server what they do wite the left over greens. Like this one, I only got a small serving leaving this whole bowl of leafy green vegetables. According to him they feed it to the pato (turkeys).
Salad,  Sonya's Garden

I got one tiny slice of bread.
bread,  Sonya's garden July 2016

The rest of the basket of bread was untouched. Sayang.
untouched bread,  Sonya's Garden

The buffet costs P683 per person. Whether you eat a tiny serving or not, the cost of food is paid for. Even if they throw away the left-overs, the restaurant doesn’t lose money. Imagine the excess could feed hundreds of people in a day. Sonya’s probably compost the extra food and use them as fertilizers.

Fresh Salad,  Sonya's Garden

Mixed gender toilet can be confusing. At first glance I thought a man made the mistake of queuing up at the women’s toilet. I wanted to tell him to go find another toilet. After some two minutes, I noticed that he is actually a she so I just let her be. She probably also felt uneasy going inside the female domain.

Toilet, Sonya's Garden July 2016

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