Sunday Lunch at Igot Shore

For months and months our smiles have been obscured underneath face masks.

 Let me indulge for just a bit, and please don't hurl accusations. 

Hubby and I dropped our face masks real quick to dine and to have these photos taken. 

There's a new food spot close to home. 

I've been seeing photos of this place and I knew we had to check it out. 

The boardwalk that has a swing at the far end, matched with the serene sea as a backdrop is very 'grammable and who could say no to discovering new places.

More about Igot Shore after the jump.

It was early August when we went there and back then, there were barely any recorded cases of COVID19 in our area so the Victoria-Allen border was not too strict. We were under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) so restaurants were allowed to operate to a limited capacity, given that health protocols are implemented.

Things have changed by the end of August. The COVID19 cases in our province have increased and in truth, it will take a while before we venture out again even if we are under MGCQ  so I'm glad we were able to visit before things got a little bit more crazy.

Let me walk you through Igot Shore. I bet by the end of this post you would want to visit too. 

The short trip was a cake walk, like I said, there isn't much traffic to deal with if you live in the province, moreso if it's a Sunday and there is a community quarantine. 

The place isn't hard to find since the boardwalk that juts out to the sea can be viewed from the highway.

"Charming, serene, and inviting"

I thought when this came into view.

Restaurants operating at limited capacity makes you feel like you have the whole place to yourself. Hubby and I definitely loved the ambiance. I loved the cool sea breeze that I didn't even bother removing my jacket. They couldn't get any cooler but Queen's songs were blaring on the speaker and I couldn't help but belt some. 

After a while, we fell into companionable silence while admiring the whole place. We were afforded a good view of the Dalupiri Pass and San Antonio Island in a distance. I saw people paddling their bancas, some were catching fish.  

How peaceful, we could ALMOST forget that we have a pandemic at our helm. 😆

When you see this part you actually try to act cool and not run towards it immediately. Ha! It can wait, we need to eat first, I told myself. 

 While waiting for our food, my dear photographer of a husband took the chance to shoot.

Whilst I took the chance to take photos of the place.

I'm amazed that we didn't have to wait too long for our food to arrive. Another big plus, especially if I am with a crabby guy for a companion. I'm bummed tho that I wasn't able to take a photo of the menu but I would say that they serve regular farings in Filipino diners. So think pancit, lumpia, chopseuy, bulalo, and basically anything that goes well with rice. They have those. They also have fries, burgers, grilled cheese sandwiches and shakes, which was what we ordered, along with the requisite fried chicken, another Pinoy staple. 😁 Don't worry, the prices are aren't astronomical plus the servings are sizeable so you'll definitely get your money's worth.

I  wish I could have taken better photos before we devoured our meal but we are not keen on doing that, plus we were so hungry we downed everything in a single barf. 

Before we took our last bite we agreed that we would come back soon because we really enjoyed the food and the place. We mused about how lovely (and romantic) this place would look like at night. Someday soon. I heard they close the place at 9:30 so it's perfect for a dinner date. 

Some parts in the compound were still under construction so I have no doubt that there's still more to come for Igot Shore.

The photos at the boardwalk were just icing on the cake. 

But how could we leave without one, so. 😉

Igot Shore is located at Brgy. Colab-og, Victoria, Northern Samar

I found their Facebook Page and their phone number is listed: 09458511134

It also says that they are open from 9:00 AM  to 9:30 PM

Now, masks on. 

😷

Xo,

caRissa