It's been a while since my last German food trip at Bavaria Restaurant that it surprised me that they now have an aptly named gastronomic combo - Oktoberfest Platter.
But I should have expected it since Bavaria is a German state in which Munich is the capital which is famous all over the world mainly because it hosts the world's biggest annual beer festival - Oktoberfest!
So what's in this platter that almost had me speechless at Bavaria? It's a meat-lovers dream come true - assorted wurst (sausages), fried pork knuckles, schnitzel ( meat, thinned by pounding with a
meat tenderizer, coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried), a basket of home-made German breads, vegetable side dish and Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad)
meat tenderizer, coated with flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs, and then fried), a basket of home-made German breads, vegetable side dish and Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad)
It's megacombo of their assorted platters (Sausage, Butcher's, etc ) given a more festive look which attracted me in the first place.
A perfect "to be shared" meal with 2-3 others over lots of beers and drinks - all ending with a burp!
Bavaria Resto's ambiance will transform you into a temporary German while you're there.
The slightly dimly lighted well-adorned bar and interiors bearing German decors gives a perfect ambiance to your international food trip.
Even the food servers wear traditional costume when they bring what you ordered - here captured with a liter mug of German beer.
Completing our food orders were a plate ribs and two kids of pasta - Spicy Sausage Pasta (which I forgot to take a snapshot) and an herb-laden Carbonara which could also become "Herb-onara" for I still burp the herbs!
Of course beer should be on your menu as they offers lots German beers. Try Weizen bier where the usual malted barley is replaced with wheat thus giving a unique brew.
Or Pilsner bier - one of the most popular lager beers in Germany. Can’t get enough of beer? Then try the mass beers that come in 1 liter volume glasses and celebrate Oktoberfest all year round. Read more
But if you're afraid to have a "beer-belly" or simply just can't take the smell and taste of beer, fret not, for they have (a local version of) Spezi. It's a classic soft drink made in Germany by mixing cola with orange soda (Wikipedia).
And here's one last look of the German and German-inspired orders we had (still burping over that Carbonara) that makes me wanna visit Bavaria again top have a taste of Germany ... here in Iloilo.
Bavaria German Restaurant
113 Seminario Street, Jaro, Iloilo City.
Tel. No +6333 3290078.
Facebook Page: Bavaria German Restaurant Iloilo