BENGUET | Zola Resto Café in Baguio City

Friday, September 02, 2016

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio

We’ve passed by Zola Resto Cafe at the corner of Session Road countless times before, but it was only during this last Baguio trip that we finally got to try their food. The restaurant really didn’t attract us since it looked too western and had none of that native Baguio look that seems to automatically pull tourists (who wants western food while in Baguio, right?). Its façade belongs more to a restaurant inside a mall or a hang out strip rather than at Session Road.

Well, looks can be deceiving, we thought that food here would also be expensive. We were quite wrong.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio Burger Steak
ZOLA SIZZLING BURGER STEAK ~ PHP89.00

We settled on their comfy booth and ordered their chicken cordon blue and sizzling burger steak for PHP89.00 each. Price is certainly not that bad especially when our lunch was slid down the table—serving size was very generous.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio Cordon Blue
ZOLA CHICKEN CORDON BLUE ~ PHP89.00

We dug in. We didn’t like the cordon blue, it was too bland and pasty, its thick breading didn’t help at all. Next up, the sizzling burger steak. This one, we love! The meat was tender and flavorful, with the gravy complementing it perfectly. I had to ask a second serving of their gravy though since it was a bit short (and I’m a gravy monster hehe).

From what I’ve read, Zola Resto Cafe serves good shakes. Unfortunately we were unable to try those out.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio
ZOLA RESTO CAFE’ ALONG SESSION ROAD

All in all, Zola is a pretty okay place. On the up side, food is good and well presented (depends on the dish), prices are fairly inexpensive, and serving size is quite generous. The downside, service is spotty (very hard to call a waiter), the place was smoky (smoking is allowed inside, this is a gimik place after all), noise level can get a little high, and some of the furniture needs a bit of renovating.

If you’re craving for western food while in Baguio City, Zola Resto Cafe is one place you might want to check out.

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ZOLA RESTO CAFE ~ UPDATE 2016


Zola Resto Cafe Baguio
ZOLA RESTO CAFE IS NOW AT THE SECOND OR THIRD FLOOR

I went back to Zola after almost five years and was surprised to see it has moved up, literally.

From its ground floor location at the Patria De Baguio building at the corner of Session and Fr. Carlu Road, just a turn before the famous Baguio Cathedral, it has now transferred to its second floor (or third floor, depending on where you look), Jollibee taking residence on its former space.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio
LOVELY INTERIORS

The place looks posher than its previous interiors. From its dimly lit entrance, a couple of plush red Victorian-like chairs greet customers—complete with an intricate chandelier above it. The walls are done in velvety grids and the floor is finished in faux dark wooden planks.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio
LOVELY LAMPS

Indeed, you’ll probably think twice if you have enough money in your wallet as you might’ve accidentally entered an expensive bar and not the Zola that you once spent your student’s allowance on for cheap beer.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio
THE NEW ZOLA AT NIGHT

As we moved towards the main dining hall, the old familiar Zola reappeared. It was almost the same furniture, table booths, and crowd; mostly students, out for a meal or a bucket of beer. This is one of the things I really liked about Zola, the vibrancy of its young patrons.

Zola Resto Cafe Baguio
EARLY MORNING CROWD AT ZOLA

The restaurant still faces Session Road, albeit on a limited view, since the seats are set with its back against Baguio’s famous thoroughfare. I really wish they’d reposition it sideways to the windows for that ultimate Baguio dining drinking experience. And I really wish they also serve Red Horse too.


Zola Resto Cafe
Address: Session Road cor. Fr. Carlu Road, Baguio
Contact Number: (0915) 904-1977
Email: zola.resto.cafe@gmail.com
Open Hours: 24 Hours Everyday
GPS Coordinates Map: 16.411740, 120.598732



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10 comments

  1. the burger steak looks yummy :)

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  2. Kahit hindi nyo nagustuhan yung Chicken Cordon Bleu, parang ang sarap sa picture mo :)

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  3. 24 hours to right? we've been here too, as early as 5-6am nag-iinuman yung mga callcenter agents! hehe

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  4. Tina
    Yup it was indeed yummy! =]

    Claire
    Good presentation eh diba, sayang di masyado masarap. =P

    Chyng
    Hmm di ko sure kung 24 hours sya, ang alam ko lang kasi na 24 hours yung Pizza Volante eh.
    Pero inuman nga yan ng mga teeners sa Baguio hehe

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  5. We lived in Baguio for almost half a year but never went to Zola. I've read many negative feedbacks kasi. Sayang, sana I found out about the burger steak months ago! Hehe.

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  6. Kahit hindi mo masyado nagustuhan yung Cordon Bleu. parang ang sarap pa rin tingnan sa picture :)

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  7. Tina
    Yup it was indeed yummy! =]

    Claire
    Good presentation eh diba, sayang di masyado masarap. =P

    Chyng
    Hmm di ko sure kung 24 hours sya, ang alam ko lang kasi na 24 hours yung Pizza Volante eh.
    Pero inuman nga yan ng mga teeners sa Baguio hehe

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  8. We ate here before. Super bad service. >_<

    Hey nice blog by the way! =)

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  9. The first time I was there, all the food that was served were too oily. I don't remember anymore what we ordered, but we had appetizer, pizza, pasta and a rice dish.

    The second time, we were there for breakfast at 5am (they're open 24 hours) and they served me spoiled chicken! I can smell how rotten spoil it was! They replaced it, then served us cold coffee (as in supposedly hot but it got cold somehow).

    I am never coming back!

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  10. Robbie and Jonna
    Looks like bad reviews all around eh? I still love their sizzling pork steak though =P

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