A mini review of Swiss Deli in Davao City

During my most recent travel to Davao City, I have had the pleasure of indulging in a wide array of food styles thanks to various restaurants.

One that I really fell in love with was the Swiss Deli, located along J.P. Avenue in Lanang.  It is very close to the newly built Park Inn Radisson and SM city Lanang.

It has been the rage in Davao since 2003, but 10 years after it started operations, it remains one of the most visited dining establishment in the city. And it has since started distributing their products to Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao through various malls and supermarkets.

The Swiss Deli in Davao City is a quaint little restaurant that serves authentic Swiss delicacies.

The set-up is quite intimate perfect for tete-a tetes or small gatherings among close friends. They have a smoking area at the ground level and a private/airconditioned function room.

True to it's name, they also sell wines, cheese, chocolates and other delicatessen imported all the way from Switzerland and Europe.

I have had the pleasure of trying out their ribs and prime beef and they are heavenly!!!!

Their sausage is to die for!!! I throroughly enjoyed it, I ate four whole sausage's equivalent, hahaha. No kidding.

I also tried some of their swiss cheese and blueberry cheesecake and they're awesome.

What I rea like is that the prices are not that exorbitant and the service is fast. The staff and crew are very accommodating, ready to assist customers at a moment's notice.

Whenever you're in Davao, I recommend that you visit this resto. You'll really love it.

A Visit to Cellar de Oboza in Davao City

Without a doubt, Davao is a huge metropolitan city.

It is now very much developed that virtually anything you fancy, you can get it locally, and won't have to travel all the way to Manila.

The city is filled with modern clubs, mall and restaurants so imagine my surprise to find out that there is actually a restaurant in Davao City that dwells in an ancestral house structure, located along Rizal Street.

The Oboza ancestral house has been standing since 1929 and it is now the home of a French restaurant Claude's located on the second floor. The first floor is occupied by Cellar de Oboza.

During my last trip to Davao, I had the opportunity to dine at Cella de Oboza owned by couple Vince Arcenas and Tricie-Pengson Arcenas.

The place is just magical at night. The ancestral house setting gives instantly creates a magical ambiance and the intimate setting inside the restaurant makes it all the more romantic.

Once we were able to get a tour of the ancestral house and saw its grandeur, we couldn't help but have big expectations of the quality of food and service in Cellar de Oboza.

I for one, was familiar with another restaurant with the ancestral house setting. I am talking about Cocina de Tita Moning in San Rafael street, inside Malacanang compound.

It's still one of the best kep secrets in Manila and only the rich and famous dine there. I remember dining there, and seeing two senators, two ambassadors and the press secretary.

We were a group of Manila-based visitors attending the opening of Park Inn Davao so the restaurant arranged for a buffet setup. This worked way better because this way, we were treated to the best dishes the restaurant has to offes.

My colleagues and I specially liked the cheesesticks served as appetizers

I also loved the fish sticks with the guava marind sauce. But for the main dish, I really enjoyed the beef belly sisig. This is a new twist to the perennia; Filipino favorite dish.

All the while, we were served with exquisite wines which were imported from Argentina, if my memory serves me right.

The great food, the excellent wine and the ambiance created a very good mood and we really our visit to Cellar de Oboza.

We were under a very tight schedule but what was originally be a quick dinner, turned out to be a leisurely food trip and we just couldn't help but engage in long happy conversations.

After threehours, we finally left the place. But before we left, my colleagues and I were sure that once we come back to Davao, Cellar de Oboza will be high up in our to-go list.