The Palms Country Club

Took a long drive out of town last Friday to see some real estate property near Manila Southwoods and Sherwood Hills.  We stopped over to have a late lunch The Palms Country Club in Alabang, where my friend is a member.  Developed by the Filinvest Group, this club is a restful oasis in the south, and our buffet lunch at the Cafe Asiana was a great treat.  The theme of the day was "Seafoods!" and we had a variety of squid, mussel, fish & shrimp dishes--pasta, grilled, baked, thermidor, breaded and au gratin.  And to make the meal a truly memorable one, we finished it off with special desserts--breaded pudding (apparently this is the specialty of the house) and Arce Ice Cream (still made of carabao milk).  We had a  scoop of the old favorite Mantecado (butter) flavor and another scoop of our new discovery--blueberry flavor!  Both we quite yummy and I must say that I probably ate more than my fair share!