Romulo Café Menu: Your Guide to Prices and Best Dishes

Romulo Café prides itself in good ol’ fashioned Filipino food. Eating here feels a lot like family meals in lola’s house back when you were a kid, complete with home-cooked dishes that never leave your memory.

If you’re wondering if this restaurant has anything to do with the late statesman Carlos P. Romulo, then you have ventured correctly: this family-owned restaurant is run by his descendants in an effort to preserve and share the memories of their own childhoods. With recipes from the senator’s wife Lola Virginia and aunts and uncles, every meal here makes for an unforgettable gathering all while putting our heritage front and center.

Romulo Café Menu and Price Guide

Please note that prices may change without prior notice or vary depending on each branch’s location.

Appetizers

Vegetables

Pork

Beef

Chicken

Seafood

Soup

Salad

Pasta and Noodles

Rice

Beverages

Dessert and Fruit Shakes

Romulo Café Best Sellers

Lola Virginia’s Chicken Relleno

The start of their menu has to be this dish that is straight from Lola Virginia’s kitchen. A masterpiece perfected by the family matriarch, their restaurant has kept her spirit alive through this Lola Virginia’s Chicken Relleno (P,398). And it’s obvious why. Tender roasted chicken stuffed with a hefty mix of ground pork, chorizo, peas, and raisins; you can imagine this beautiful plate at the center of any of their family celebrations – and now at your table in the café.

Tito Greg’s Kare-Kare

A sure crowd-pleaser is Tito Greg’s Kare-Kare (P798). This heirloom recipe takes on the classic Filipino dish and gives it the Romulo treatment, with tender oxtail and tripe slow-cooked in a thick peanut stew then loaded with steamed vegetables. It’s a perfectly executed dish that’s both earthy and deep. Brighten each bite with a huge dollop of their house bagoong.

Boneless Crispy Pata Binangoongan

Is it just us or do you also hear a resounding clap after every word? Boneless. Crispy. Pata. Binagoongan. For P1,128, this dish is the perfect way to make sure any celebration gets cheers and applause. Romulo Café ups the already decadent crisp, tender and already deboned pata by serving it up with their signature eggplant-and-tomato-bagoong sauce. As if we weren’t already addicted enough.

Tips For Dining At Romulo Café

Reservations Are the Way to Go

Romulo Café is where people come to gather and feast. So if you’re planning on dining on a weekend or for a weekday dinner, it would be best to call ahead and reserve a table; it doesn't matter if it’s for two or twenty (heck, even solo, because why not). You can take your chances, but their branches typically save only a few tables for those that walk in.

Take the Chance to Dine Al Fresco

Their original branch along Scout Lazcano occupies an old house typical of that area. During good weather, you can take the opportunity to sit in their courtyard, much like you might have used to dine in your lola’s house. There’s nothing better than enjoying a cold mango shake with a full stomach while sitting in a garden, after all.

Start the Day Right With a Breakfast Buffet in Their Alabang Branch

Yup, Romulo does breakfast buffets too – but only at their Alabang branch in the Azumi Boutique Hotel. They open pretty early at 6 am and end at 10 am. Dine on hearty Filipino breakfast dishes for P825 nett.

Romulo Café FAQs

Where are the branches of Romulo Café?

What was originally a quiet spot at the corner of Scout Lazcano and Scout Tuazon in Tomas Morato now has three more branches across the Metro. You can drop by the ones in Azumi Hotel Alabang, or along Jupiter Street in Makati, or in One Bonifacio High Street mall in BGC. Check out the full addresses and contact numbers here.

What are Romulo Café store hours?

The OG branch of Romulo Café in Quezon City is open for lunch and dinner service from 9 am to 3 pm and at 5 pm to 9 pm daily. This is the same schedule for their Makati branch along Jupiter Street.

Their BGC branch is inside a mall so they follow the mall’s hours typically from 11 am to 9 pm. Meanwhile, the Alabang branch in Azumi hotel is open from 6 am to 9:30 pm.

What are Romulo Café delivery options?

Romulo Café is available on GrabFood. Be sure to check if there’s a branch near enough to deliver to your area.

Does Romulo Café take reservations?

Definitely. It’s best to call ahead on weekends and for weekday dinners. If you’re celebrating something or eating with a big group, they also have multiple rooms in their Quezon City branch and others that you can book ahead. Check out the contact numbers here.

Is Romulo Café pet-friendly?

Their Quezon City branch can accommodate small furry companions in their outdoor seating area. Be sure they are in diapers.

Who owns Romulo Café?

According to the Romulo Café website, the restaurants are operated by Sandie Romulo-Squillantini, a granddaughter of General Romulo. She credits her husband Enzo for the concept.

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