The little garden restaurant literally smack in the middle of the greens of Camp John Hay is all about preserving tradition, preserving culture and the environment. Wonderful. But to be honest, their food and hot chocolate are just plain damn yummy.
Owner Jojo Castro moved to Baguio from Pampanga 
after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991. Since he's Kapampangan, you know the food is good. He served us pancit palabok, bibingka and suman, with their rich hot chocolate -- the stuff a great merienda is made of. Although I wasn't hungry, I polished off my plate of palabok, which, can I just say, had loads of crushed chicharon -- YUM!
The entire restaura
nt is set in a patch of green in the Igorot Garden in Camp John Hay, surrounded by giant trees over a hundred years old (I attempted to memorize the kinds of trees and their "ages" that were pointed out to me, but they were just so many!). The place is extremely serene and literally immerses one in nature, putting one's soul at ease only the way shades of green all around can. It rained while we were there, and I actually felt like we were marooned in the middle of a rainforest.
This is the perfect way to enjoy the cool Baguio weather: communing with nature, amongst the pine trees in the mountains, sipping a steaming cup of rich hot chocolate.
Chocolate de Batirol is located at Scout Hill, Camp John Hay, Baguio City
Source: http://liadcruz.blogspot.com/2011/07/chocolate-de-batirol.html
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