Matutina’s: a seafood lover’s haven in Pangasinan
In celebration of my dear sister’s confirmation as ambassador, we all went on an excursion to Manaoag, Pangasinan. This is our first family outing since my Mom passed away.
While having lunch at Serendra, I asked my sister where we will eat when we go to Pangasinan and she immediately answered “Matutina’s!”. She beat me to the punch because that’s what I was about to suggest. Apparently, she’s been there before with her friends and this time she wanted to enjoy it with us.
Matutina’s has been known to be President Gloria Arroyo’s favorite whenever she travels to Pangasinan. See the pictures and judge for yourself.
Their Sinigang na Bangus (Philippine Milkfish cooked in sour broth) soup is not spectacular, but what I do love about it is that they use fresh Bonuan bangus (fresh milkfish from the town of Bonuan, Pangasinan) and it’s boneless too!
Ah the wonderful, delicious bangus fat without the bones! One order costs P195.00 (US$4.10) and is good enough for two people.
Of course, the best “soda” available is buko juice (fresh coconut water) which you may choose to drink fresh from the husk or sweetened with milk, whichever you prefer.
Each order containing 12 ounces or so costs P45.00 (US$0.94).
What is lunch without Lechon Kawali (deep-fried pork chunks)? You may choose to use Bagoong Isda (fermented fish paste), which is the Pangasinense staple sauce or the usual soy sauce and vinegar. They have catsup too!
Each order is good for two persons and costs P110.00 (US$2.30). A real steal!
Noreen loves Adobong Pusit (squid sauteed in it’s own ink with soy sauce and vinegar) a lot. Luckily, Matutina’s offers it in their menu and it is really very good. Slightly sweet and just right to the bite, Matutina’s Adobong Pusit is the closest rival of Milky Way’s version. The flavors are so similar, it’s hard to say which one tastes better!
One order costs P175.00 (US$3.60) and is good for two people.
You can practically do anything with Bangus (milkfish). You can even make it into sizzling sisig, a Pampanga original method of food preparation which was originally done to pig ears and liver. They take the bangus, de-bone, boil then marinated in lemon sauce and other spices. It is then served on a sizzling hotplate with some butter as seasoning and topping. Absolutely delectable.
An order costs P120.00 (US$2.50). Served sizzling hot!
Last to arrive, though kinda late, was the Hipon Crispy (crispy shrimp). What they do here is put some flour and batter on fresh shrimp then put these in boiling oil. The result? Shrimp that is so crispy you can eat the whole thing without worrying about the shell. Perfect sauce for this treat is vinegar with a little chili pepper.
One order of Hipon Crispy costs P180.00 (US$3.75). They usually go best with a bottle of ice-cold beer on the other hand.
At the end of the meal, the restaurant gives away Buko Pastillas (candied coconut) to their diners. The Pastillas were a great cap to any meal at Matutina’s.
I highly suggest that you drop by any of their three branches when you’re en route to Baguio City or Manaoag. You get great food are great prices. It’s no wonder why it’s almost always full.
Matutina’s is not difficult to find because they now have three branches.
Bonuan Beachfront
0917 642 1466
075 614 3162
Bonuan Tondaligan, Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Urdaneta City
075 568 8288 or 075 624 2065
Nancayasan Highway, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan.
Baguio City
074 446 9009
19A Legarda Road, Baguio City
October 13, 2008
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Congrats to your sister. Does that mean bibisita kayo sa Switzerland? Yay!
Sarap naman ng pics na yan!
to ajay: thanks! in due time, noreen and i will visit her. either late next year or in 2010.
ang sarap naman nyan!!! good post arpee
*drool*
The crispy hipon looks very interesting…
And prices aren’t bad!
omg! may annex 3 na sila at different branches! woot! i think it’s time to go back!!
grabe…nagutom ako sa mga photos dito…galing arpee:)
wow!!!promis me pupunta tau jan sa vacation namin!!!!
Waaah nagugutom na ako woot!
I’m here in Dagupan right now. Two years ago pala ako last kumain sa matutina.
Next time try nyo naman yung Dagupena
Masaya akong nakikitang kasama mo ang pamilya mo. Congratulations din sa kapatid mo.
I’ll definitely include that on my list of restaurants to visit… great photos arpee..
ang sasarap nyan brad ah…minsan ipasyal mo naman ako jan.
I wonder: malamig na ba ang airconditioning nila? The last time na kumain kami dito sobrang init sa loob!
The food was good nonetheless.
hi there,, i wud just lyk to share my experience…it was last jan 18, 08..i cudn’t 4get d date bcoz it was my civil wedding and we decided to treat r guests in matutina… The food was great but has a poor service,,,we already had r reservations and yet the table wer not ready,,and tama ba na iserve muna ang malaga before the drinks? and that was the first thing that we asked (drinks)..the worst part e kami pa nag inform sa waitres 2 get na r drinks..and super sungit nung waitress,,,i wanted to report her kaya lang i dont want to ruin my day..i just felt bad that we chose matutina over others tpos we’re just goin to get a bad service… we still eat sa matutina because we love the food..bgla ko lang naaalala ung bad exprience ko evry tym i see the not well mannerd waitres (forgt her name)… we’re goin to eat there soon..im hoping not to see her…
Every time we go home kids like to dine in matutina everyday they love it they said thats the only sea food ever in the world that you must not misssssss…..Fresh ,Clean , Good service, Best sea food. We love matutina.
Every time we come home from overseas(AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND) ang takbo ng isip kung saan kakain .Always in our mind Matutina Here we come……Love to dine everyday, clean , fresh , good service.
Some dishes look really interesting, but I don’t know if I would really eat it… But the prices seem to be great and worth a visit.
haven’t tried dining in Matutina’s yet. the food seems good. am looking forward to experience with my family & friends the good food, good service in Matutina restaurant when we will visit Philippines soon!
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Hello to all the employees at Matutina’s Restaurant,
Your food is fabuluos… Bonga kayo. It was the best food
I tasted when I was in the Philippines. I went to the best
places in Makati and Quezon City but yours is by far the best.
I told all my friend here in the States who are going to the
Philippines to make sure to eat at your restaurant.
Thanks for the great service and the fab food.
Sorry – I meant friends
The food is really good at Matutina’s Restaurant. No wonder my brother JOEL likes this restaurant so much. I’m asking all my friends here in Vancouver who are going home to the Philippines to try this place.
masarap ang pagkain . taga saan ba kayo?
To Matutina!s Restaurant. l was there 2 years ago. Took dinner with my friends. The food was good, for excellent. The mo9st l missed there is paksiw na malaga. lm coming this March 18. lm looking forward to be there again, with my friends. So, well see you soon. Edd
lm from New York, New York. lm coming home this March 18,2010. Me and my friends will be there in your p0lace. Last two years ago we were there and the food was delicious and excellenct . and we loved it. We order, crispy-pata, paksin na malaga, pinakbet, kilawen na bangos, inihaw na hito, and fried shrimps.Me and my friends are looking to be there again.
My parents went there earlier today. they drove 5 hours from Manila. They were disappointed with the food at Matutina’s. My mom told me their plates and drinking glasses smelled “malansa”. The sizzling bangus was not good at all. But their sinigang was OK.
This is John Marvin Jongco of University of Luzon.. To the Matutina’s Restaurant, to their staffs and to specially to their supervisor Ms. Heart Onofre thank you for allowing us to have the interview.. Last time na pumunta po kami dyan sa inyong restaurant sa bonuan ay nag order po kami ng letchon kawali and sisig.. at sarap po nung sauce ng letchon kawali.. and ung sabaw po talaga ang pinaka nagustuhan namin.. after the interview babalik balik po talaga kami jan.. next time po mag order po kami ng specially nyo po jan.. ung crab po ata un. ipapatikim po namin sa aming instructor.. thank you very much to maam heart.. ang bait2x nyu po sobra. thanks Matutina’s Restaurant.. Try nyo po dun masarap talaga.. and napaka peaceful sa restaurant nila.. ang sarap kumain with your family and friends..
matutina is one of the best restaurant in Pangasinan, we had a dinner in urdaneta branch last september with my family and business staff, they really enjoyed the food and the combo packge was a very good deal, but what my sister like most is the iced tea tower dispenser, hey guys, we deserve to have a discount next time……george from villa sta. barbara pangasinan
hey guys, we did not receive our buko pastillas last time, next time you have to make it double quantity ok
Hi! Would you know the operating hours of Matutina’s urdaneta City? Thank you
Gotta love seafoods!
Can someone kindly teach the route how to go to Dagupan Branch coming from Manaoag? Please. Any help will be much appreciated. Kindly mail me hir, knocku.down@yahoo.com
to the management,lm coming home this november. lm looking forward to visit your place again. when l went there last 2010, we had a dinner there, the food was so excellent. my favorite is paksiw na malaga. hope this time you have another especialty. steamed pampano. hope to see you then with my friends.
my family and i have eaten at matutinas months back when
we went to manaoag and baguio….honestly i did not find
anything special about their menus maybe because we used to cook these food at home.their bagoong dip right from the bottle with some sili is not appealing for me.i dont like
raw bagoong….when we ate there at that particular time there
were many customers and it was quite chaotic.i also noticed
that you have no choice to eat somewhere else except matutina’s since there were not much good eateries along
that place if you dont like jollibee,mcdonalds,etc….but if others find the food at matutina’s good then i respect that.
to the management ,matutinas restaurant. l want to make my reservation for 12 guest this november ( date to be confirm) as soon as l arrived from New York, New York U.S.A. lm coming home for a vacation. l was there before 2 times, l guest 2008 and 2010. the food was good. hope there will be paksiw na malaga and steamed pampano. see you soon.
hi! i just want to inquire, how much if matutina will cater for a buffet lunch for a day?
)))) thanks so much!
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