Mexican Menu at Painted Table

Last February 5, just in time for Chinese New Year, The Painted Table of Canvas Botique Hotel in Puerto Princesa launched their all-new Mexican Menu, a 16-course menu ranging from appetizers to desert that you’ll surely love. The very good part – they all used local ingredients. 

And to begin your Mexican Feast, make sure to try, my favorite of all, their Nachos. Unlike the regular Nachos you eat in a restaurant, their Nachos is made of homemade RAINBOW tortilla, and the meat? It’s shredded beef! Not ground. And oh, please mind the mozzarella and crema. As for me, it’s a little too heavy for appetizer, but it’s soo good!

For the soup, their Mexican Corn Chowder is like the salted version of our very own bilo-bilo, with bacon. It has corn, root vegetables such as sweet potato, potato and ube (yum), plus mozzarella! Truly mouthwatering.

After having soup, you can try their salad made of romaine lettuce with grilled peppers and corn, tossed in tequilla, and topped with carne asada. I can’t say much to this food ‘cause I’m not a fan of salad.

If you’re a fan of tacos, well, they have of these, depends to your liking. First are the soft tacos in which you can choose either with shrimp or lengua. One thing I noticed, their tortilla are looks really good in the eye, and also in the tongue, as it is homemade and with appetizing color. For the hard tacos, there are also two (2) options, a salmon flavored hard taco in which it was tossed in our local tuba vinegar, or the orejas (pig ear) flavored one. The courses are

Roasted Chicken Mole

And now, on to the main course. They have four (4) dishes for this one. Since I don’t eat pork, I can not tell you how good is their Costilla Adobadas, a 5-hour grilled Mexican pork ribs served with beer-battered onion rings on the side. They also have beef rib carne asada and chicharron powder. The part I love in this course is the side dish, the fried root crops and the salsa curada dip. It’s like a match-made in heaven. (okay, I know it’s kinda OA but it’s really good.) Since Palawan is rich in seafood, they also have grilled stuffed squid, literally grilled squid but stuffed with savory tomatoes, salsa and served with shredded lettuce in gochujang aioli and arroz con roja. Lastly, my favorite of all, the Roasted Chicken Mole. Your ordinary roasted chicken with a twist – mellowed in local cacao (cocoa). The chicken is so juicy and flavorful, and cacao is just the perfect twist to our regular roasted chicken. Alongside, it is served with mashed potatoes, sautéed vegetables, and savory mole sauce.

As to end your Mexican meal right, they have a ray of dessert (that I also loved and waited the whole night) that will surely complete your Mexican dinner experience. They have Margarite Trifle, vanilla cake soaked in tequilla (though be careful not to eat too much. 😊 )topped with whipped cream and berries. The panela de tres leches, and capirotada.

From left: Capirotada, Panela de Tres Leches, and Margarita Trifle

All in all, the whole course was good and I really had a good time eating! Please make sure to try this Mexican Menu at the Painted Table of Canvas Boutique Hotel, National Highway, Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa City.