Loboc Floating Restaurant

[PeterG]

What better way to enjoy a sumptuous meal in Bohol than enjoying a buffet lunch while cruising through Loboc River? Your Bohol experience will not be complete without the buffet lunch aboard the Loboc Floating Restaurant.

Nature’s beauty and charm blend with the serenade of a local singer as you indulge in a delicious meal of grilled seafood with vegetables and fresh fruits on the side.

After eating, you can freely move around the boat and enjoy the nice view of the Loboc river. Watch out for children flying from one tree to another like Tarzan. The picturesque scenery also provides good background for picture-taking.

You can get into the floating restaurant through their station in Villadolid, Loboc, Bohol (telephone number +63-38-537-9223). The lunch cruise takes about an hour and the boat comes back to their station in Villadolid.

[Rhoody]

been there, done that...

I was not that impressed about the food, but as what I can remember, the fee for lunch AND cruise was about 300 Peso.

Considering the scenery, entertainment and food included it is a great offer and an absolutely "MUST-DO" when visiting Bohol.

I wonder if anybody did the night-cruise or the long ride all the way to the ocean and can write something about his experience.

The food itself was pretty mediocre. I ended up eating a lot of fruit just to feed the stomach. However, the cruise itself is great and I really loved the stop off at the local village where the town came out and sang their song. Was really great.

This is something I will do everytime in Bohol, just will eat somewhere else!

Peace,

Island Hopper

[The Dane]

I tried both the lunch cruise and I tried renting one of the small bancas to go up to the falls, I enjoyed both. Very beautiful trip for sure.

Next time I will rent one of the small bancas and go the other direction down to the coastline.

I agree with Island Hopper the food is pretty crap on the river cruise... But I guess its ok, I am there to enjoy the scenery and not to stuff my face

The Dane

For a minimum charge of P300 (US$6.25)/pax that includes a buffet meal, short cultural show and a river cruise, they can only offer food from their local produce. Steak, turkey, wheat bread, cheese, wine and green salad simply are definitely not part of the menu simply because it’s not locally available and it’s not inexpensive. Shipping those items alone would incur big money, to maintain the P300 (US$6.25)/pax, operators just use what is locally available.

I disagree that the food is either “pretty crap” or “mediocre”; it may not be impressive but Dear! for the minuscule price we paid?

The countryside may seem to have very simple way of living, relying on the river and their backyard vegetable garden. Lookers may even think that they don't need money to get by everyday living but these are mere facade. We are just fond of smiling but the truth of the matter is (and relative to what an ordinary employed Filipino earns) that the prices of commodities are very expensive here in the Philippines. The agricultural and fishery industry rely heavily on imported fertilizers, farm machinery and fuel.

[The Dane]

For much better food, you can take one of the small bancas down the river and get out at HutsNuts (is it Huts Nuts or Nuts Huts?), they have a fantastic restaurant.

I agree it is good value for the cruise with entertainment and all, but the cruise boat would not be a destination chosen for its culinary values

The Dane