Weddings Tagaytay Magazine Vol. 3 Issue 1 (July 2017-2019) | Page 214

Rowena’s Pasalubong Home of the Best Buko Tart Rowena’s Pasalubong and Restaurant is the home of scrumptious tarts that provides its patrons individually-wrapped bite-sized tarts. As they would say “No messy cutting required!” The quaint, little, striped shop is bursting with pastries and other delicacies. Spoilt for choices with numerous shelves of foods, Buko tart is still their most popular sell. They say it came about when customers found the regular pies a bit too much. And so, voila! Tarts in single serving. They also have cassava cakes, ube espasol, biscuits, candies and coffee beans. Their tart flavors include buko, mango, apple, ube, and pineapple. Aside from the tarts, their homemade blueberry and strawberry cheesecakes are one of the bestsellers. They also sell sweet and spicy tamarind preserves and an array of delicious home- made food item from other pastry suppliers. To top it off, dine in patrons can have sandwiches or pasta in their garden gazebo. Rowena started as a supplier at a training center in Tagaytay, until she found her way to make her own “pasalubong” food treats and built her own store in 2000. A devout Christian, she believes that all her actions and results is based on God’s will. She has been personally supervising her shop, meticulously look after the quality of the products and it paid off. Her humble beginning was unknowingly featured by a customer who was also a writer. She was also a good salesperson in nature that attracted many loyal and new customers. From then on, her products are being searched for. Mango Tart ₱200.00 (9 pieces) Ube Tart ₱200.00 (9 pieces) French Macarons ₱180.00 (7 pieces) By 2007, she started a restaurant as well. Their outdoor buffet is perfect for garden wedding receptions. Good food, ambience and great service, a drive to Tagaytay will all be worth it. Today, Rowena has 7 branches along with her only child’s store as well who incidentally studied pastry arts to further support their business. Opening Hours Weekdays: 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM Weekends: 8:00 AM - 9:30 PM Contact Info Sylvanna’s (small bites) ₱200.00 (16 pieces) Blueberry Cheese Tarts ₱200.00 (6 pieces) Buko Tart ₱200.00 (9 pieces) Address: 152 Brgy. Francisco, Tagaytay City Telephone No.: (046) 483-01-29 Mobile No.: 0999-708-07-77 [email protected] Website: www.rowenas-tarts-tagaytay.com