Catbalogan Eat Out Places (Cheap Thriller)

“Where to eat?” I heard one of my friends as we made our way into the school gate.

It is amusing to know that Catbalogan is a place where you can find different food
establishments in every corner—from the cheapest and most affordable, yet delicious
lutong-bahay up to the luxurious foods. But we only notice those places which offers
expensive foods due to this notion: “The more expensive, the tastier.” Or “Cheap places
are not that good.” That’s why, we cannot seem to decide where to eat—not because
there are so many, but because we are always short on money.

For us students, where allowance is an aid to survival, lunch and dinner is always a
threat. We tend to be thrifty and innovative when it comes to school works and
everything, then buy expensive, tasty foods without any careful consideration of what
might happen next.

The line, “So what? As long as I’m full, it’s alright.” Is the most famous line among
my friends and what I always hear every time their one week allowance turns out to be
nothing more than a one day bankroll. But this is because we always chose to eat at
places only kids from rich families would.

Saved By The Cheap, Yet Good Place

There are many eateries that offers delicious foods in such affordable price. There
was this one time when a close friend told me a story about her experiences at the place.
Her cousin from Paranas called her saying she’s currently in Catbalogan. They met up
and suggested they should eat.

And so they looked for a cheap place to eat. My friend asked her cousin if how
much she is willing to pay for a good meal and she said, “As long as it won’t cost more
than 100 pesos, its fine.” So she talked her into eating at Ernies. When her cousin saw the
menu, she said “Ah, okay. I’ll get the sizzling chicken since it’s only 75 pesos, then water.”

While they were at the middle of the queue of people, waiting for their turn to
order, my friend heard her cousin say, “Hala…” When she faced her, she was holding her
mouth as if she was really shocked. “What’s the matter?” my friend asked her. “I only
have 80 pesos left in my wallet. I still need to get home, we can’t eat here…”

My friend told me that she was really shocked and at the same time, also amused.
At the end, they chose to eat at Macroon. It’s a place that offers tapsilog (tapa,
sinangag at itlog) for 55 pesos.

That was how they were saved by the cheap yet good place, she told me.

Cheap foods aren’t always poor in quality and taste

 There are still many places that offers good food in a good price. We have this
many cheap carenderias out there that even offers value meal for students for just 50 to
60 pesos.

During night time, you’ll also find Catbalogan amazing and interesting. Because
these are the times where you can already see different food stands in every corner of
the streets like those that sells various kinds of street foods, the barbeque stands, and
many more that you can enjoy.

Cheap foods doesn’t always mean that they are not good in quality or taste.
Sometimes, we tend to be so conscious of what we eat to the point that we do not know
anymore what it means to find enjoyment with it. These are real bucks saver when you
want to save or you are short on money.

Therefore, foods that are good are not only those that satisfy our taste buds, but
also those that satisfy our pockets.