SANDS RESTO GRILL at THE LIGHTHOUSE Marina Resort

SANDS Resto-Grill at THE LIGHTHOUSE Marina Resort REVIEW

                I could eat a horse after our Zoobic Safari Tour. Scratch that. I could eat TWO horses after the tour. Jeff didn’t want to eat at the in house restaurant in Zoobic because he was planning to take me to where he was supposed to take last month for my birthday.

                We took off from Zoobic and after the longest 15 minutes of my life, we were finally at The Lighthouse Marina Resort.

               

                The Lighthouse is one of the best, if not the best, among the hotels in Subic. The place looks very exclusive with only three floors and thirty four rooms. I can imagine how difficult it must be to secure reservations in the summer when it is peak season.

Although the place looks small, I can already tell it’s well-maintained because everything looks spotless and the staffs, from the guards to the receptionists, were all nice and accommodating.

The Lobby.

simple goes a long way

Their hotel restaurant is called Sand’s Resto Grill. They have an indoor area that’s fully air conditioned but we preferred to eat out in their al-fresco area where we can see the sunset and feel the sea breeze. The weather was perfect anyway.

tired. but not too tired as not to take a photo. hehe

The Menu.

To start, we tried this soup (which I totally forgot the name). I think because it was so hard to pronounce. Basically it was a shrimp-paste based soup that had lots of mussels, fish, squid and shrimp in it. It was very tasty. 

like the sea in a bowl

For dinner Jeff had the Kare-Kareng Bagnet.

sinfully delicious. 

This dish is already good for sharing. It was very tasty and the sauce was the right balance of nutty, sweet and creamy. Almost like the one at Pino before when they had better food and service. Sands did not skimp on the bagnet too. So sinful.

I had the Smeared Salmon. 

salmon ftw!

I loved this dish. The salmon was cooked perfectly. I couldn't help but compare it to the dry salmon at Casa Roces. The sauce went well with it too. It had a generous amount of mashed potato and salad on the side.

We didn't have dessert anymore because we were so full. Their dessert menu is all made from mangoes though. They said it was to promote the mangoes they have in Zambales.

Found this couple having their pre-nuptial pictorial in the area. The view of the setting sun will look very beautiful in their background.

Congratulations to them! whoever they are

We wanted to go up the lighthouse but it was only allowed in the morning. We walked around the play area instead.

the lighhouse changes color every few seconds

The place is quiet and very relaxing. The service was very good too. The waiter who attended to us was VERY quick on his feet. At the time they had an OJT working for them who looked very rude and mataray. I’m thinking she’s either on her period or she just doesn’t know what she’s supposed to do. The waiter’s service more than made up for that small issue though.

Marina is the perfect place to go if you want to have a romantic dinner in Subic with your special someone or if you just want to have a day out of the city to unwind with the family. 

For Reservations check their website of contact them with information below.

www.lighthousesubic.com/

Address: Subic Park Hotel, Moonbay Marina, Waterfront Road Subic Bay Freeport Zone Waterfront Rd, Olongapo, 2222 Zambales

Phone:(047) 252 5000

Note: I'll update this post with the prices of the food. Its been three weeks already and I can't for the life of me remember. I'll have to look for the receipt. lol.