Gastronomy at Thunderbird Poro Point

I have truly enjoyed the beautiful place of Thunderbird Poro Point. The whole vacation was completed by their foods. It has been planned that dinner will be at Thunderbird. It was raining hard that night and going outside at the resort to get food is really a big hassle.

Thunderbird Poro Point offers a buffet of Asian cuisine for dinner. Their dinner is located at the Patio Santorini where you can view the sea. They have four sections of foods. The first section is the Nachos and Tacos, second is the Mediterranean section, third is the Main Course section and the last is the Dessert.

I was very excited because I love nachos. So my first serving of that night is their nachos. Their nachos and tacos are laid on the buffet table. Next to it is a variety of different vegetables and sauces that you can put on your nachos or tacos. The guy at the back of the buffet table advise was it would be much easier to separate the toppings of the nachos. You may just dip the nachos on the toppings you have chosen.

For the Mediterranean cuisine, guest can choose on the ingredients to put on their noodles. After placing in a bowl or plate their choices, a chef will cook it for them. I'm not a fan of Mediterranean cuisine so I skipped this one.

They only have a limited choices of food for the main course, however, I believe it's not about the number of the food choices but on the quality. For the main course, they have mixed vegetables, spicy prawns, chicken and beef. I love the prawns because its not that spicy.

Their dessert is composed of halo-halo, fruits, marshmallows and small cupcakes. Guests can make their own halo-halo. You can choose the ingredients you want to put in your halo-halo. Their fruits are pineapples, melon, papaya and watermelon. They have two chocolate fountain where you can dip your marshmallows.

Breakfast at Thunderbird resort is more delectable. Their breakfast is located at the Olives Restaurant. It has very pleasing and welcoming ambiance.

They have waffles, pancakes, cupcakes and breads. However, they only have pandesal and wheat bread. You may choose butter and other fruit jams like orange and blueberry to go with the bread. For the syrup of the waffles and pancakes they have honey and chocolate. Beside the bread area are choices of juices. 

Aside from bread, of course they have rice meals. They have sausages, bacon, tapa, dumplings, danggit and eggs. Guests can request on how they want their eggs to be cooked.

I'm a coffee lover so I love the overflowing coffee. You may choose if you hot chocolate, coffee or tea.

Aside from these, they also offer  fresh fruits during breakfast.

You will not only enjoy the Santorini atmosphere at Thunderbird but you will also love their foods.

A Vacation at Thunderbird Poro Point

No further introduction is needed for this hotel and resort as Thunderbird is widely known all over the world. There is a Thunderbird Resort in Rizal and another one in La Union. 

I have always wanted to go to Greece and spend even just a day at the island of Santorini. Fortunately, Thunderbird has crafted its resort in Poro Point, La Union based on the structures of the houses in Santorini. The white and blue paint and the big dome resembles the old houses in Santorini. Just like Santorini, the resort is situated near the cliff.

I was able to get a discount price on the hotel because of their rainy season offer. I was able reserve a room for two in one of their villa. The place was called El Mundo wing which is on the left side and near the golf course. The villa is a two-storey house which is divided in four rooms. You have an option to reserve the whole house which can accommodate a whole family or book just one room. The room is fully furnished with a living room, kitchen, bathroom and bed room. Each room also has their own veranda. 

The door of our room

The whole house

The house is a bit far from the main hotel however there is a shuttle service that requested to pick you up at your room. Aside from the beautiful house where I stayed, of course there are other beautiful place in the resort.

The swimming pool of the resort has a very relaxing structure. It also has a small blue dome with a structure like a bar. 

The resort has a boardwalk where you can sit and relax. It gives a spectacular view of the sea and how waves crashes to the rocks. It is strictly prohibited by the resort to go near the cliffs. There are roving guards to ensure that guests will not try to go to the cliff side.

Unfortunately, the beach was closed on my visit. I suspect that it's because of the large waves that keeps on crashing on the shores. Well, its better that the management ensures the safety of their visitors. The water activities like jet ski, wake boarding and surfing are on the beach.  

Thunderbird also boasts their golf course and Fiesta Casino. I have tried their slot machines but I didn't have much luck that night.

Aside from the different amenities, the resort also caters nice foods. You may check about their dinner and breakfast at my post gastronomy-at-thunderbird-poro-point

Below are other pictures of the resort.

Another view of the dome

The painting at the ceiling of the lobby