We had visiting guests from California over the weekend and it was an opportunity for us to finally get to visit and see for ourselves a not-so-open secret anymore of a quiet hideway in Southern Leyte.
Traveling straight from the US of A, our guests arrived at NAIA early Saturday morning, then took a connecting flight for Tacloban. So after lunch at Rafael’s Farm in Babatngon we were off for the 3 1/2-hour drive to Macrohon, Southern Leyte.
We had a brief stop-over at the country’s tallest bridge, the Agas-agas Bridge in Sogod, So. Leyte, and we finally reached Kuting Reef around 7PM just in time for a sumptuous dinner.
After a long day, most of which was spent on the road, Kuting Reef was simply a cozy, relaxing haven to dig into.
The food was great; service was good and the staff are friendly and accommodating.
Those wanting to escape from the usual routine of web surfing and mobile phone SMS would love it here – mobile phone signals are almost non-existent, save for a few spots where one can freeze and do FB sneaks using the cellphone.
I had no doubt I would survive a weekend without the internet… and I was right. 
What I was more worried about was when they turned on the huge projector screen and started showing “Just for Laughs” video…
Uh oh… could videoke be not far behind and ruin an otherwise quiet, perfect evening???
Well, the gods heard my prayers: no videoke here. Great. I hate videoke.
With special thanks to Raquel Nazario Espiritusanto who made this visit happen. Thanks, Rocky!
I hate videoke also but probably to a lesser degree than you do LOL.
Not totally hate it, really. There are exceptions like when the wife would want to sing, or when with a small, private group with similar taste in the kind of music.
Note we used to be members of a band before. 
I also hope videoke stays as far away from here as possible. Did they expand their buffet choices? This is the best place to reconnect with people since there’s less distraction with the almost non-existent signal and no TVs in the rooms. We got to really spend time with family.
I fully agree.