World’s weirdest themed restaurant is in PH

[Terpe]

Staff members of Hobbit House in Ermita





A restaurant in Ermita, Manila has been named the weirdest in the world for its dwarf waiters and cooks, which coincide with its “Lord of the Rings” theme.

Hobbit House, which also has a branch in Boracay, topped the list of the “world’s weirdest themed restaurants” compiled by CNNGo, the travel news website of the Cable News Network.

The restaurant-bar was opened by former Peace Corps volunteer and college professor Jim Turner in Mabini Street in 1973, and was moved to M. H. del Pilar street in 2007.

“Diners of a sensitive bent might balk at the political correctness of it all, but the waiters are of an indisputably sunny disposition,” writer Duncan Forgan said in the CNNGo article. “Turner’s masterful brainwave has had global implications with a similar restaurant – Dwarves of the East (without the Middle Earth overtones) having opened in Cairo, Egypt.”

Hobbit House’s candlelit interiors include paintings of scenes from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

The place is also known for staging performances by local folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae artists, such as Freddie Aguilar, Blue Rats and Marc Velasco.

Food served here, however, is not as unique. Hobbit House’s specialties include the usual Filipino beef steak, English sausages with mashed potatoes, and tomato and garlic pasta.

Before CNNGo, Hobbit House has been recognized by iExplore.com and Lonely Planet for having the “smallest waiters in the world.”

Other restaurants included in CNNGo’s list of the world’s weirdest-themed restaurants are Heart Attack Grill in the United States, which serves heart attack-inducing items, and Eternity, a coffin restaurant in Ukraine.

Below is the full list:

1. Hobbit House in Manila, Philippines
2. Pyongyang in Laos, Cambodia, Nepal and United Arab Emirates
3. Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
4. NG Meat Bar in Tel Aviv, Israel
5. Eternity in Truskavets, Ukraine
6. Modern Toilet in Taipei, Taiwan
7. Fortezza Medicea Jail Restaurant in Pisa, Italy
8. Guolizhuang in Beijing, China
9. Ninja in New York, United States

Source:-
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle...-restaurant-ph

[stevewool]

we have been to the one in boracay, they may be short on hight but they are big on prices at that place

[stevewool]

Peter while you are on this subject about weird places, in Rome there is a bar with the most amazing toilet, its in the guide of a place to visit and you must go to see it

[Dedworth]

they are big on prices at that place

As are many establishments on Boracay island

[Ako Si Jamie]

Went into the one in Boracay. Not recommended. Took them about 20 mins to serve us drinks despite it being quiet.

[Terpe]

Peter while you are on this subject about weird places, in Rome there is a bar with the most amazing toilet, its in the guide of a place to visit and you must go to see it

I'll have to do some research on where that is. Cheers

[Ako Si Jamie]

As are many establishments on Boracay island

Some reasonable priced places in Station 1.

[stevewool]

eat with the locals then the price is right

[Dedworth]

Some reasonable priced places in Station 1.

We had a seafood meal at a half decent price 50 or so metres inland from the boardwalk.

My favourite place on Boracay was Crafty's rooftop bar, favourite view Boracay thankfully receding into the distance as the boat takes you back to the mainland

[grahamw48]

I've never felt inclined to visit Boracay. Likely to be too touristy for my taste.

I do remember well the Hobbit House from the days when it used to be on Mabini Street. Novel, but didn't play my kind of music.

The height-challenged staff have good jobs there, seem very happy, well-fed and accepted, so in a country with such deprivation and high unemployment I'd say they were pretty well off.

There will always be politically-correct, ignorant, nosey do-gooders minding other people's business though.

[ConfusedMe]

Reminds me of that in Boracay.

Staff members of Hobbit House in Ermita





A restaurant in Ermita, Manila has been named the weirdest in the world for its dwarf waiters and cooks, which coincide with its “Lord of the Rings” theme.

Hobbit House, which also has a branch in Boracay, topped the list of the “world’s weirdest themed restaurants” compiled by CNNGo, the travel news website of the Cable News Network.

The restaurant-bar was opened by former Peace Corps volunteer and college professor Jim Turner in Mabini Street in 1973, and was moved to M. H. del Pilar street in 2007.

“Diners of a sensitive bent might balk at the political correctness of it all, but the waiters are of an indisputably sunny disposition,” writer Duncan Forgan said in the CNNGo article. “Turner’s masterful brainwave has had global implications with a similar restaurant – Dwarves of the East (without the Middle Earth overtones) having opened in Cairo, Egypt.”

Hobbit House’s candlelit interiors include paintings of scenes from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

The place is also known for staging performances by local folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae artists, such as Freddie Aguilar, Blue Rats and Marc Velasco.

Food served here, however, is not as unique. Hobbit House’s specialties include the usual Filipino beef steak, English sausages with mashed potatoes, and tomato and garlic pasta.

Before CNNGo, Hobbit House has been recognized by iExplore.com and Lonely Planet for having the “smallest waiters in the world.”

Other restaurants included in CNNGo’s list of the world’s weirdest-themed restaurants are Heart Attack Grill in the United States, which serves heart attack-inducing items, and Eternity, a coffin restaurant in Ukraine.

Below is the full list:

1. Hobbit House in Manila, Philippines
2. Pyongyang in Laos, Cambodia, Nepal and United Arab Emirates
3. Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
4. NG Meat Bar in Tel Aviv, Israel
5. Eternity in Truskavets, Ukraine
6. Modern Toilet in Taipei, Taiwan
7. Fortezza Medicea Jail Restaurant in Pisa, Italy
8. Guolizhuang in Beijing, China
9. Ninja in New York, United States

Source:-
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle...-restaurant-ph

[fred]

Went into the one in Boracay. Not recommended. Took them about 20 mins to serve us drinks despite it being quiet.

They did try but you probably didnt notice.
Next time look under the table.

[grahamw48]

hahaha!

Oh Fred, you are awful.