Acclaimed and award-winning Chef Marco Anzani leads the latest wave of chef-driven restaurants in the southern dining destination with the opening of Anzani Ville Sommet in Tagaytay. The entry of yet another stellar culinary institution to the growing roster of Tagaytay's dining attractions reaffirms its undisputed and much envied position as the culinary haven south of Manila.
From Cebu to Tagaytay, Chef Marco Anzani brings his modern and contemporary spin with his bright and vibrant New Mediterranean Cuisine to Tagaytay's colorful tapestry of diverse flavors at Anzani Ville Sommet. This is Day 3 at the Tagaytay Food Festival 2025, by far the most immersive experience yet while unraveling the region's many complex layers of exquisite flavors. Read on for a taste of the sunny Mediterranean high up in foggy Tagaytay at Anzani Ville Sommet...
Located in Alfonso, Chef Marco Anzani expands his reach beyond Cebu offering his fans and avid diners a taste of the New Mediterranean flavors reinterpreted with his culinary style and flair at Anzani Ville Sommet. The modern structure of concrete, steel and glass is the perfect setting for Chef Marco's fresh, contemporary and inventive take on Mediterranean cuisine. The community of Tagaytay's chefs and restaurateurs continues to grow, and the recent Tagaytay Food Festival 2025 proves just that. The varied cuisines enriches the region's culinary diversity keeping it in step with the times alongside local traditions while preserving its proud identity.
Like the previous days during the Tagaytay Food Festival 2025, the sun remained hidden behind grey skies and a veil of fog that Sunday yet the promise of bold and unrestrained Mediterranean flavors from Cebu's very best warmed our every thought and craving at Anzani Ville Sommet.
Despite the weather, Anzani Ville Sommet was packed to capacity for its much anticipated soft launch. Inside, Chef Marco oversees and expedites the countless orders for the lunch service in the sleek modern kitchen. This is Chef Marco's personal stage for his culinary performance.
The stylish modern space becomes an extension of the Anzani brand's dining experience with its understated elegance highlighted by warm muted tones bathed in the natural light from the glass-lined walls to warm up the interiors despite the rains. You'll soon find out that the space is way more unique as you walk around Anzani Ville Sommet...
Restaurant, bar, gallery and event space, Anzani Ville Sommet offers infinite possibilities in staging that memorable experience from large gatherings to an intimate dinner.
One of the surprises that day? A pop-up by Chef Frances Tariga of New York's Tadhana. Known for her seamless infusion of tradition and innovation resulting in a repertoire of culinary expressions that are bold, soulful and proudly Filipino elevating local cuisine to the world stage, Chef Frances is also the winner of the popular TV cooking competition Morimoto's Sushi Master adding to her impressive resumé.
Chef Frances shared some of her exquisite creations for the first tasty bites of the day at Anzani Ville Sommet...
...paired with cocktails bringing yet another flavorful layer to the Tagaytay Food Festival 2025. The number of culinary personalities at the Tagaytay Food Festival 2025 promises not only an eclectic mix of flavors but a fresh infusion of ideas like a shot in the arm. And it's no surprise Tagaytay is at the very center of the culinary movement.
On one side of Anzani Ville Sommet, Philippine Royal Ube by Astoria Aces shares its offerings on yet another local ingredient adding both color and flavor to the Tagaytay Food Festival 2025 with indulgent bites of the Astoria Ube Bibingka...
and the Ube Cassava Cake. One more bite? Yes, please...
At the bar of Anzani Ville Sommet, the award-winning liqueurs of Sula Spirits brightens up the rainy day with its selection of soothing libations...
...showcasing both local flavors and pride with each handcrafted cocktail.
The line of liqueurs represent the best of the Philippines in the global stage best enjoyed liberally. Behind the bar, another surprise awaits...
...with the Flower Buffet at Anzani Ville Sommet. Pick your fresh blooms and customize your very own bouquet...
...in three easy steps. Exciting and vibrant, Anzani Ville Sommet has its own unique vibe enriching the social scene in Tagaytay.
But it's the inspired dishes of Chef Marco at Anzani Ville Sommet from the Sunday Mediterranean Flair Menu (P 3,500 per person) that neatly ties everything together for a memorable dining experience with his pure, clean and uncluttered renditions of New Mediterranean cuisine masterfully executed with the finest and freshest premium ingredients. Like the Octopus Carpaccio with shaved celery, walnuts, capers and radish finished with a fresh drizzle of lemon dressing. The sweet briny notes of the octopus drapes the palate with a lingering richness complemented by the bright hints of lemon as the rest of the components brings its own medley of textural contrasts and flavors into play. Freshness is flavor, and the Octopus Carpaccio sets the tone for the next courses...
And it's the little touches that transforms your dining experience at Anzani Ville Sommet, like the chilled cutlery for the salad course.
Back at the open kitchen, Chef Marco adds the finishing touches to the salad course...
...expedited and served with his approval. The Organic Arugula and Shepard Salad in an ornate and delicate Parmesan crisp teases the eyes before the palate. The garden fresh and crisp greens and the bold notes of the Parmesan crisp delivers a delectable play on flavors and textures with the blanched tomatoes, Feta cheese, olives and aged balsamic reduction completing the medley of flavorful richness. Intricate, elegant and bold fresh flavors, Chef Marco doesn't hold back with any of his dishes at Anzani Ville Sommet.
The first entrée of Homemade Black Inc Fettucine with succulent Black Selva Shrimps, savory and crunchy bacon and fresh asparagus is both comforting and elegant with each ingredient building layers of flavors. The deep yet delicate notes of squid ink are released with each soft yet firm bite of the homemade fettucine complemented by the supporting cast of fresh ingredients with its unrestrained and fresh flavors.
For the main course, Chef Marco served his Sous-Vide Beef Tenderloin draped in peppercorn jus with sides of silky smooth mashed potato and glazed carrots. Like butter, the sous-vide technique clearly has done its job with the tenderloin while preserving its beefy richness.
The pronounced sharpness of the peppercorn jus tempers the savory richness of the beef for an elegantly balanced finish. Diners may also opt for a seafood main course from the Sunday Mediterranean Flair Menu with the Atlantic Salmon Fillet Wellington.
Chef Marco paired his courses with fine wine to complete the Mediterranean vibe in rainy Tagaytay. But it was sunny and bright in this spot of the southern dining destination that day.
For dessert, Chef Marco presented his Anzani Bomb with a decadent trifecta of ice cream flavors on soft vanilla sponge veiled in torched meringue for the picture-perfect sweet ending at Anzani Ville Sommet. The five-course menu is an elegant introduction to Chef Marco's New Mediterranean cuisine, an exciting new entry in the growing roster of chef-driven establishments in Tagaytay.
A soothing cup of Latte allows you to sit back and take in the vibe at Alfonso's newest restaurant with its exquisite take on inspired Mediterranean cuisine. And Tagaytay's restaurant scene is as vibrant as ever.
From Cebu to Tagaytay, Chef Marco and Kate Anzani shares their own unique culinary style with Mediterranean flair in Tagaytay's complex and colorful weave of flavors. Anzani Ville Sommet is one more reason to visit Tagaytay, and one restaurant to add to your growing list of must-try restaurants in the enduring and still evolving southern dining destination...
Anzani Ville Sommet is located at #5 JP Rizal Street, Sikat Road, Alfonso, Cavite. You can also visit their FB Page and IG Feed at https://www.facebook.com/anzanitagaytay and https://www.instagram.com/anzanivillesommet/ for more information and updates or call +63 967 483 0331 for inquiries.
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