Tres Hermanas Restaurant

Overview

Tres Hermanas Restaurant is a modest, family-run dining establishment on Loay Interior Road in Loboc town proper, near the Loboc church, classified by the Bohol Provincial Tourism Office as a Local Specialty Restaurant under the Customs and Tradition tourism category. Current reviews describe it as an inland karinderia-style eatery serving home-style Filipino (“comida casera”) dishes rather than a floating-cottage river venue — a discrepancy from the original BPTO description (see Notes for sourcing). The name — meaning “three sisters” in Spanish — reflects the colonial linguistic heritage common throughout Bohol.

The restaurant is known locally for its carabao-meat stew (a Bohol home-style specialty), served alongside a rotating menu of Filipino dishes offered buffet/turo-turo style in small portions, with vegan options (such as sweet potato curry or jackfruit curry) available daily according to one listing. Reviews are mixed: several diners describe the food as good value and the owners as welcoming, while others report inconsistent pricing (menu prices reportedly increasing at the till) and uneven food quality on certain visits. The Loboc River setting places Tres Hermanas within one of the municipality’s primary tourism corridors, alongside the historic Loboc Church and the river cruise industry that draws visitors to this section of interior Bohol.

Location

Tres Hermanas Restaurant sits on Loay Interior Road, Loboc town proper, approximately 24 kilometres northeast of Tagbilaran City. The Loboc Church (San Pedro Calungsod Parish), a 17th-century coral stone structure, is directly adjacent/within walking distance. The restaurant is within the same town-centre corridor served by the Loboc River cruise boats and floating restaurants, though it itself appears to operate as a land-based eatery rather than a floating-cottage venue per current listings.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, take a jeepney or van bound for Carmen or Danao via the Loboc route. Travel time is approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. Alight at the Loboc town centre and proceed to the riverfront. Habal-habal (motorcycle taxi) are available from the junction for shorter transfers. Most organised island tours from Tagbilaran pass through Loboc and can drop visitors near the riverside establishments.

Practical Info

One listing reports opening hours of Monday–Sunday, 7:00 AM–5:00 PM. Reported per-person spend varies widely by account: some diners report modest bills (roughly ₱150–400 for a few small dishes and drinks), while others report considerably higher bills (up to ₱1,500 for a handful of small plates) and describe price increases between ordering and paying at the till. No reservation requirement is documented for the eatery itself. [FACT NEEDED: confirm current official hours and pricing directly, given the spread across visitor reports; contact details not found.]

What to Expect

A modest, small-portion, home-style Filipino eatery (locally described as a karinderia) beside the Loboc church on Loay Interior Road, serving turo-turo (point-and-choose) style dishes that change daily. The restaurant’s carabao-meat stew is its most frequently cited specialty; vegan options such as sweet potato curry or jackfruit curry have also been reported as available. Reviewer experiences diverge sharply: several describe warm, attentive service from the women running the eatery and good value for money, while others describe inconsistent pricing practices and mediocre food on a given visit — prospective visitors should treat pricing as unconfirmed until paying and consider comparing with neighbouring eateries in the same stretch of road.

Notes

Source: BPTO Table 11 — Inventory of Tourist Attractions, Bohol Tourism Profile Eco Dev2025.pdf. Original source description (verbatim): “The floating cottages are perfect venues to celebrate occasions with family and friends.”

Discrepancy flag: The original BPTO description characterises Tres Hermanas as a floating-cottage river venue, but every current, independent listing found (restaurant review aggregators, HappyCow, Minube) instead describes a land-based eatery on Loay Interior Road next to the Loboc church, with no floating-cottage component. It is possible the BPTO entry describes a different or additional venue/former offering under the same name, or that the floating-cottage description is outdated. This should be confirmed locally (e.g., with the Loboc municipal tourism office) before publishing a description of this entity as a floating-cottage venue.

Tres Hermanas en Loboc - carta.menu, accessed 2026-07-17 — location (Loay Interior Rd), reviews describing home-style food and pricing. Reviews - Tres Hermanas Loboc - menuweb.menu, accessed 2026-07-17 — carabao stew specialty, mixed reviews on pricing and food quality, price range examples. Tres Hermanas - Bohol Restaurant - HappyCow, accessed 2026-07-17 — opening hours (7:00 AM–5:00 PM daily), vegan options noted, address on Loay Interior Rd. Tres Hermanas Restaurant en Loboc - Minube, accessed 2026-07-17 — confirms location next to the Loboc church, describes it as an inexpensive karinderia-style alternative to the floating river restaurant.