Our Letter For Today: Jonna Baquillas


"Dear Lemon Pie House,

I love your quaint little resto as much as I love Sagada. I remember vividly how I sat there with my mom at the corner table, famished from exploring Sumaguing Cave. As soon as I got a taste of your egg pie, I got hooked. Add the zing of your refreshing lemon juice, and I didn't wanna leave anymore. Especially that your place is too much of a comfort for a weary tourist. I wanted to sleep right there!

Your pies are so good that we decided to share it with my friends, even if it means bringing 3 boxes of pies and letting it sit on the lap during the 14 hours of travel! We wanted to preserve the pristine condition of the pies when we reach Manila, that's why.

I had a very refreshing conversation with the wife of the owner (sorry, I failed to get her name) on the day that we picked up the pies. She just radiates with so much goodness and enthusiasm in her heart that you can't help but feel good about everything. We bumped into her again before we left Sagada, and she greeted us like we were long-lost friends!

I am definitely going back, because I found my home in Sagada! Sharing with you the photos that I took and the thoughts that I composed while in Sagada. I am going back in May with a few friends, and Lemon Pie House is definitely in our itinerary. I will keep on going back to Sagada as long as I can travel. And I would love to live there when I can't travel anymore!

By the way, do you still accept book donations? Maybe my friends and I can bring a few (and magazines as well) when I go back :) Jonna"
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Our Feature In Pasyal TV


Pasyal is a weekly travel show that had featured different places here in the Philippines. Their hosts and crew had been to very nice places like Tagaytay, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Ilocos, Banaue, and Sagada.

In this episode they had shown restaurants, cafes, and other landmarks in Sagada, Mountain Province. This clip was taken from that episode and part of it was a short interview of Mang Joseph (the Lemon Pie House owner). Click here or the image above to watch the clip.

Pasyal is hosted by Ramon Bautista and Mitch Hernandez.

Mitch had worked as a TV host and also a segment producer since 2003 for Studio 23, ABC 5, and IBC 13. She is the current producer of the said show and she is producing it independently.

Ramon was a film professor at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, which later became a TV host in the MTV gag series, "The Ramon Bautista Show." He admitted himself to be shy and has low self-esteem.

Note: This Pasyal episode was aired last year and our food rate had been adjusted. You may click here to view our updated menu.

*Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
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Our Letter For Today: Ariel Betan


(Left to Right: Melody, Bogan, Sharon, Sierra, and Ariel)

"Our family would like to thank you all again for the hospitality we received while we were there. We really enjoyed the Sumaguing Cave tour with Bogan and Melody, and of course, the food at the Lemon Pie House, especially the lemon pie, lemon mountain tea, the special tapey, and the tinola with itag (igorot bacon) and will surely miss them.

Imagine my daughter who is not used to walking far, did not even complain walking all the way back to the Lemon Pie House for dinner, from St. Joseph where we've stayed. All in all in just 2 days, we visited and ate at the Lemon Pie House 3 times.

It was my wife who told us to include Lemon the Pie House in our itinerary. She planned it just by looking at websites, including your blog which really caught our interest. Of course, one of my family's main vices and methods of bonding is food. That's why we loved your place because of its good food and friendly ambiance.

We're planning to send you books on the environment, indigenous people, caves, ecology, and spirituality for your library. Is it okay to send them by Cable Tours Bus? We hope to return to Sagada and visit you again this year. Best regards, Ariel Betan"
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Our Letter For Today: Zina Dee


Zina Dee of Los Banos, Laguna wrote a very touching essay about her stay in Sagada. She called it "Three Unforgettable Women From Sagada." She wrote nice things about Ma'am Nena (Wife of the late Eduardo Masferre), an unnamed woman from Abra, and Auntie Katrina of the Lemon Pie House. She wrote:

"I met Auntie Katrina at the Lemon Pie House. She's a very friendly woman. She gave me tips to go around Sagada, about the locals. And only after minutes of meeting each other, she told me that I should bring my boyfriend the next time I go back to Sagada. Haha! Sige, Auntie. Deal. Hehe.

She shared with me the story of how Sagada got its name (it used to be called 'Ganduyan'), why the Lemon Pie House is decorated so, why the people knew how to speak English very well and so much more. Her warm smile and inviting tone zeroed in on my heart and I know that I'll always remember her."

Zina is an Agriculture Major student in a well-respected College in Laguna. She's planning to visit Sagada again this summer. You may read her entire Sagada essay in her blog when you click here.
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Our Location



Click on the image above to see our location.
(Photo Credit: P.M. Stephens)

(Disclaimer: This is not the original image drawn by its real owner. Some part of the map was modified to show our location.)

The Lemon Pie House is :


  • 10-minute walk from the town
  • 2-minute walk from George Guest House
  • 15-minute walk from Sumaguing Cave
  • Near the road to Demang Village
  • Right in front of Lam-Ay Store
For reservations and other information, you may contact us thru email at lemonpiehouse@gmail.com and we will reply to you with our mobile number for you to contact.

Note: We suggest that you visit the Sagada Lemon Pie House prior to make your reservations. An amount of fifty percent down payment during reservation will be asked for special orders and main meals.

The Lemon Pie House is located in Atey, Dao-Angan, Sagada, Mountain Province.
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