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Showing posts with label cantonese. Show all posts
Choi Garden Seascape Village: Cantonese Cuisine Legacy Continues (Pasay Metro Manila)
Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
For Chinese dining in with big groups, whether indoor or al fresco, Choi Garden in Seascape Village is a good choice as it has the longest prestige among all Chinese restaurants there.
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| Choi Garden Seascape Village |
The Choi Garden Seascape Village offers dine in with function rooms and al fresco dining. We opted the latter because we get to enjoy the sea breeze and the live band.
Food
Soup
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| Diced Wintermelon Assorted Meat Soup (840php/L) |
The Diced Wintermelon Assorted Meat Soup is something new for us. It was definitely a more affordable option than the Shark's Fin Soup but not far of in terms of taste and texture.
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| Sliced Beef with Black Pepper Sauce |
The Sliced Beef with Black Pepper Sauce is a classic favorite.
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| Steamed Chicken with Black Mushroom & Chinese Sausage |
If you're looking for something savory and tender, the Steamed Chicken with Black Mushroom & Chinese Sausage is a good choice.
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| Fried Crispy Pigeon (750 php/pc) |
For our family, a chinese dining occassion without a Fried Crispy Pigeon is a crime.
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| Steamed Crab w/ Glutinuous Rice |
Another must orders for our elders in every family celebration are crabs. This time we tried the Steamed Crab w/ Glutinuous Rice and it didn't disappoint.
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| Steamed Crab w/ Glutinuous Rice |
As you can see, it is generous both in terms of king crabs and glutinous rice.
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| Birthday Noodles |
The Birthday Noodles is another usual order.
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| Mango Sago (210 php) |
The Mango Sago is most appreciated when given as a complimentary.
Other Seascape Village Restaurants We've Visited:
Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Choi Garden Seascape Village is one of the legacy Cantonese cuisine places to dine at for any occassion. It hasn't failed us yet!
| Tsinoy Foodies Review Rating | Choi Garden Seascape Village Menu | |
| Ambiance | ★★★ | N/A |
| Taste | ★★★ | |
| Service | ★★★ | |
| Price | ★★★ | |
| ♥=Favorites or Recommended | ||
| Choi Garden Seascape Village | |
| Business Address | Seascape Village CCP Complex, Pasay, Metro Manila |
| Business Hours | 11am-10pm |
| Payment Options |  Cash |
| Service Charge | 10% |
| Budget/Person | 500-1,500 |
| Free WiFi | No |
| Contact | (0915) 714-0342 |
| Other | |
The family especially the elders are wary of going too far just for a dinner. Thus, this is one of the few peculiar moments where we have decided to venture further North to try a new Chinese restaurant. We were probably enchanted by Sha Tin Courtyard Chinese Bistro's facade.
Though there was barely any good review online about this place, as you can see, it seemed very inviting. 
Upon stepping in, we were more enamored by Sha Tin's interiors. The harmonious combination of red seats, lanterns and artificial greens reminded us of the lantern festival scenes from Chinese shows. Even the busy sound of the restaurant exudes a festive ambiance.
For our large group, we were ushered towards the second floor. On the way, we passed by these aquarium filled with live sea creatures. This is a typical display for a Chinese seafood restaurant. 
Now, these big red linen covered round tables were the much familiar set up for a Chinese restaurant.
While waiting, we were served some complimentary hot tea and peanuts. This is also customary for Chinese restaurants of this type.
Food
As expected, the menu offers both ala carte and set menu. For Chinese restaurants that we regularly visit, we usually take the set menu and the adjust a few dishes therein based on the advisement of the manager. However, since this is our first time to try Sha Tin, we opted to go for the ala carte so we can try the dishes that interested us.
Dimsum Articles
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| Kuchai Scallop Dumpling (110 php) |
Because Sha Tin is not near our area of residence, the time of arrival of my relatives varied so those who were early opted to order some dimsum first before . It offered a lot of dimsum selections. But most of them were quite heavy. We just wanted something to start our meal so we ordered the Kuchai Scallop Dumpling first. We loved this so we ordered around three of these per table.
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| Century Egg Siomai (85 php) |
While waiting for our repeat order of Kuchai Scallop Dumpling, we also ordered the Century Egg Siomai. We enjoyed this as much as the Kuchai Scallop Dumpling so we also ordered three of this per table.
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| Prawn Hakao (130 php) |
Of course, the Prawn Hakao is our classic dimum order which never failed to satisfy us just us in this instance.
Soup
Healthy Vegetarian
Soup
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| Shark's Fin Soup with Shredded Chicken and Bamboo Fungus L (2,250 php) |
Perhaps, 99% of our lauriat dinners begins with a hot bowl of shark's fin soup. There's just something about it's warm, thick and gelatinous texture that makes it so comfortable to drink. We loved this because the shredded chicken and bamboo fungus was harmonious with the base texture of the soup. To be honest, we don't mind much about the taste as we always enjoy this with our preferred amount of vinegar.
Healthy Vegetarian
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| Sizzling Stuffed Pan Fried Tofu (450 php) |
Unexpectedly, our favorite dish for the night was the Sizzling Stuffed Pan Fried Tofu. Yes, there is really something delicious and healthy at the same time and this dish proves it.
Claypot Dishes
Fried/Salt & Pepper
Nutrient Steamed Dishes
The most common way of cooking steamed fish is with beans. What we loved about the Steamed East Star with Bean Paste is that it was garlicky too.
The Peking Duck was prepared just beside our table and was served in two ways: Peking Duck Pancakes and Diced Peking Duck.
Of course, Peking Duck is peking duck. Either way is great.
We ordered one for each table but didn't finish it and even brought home left overs.
Noodles and Rice
Last but not the least... in the order of serving... is always the Birthday Noodles. This is one of the very few encounters of this dish where we were delighted to eat it not just for a mere tradition.
Claypot Dishes
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| Beef Short Ribs in Black Pepper Stew L (1,100 php) |
The Beef Short Ribs in Black Pepper Stew was rather pricey and yet it failed top make a lasting impression to make us want to order it again. It was lacked tenderness and juciness to make it pleasurable to eat with its rich pepperish sauce.
Fried/Salt & Pepper
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| Salt and Pepper Chicken L (720 php) |
Nutrient Steamed Dishes
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| Steamed East Star with Bean Paste |
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| Peking Duck (2,280 php/whole) |
Because it was a birthday celebration with the clan, we ordered the Peking Duck to mark the occassion.
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| Peking Duck Pancakes |
The Peking Duck was prepared just beside our table and was served in two ways: Peking Duck Pancakes and Diced Peking Duck.
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| Diced Peking Duck |
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| Diced Peking Duck in Lettuce Wraps |
Noodles and Rice
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| Birthday Noodles L (700 php) |
A few weeks ago, I was invited to the grand opening of Ashark Club located at the second floor of Golden Phoenix Hotel.
Ashark Club aims to be one of the best (if not the best) Chinese clubs in the Metro.
This state-of-the-art restaurant with a total land area of 1600 square meters making it perfect for all kinds of events for corporate events, family gatherings and all sorts of occasions. It has a seating capacity of 200 persons.
Ashark Club takes its name from an actual live shark that they have.
Yes, you can actually check out their fresh ingredients.
The grand opening was attended by Heart Evanglista.
After the ribbon cutting, guests are allowed inside to view the VIP rooms. Ashark Club features four 4 KTV rooms and 7 VIP Rooms.
I'm sure there are lot to be amazed about by their VIP rooms. But, what got me the most is the remote controlled lazy susan.
But the main highlight is the videoke rooms.
Each VIP room is unique.
This room has the biggest karaoke room.
Food
Not only does Ashark Club boast of its extravagant dining space and VIP rooms, it also brought in from China a pool of chefs specializing in Cantonese, Hunan, and Sichuan cuisine.
There were classic favorites such as the Deep-Fried Pigeon (红烧乳鸽).
I was really impressed with their Steamed Red Grouper With Peanut Oil (功夫香葱星班).
We all didn't enjoy the Deep-Fried Pechay (杏香酥棠菜) because we could feel the oiliness in every bite.
My table mates favorite is the Sauteed Snow Diced Beef With Black Pepper (私房一品牛肉). The plate was emptied even before the first ones that was served.
Even if you beautifully display vegetables as the Assorted Vegetables on Ice (时蔬冰盘), sad to say it wasn't touched especially the bitter gourd.
Aside from being beautifully plated, the Sauteed Prawns With Long Jing Tea (玫瑰龙井虾仁) is delicious.
I guess we're really carnivores because aside from the Sauteed Snow Diced Beef With Black Pepper (私房一品牛肉), we also finished the Pan-Fried Lamb Chop (香辣战斧羊排) quickly.
A very warming and healthy soup is the Polonchay With Wanton In Soup (白鹭云吞飘绿波).
Teasers
To whet our appetite we were also allowed to see what was served in the next VIP room. They look pretty luxurious right?
So if you're looking for an upscale Chinese Club, look no further than Ashark Club.
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Food
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| Abalone With Mixed Dry Seafood In Thick Soup (鲍参翅肚羹) |
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| Deep-Fried Pigeon (红烧乳鸽) |
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| Steamed Red Grouper With Peanut Oil (功夫香葱星班) |
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| Deep-Fried Pechay (杏香酥棠菜) |
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| Sauteed Snow Diced Beef With Black Pepper (私房一品牛肉) |
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| Assorted Vegetables on Ice (时蔬冰盘) |
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| Sauteed Prawns With Long Jing Tea (玫瑰龙井虾仁) |
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| Pan-Fried Lamb Chop (香辣战斧羊排) |
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| Polonchay With Wanton In Soup (白鹭云吞飘绿波) |
Teasers
So if you're looking for an upscale Chinese Club, look no further than Ashark Club.
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