Food is amazing; super friendly and warm service from Mel (owner)! It was my in-laws, wife and kiddo and we ordered way more than we should have but everything was really tasty.
Started off with the lumpia shanghai very thin wrapper lightly fried with a lot...
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Food is amazing; super friendly and warm service from Mel (owner)! It was my in-laws, wife and kiddo and we ordered way more than we should have but everything was really tasty.
Started off with the lumpia shanghai very thin wrapper lightly fried with a lot of meaty filling goodness and great sweet dipping sauce and the fried squid which unfortunately came out at the end instead of at the beginning but I will forgive because it was cooked perfectly (no rubbery texture here folks!) with a light, crispy and tasty batter with the most amazing tamarind dipping sauce which was very bright and a touch of heat from the jalapenos. *Chef's kiss - mwah!*
Along with those two appetizers, also ordered the balulo (beef shank soup - light and amazing broth with a ton of beef), bagnet adobo w/mushrooms (this is pure genius with the portobello mushrooms soaking up the best adobo I've ever had -- not too vinegary and not thin/watery like a lot of adobo), cajun spicy shrimp (good flavor but wish it was spicier), pancit (kinda suprised that they only had the 1 noodle dish -- doesn't specify but I think it's pancit bihon since it's clear noodles). I usually don't care for pancit since it never has a lot of flavor...except this place -- again, in comparison to other noodles pancit is always lighter but this pancit was the best version that I've ever had! MIL ordered the flat iron steak meal for herself (she doesn't partake in family style and always has to have her own meal); but she did share a bit of her flat iron steak and the meat was very tender and the sauce was outstanding.
Fantastic food and Mel was super friendly and we will definitely be making this a regular spot in our rotation. Looking forward to bringing friends here too. Be warned, that there isn't that much space for in-room dining but it wasn't busy when we got there so it worked out for us. Fortunately or unfortunately, we over ordered and the food was all excellent but we didn't have any room for dessert. FIL lamented this fact because he found out that they serve flan which he adores; they ran out of ube ice cream so it was kind of a blessing since that's what my kiddo would've wanted but she was also stuffed.
Again, we'll be back, Mel! Looking forward to dessert and trying some of the other menu items. :) Wife wants adobo with just ALL mushrooms next time - LOL.
For everyone else that's looking for another good Filipino place in town to try, stop by and let Mel know that I sent ya!