Sharifa Mae Carreon-Caja
+5
My friend recommended me to try, so we went on our last day before flying back to Hong Kong. My husband and myself got seated without waiting (Yay!) The servers here are just wonderful, good ambience and the menu offers a wide selection. We ordered small portions of watermelon sinigang, grilled king prawn, laing, chicken skewers, sizzling bangus belly, crispy chicken wings in caramelized patis sauce, small bowl of rice which is also good for sharing, ube pandan with sago and mango pomelo with sago shake. Everything we ordered are so good. Sadly we have to skip dessert as we are so full already that we decided to do a quick hike returning to our hotel. Manam is now our absolute favorite place to go. #MMcookingdiva
Most of the time, we need to wait in line for dinner. A small rice serves 1 person according to the menu, but for us, 2 people can share it with an order of soup, sisig, etc. You'll definitely need more rice if you get 2 or more viands, but this is how we usually order here: Quick Bite-style. We prefer Pork Sisig over Corned Beef Sisig because we seek crunchy fun! The beef in our soup (with the watermelon) is soft with a very satisfying serving size.
Although Covid19 is now synonymous with quarantine or staying home, we can still enjoy food from our favorite restaurants thanks to GrabFood , Lalamove or Food Panda . Or so we thought. Tried Grabfood starting at 1030 am . Guess what , our effort is all for nil. Trying to get a driver until 1130 was absolutely frustrating and impossible. We just had to give up and make do with Spam and eggs for lunch.
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Manam has been a craze these days when it comes to affordable prizes for delicious Filipino food with quality output and twists. You will actually notice it when you first visit the restaurant - it's rare to find empty seats when you arrive - so you know this is a very popular place.
We tasted the following dishes from our last visit:
1. Ensaladang Pako - it's not popular, but you'll find this interesting since it's healthy salad. The fern is crunchy (no taste), and flavor is complemented by the salted egg and vinaigrette - so you can imagine how these flavors blend. I find this dish underrated since it's uncommon.
2. Sinigang na Beef Short Rib and Watermelon - one of their best sellers, which you'll amaze with the blend of sourness from sinigang and sweetness from watermelon. The beef is soft which you can easily munch.
3. House Crispy Sisig- another of their best sellers... the taste melts great in your mouth with the crunchiness of the sisig
4. Pancit Palabok - another best seller - see how the secret sauce is poured over the crispy pancit and everything becomes a perfect dish!
As mentioned above, the reason people keeps coming back is because of how the price fairs with the quality of the food. I am definitely coming back for more!
PS: I don't have captured images of our lunch but will manage to upload them once available, especially the ensaladang pako. :)
We were lucky enough to get in without a line! This has to be one of my fave Filipino restos. The service could be improved though, but the serving sizes were so good!
The food and service was superb! The manager Ms. Charie is very accomodating and friendly. Will definitely eat again. 👍👍👍👍👍
Crispy palabok and sisig are must order here.
They have small, medium or large serving which is good if you are dining alone, with a friend or with your family.
We tried kare kare, binagoongan and gising gising.Everything tastes fine.Service was good.Mango shake was ok.
Patrick Moldes has a good attitude attending all our needs giving us excellent quality service!
Our server mr patrick always served best for us with gis smile and politenes.
I like the food there but have issues with having to wait for available seats. I just hope that this resto will start accepting phone reservations. For a popular restaurant like this, they should also accommodate credit card payments— customers will be encouraged to order more and not be limited to the amount of money in their wallets.
Justine Lauren B. Chan
+4
This is the second time I’ve eaten in Manam and what’s important in any branch is the consistency of their food. I believe they have still achieved this one in this branch. I would definitely eat here again. I just think that the branch is smaller compared to the one in Megamall.
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