After a long day of shopping in SM North Edsa, we just wanted a quick dinner since we were already tired and wanted to just relax at home. We decided we would go for Chinese because for some reason Chinese food always seems like comfort food to us. Since we were already in The Block, we settled for Flavours of China.
For starters, we ordered Sharksfin Dumpling.
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| Sharksfin Dumpling. 90php. |
We were both surprised at how yellow it was when served. We joked that it might have Hepa. It tasted okay, but for 90php I can name more than a handful of restaurants that serve better dimsum.
I got Siomai Noodle Soup.
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| Siomai Noodle Soup. 130php. |
Just like the sharksfin, this one tasted okay but not exceptional. But since I was hungry and wanted hot soup to warm my tummy, I had to make do with this. There was something weird as to how the dumpling in the soup tasted. It had this sort of after taste that I really can't pinpoint.
We also got Lechon Macau to share.
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| Lechon Macau. 240php. |
We thought that maybe the Lechon Macau would be their saving grace. But no, it was just like the first two dishes served, mediocre. It was crispy and cooked well, but most of the cuts were too fatty. After just a few pieces of this, Kim put down here utensils and stopped eating. Umay agad. For me it was okay that it was fatty since I love fatty foods but it was how oily it was that ruined it for me.
Aside from the food, the place also gets a thumbs down from us. Tables and chairs were really cramped against each other. And service was very slow. I understand that there are a lot of customers during Sunday dinner time, but they should really be prepared to cover all tables. It wasn't the wait staff's fault though since they seemed courteous enough.
To sum it all up, this was a pretty substandard Chinese dining experience for us. The prevalent theme for the night was we could have gotten better value for our money at some other place for each of the dish we ordered.
Flavours of China
2/F SM Cityh North EDSA, The Block
North Ave., Quezon City
(02) 442-0030
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