Fook Yuen – Banawe St. Quezon City

Address: 558 Banawe St Quezon City

Tel no:  7113057

Parking- Limited spaces in front of the restaurant

Capacity: 20 pax

 pre=”">Fook Yuen- one of my favorite banawe restaurant. And arguably, one of the best places to eat crab in metro manila. Not counting the ambience though.

Oyster balls-  clumps of oyster meat, dip in a light batter then fried/ The oysters were plump and sweet with no traces of “fishy odor”.

 class=”hiddenSpellError” pre=”">Fook yuen crab with sotanghon-  this dish may not look appetizing, but trust me, this is one of the best crab dishes in town. The sauce is creamy and savory and is perfect for the crab. Eat it with the sotanghon is not enough.. you have to order rice here. And have the rice soak up the sauce while you pick the meat from the crab. The meat is cooked perfectly . sweet and so heavenly, I could eat this everyday,

Mastercook – Dampa, Macapagal Ave.

Dampa – the name has been synonymous to fresh seafooseafood

Initially started in Sucat paranaque,  later on expanding to aplaces like Ortigas, Libis, and one of the lastest is the one is Macapagal Ave. Which I think right now is the more famous one.

Mastercook is one of the newest places where you can have your shopping goodies cooked. Here, unlike in other restos you cannot let them but the ingredients for you. You have to buy it for yourself.

Its a very busy place, located at the back of the complex, near the parking area.

Serive is a little slow, they lack waiters to be able to accomodate the number of people they serve.

On the Table

Prawn Tempura - This is what i love ordering because you get real prawns.. well, depends on what you but. hehe.

Prawn with Sotanghon- it was a good hing that they slice the prawn on the body to make it easier to eat with utensils. THe seasoning was indeed perfect, best eaten when hot cause it can get clumpy when it is cold

Crab rice- imagine tasting the essence of crab in every rice morsel. Fantastic idea, excellent blend of seasoning and spices

Crab w Ginger and Onion- another excellent dish, thoug as an after thought i think it was a mistake ordering this coz the rice was already flavored by the crab. Nevertheless it was fantastic, Crab was cooked perfectly. I would order the salt and pepper crab as i see it quickly devoured on the other tables.

Like i said earlier, if not for the not too fast service, this place really is great. Would still recommend it.

Clawdaddy – Shangrila Mall

Address: EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard

Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila

Tel No:(02) 636-5679

One of the Babies of Raymund Magdaluyo,  and this restaurant is my favorite among all the babies which include Red crab etc.

THe concept of this restaurant to those who havent tried it, is maeircan style crab shack, with meats also avaiable. THe choices of the cooking style are the same as the ones in REd Crab and Crustasia but they serve it in a way that it is family style

On the Table:

Fried Boston Wings- P289- Chicken wings coated with sour cream rub served with bleu cheese dressing. This was a surprise, i never thought that the sour cream tub would suit fried chicken wings. It was very tasty and good. A alternative to the usual buffalo wings we order in a restaurant

Lamb Ribs with Mint Glaze P589- this was kind of a let down for 2 reasons. It was quite a small portion and it was a bit fatty. But i love lamb. and i just have to try this dish.

Black and Spicy Crab- 3 small crabs smotheres with creole spices and garlic. THe crab as ususal was cooked perfectly, the seaoning penetrating the crab meat( well it was cracked before cooking:)) Finger lickin good.

I never had a bad dining experience in this restaurant. SErvice was great. THey also have another branch in Bonifacio High Street