I stayed at the Shangri-La last month and had a great dinner at Canton Road with a couple of new colleagues. I think you can go pretty big here, but we just wanted some casual dim sum at the end of a long day. We were able to walk in and enjoy a relaxing, delicious meal. The space was attractive and fancy, befitting a Shangri-La. Service was great, and we were fixed up with snack nuts, hot tea, and cold Tsingtao within minutes of sitting down. We ordered a bunch of dim sum, and it was all beautiful and tasty and easy to share. We had a bunch of steamed dumplings, and I would recommend every one of them. The double flavor steamed xiao long bao with pork and crab meat were juicy soup dumplings, the crystal skin shrimp dumplings classic har gow fat with snappy, sweet shrimp. I loved both the classic siumai, steamed pork and shrimp dumplings with mud crab roe, and the scallop siumai, with steamed Iberico pork, shrimp, and US scallop dumplings with black garlic. There were four dumplings per order, a good serving size to share three ways. From the baked and fried side, I enjoyed the baked pumpkin, black truffle and chicken puffs, which were a little sweet, a little savory, and adorably shaped like miniature pumpkins. The fried tiger prawn wontons were large and hard to eat but worth the effort--these sort of flaky, crispy purses filled with prawn meat and served with sweet and spicy chili sauce. We also shared the lovely pan-fried radish cake with XO sauce and got individual servings of the chef's daily soup, a soothing double boiled chicken soup that rounded out our dinner. All this cost about $100 US, not bad at all for an excellent dim sum spread. I'd recommend Canton Road to anyone visiting Manila, whether or not you're staying at the Shangri-La. read more

My favorite place is Canton Road at Shangri-La BGC! Food and food Service are perfect! Ambiance very relaxing! read more

The food is no doubt from a 5-star hotel in taste and in presentation. My favorite was the desserts especially this swan-shaped taro puff pastry which looked too good to eat, but when you do get to bite, you'll crave for more. The service is excellent with a few dedicated staff especially since we availed of their private room service. Since this restaurant is inside a hotel, the ambience is regal, but its further heightened as you pass though the ornate entrance to the main restaurant hall. The private rooms give that true sense of exclusivity since you need to go through another hall and another decorative door to enter. The room also has its own water closet / toilet so you won't need to go outside of the private are. read more

Canton Road - Swan-shaped Taro Puff Pastry - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

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I've been to Canton Road at different occasions and each time, they impress with the quality of their food and service. I initially expected the servings to be teeny tiny. On the contrary, they're huge! The ambience of the restaurant speaks for the hotel's reputation; quite luxurious yet still comfortable and perfect for families. In terms of the cost, it's relatively more expensive than other Chinese restaurants. They do provide copies of their dimsum and a la carte menus when you contact them. I suggest making a reservation before going. They sometimes have limited stocks (i.e., Peking duck) during busy days - those can be reserved in advance too! They also cater to special requests whenever possible. My niece even got kiddie utensils when I requested for them. My favorites would have to be: * Sweet and sour pork with lychee and apple cider vinegar - It's flavorful and not too tangy! I'd say the serving's good for 4 people already. * Wok-fried Angus beef with onion leeks and eringe mushroom - The beef is juicy and tender! Coupled with the vegetables, the flavors complement each other wonderfully. * Steamed Iberico pork, shrimp, and US scallop dumplings with black garlic - The best siomai I've ever had! For 4 (huge) pieces per order for this wonder, it's all worth it. * Fried shrimps with mozzarella cheese kataifi pastries - My sister's pick and an absolute must-try. We had to order two of these the last time! read more

Canton Road - xiao long bao, steamed iberico pork and shrimp (siomai), wok-fried angus beef, chicken in kung pow sauce - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

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There are an abundance of Chinese food choices in the Philippines but rare so I find where the use of salt is kept at bay and so is MSG. I call this clean food ni don't leave with my mouth dry and my taste buds are happy. Also key to their food are the ingredients and the preparation which is how great Chinese food should be. read more

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Canton road is a god tier place. The food is always amazingly good and large portions. The service is great. It's authentic Chinese. Highly recommend. Ambiance is beautiful. Make sure you reserve as they sometimes full read more

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food was subpar, very overpriced. the servers were very nice though, the food and meal just didn't match up. read more

Canton Road - Chinese Near Me - Taguig, NCR

Poor service and over priced. Great setting and ambience though. Situated in the Shangri La

Had dinner at Canton Road restaurant today. The food was average and over priced. We are Balikbayan Filipinos from the USA and was disappointed with the quality of their food for the over price. The level of service was average and they did not give us our senior discount because we did not have a local ID. So if you are a tourist over 60 years old, I recommend going somewhere else. We were at the Seda rooftop restaurant and Marriott Resorts World last week and they gave us our senior discount using our US Drivers license. Stay away from this restaurant at the Shangri-La hotel. They do not respect senior citizens. read more

Canton Road sets a new standard for Chinese restaurants in Metro Manila, changing the landscape of quality and pricing for the better. They have 5 Chinese Chefs who will be stationed to provide guests authentic Cantonese to Shanghainese flavours with a sprinkle of Shangri-La's magic. Expect to engulfed in a modern and luxurious ambience that is signature of Shangri-La Fort as a whole. They challenge conventional attitudes of interior design (predominant reds) and stereotypical hotel premiums, while stand-alone Chinese restaurants aim to charge even more with their so called "Hotel Like" ambience. Jiangnan Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs (618 PHP) Although it may not be heavy on the meat, but the balance between and sour is a the real treat. Flamed Barbecue Trio Sampler (2288 PHP) The lechon macau is a dream in my mouth. A sensation of potato-like crispiness with meat attached for an elevation of satisfaction. Soft Bean Curd Soup (388 PHP) Bean curd chopped by hand a thousand or more times to a misua thin strands, releasing the fine flavours into the soup along with smokiness of Yunan ham. Mingnan Five Spiced Marinated Pork (748 PHP) A flavourful ratio of fat and lean meat for a soft feel that contrasts with the crisp tofu skin wrapper, a savoury bite. Steamed Crystal Skin Shrimp Dumplings (248 PHP) A luscious bite awaits thanks to the king prawn used to h Steamed Iberico Pork Dumpling (468 PHP) A dumpling topped with Abalone and Black Truffle. It's hard to understand its simplistic beauty on media, but a piece of this will have you asking for seconds. Steamed Hong Kong Custard (228 PHP) PANDA BUNS!!!!! It's hard not to like these cute custard and salted egg buns. Don't worry about taking too long to photograph, as insides are hot, so let them steam off while you enjoy its sight. read more

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Canton Road is the newest restaurant in Shangri-La The Fort. It boasts cuisines derived from all over China with tons of expat chef imported from their own respective provinces. The design and concept of the restaurant can be described as pure elegance. Without the touch of reds, wooden Chinese furnitures and intricately designed carpets and wall hangings will welcome you. The excellent vibe of just being in 'Shangri-La hotel' is present. From the first step to the hotel upto the restaurant has the feel of royalty. People would sincerely approach to assist you on where you're heading. The details of their service to the interior is also evident in the food of Canton Road. Jiangnan Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs is their version of the vinegared pork ribs that uses bkack vinegar. Their version is much lighter and has a balance of sweet and sour. Can't get enough of this. Their roast BBQ sampler or our cold cuts as we are familiar with is the best. Their asado uses Iberico pork which has a dense pork flavor, slightly sweet but perfect. Crispy Pork Belly or Lechon Macau has a nice thin crisp skin that is like potato chips to the bite. It has a hint of five spice powder that gave it a new dimension to the dish. The jellyfish side dish was jelly and crunchy. They added some sichuan peppercorn that gave it a floral-spiced kick! Soft Bean Curd soup with yunan ham. A simple tofu soup that is flavored with the smokey ham and dried scallops. The most amazing thing in this dish was the silken tofu was sliced so thinly that it made it look like a misua and just melts in your mouth!!! Mingnan Five Spice Marinated Pork or what we know as 'ngo hiong keng' or some kikiam for the Chinese was fantastic! Chopped spiced pork, pork fat, and water chestnuts wrapped in a tofu skin wrapper then fried to crisp! The balance of fat and meat gave it a multi textural composition in your mouth! It's just addicting! Steamed Crystal Skin Shrimps Dumpling or hakaw was sweet and succulent! They used King prawns that gave it a flavor! Steamed Iberico Pork dunpling with Abalone and Black Truffle, in short siomai! If I can give it a Michelin, i'll give it a 3 for the siomai alone! Sweet, succulent, earthy, tender, chewy, seafood umami. No words can describe this dish. And its just P488 per order! The cutest panda bun or their Steamed HK custard and salted egg bun! The bread was soft and the filling was rich without the overpowering of the salted egg. It's just a balance of flavor. Just be careful to bite into it, it's hot. The trick is to break it into two before biting. Don't be too excited to eat the panda, careful, they might bite! Super worth every penny! Sweet Taro Puff was as cool as the panda, shaped like a swan. It was baked perfectly that created the thin, not oily, puff pastrt crust that breaks like a croissant. The taro filling was smooth and creamy. It was just a heaven for the taro lovers. Canton road's Chinese cuisine is just at par, in terms of prices , to other standalone high-end Chinese restos, but in terms of FLAVOR, I'll choose Canton Road. The food of canton road is just worth every penny. THIS IS THE BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN MANILA. (Believe me, I'm talking as a chef and a Chinese) #TheFoodCrawlers #OngsFoodprints #TheLostDiego read more

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Classy interiors and very yummy food. I got the Prawn and Cauilflower curry in colorful steamed buns. Its serving size was big and I took home some - my husband loved it and was craving it the next day. Had a taste of the noodles and the kung pao prawn in hazelnut and they were divine! read more

I went here for the first time and the food was averagely priced. We ordered Yang Zhou fried rice which had a generous portion; it did have a lot of eggs incorporated. We ordered a fire grilled roast duck: which I felt that the duck meat was too small in portion. As well as that the sauce was unique and the skin was crispy and fragrant. Fragrant like the skin on the roast pork we ordered. It was very crispy skin and for a entree an average portion size. The roast pork had a good amount of meat. We ordered green beans as well. In my opinion these were vastly better than most green beans I have eaten before. They tasted crunchy with flavour. The kung pao chicken we ordered was also rich in flavour and tasted good, it included peanuts along with it. Lastly we had sweet and sour pork. The sweet and sour pork tasted pretty similar to other ones I have eated before: pretty average and was definitely sweet. Furthermore, the staff were very attentive and served efficiently and often came to refill our drinks. Would recommend coming back here. read more

I think you can definitely get better Chinese food in Metro Manila, especially for the price. We came here for a work event and booked out a large room - one benefit to the restaurant, especially for corporate events is that there are lots of breakout rooms that can be used for client meetings, work events, etc. We probably had around 15-20 people and had ordered a preset menu, so the chefs should have known and prepared in advance... In actuality, we wound up waiting over an hour for our food, and the servings came super, super slowly. The servers were very polite, but the slowness and lack of attentiveness really could have been improved - drinks came 20-30 minutes after ordering, additional dishes ordered were never added on... service definitely could have been better. Food was okay. Not the best, not the worst. Very westernized and unauthentic flavors, though that may have been a result of the dishes that we ordered. Loved the sweet and refreshing white-fungus soup at the end of the meal though, which was probably the most authentically-Chinese part of the meal. read more

This has got to be the BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT in Manila. I heard a lot of good things about this place but they still exceeded my expectations. Wow. I can't even begin to describe how GOOD their food is. I ordered hot and sour soup (which comes with crab meat--real crab meat!) and I asked that it not be made spicy and they were able to do that for me without sacrificing the taste! The roasted organic honey glazed PREMIUM IBERICO PORK NECK has got to be the best I have ever tried in my life!!! It is a MUST try when you visit this restaurant. Everything we ordered was really really good and nicely plated. I will definitely go back! read more

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This is one of my favourite restaurants in Manila. With its private dinning rooms and well appointed seating areas it makes every experience comfortable and engaging. The menu offers a great take on many classic Chinese dishes as well as some great interpretations on others. With a friendly and efficient staff looking after every aspect of your meal it is a definite place to visit with a group or just solo. read more

Shangri-La hotels usually have good restaurants, and Canton Road is not an exception. However, it is not that exceptional, as the chefs don't take a lot of risks and the menu is a bit too conservative and short on creativity. Excellent service. read more

Perhaps it's inaccurate to compare Chinese food from Hong Kong to a Chinese restaurant here in Metro Manila, but after having eaten at Ming Court (2 Michelin star restaurant), I don't think Canton Road is there yet. Maybe in the future, it will get better over time. That said, I think the experience was a good one. Service here in Manila - the Philippines in general - is not as good as say the United States. I realize this is a stereotypical thing to do: Americans complaining about the service being substandard compared to other places in the world. But, the service at Canton Road was good over all. The waitstaff were attentive, although, my friends and I were the only ones in the restaurant at the time since our reservation was for 6:30pm. Regardless, it was a good experience. The food came out quickly. The decor was nice. Our waiter asked if we had any food allergies. I would go there again, but maybe not order the $200 fish. I'm not sure if that was worth it. read more