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Yelp! review #21 of 2025 Monday July 14 Hands-down, one of the best places I have eaten in Manila. Located on the first floor of the SM Mall of Asia, this business boasts some delicious Filipino comfort food. Believe it or not, sinigang made with watermelon, is just something that blow my mind. And that was only the opener. It has a sweet and tart taste, and the watermelon perfectly replace a tomato. If you are ever in the area, this is a must try. The next item was a beef rib that was deep fried, I don't know the name of it as I did not order. It had a unique taste to it, and the sauce that came with it just blew it out of proportion as far as my taste buds were concerned. Next step was crispy pata. Whatever method they used to make it, they spared no effort. It had the right amount of crisp on the outside and the right amount of tenderness on the inside. If you have never had Mongo with Chicharron, this is another item that you must not pass on. Such a simple dish that has outrageous flavor. Something I had here for the first time ever, was a dish that was a green vegetable mixed in with coconut milk. It translates to waking waking. It has a flavor that I actually missed from my last travels, however, it's not the same dish that I was missing. Regardless craving satisfied! Last but not least, how could I forget or even hold off on telling you about the ube milkshake with tapioca. That was one of the best desserts I've ever had here in the Philippines. Overall, great food, great service and fast service despite the 30 minute wait. A bit too noisy for my taste, but definitely a good trade off based on the quality of the food and price.
I ate a lot of Filipino food while I was in Philippines, but this is the best place for authentic yet with a twist Filipino food! The lines are always long so come early. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the foods but I really like the pancit palabok. Definitely stop at one of the restaurants if you can!
Heard about this place and I wanted to try it out with Mom. Waiting time was an hour, but that was okay, we were in no rush. Restaurant was on the exterior of Mall of Asia. Like many places in Asia, space is limited so the waiting area was where you could find a place to wait. The host Grace was friendly and kept her cool considering everyone waiting to be seated are staring at her. Grace kept her patience and positive attitude. I love the fact you could order majority of entrees in small, medium or large potions .Genius and this allowed us to order multiple dishes without a fear of left overs which we rather not take back to our hotel room. We had fresh lumpia: it was okay. Too much wrapper, too little veggies. Also had the watermelon sinigang. Wow! Really surprising dish considering watermelon tends to be on the sweet side and sinigang is supposed to be tart, more of a tamarind flavor profile. It was great and the meat was tender. Great signature dish on their menu. We also tried the Crispy Sisig. This was good. Nothing that stands out, it was good. Host Grace 5/5 Waiters and Servers 4.5/5 Food was 4/5 Ambiance 4/5 Overall and experience 4/5. I do recommend and will be back when visiting Manila again. Thank you for an amazing food experience.
This place is always packed, with a line snaking outside most of the time. Luckily, we didn't have to wait too long. The food was great! Service was quick and friendly, and the place had plenty of room to move around, though it did get a bit noisy. If you don't mind waiting, it's totally worth it. Good food, reasonable portions, and prices that won't hurt your wallet!
This Filipino Comfort food is soo delicious... when visiting the Philippines my sister and uncle recommended it... told my husband we had to try it and I absolutely loved it...the ube sago and mango sago drink was yummy... the sinigang with watermelon is soo good but I didn't get the patis (fish sauce) which was odd to me because sinigang is good with fish sauce... I loved it all
Finally, Filipino food at moa. Last time we were here, several years ago, there was Max and kimono Ken and stuff like that. But no Filipino food. We ordered pakbet, sinigang, sisig, and arroz caldo. Being that my wife is Filipina, I know what most of this should taste like. Overall, the food was good. The sinigang was a bit too sour for me, but she liked it. And the arroz caldo was too salty, and not enough ginger. She agreed with me about that. The service was outstanding. They wanted our comments, and we're very concerned if anything was below our expectations. I'd probably go with 3.5 stars, but the service definitely bumps them to four.
We are U.S. expats and were in the Mall of Asia (MOA) as newbies and this place had great ratings so we gave it a try for the first time - you know it is good when locals flood this place and actually wait for a long time. Yes, we waited and I can see why it is popular with the local Filipinos - everything tastes like "lutong bahay" aka home-cooked. It is highly recommended! The service is good also and portions were ok for the price.
Comfort food! My husband found this casual restaurant and loved it so much we ate here twice. The menu is basically an hit list of all the great Filipino dishes, some with a modern twist. They were quite busy and service was not great but for the price, it's definitely great value. Everything we ate was delicious!
Delicious Filipino food! I appreciated the various sizes we could order (small, medium, large) because I wanted to try many different entrees. Service was good and food and drink even better! I surprisingly enjoyed the green beans in coconut sauce, bagoong fried rice, shrimp and tofu sisig. We also ordered oxtail kare kare, garlic angus and crispy palabok (fun to watch them prepare this at your table!) The ube sago drink was perfectly sweet and delicious. I look forward to returning!
I was desperate to try this place out and I wish I tried it sooner in the trip! Pricing was good depending on eBay size you get of the dishes. You can get a small, medium, or large size of the items. I wanted to try a few items so I Got the small with everything which ranged from 250 pesos to 375 pesos. I mainly wanted to go because of The watermelon sinigang and while that was good and different it leaned more on the sweet side which was god but it wouldn't be something I would want to get again. I was not fond of the crispy palabok, I think it was the noodles they used but I would like to try the original palabok there next time. The bangus was extra good and I have no clue why lol the crisp was different than I was used to when cooking at home but the kaldereta was the hit in his meal for me along with the bagoong rice. If you have any shellfish allergies the bagoong is fermented smal shrimp. The ube and buko shakes were so good! I ended up ordering them the day I was leaving because I wanted to have them one more time before I left the Philippines. Servers were excellent as always when in the Philippines and the place was decorated so clean and simple. Also, to give you a heads up it was super air conditioned inside that I had to finish my Halo halo outside lol Our bill ended up being around 2000 pesos which is about $36.00. I think it's a must try place for a unique twist on Filipino food that doesn't completely go completely fusion. It stayed true to taste on many of the dishes but had that twist which didn't completely change the food culture of the dish.
I'm back, had to literally travel half way across the globe to be here. Is it as good as I remember? Well they still don't take reservations and there is always a wait. We got the house sisig, crispy Palabok, crispy pata, and gising gising veggie- all excellent. Shout out to the fresh ginger lemon grass tea to help cut richness of all the fried food and the green yes green mango shake. Pro tip: don't get all fried food get a soup or something to cut the grease. read more
This local spot serves up some authentic and delicious food from the Philippines. I ordered several dishes but the garlic rice and Patis Wings were by far the best. However, all of the dishes were amazing. The best time to visit is after 2pm if you want to avoid the extremely long wait time. This is a very popular place for both locals and tourists. read more
Yelp! review #21 of 2025 Monday July 14 Hands-down, one of the best places I have eaten in Manila. Located on the first floor of the SM Mall of Asia, this business boasts some delicious Filipino comfort food. Believe it or not, sinigang made with watermelon, is just something that blow my mind. And that was only the opener. It has a sweet and tart taste, and the watermelon perfectly replace a tomato. If you are ever in the area, this is a must try. The next item was a beef rib that was deep fried, I don't know the name of it as I did not order. It had a unique taste to it, and the sauce that came with it just blew it out of proportion as far as my taste buds were concerned. Next step was crispy pata. Whatever method they used to make it, they spared no effort. It had the right amount of crisp on the outside and the right amount of tenderness on the inside. If you have never had Mongo with Chicharron, this is another item that you must not pass on. Such a simple dish that has outrageous flavor. Something I had here for the first time ever, was a dish that was a green vegetable mixed in with coconut milk. It translates to waking waking. It has a flavor that I actually missed from my last travels, however, it's not the same dish that I was missing. Regardless craving satisfied! Last but not least, how could I forget or even hold off on telling you about the ube milkshake with tapioca. That was one of the best desserts I've ever had here in the Philippines. Overall, great food, great service and fast service despite the 30 minute wait. A bit too noisy for my taste, but definitely a good trade off based on the quality of the food and price. read more
7 months ago
I ate a lot of Filipino food while I was in Philippines, but this is the best place for authentic yet with a twist Filipino food! The lines are always long so come early. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the foods but I really like the pancit palabok. Definitely stop at one of the restaurants if you can! read more
5 months ago
Food amazingly good and staff are all very attentive even though evrytime I go there's always lineup but it won't take that long wait. Restaurant ambience clean we were walking around outside while waiting spacious. read more
6 months ago
Delicious bangus, sisig, and crispy palabok. Jocer was a friendly and attentive server - with many great recommendations. read more
3 months ago
6 months ago
Heard about this place and I wanted to try it out with Mom. Waiting time was an hour, but that was okay, we were in no rush. Restaurant was on the exterior of Mall of Asia. Like many places in Asia, space is limited so the waiting area was where you could find a place to wait. The host Grace was friendly and kept her cool considering everyone waiting to be seated are staring at her. Grace kept her patience and positive attitude. I love the fact you could order majority of entrees in small, medium or large potions .Genius and this allowed us to order multiple dishes without a fear of left overs which we rather not take back to our hotel room. We had fresh lumpia: it was okay. Too much wrapper, too little veggies. Also had the watermelon sinigang. Wow! Really surprising dish considering watermelon tends to be on the sweet side and sinigang is supposed to be tart, more of a tamarind flavor profile. It was great and the meat was tender. Great signature dish on their menu. We also tried the Crispy Sisig. This was good. Nothing that stands out, it was good. Host Grace 5/5 Waiters and Servers 4.5/5 Food was 4/5 Ambiance 4/5 Overall and experience 4/5. I do recommend and will be back when visiting Manila again. Thank you for an amazing food experience. read more
8 months ago
This place is always packed, with a line snaking outside most of the time. Luckily, we didn't have to wait too long. The food was great! Service was quick and friendly, and the place had plenty of room to move around, though it did get a bit noisy. If you don't mind waiting, it's totally worth it. Good food, reasonable portions, and prices that won't hurt your wallet! read more
1 year ago
This Filipino Comfort food is soo delicious... when visiting the Philippines my sister and uncle recommended it... told my husband we had to try it and I absolutely loved it...the ube sago and mango sago drink was yummy... the sinigang with watermelon is soo good but I didn't get the patis (fish sauce) which was odd to me because sinigang is good with fish sauce... I loved it all read more
Finally, Filipino food at moa. Last time we were here, several years ago, there was Max and kimono Ken and stuff like that. But no Filipino food. We ordered pakbet, sinigang, sisig, and arroz caldo. Being that my wife is Filipina, I know what most of this should taste like. Overall, the food was good. The sinigang was a bit too sour for me, but she liked it. And the arroz caldo was too salty, and not enough ginger. She agreed with me about that. The service was outstanding. They wanted our comments, and we're very concerned if anything was below our expectations. I'd probably go with 3.5 stars, but the service definitely bumps them to four. read more
3 months ago
2 years ago
We are U.S. expats and were in the Mall of Asia (MOA) as newbies and this place had great ratings so we gave it a try for the first time - you know it is good when locals flood this place and actually wait for a long time. Yes, we waited and I can see why it is popular with the local Filipinos - everything tastes like "lutong bahay" aka home-cooked. It is highly recommended! The service is good also and portions were ok for the price. read more
1 year ago
Comfort food! My husband found this casual restaurant and loved it so much we ate here twice. The menu is basically an hit list of all the great Filipino dishes, some with a modern twist. They were quite busy and service was not great but for the price, it's definitely great value. Everything we ate was delicious! read more
3 years ago
Delicious Filipino food! I appreciated the various sizes we could order (small, medium, large) because I wanted to try many different entrees. Service was good and food and drink even better! I surprisingly enjoyed the green beans in coconut sauce, bagoong fried rice, shrimp and tofu sisig. We also ordered oxtail kare kare, garlic angus and crispy palabok (fun to watch them prepare this at your table!) The ube sago drink was perfectly sweet and delicious. I look forward to returning! read more
10 months ago
1 year ago
I was desperate to try this place out and I wish I tried it sooner in the trip! Pricing was good depending on eBay size you get of the dishes. You can get a small, medium, or large size of the items. I wanted to try a few items so I Got the small with everything which ranged from 250 pesos to 375 pesos. I mainly wanted to go because of The watermelon sinigang and while that was good and different it leaned more on the sweet side which was god but it wouldn't be something I would want to get again. I was not fond of the crispy palabok, I think it was the noodles they used but I would like to try the original palabok there next time. The bangus was extra good and I have no clue why lol the crisp was different than I was used to when cooking at home but the kaldereta was the hit in his meal for me along with the bagoong rice. If you have any shellfish allergies the bagoong is fermented smal shrimp. The ube and buko shakes were so good! I ended up ordering them the day I was leaving because I wanted to have them one more time before I left the Philippines. Servers were excellent as always when in the Philippines and the place was decorated so clean and simple. Also, to give you a heads up it was super air conditioned inside that I had to finish my Halo halo outside lol Our bill ended up being around 2000 pesos which is about $36.00. I think it's a must try place for a unique twist on Filipino food that doesn't completely go completely fusion. It stayed true to taste on many of the dishes but had that twist which didn't completely change the food culture of the dish. read more
1 year ago
4 years ago
One of the few restaurants in MOA that I truly had a great dining experience. Very easy to find (just ask one of the guards lol) Today is my super cheat day since it's Thanksgiving Day at home in California. First of all the staff were nice, courteous and friendly. I forgot to ask my server's name (per receipt her name is Rhoniel) but she was really attentive and very knowledgeable of the menu. Andddddd, I think she is the very first server to ask me how my food was!!!!!! Omg!!!!! There's always a first for everything! Back to Manam lol I ordered: Crispy Sisig, crispy pata, crispy pancit palabok, oxtail Kare Kare, beef bulalo nilaga, and their mango smoothie. I'll make it short and simple.....everything was delicious!!!!! The best part was the friendly and attentive service! I felt like I was in a fine dining restaurant but in a casual setting. Kudos to the staff! I highly recommend Manam and I will be back for sure!!! read more
2 years ago
2 years ago
2 years ago
Manam is right now my top restaurant that I've tried in the Philippines. I heard about Manam even before my trip from friends so I knew I had to visit! I tried to go with my parents to the Manam location in Greenhills but that place is much smaller and it had a 1.5 hour wait. I was sort of bummed when we didn't get to eat there but I was happy when I found out a few days later that they had a Manam located at Mall of Asia where we were going for lunch. Manam has a really nice modern ambiance to it. I love the blue theme color. We ordered a bunch of stuff for the table: Seafood Kare Kare Ox Tail Kare Kare Sisig Lechon Kawali Gising Gising Calamari Everything we ordered tasted good. One of my top favorite Filipino foods is Kare Kare and I ordered it pretty much every restaurant we went to. My grandma and uncle love the Seafood version but I highly prefer the ox tail. Their desserts and shakes looked promising but we were just too full to try out anything else. The only thing is that this restaurant gets pretty cramped, not a lot of room to eat at the table and the tables are also so close to each other. There's also no reservation system and they won't put your name on the list until the whole party is visible. Other than that I really like this place! Sige na mga titas! Subukan niyo na! LOL read more
You know we had to eat Manam on our last night in the Philippines! Thankfully they have a location in MOA (Mall of Asia). This was our third time eating at Manam this trip coz we love their food so much. Lol I'm really gonna miss Manam! We had the following: Ensaladang Namnam (5 stars) -- thinly sliced green mango, pomelo, tomato, red onion and Bagoong mixed in. My favorite salad of all time. Patis Wings (5 stars) -- not too much fish sauce. Just a nice balance of salty and sweet. Not as sweet as ones I've had at Thai restaurants. It was the hubby's favorite. My friend's daughter loved this too when we ordered it on a different night in Greenbelt. Bangus Belly (4 stars) -- lots of garlic bits on top and the belly is really the best part of the Bangus. So delish with the rice. Tapsilog (4 stars) -- garlic rice, eggs and garlicky thinly sliced beef. Good but the beef was a little sweet. Definitely need to spoon some of that spiced vinegar on the beef for a balance of flavors. Ube Sago (5 stars) -- my favorite. I can't wait to have it again in June when I return for a month long trip. It is so good. Get your own and don't share! Lol read more
6 years ago
Traditional home cooked Filipino food. Lots of dishes that are unique to the region. The bread pudding with salty egg is a must try! Sounds funny but I'd never imagine how it can taste so good. Freshly baked bread pudding with a hint of savoury aftertaste. Lots of texture from the coconut too. Not too sweet. Served steaming hot. read more
6 years ago
MOA is filled with overwhelming food options. Manam has always been a go-to choice for filipino favorites. Kansi, Sisig, Plapla are staple order but the desserts are the things that can't be missed! The puto bumbong is available all year round but best served during the holidays. read more
4 years ago
6 years ago
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South Wing Main Mall
Ground Floor
Pasay City, 1300 Metro Manila
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Pasay City
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