Showing posts with label Trinoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trinoma. Show all posts

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Uninspired Asian Buffet at Crustasia

Last time I checked,  buffets are designed to have the capacity to feed tons of people. Too bad Crustasia missed this memo.



I had the misfortune of eating at Crustasia where one has to wait a considerable amount of time before food at the buffet table is refilled.

Spices
The only section where supply looks bountiful.


Appetizers
Sad looking and uninteresting


Soup
 Warms the stomach.


Siomai
 Not so bad. As the night went on, 4 pieces became 3 pieces per serving though.


Mongolian
I requested this to be cooked  with a lot of spice but I didn't feel any heat.

Kindao Spareribs and Pad See You

To this day, I am still confused what these dishes were all about.


Chicken and Crabs

I wasn't able to try Crustasia's specialty as there are no good parts to be had. Shells, shells, and just more shells for the crabs.


Tilapia and Pad Thai
Pad Thai tasted nothing like pad thai. Fish was good but the real challenge was to catch it at the buffet table first.


Roast Beef
Tough and cold.



Watermelon


Cream with Mango


Banana with Langka
My favorite of the three desserts.


Iced Tea
Comes with the buffet which costs 395++.


While the cost of the buffet is dirt cheap, it's no excuse for the very limited supply of food that we had.

P.S. I learned that Crustasia had its final run of the Asian buffet at Trinoma this weekend. I'm not surprised as the buffet only gives the restaurant a bad name.

Crustasia is located the second level, Alabang Town Center, 772-2968; the sixth level, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, 910-4096, TriNoma, 901-3607; and Rockwell Powerplant Mall, 728-5463.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Thai Time at Mango Tree


I love Thai food so I didn’t wait long before trying Mango Tree Bistro, a restaurant chain from Thailand which recently opened at Trinoma.



It’s refreshing that this restaurant didn’t have a Thai inspired theme. Décor was modern and hip.



We weren’t feeling too adventurous and mostly ordered Thai staples.
Catfish Salad (280php)
Crunchy and hits the mark.


Chicken Pandan (280php)
Tender and very flavorful. One of their bestsellers.


Shrimp Fried Rice (250php)
Rice is imported from Thailand and it shows. Moist and filling.



Pad Thai (350php)
A dynamic dish. Has a lot of ingredients that made this dish very rich and flavorful.


Beef Curry (380php)
Loved the consistency of the curry. Beef was also very soft.


We also made room for dessert!!!

Sago in Coconut Cream (100php)
Warm dessert which was very comforting to eat.



Sago with Langka in Coconut Milk (150php)
This one’s a winner. Refreshing!



Mango Sticky Rice (150php)
My favorite Thai dessert of all time. Generous portion from Mango Tree.


For a restaurant that just opened, I’m pleased with what Mango Tree Bistro offered. I'm looking forward to bigger and better things to come from this exciting new franchise.

Mango Tree Bistro is located at Space 3030A near Powerbooks Level 3 at Trinoma.
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