One of my favorite restaurants. Good food, ambience and service.

This brand is solid, and this branch is one of the best, if not the best. Being in posh and serene Podium is already a plus, but the restaurant itself is nicely done. Bright and airy, with appealing decor.

I like this branch a lot, because unlike other branches, like the one in Megamall for example, this one isn't crowded. They have just the right amount of tables, so even when the place is full, it doesn't feel crowded, and, most of all, its not too noisy. I think the restaurant's high ceiling also helps with the reduction in the noise. This makes dining here very pleasant and relaxing. I hate it when I eat in restaurants where you can't even hear your companions when they speak because the place is so noisy.

Like I've said, the Manam brand is solid. They have one of the best takes on Filipino cuisine. All balikbayans and foreigners should be brought to a Manam restaurant at least once in order for us Pinoys to showcase what good Filipino food tastes like. Manam should also consider putting up branches in the US so that Filipino food is better represented there.

Back to my experience in this branch. I and my wife ordered some of their kare kare. It had 'tuwalya' and beef chunks. It should have included oxtail, but, unfortunately, they didn't have any at the time we ordered, so they just added more beef chunks to compensate. It was still good though. The sauce was very thick and peanut-ty. We ordered a medium and we didn't finish it so we took home the leftover.

We also ordered a small order of their garlicky fried bangus. It was a mistake. I should have ordered a medium. It was so good and I finished it by myself, leaving none for my wife. Good thing she was more interested in the kare kare that she left the bangus all to me.

We also ordered a small beef tadyang. This was the only dish we ordered that I didn't like so much. It was good but it was too pricey for the serving size.

Even the white rice here is of good quality and cooked well. A sign of a good Filipino restaurant.

Even after we stopped eating because we were already full, we couldn't stop looking at the food being brought to other tables. They all looked yummy. We took a mental note of the other dishes we would like to try next time. For sure we are going to try the pancit with the squid ink. It looked amazing.

Besides the beef tadyang, I think the prices are reasonable here. The quality is very good that you wouldn't mind paying for it. It would be worse if you paid a bundle and yet you weren't satisfied with the food. I would eat here again and again if I have the money.