Teakha — Restaurant in Pasig

As of July 1: Food tasted delicious and the ambiance of the place was okay at some point. HOWEVER, the cleanliness? Oh dear! We were 2 pax and we ordered the following: a good for 1 Seafood hotpot (which the serving was big enough for 2 pax) and an 8 pcs of Xiao Long Bao.

The food was great, we were happily eating UNTIL we noticed that one of the xiao long bao’s HAD AN INSECT STICKING INTO IT! Good lord! So we told the staff/ waiter regarding this and they changed it to 2 pcs of Xiao Long Bao’s… as I bit into the Bao, THERE WAS HAIR INSIDE THE FOOD. — to our discuss, we reported it again to the waiter and said that they’d not need to replace it for the 2nd time! EW.

The Manager and Waiter apologise but that’s all they did. To be honest, if it were a different Restaurant, with this incident, they would habe probably given the bill for free or the dish rather…

Service is poor also because (i’m so sorry) but the waiter acted like he didn’t really care much (although he apologise but didnt seem Sincere) and his breathe to be honest smells bad, he was too near when he took down his order to my face, —- no social distancing if you ask me. Lol.

Anyway, it could have been a nice-well-lit Restaurant but if the FOOD IS NOT CLEAN.

I rarely rate reviews here on google but i was so grossed out that im giving a review here!

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UPDATE as of July 2: the Admin of Teakha Restaurant has personally contacted me and I was compensated. Thanks for the quick revert however, let this be a lesson to your business as hygiene/ cleanliness plays a huge part no matter how good the food may be.

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UPDATE as of July 3:

Why are your employees finding me over Facebook, and harassing me?! (PLEASE SEE SCREENSHOT.)

First of all, NONE OF YOU have consent to message me in the first place to ANY of my Facebook accounts because I NEVER gave it to any of the staff in Teakha!

Second, it isn’t my problem if you got a review from me stating FACTS on my dining experience, and now one of your employees are accusing me of things that is NOT MY PROBLEM?!

PLEASE, tell your employees to stop messaging me over Facebook or anywhere because I never consented to it! HOW...

This is a small Chinese restaurant along Shaw Boulevard that packs quite a punch. It’s not exactly a cheap restaurant, but it’s not unreasonably pricey either. Just about right. And the good thing is that most dishes come in small, medium and large servings, so you can choose, depending on the size of your group and budget. All the dishes we ordered were winners!

Birthday Noodles - I still consider the now-defunct Mr. Choi’s Kitchen’s version the best birthday noodles in town. But Teakha’s version is also quite good and generously saucy. This is probably a little better than David’s Tea House’s version.

Dimsum Platter - Mr. Choi’s Cold Platter was still superior, what with the roasted duck and pork asado cuts. But Teakha’s was quite fantastic as well, better than David’s Tea House’s and Luk Yuen’s. The pork siomai was superb, and so were the rest—beef balls, shanghai rolls, hakaw and some sort of fried siomai.

Lechon Macau - it came with two dipping sauces. One is mustardy and the other citrusy. Both were delicious, but I still prefer the traditional sauce. Anyway, the pork cuts were more meat than fat, which was good. The skin was crispy. And the dish was salted well.

Mapo Tofu - nothing out of the ordinary compared to other restaurants’ version, but was also delicious. It has some spicy kick to it, but the heat was just enough.

Cranberry Juide - had the right level of sweetness. Tasted like your typical iced tea, but had that hint of cranberry.

Black Gulaman - the usual, nothing out of the ordinary, but at least the presentation was superior.

Service was good. Shortly after the wait staff seated us, we were served cold water and the usual complimentary tea. All our orders also arrived well under the 10-minute mark. (However, during our second visit, the staff — seemed different from the ones who served us on our first visit— were less attentive. They had their backs usually turned at us so it was a challenge to get their attention. So I changed my rating for Service from 5 to 4 stars.)

Overall, this is a wonderful restaurant, and my family will definitely...

Second time here at Teakha and I’m now writing a review because the food is delish. This time around we ordered their Beef Balls and Xiao Long Bao (no photo because it was gone in 60 seconds) for dimsum, Kingdao Spare Ribs, Steamed Suahe, Steamed Crab with Sotanghon, Beef Tendon Noodles, Salted Pepper Squid, Lo Han Chai, and Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style. We ordered a lot because there were four of us plus we had an appetite for some seafood.

First off, let me commend the chef for the taste of everything we ordered. All I can say is that the seafood were fresh and did not have that “sea” taste. The shrimp and the crab were just delicious - this is the first time that I actually enjoyed “doing the work” of peeling the shrimp and cracking the crab because of the taste - it’ll make you want to order and eat more rice. The Salted Pepper Squid was good especially with a touch of vinegar.

Now some criticism on some of the meat we ordered. The Kingdao Spare Ribs was okay and the Beef Tenderloin was good, they’re both a bit sweet for my taste but the tenderloin was juicy - so i’ll give it additional props for the juiciness. If you definitely like a sweeter side on the dishes you like to order, definitely order these.

Overall, our experience here was worth, it’s not Gloria Maris level but it could be. Will definitely try some of their other seafood next time especially the Lapu-Lapu and the Lobster. Will also try out some of their roasting options.

If you are craving for some good seafood, definitely check...