Manam | Robinsons Magnolia

Dined here twice and both were bad experiences.

First time we dined, we took home our leftovers and guess what, when we arrived home, we discovered that we also took someone else’s kare kare leftovers. This is the first time I’ve experienced such a thing! It’s now just a good conversation starter though, but still crazy!

Second time we dined was around 5pm so it wasn’t even dinner time yet. 30 mins passed since we ordered and food hasn’t arrived yet. Thankfully one of the waiters noticed so she went and checked with the kitchen. Apparently, they lost our paper which contained our orders. Had to wait additional 10-15 minutes for our order to arrive. You bet we were so hungry by the food arrived.

Food is interesting and promising but is just so-so. Tbh, I don’t really get the hype. Maybe foreigners or balikbayans find their food interesting but I’d say there are other Filo restos that taste way better and soothing. Though, I’d still eat at Manam in general but just not maybe in this branch.

PS also really feel bad about the location because there’s a lot of kids playing around which can cause accidents when waiters are serving food from the kitchen. A lot of times I see kids getting in the way of the waiters carrying huge trays of hot food including soup!