Boqueria, Restaurante Chocolateria in Megamall

The target to hit was really Tim Ho Wan, on its official second day of operation, but the long queue drove me off to wander and check out other restaurants at the SM Mega Fashion Hall. My friend Nat was luckier since she was able to secure a table last Saturday around 4pm with only 20 minutes of wait. I’d probably wait when all the hype has died down or when they open their SM Mall of Asia (MOA) branch or when I fly off to Hong Kong again in a few months where I originally had it. Maybe I should check out their branch in Singapore when I go middle of June.

 

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Boqueria is a Spanish restaurant con chocolateria that looked promising but had easily disappointed as soon as we got the menu. The restaurant’s interior was nice with the striking open kitchen being the focal point. Service could’ve been more inclined and friendlier.

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We had to ask for the menu even if we have been sitting there for a good 5 minutes with them barely being 1/3 full. When the tall wait staff finally reached our table, I asked them for their specialty and what he can recommend to order. He grunted a few dishes. When I ordered an item he said, he then tells me that it’s not available.

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I clarified a few items on the menu but he wasn’t keen on answering staring at an empty table instead. I gave up trying to figure out the best dishes to order and finally decided to just order what strikes my eye. I was on the 5th dish (3 tapas and two entrées) when I realized that he wasn’t listening to me. I asked him what he had listed down so far and he gave me only 2. I had to call him out for not paying any attention at all. He didn’t even apologize or tried to get the other order he missed since I only repeated one.

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Tim Ho Wan Opens in Megamall

The biggest buzz of the week, Tim Ho Wan finally opens in Manila. Its first location is at the newly opened Mega Fashion Hall in SM Megamall. I dared to visit during lunch hour and not surprisingly, a huge crowd has already gathered. Expect long queues to go on for months. These pork buns sell for P50 a piece, just a tad bit pricier than the HK price which sells P120-P130 for one order / 3 pieces.

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Tim Ho Wan apparently means “add good luck” in Cantonese. It’s supposedly the cheapest or most affordable Michelin star restaurant. I’ve tried Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong during a business trip where I forced my former boss and COO to hunt it down for dinner – I’m that goal-oriented, not only in business but especially when it comes to good food. We had to wait 15 minutes to get seated but it was fairly quick. We ordered quite a number of dimsum items, almost everything in the menu since everything seemed dirt cheap.

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