Lotte 3

 Reasons why we return to a restaurant :

• was satisfied on previous experience 
• satisfied and wanted to try more of  other dishes in the menu
• forgot a cellfone
• others  

Once again I found myself dining in Lotte Seafood , not because of reasons 1,2 & 3 but of others. You see I dined here twice and got a totally opposite episodes, see here and here . Going back to why I came back, despite of my last visit which was not so alluring experience of the resto, the fact remains_ 24/7 restos are so scarce in my little city and this one is the nearest one to my house. Cousin from Davao was visiting then and we came from a long day of shopping/city tour and it was nearing midnight and yes we were hungry!

Ofcourse, we reminded the same staff of our unsatisfying last time and asked if the odd chef in the night shift was still there. Luckily, the culprit was no longer connected with the Taiwanese resto.

We ordered the same familiar Chinese dishes. The ones we already tried and enjoyed.






Our favorite dimsums.



Have to special mention that  these spare ribs were delicious.



Also tried some new dishes in my food dict.

Like this radish cake which I only first tasted here and well, guess fair enough to say_ is enough reason to give the resto another chance.



And this machang which I found delectable than other machang I had tried and discarded as not to be included in my favorite list to eat.

Food at Lotte are actually delicious and reasonable  but the thing is the resto seems not yet kicking-in to the mainstream. It stays uncrowded and well, that's another reason of going there. Expect service that is quick and attentive and owning the place all to yourself. Isn't that great?

Stay Away from Lotte on Midnight

It was another hospital night. Cuzin Che wanted to lighten things up and decided to treat the family out. Ofcourse we made sure our patient was stable. We left one family member to stay just in case...

We were in Las Pinas a not so 24/7 city. At past midnight, choices here are shortlisted with fastfood and coffee shops. But the group wanted rice and chinese dishes at this unholy hour! We coudn't go far from the hospital.

I suggested a newly found Taiwanese resto, just two blocks away and it's 24/7 open ! Why not_ I had nice experience with Lotte. Taiwanese Seafood see here few weeks ago.




We reached the place as quick as we thought about it. It was empty and neat but well lighted.







I went in last and saw them in the videoke room. wtfish?!!! were they planning to scandalize the whole neighborhood! hahaha!!!!



We ordered and the food arrived on time.

fried rice

fish and mango

sweet & sour pork

fried noodles

prawns in garlic sauce

Most of these plates we already tried during our first visit there. So I would know to compare them. On a glance , I could see already the difference in color and presentation of the dishes see previous visit here. I looked at Che whom in minutes had already grabbed a taste of almost each dish. Her expression was not in a thumbs up mode. I took my chance and had taste of each.


Disappointment X 5 !!! They were all awful. A particular dish even tasted rotten. We called the attention of the server and asked. She admitted that the resto had different chef on duty and that already they received complaints from costumers who had eaten at the place on the same hour we did. The server even went all the way telling us that they already told the same story to the Taiwanese owner and so far had done nothing about it yet !

Moral of the story ? : : Don't eat there at night to dawn time.

We left the plates almost untouched and left the place still with hungry stomachs.






We eased the pain away by enjoying burgers at Mcdo!!!!!

V-Lunch at Lotte

We found a quiet and uncrowded spot for our V-day lunch. We dared not went near the malls as I assumed they were jam packed cos of three situations : Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year and it's a family Sunday. Neither we aimed to eat at popular places for the same reasons given.

All we wanted was good food and unhurried afternoon. Previous two nights out had enough noise and fun to seek for a relaxing lunch out.







I've been eyeing this newest resto in our vicinity everytime we passed by the new building where it is nestling.




The location is unassuming as you wouldn't expect there's a restaurant hidden on the 2nd floor of a small commercial building ( Palm Square ) with a beauty medical clinic (ala Belo Med) as its carrier. The only hint is its sign board name infront of the building.


The resto is named Lotte Seafood, Taiwanese Cuisine. True enough we were the only occupants of the place. The light was even turned off before we entered and I remember seeing the place got dark when we left the place.


I have a good feeling with newly opened resto. Everything is new. I would imagine the kitchen has all new cooking hard and soft wares, must be neat and inhibited yet of germs and as bacterial repository just like old and abused kitchen of some old Chinese restos.





Interior was minimalist. Almost zen like. Dining sets smelled clean and new. It was big enough and had private function hall on the side. I always love a place without a crowd. It's like renting the whole place all by yourself. That was how the noon was, we were the only costumers, the only table in used.





Prices were reasonable and not at all expensive. The menu said Taiwanese cuisine which specialized on seafood. Personally, I couldn't tell Taiwanese from other chinese cooking. They all the same to me.

Tempura, isn't that Japanese?

To cut the choices short (there were lots), we ordered a set meal for four. When everything arrived on our table, only then we realized that they had the same color of red orange and all were sweet and sour based.

the ever fave of my girls - sweet and sour pork

prawns in chili sauce

fish with mango (not the exact name of the dish)

fried rice, even this had orange color

We actually enjoyed each plate. The dishes were all delicious. We had to order some extra plates of rice as the fried rice included in the set was not enough. I thought, the rice was only good for two and not for four.




I appreciated the details put in each plate. Each was beautifully decorated with edible stuff.





The service was fast and kind. Well, that's what the best about uncrowded resto.




We even received a complimentary dessert of fresh fruits. Thank you very much.

cutee baby of the family who owns the place

We'll be glad to comeback for more delighful dishes and good service.