The Shang She-bang

Seems like i've been quite a regular at the Shang Palace in Makati Shangri-La lately, and its really ironic too.
Was it last year when B and I were craving dim sum and she suggested Shang and I said it was expensive?

Well, i'm totally eating my words right now, with a side of XO sauce please!

hallway leading into the Shang Palace

Had a private function there for a meeting with chefs and foodies regarding, um, food. It was wonderful! There's nothing I like better than talking about food over a really yummy meal.

private room built for 12

cosy details and a lonely plate of kropeck

First we started our meal with assorted dim sum. So much food, so little tummy room...

barbecued pork puff and shrimp dumpling

pork dumpling

steamed scallop dumplings

The dim sum here is absolutely love. Each little, steaming hot dumpling glistens under the bright florescent lighting, tempting you to douse it in soy sauce and a little chili. There's something for everyone...those who want their deep-fried puff, healthy steamed dumpling and I personally like things like the bean curd roll. What's your dim sum favorite?

Peking duck, the first way

For the main course, we had Peking duck two ways: yum and yummier. Seriously, it was Peking duck skin and a little meat with spring onion and cucumber rolled in a flat pancake. The second way, which came later and I forgot to photograph, was duck in lettuce leaf with a little hoisin sauce, so refreshing.

Segueway story: This Peking duck reminded me of my friend, Gevi who recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Every time she was in Manila, she would satiate her craving by inviting us to Shang Palace and we would unabashedly duck it out! Happiness is having as much Peking duck as you'd like, no fighting! 

Here's the simmered spinach with century egg and scrambled egg. Guess it shows you the irony with "spring chicken" and "old hen"! I, for one, love spinach. I also love century egg. So though disparate, this combination works.

The next time I ate the the Shang, I was with my girlfriends and we hadn't seen each other in a long while. So we decided order a little bit of everything we liked best: more dim sum. But first, here's a a little complimentary tofu appetizer:

This was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. It had a sourness to it, which I really enjoyed. Then we ordered century egg with seaweed. Some restos call it seaweed, some call it jellyfish. whatever it is, its rubbery texture is delightful. Amy enjoyed this, while Marga ate the century egg. As Amy said: "I don't eat old eggs." Of course, the glutton that I am, I had both.

These pork puffs are Amy's all-time fave. When we eat, we usually share everything but she had this one all by herself.

These spinach dumplings with scallop again. Love them! I'm a big fan of spinach and also scallops. You can see them bursting through the glutinous texture.

Here is the taro puff Marga was craving for. I just had a half of one, they are a little oily and quite filling for me.

Trying to order something beyond my comfort zone, I got this xiao long pao. Big mistake! It looks like breast implants to me, not very appetizing.

So my saving grace was my most favorite dim sum, as previously mentioned earlier, my beloved bean curd roll. I ate it all, including that beautiful wansoy (though I did offer to share!).

There are lots of people who always order the same thing in restaurants. The trick is to eat out with people who order the same thing always so you can try a bit of their food. As we did here. To cap off this very filling meal, Marga and I shared this:

Styling by Marga (beauty!)

Guess how much the entire thing cost us? We used Amy's Senses card, and let's just saw it was Ninoy Aquino bill for each of us--really, really affordable for hotel food and superb service. On weekdays they have a special lunch buffet promo at Php888++ where you can order unlimited dim sum, a main course and dessert. How can you beat that? 


Was there just earlier this week for a meeting too. Can't seem to get enough of the palace...


Shang Palace
Makati corner Ayala Avenues
Makati City
+632.813.8888