Another New Year tradition we always do is celebrating it with my Dichi's ( second sister ) husband's family. This started 3 years ago when the parents of my brother-in-law would graciously host a New Year's Day dinner for us. For the past 2 years the venue would always be at Annapolis Seafood Palace but since it started to degrade ( I heard though I'm not sure?! ) this year it was changed to Hai Kang Seafood Restaurant. I have never dined here before but I read a lot of good reviews about this place. Let's see if they are all true.
The food we had was the traditional Chinese Lauriat meal. According to Wikianswers: Chinese Lauriat was derived from Fookien (Minnan) dialect, Lao-Diat or
"Re-Nao" in Mandarin, which means special occasion or banquet among
Chinese-Filipino community. The banquet consists of around 10 big dishes
with different kinds of exotic food, from appetizer to shark's fin
soup, to noodles and desserts. It usually lasts 2 to 3 hours. - A good info to those interacting with traditional Chinese families. :D
We started our meal with a glass of fresh lemonade. Though it is common to drink hot tea, I don't like it. I prefer ice cold Coke or cold water with my meals. The lemon used were all fresh and the juice was so concentrated I had to put plenty of ice to dilute it a bit.
SEAFOOD NOODLES
ASSORTED COLD CUTS
EGG WHITE WITH SEAFOOD
BRAISED SHARK'S FIN WITH CRAB MEAT SOUP
PRAWN CURRY
BRAISED MINI ABALONE WITH JAPANESE MUSHROOM
FRIED PIGEON
STEAMED CRAB
STEAMED LAPU-LAPU
STEAMED RED BEAN BUN
PEANUT MOCHI
MANGO SAGO
The food was excellent. I like that they put interesting twist to old
traditional Chinese dishes. My only concern was they over booked the
place to the point that nobody can walk between seats anymore without
bumping the chair of a seated customer. The tables and floors were a bit dirty
as well. I suggest since it's new year, they might want to invest on new
tablecloths, dishes, and eating utensils.
Hai Kang Seafood Restaurant
277 Wilson St. Greenhills, San Juan
Tel. 570 6325
Happy New year:) I am happy to discovered with your wonderful blogs. I really appreciate it. Keep on sharing:)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too Viviene Tan! AWW... Shucks... Thanks! <3
DeleteThe food does look good! Price friendly ba siya? Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteHi Erin! Uhmm... I guess the price is the same as when you dine at Tao Yuan or Shang Palace? It's alright. Its better to have lots of companion when having a Chinese lauriat meal kasi malalaki ung serving sizes and so that you can order more varieties. :D
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