Hainanese Delights @ Robinsons Metro East

Hainanese Delights @ Robinsons Metro East

This Thursday, Geraldine and I had dinner in Hainanese delights in Robinsons Metro East. We just went in to try something different at an affordable price. Aside from that, they offer Unlimited Hainan Rice so we thought that it would be sulit. We ordered their best selling Hainanese Delights and their Shrimp and Pork Dumplings. We decided to have half of the dumplings fried and the other half steamed so we get to taste both.

Hainanese Soup

Chili, Soy Sauce, Ginger

Hainanese Soup

Once we sat down we were served with house soup. I think it is some kind of stock. I am not sure if it is chicken stock but it surely made the soup flavorful. We also noticed three containers which contained different kinds of sauce: chili, soy sauce, and ginger.

Hainanese Delights' Chicken

The Hainanese Delight (white chicken) was okay. What made it tasty was its sauce. I do not know what it is made of but it has this sweet salty taste. The rice that this restaurant is so proud of was disappointing. Their rice is supposed to be “bursting with flavors”. I, however, did not taste the flavors they were so proud of. There was a little bit of ginger in there. I could taste it. I do not know about the other flavors but it surely was not bursting with it. It just goes to show that affordability compromises the quality.

Shrimp and Pork Dumplings (Steamed and Fried)

The other dish we had was the Bite of Both which consists of shrimp and pork dumplings. There were six small dumplings on the plate. They did not look like for “unlimited rice” purposes. We liked the fried dumplings. I am not a fan of steamed dumplings so I asked Geraldine what she thought about them. She told me that she would rather go to Siomai House, cheaper and tastes better. It is not that the dumplings tasted awful but they did not taste good either. The soy sauce that went along with the dumplings had a sweet taste in it.

What is hainan rice?

Hainanese Delights does not live up to its promise of offering flavorful Hainan rice. For us we would rather go to other fastfood chains and get better tasting chicken and dumplings for the same price. However, if you want to taste something different at an affordable price maybe you can give this place a go. 

Hainanese Delights
U/G Floor
Robinsons Metro East

09434682333

http://www.hainanesedelights.ph/
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