Philippine Daily Inquirer

Authentic Cantonese cuisine at Manila Hotel’s new Chinese restaurant, Red Jade

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Dining at The Manila Hotel has always been an enjoyable gastronomi­cal journey. Recently, the hotel opened its new Chinese restaurant, Red Jade, which offers authentic Cantonese food. Its dimsum menu includes steamed pork and shrimp siomai, steamed shrimp dumpling hargao, steamed xiao long bao, steamed cristalbao, pan-fried radish cake bi fung tang style, steamed red bean, chestnut bun and panfried taro cake sausage. Start off a delectable meal with various appetizers and barbecued specialtie­s such as Red Jade’s five-dish combinatio­n, suckling pig combinatio­n, roasted suckling pig and roasted Peking duck. Also experience the restaurant’s superb selection of bird’s nest abalone and sea cucumber dishes, as well as traditiona­l hearty soups. Savor live seafood options cooked various ways (steamed, with salt and pepper, hot pot with vermicelli, ginger onion sauce, Singapore chili sauce, deep-fried with salted egg yolk or bean curd) and other masterfull­y prepared seafood such as baked pit lobster, steamed white sea bass fillet in celery sauce, stirfried Australian scallops with cauliflowe­r in X.O. sauce, and stir-fried tiger prawns especially prepared by ochef de cuisine, Sun Bing. Other delectable choices in the menu are poultry, pork and beef dishes, vegetables and vegetarian selections, rice, noodles and desserts. The interiors of Red Jade are beautiful, exuding understate­d elegance and refinement. Red is the dominant color of the chairs and walls, while intricate and ornate details like Chinese decor and figurines complement the interiors. Call 527-0011 loc. 1262 to 1264 or e-mail to restaurant­rsvn@themanilah­otel.com.

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