As everyone else in the world seems to be joining the blogging bandwagon, we thought ... hmmm ... so why shoudn't we? Just because we're not "techie" people and we have the attention span of a hyperactive squirrel who just discovered a cave-ful of walnuts ... plus I have to admit it was a struggle to even get going with this page since we're a bit resistant to electronic change.

But on the positive side, our collective experiences in life could actually be entertaining, helpful and perhaps enlightening (?) to others. Although enlightenment might be too much to aim for - hahaha. So we hope you enjoy reading our blogs on various spontaneous topics as much as we enjoy putting them together. Watch out, world! :D

Thursday, November 11, 2010

BANANA LEAF - The Podium

Banana Leaf had always been one of the many restaurants that we frequent.  They serve a variety of Asian dishes and instead of a plate, you eat on a banana leaf hence the name of the restaurant - Get it?

 
The Banana Leaf beneath the rice serves as the actual plate

For appetisers, we ordered our all-time favorite Roti Canai (with curry sauce) and Vietnamese Prawn Balls with Cheese.  The Roti Canai was as usual, delicious.  We're a bit torn on the Prawn Balls though.  The prawn doesn't seem to complement the cheese.  However, if you dip it into the sweet and sour sauce, it's not too bad.  We were also given complimentary Shrimp Crackers while waiting for our orders to arrive, which we appreciated.

For the main course, we ordered Charcoal Whole Squid Thai Style and Fried Rice with Salted Fish and Chicken.  The squid was a bit on the tough side.  The fried rice?  It was okay-ish.  Bit too oily but the mose distracting part was that the salted fish were small chunks and they were tough also.  They should have blended the salted fish into the fried rice more seamlessly.  Our drinks?  Iced Tea Tarik (Malaysian Pulled Tea) which is popular in Singapore.  The verdict?  Possibly the best-tasting Tea Tarik in Manila!  Just the right amount of sweetness. 


The service staff were quite attentive.  Overall, it was a good dining experience.  
Posted by at