Late September, my daughter and I got to try a chicken restaurant that seemed new (We learned later that it was not, they opened in 2010). We were then at Robinson's Place-Manila, buying time before our worship service at church. The Chicken Rice Shop looked unfamiliar, arousing our curiosity. We took a quick look at the menu and I saw the magic words that did it for me: Hainanese chicken. Perfect! Just what I'd been craving for the past few days. We were seated in no time and ordered:
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| Hainanese chicken plate, P109. |
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| Roast chicken plate, P99. |
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| Hainanese rice, ginger sauce and chili. Behind is what they call 'kecap' sauce, which is sooo delish! |
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| Kuching 3-layer tea. My daughter loved this. |
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| Brewed coffee, P45. Surprisingly good and serving is big, too! |
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| I love this chicken utensil server. |
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| Hainanese and roasted chickens on display. |
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| View of the inside from where we were seated. |
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| The Chicken Rice Shop at Robinson's Place-Manila |
So, did I like my Hainanese chicken? Well, yes I did though not as much as I liked it at Hainanese Delights. Came close, however. But what I loved with the chicken was the dark-colored sauce, which, the server told me when I asked, was called "kecap". It's sweet, a little salty and very thick. It was soo good I wanted to lick the mini-bowl clean. Haha! My daughter liked her roast chicken but she absolutely loved her drink - Kuching 3-Layered Tea. It consisted of brewed tea on top, milk at the center and palm syrup at the bottom. Mix it all up and you have a refreshing, great-tasting milk tea.
I loved my coffee as well - full-bodied but not too strong. The serving was huge - in a mug - more than what other restaurants give. I asked the manager if they could transfer half of the coffee into another cup so I could share it with my daughter and he gladly obliged.
Would I come back here? Yes, for the coffee and milk tea. :-) I'm intrigued about their baked fried chicken, too! Hmmm..must be good! I just saw it at their Facebook page as I write this. Haha!
By the way, The Chicken Rice Shop, I learned from the server, is originally from Malaysia. It opened there in 2000, according to Google. :-)
The Chicken Rice Shop also has a branch at UST and at CCP Complex.
