Shang Palace is one of our favorite Chinese Restaurants in Manila ever since our 6750 days working for a prestigious multinational company. It reopened last August with the revival of the Makati Shangri La hotel. It continues to be elegant as you walk in but not intimidating and the Chinese blood red motif gives you a good luck vibes.
We tried the special Dragon New Year Lauriat and here is what to expect at Shang Palace:
ABOUT SHANG PALACE
Welcome to Shang Palace! We blend past and present flavors in Cantonese cuisine, creating a timeless dining experience. With a history spanning centuries, our chefs carefully prepare each meal, selecting the freshest ingredients to craft culinary masterpieces. Every dish is a harmonious mix of tradition and modernity, showcasing a symphony of expertly balanced flavors.
SHANG PALACE @ MAKATI SHANGRI-LA
The art of Cantonese Cuisine
📍Level 2, Ayala Avenue corner Makati Avenue, Makati City
📩 dining.makati@shangri-la.com
☎️ +632 8813 7084
⏰ Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
⏰ Dinner: 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m
∞ Shang Palace – Makati Shangri-La Hotel
∞ @shangpalace.makati
🌏 Shangri-La Makati / Shang Palace
Upon entering the restaurant, you’ll feel a comforting embrace of warmth and togetherness, akin to being at home. Shang Palace is a place where generations gather to enjoy heartwarming cuisine, fostering lasting bonds. No meal is truly finished without savoring a pot of tea, carefully selected from Shangri-La’s tea plantation in Sri Lanka, providing the finest blends to enhance your gastronomic experience.
SHANG PALACE MENU: Dimsum | Appetizer, Traditional Barbecue | Soup, Abalone Dried Seafood and Bird’s Nest | Seafood, Meat & Poultry | Garden Green, Noodles & Rice | Dessert
The menu showcases a carefully curated selection of dim sum and introduces new dishes crafted by Chan Po Sang, the Executive Chinese Chef specializing in Cantonese cuisine.
SHANG PALACE DRAGON NEW YEAR MENU
MAKATI SHANGRI-LA, MANILA
煙三文魚生撈起
Lo hei yu sheng
黄燜湯竹笙海鮮羹
Participating in the Chinese New Year ritual of mixing and tossing yusheng, 鱼生—a blend of thinly sliced raw fish and shredded vegetables—for good fortune has become an anticipated tradition. The higher you toss it, the better, and the messier, the more luck it is believed to bring. This enjoyable family bonding tradition should undoubtedly be a delightful taste experience.
Braised chicken soup with seafood and bamboo fungus
發財好市扣元蹄
This hot soup has a clean taste of chicken broth with selected seafood bits and bamboo fungus.
Dragon fruit cocktail for a Dragon New Year? I enjoyed it, but Rache did not.
Braised pork hock with dried oysters
港式蒸大海斑
Incredibly tender Pata Tim with a velvety, rich brown sauce and dried oysters, imparting a distinct umami flavor. It was nearly devoured and pairs exceptionally well with Machang/ rice.
Steamed fresh garoupa Hong Kong style
上湯焗大明蝦
The Garoupa tastes fresh and clean; enjoy it with a touch of the sauce.
Mei kwei soy sauce chicken
生炒腊味糯米飯
Sarap rin ng soy chicken. The chicken is sizable, featuring a generous portion of meat and a light soy sauce.
Baked king prawn in superior broth
玫瑰露豉油雞
Generous serving of prawns with broccoli in a flavorful, soupy broth.
Fried glutinous rice with preserved meat
陳皮紅豆沙湯圓
The best and most raved about dish by my wife who loves Machang.
Glutinous rice dumplings with red bean cream and dried tangerine peel
脆皮年椰汁糕
Love this dessert because it is something different, resembling our bilo-bilo but with a red bean sauce and mochi-like balls.
Coconut rice cake
The celebration concludes with a tasting service of tikoy for good luck!
FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall, I thoroughly enjoy a good Lauriat, especially this one celebrating the auspicious Year of the Wood Dragon which hits all the lucky notes during the dining experience. My personal favorite was the braised pork hock with dried oysters, while Rache loved the fried glutinous rice with preserved meat. It’s fantastic to commence the meal with the tossing of Lo Hei Yu Sheng for good luck and conclude it with tikoy and glutinous rice dumplings with red bean cream. Make sure to reserve the private rooms for a more intimate Chinese New Year celebration!
The hotel ushers in the Lunar New Year with a captivating traditional lion and dragon dance performance for guests on Chinese New Year’s Eve, February 9, at 10:30 p.m., and on Chinese New Year Day, February 10, at 12:30 p.m. Both performances will commence at the Hotel Lobby.
Guests are invited to gather their family and friends at Shang Palace to partake in celebrating traditions with a delightful oriental feast. Special Lunar New Year set menus, carefully curated by Chef Chan Po Sang, the Executive Chinese Chef, will be available from January 29 to February 18, 2024. Rates start at Php 36,800++ for the Harmony set menu, Php 46,800++ for the Prosperity set menu, and Php 49,800++ for the Good Fortune set menu. Diners can indulge in classic signatures such as Braised e-fu noodles with wild mushrooms and black truffles, Braised pork tendon with dried oysters and mushrooms, and Yee Sang to usher in favorable blessings for the year ahead. All set menus are designed for a table of ten (10) persons.
SHANG PALACE @ MAKATI SHANGRI-LA
The art of Cantonese Cuisine
📍Level 2, Ayala Avenue corner Makati Avenue, Makati City
📩 dining.makati@shangri-la.com
☎️ +632 8813 7084
⏰ Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
⏰ Dinner: 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m
∞ Shang Palace – Makati Shangri-La Hotel
∞ @shangpalace.makati
🌏 Shangri-La Makati / Shang Palace
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Disclosure: Thank you to Shang Palace for inviting us to the media lunch of the special dragon lauriat! I wrote this article with my biases, opinions, and insights.
P.S. Nian Gao, also known as Tikoy, is a delectable sweet treat crafted from a blend of glutinous rice, flour, potato starch, coconut milk, and sugar. In Mandarin, it is roughly translated to mean “higher year.” This sticky and sweet confection holds symbolic significance for family unity, making it a popular gift exchanged among family, friends, and business partners during the festive season.
Makati Shangri-La, Manila offers Nian Gao creations, featuring the prosperity fish and the traditional gold bar. Nian Gao rates start at Php2,088 nett per single box. Additionally, the Radish Cake, priced at Php2,888 nett per single box, is a must-try. These auspicious treats are available at the hotel’s main lobby from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until February 12, 2024.