Eastwood's Very Own Gloria Maris

Gloria Maris is probably best known for its Greenhills branch - the one that used to be somewhere in the old part of the mall but eventually moved to a new building near the Promenade area. It has always been a family favorite and we have celebrated one too many events in that Chinese resto. Since then, they've branched out and found their way to an area of Eastwood Mall that used to be deserted.

 

The Eastwood branch is not as grandiose as the Greenhills branch - no high ceilings and countless round tables. But it looks stylish in its own way and also has an aquarium/display area. They tried their best given the limited space that they had, I would say. But hey - if the plan is to give access to people from the Libis area, then the plan definitely worked. I've never seen this part of the mall as busy as it is today.

 

The food is generally good - one of the reasons why families keep coming back. We ordered the staple Steamed Fish Fillet with Soy Sauce (P350) and it was great paired with my very own chili/soy sauce concoction. Not as good as the fish fillet from Hap Chan (yum yum), but good enough. This coming from a guy who generally does not order fish dishes.

 

The Siomai is yet another staple when ordering food in most Chinese restaurants. This dimsum looks really simple but can taste explosive depending on it was prepared. The one we ordered tasted good and would have held on its own even without the other dishes. Siomai rice, anyone?

 

Finally, the waiter recommended the Fried Spareribs with Salt and Pepper (P400) with confidence. I was leaning towards the Kingdo Spareribs but he interjected and made his suggestion. Fine, Mr. Waiter. I'll take your word for it. It did taste good and was surprisingly a good fit with the other dishes we ordered. 

 

There are a lot of other dishes to try, and you can ask them to cook one of the live fishes from the aquarium. I'm sure this place will see me again soon as it seems to be on the "favorite list" of several people that I know.