We somehow ended up in Wee Nam Kee Serendra, of all the places there. I haven't been to this place in ages so I wasn't sure what to expect. I have a vague recollection of good food and lots of people, but that was years ago. One of the reasons I blog - so I can recall what transpired and how much I liked what I ate. The place was bright, cozy and rather casual. A nice place to have good food and great conversation without the need of being too formal.
Let me dispense with the "bad" this early. Getting service was quite a challenge, and it took us several attempts to get the attention of the (busy) waiters. It was a Saturday night, after all. The one who took our order came back saying the platter was not available, only to be corrected by another waiter a few seconds later. The guy sounded like he was new so I give him a pass for this. But that's about it. Everything else was great.
To make things simple (we were in the rush to start talking/exchanging news), we just ordered the items on the menu which had photos and that looked good. The first thing that caught our attention was the Family Platter (P888). It's a combination of steamed and roasted Hainanese Chicken, Roast Pork, Barbequed Pork, Century Eggs and Seaweeds. A good way to "sample" what the restaurant has to offer. Not really worth the P888 tag for me but I did like the chicken and pork dishes. I can do without the seaweeds and the eggs.
The Sambal Squid (P290) came as a pleasant surprise. I'm not usually a big fan of squid served in a sizzling plate, but this one had tender squid and a delicious sauce. Even the mushrooms and the veggies tasted good.
The dish of the night award goes to the Cantonese Beef Tenderloin Ribs (P375). Or at least that ended up as my favorite. Not a big surprise as I'm a huge meat lover. The meat was tender and cooked just right. The sauce was yummy enough to be an "ulam" in itself. Definitely something that I will order again next time together with other dishes that we didn't get a chance to taste (like the Cereal Prawns and the Salted Egg Chicken).
Overall, dinner was fun and memorable. My barkada and I were able to catch up and talk about all sorts of things - past (shared) experiences, recent events, plans for the future, and gossip (mas chismoso pa ang boys FYI). I realized that time has shaped us to be different and mature individuals, but some things never change. We missed a couple of people due to sched conflicts (seriously Teng), but there's always next time.
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