Foodie Review: Clawdaddy SM Mall of Asia

I got curious when I saw their promo on Metrodeal so I bought two vouchers worth 1k each for half the price. Reservation was a bit difficult because no one was answering their listed landline. A quick google search gave me their FB page where they wrote an alternative CP number because their landline was broken or something.

Reservation was fast and easy after I got the correct number. A little suggestion though, please change the number to call in your promo vouchers as well if it's not too much to ask. Thank you.

Now on to the place. The place is huge, I kinda liked the area they placed us because the music's not too loud, but our table was a little cramped for three people who ordered six different dishes. Given the size of their plates, I think my parents and I were kind of subconciously eating fast because we were worried where they would be placing the other dishes. But I guess the crew knew that the waiting time for each dish or two would be long so they weren't as worried as we were. I'll probably keep that in mind next time.

On the service, it was a bit slow compared to other restaurants in SM MOA i've been to. It was probably due to the large crowd eating in our area or they were understaffed. As i've mentioned earlier, the waiting time for one or two dishes that we ordered took around 10 to 15 minutes. They don't give suggestions as to what would be good to try on their menu. I would have loved to try what their bestsellers were.

We ordered 6 dishes: Clam Chowder Soup, Ashi Tuna Salad for sharing, Breaded Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce, Grilled Veggie Pizza, Kansas City Ribs and Blackened Salmon.

Clam Chowder Soup (P165)

Clam Chowder Soup (P165) - It was tasty and plus points that it was served hot (not lukewarm as other restaurants do when it's peak hours), just right for the chilly weather. I was so glad we all opted to have an order each, or i'd be more than likely eyeing my parents' soup bowls because the waitress said it was big enough for two. Negative points were it was served on a soup bowl instead of the bread bowl that the menu described it would be.

Ashi Tuna Salad for sharing (P385)

Ashi Tuna Salad for sharing (P385) - The serving said it was good for 3 to 4 persons, but in my opinion it was good enough for 5 to 6 people to share - if they didn't like greens. The sweet basil vignairette was a great complement to the sweet mango bits, cruotons, tomatoes and romaine lettuce. The tuna was a little bland and had a rubbery texture - might be a little overcooked. I only wish that they poured more vignairette on it, then it would have been perfect.

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce (P195)

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce (P195) - You could never go wrong with chesse, especially with something as tasty as mozarella - until you envelope it in too much bland breading that overpowers the cheesy filling. I was looking forward to this dish the most as I love cheese, but sadly this disappointed me.

Grilled Veggie Pizza (P295 or P285, can't remember, sorry!)

Grilled Veggie Pizza (P295 or P285, can't remember, sorry!) - It didn't taste like eating veggies on a thin crust pizza dough at all! Enough said, this was a definite win for me

Kansas City Ribs (P335)

Kansas City Ribs (P335) - Served with chili (that's what my Dad said) java rice and slightly sour coleslaw (according to my parents). The serving size was huge, I ended up picking some meat off my Dad's plate. The meat was tender, juicy, tasty and melts in the mouth. This made me look forward to ordering their Signature Baby Back Ribs on my next visit.

Blackened Salmon (P495)

Blackened Salmon (P495) - Served with a side dish of Caesar Salad and lemon/olive oil dip (from what it looks like, it's yellow and I could smell/taste the olive oil, not the lemon though, it wasn't sour at all). The first thing I noticed was that the plate was huge but the salmon took up little space. I should not have trusted the pic on the menu. It was worth the price though because the salmon was mildly salted and grilled to perfection. It wasn't rubbery at all, it was juicy and tender. The Caesar salad was a great side dish, just the right amount of sourness from the dressing and saltiness from the bacon to wash away the salmon's aftertaste. I only wish the salmon slice was bigger.


Overall, it was an okay experience. The price might not be within the regular average joe's daily food spending budget but it'll be money spent on good food when you feel like discovering a new food establishment to bond with your friends and family with.

Or a restaurant to go to for that monthly date. ;)

THEFACESHOP Addiction

I’m not a vain person. I could care less about make ups and beauty rituals. I just use Alyssa Ashley as body skin moisturizer and sometimes use St. Ives Apricot scrub or Celeteque water based moisturizer for my face. However, when I turned thirty last year, I realized how important a skin regimen is. Especially when I am seriously going to enroll in law school.

I used to tease my friend, Shayne (In My Own World, shanen10.blogspot.com), that she is a bad influence when she introduced THEFACESHOP products to me. I’m a sucker for good, quality products and I will not contest how good this shop’s wares are. The items are reasonably priced, way cheaper than Etude’s and it doesn’t hurt that the endorser was from my first fave Korean boyband, SS501.

It’s convenient as well since my old lotion, Alyssa Ashley is so hard to buy. I had to ask my Aunt who used to work in Dubai to send me a big bottle when my supply’s almost a third full. There are a lot of THEFACESHOP outlets in the metro so I can just go to one when I have the time.

I have three items that I tried and are loving at the moment. The first is Jeju Orange Pure Water Facial Mist. Priced at two hundred fifty pesos (P250.00) for a seventy milliliter (70 ml) bottle, this handy product does wonders to one’s face. It’s a moisturizer and provides an instant relief from the hot weather.

The second item is the EAU de L’AME Perfumed Body Milk. It costs seven hundred ninety five pesos (P795.00) per two hundred thirty milliliter (230 ml) bottle. It takes moisturizing seriously and smells really great. I think it has a cooling agent in the ingredients because no matter how hot my room was, whenever I apply the lotion to my skin it still feels cool. It also has a two counterparts, a body scrub and a body wash. I’d like to get my hands on these two items when I have extra money to spare.

The latest and newest item I bought was the Green Tea Body Perfume Mist. I was looking for the mist version of my lotion but unfortunately, it doesn’t have one so I just settled for a product whose scent closely resembles my lotion. This item costs four hundred twenty five pesos (P425.00) per one hundred five milliliter (105 ml) bottle. Not bad eh? And I’m telling you, it freaking works! We spent almost an hour inside Pepper Lunch and came out smelling like the menu. Sprayed some of the mist on my clothes and voila! My cousins all agreed it was a good purchase as they all used my perfume to mask the smell of sizzling steak that clung to their clothes.

Just in case you wanted to see how the products look like, here’s a picture.



And here’s how we looked like yesterday.



Ain’t it obvious from our smiles that we love to eat?

On that note, I wish everyone a great and stress free Sunday.

Talk to you later!

dinner

I have to make dinner for me and my niece, but the fridge only has eggs, a pack of hotdog and potatoes. I guess i'll be making breakfast instead of dinner lol!