Yesterday, I had the chance to eat dinner at the semi-new Sa Lido branch that opened in NS Amoranto (Retiro) Street, very near my place.
From what I know of this restaurant, it only has two other branches. the oldest is on Ongpin street in Binondo - right at the heart of Chinatown; another is in San Juan. Nothing fancy, just a simple place to eat share Chinese-style meals with friends and loved ones.
I wouldn't say the NS Amoranto branch is fancy, but it's far from being a hole-in-the-wall with its modern lights and new furniture. Whenever I pass by, this branch is always full of people. We were lucky last night and had a homey booth all to ourselves.
I was in the mood for something warm due to the strong cold wind blowing outside - for that, the Seafood Spinach soup sounded just about right. My friend recommended their asado as the restaurant is well-known for it. They also had fresh fruit juices at a reasonable price so we had watermelon and mango.
The food came quickly, hot and fresh - I was not keeping track but it felt like 15 minutes -although I spent some more time arranging the food to take pictures (not quite that hungry, I guess. Hehe!) The soup was rich without being salty. Aside from the pureed spinach which gives the soup its color, it also had white vermicelli-like noodles, shrimp and bits of some sort of seafood I could not quite place, but it was comfort food, all right. Their asado was quite tasty, dry, with a slight smoked flavor that is a bit different from the asado I expected from a Chinese restaurant. The asado was served in a wide plate with garnish and a side of sweet-and-sour sauce. We ate asado with hot white rice served in individual bowls.
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| Asado. The throat sighs! |
Pros: Bright yet cozy atmosphere owing to the booths
Very clean
Excellent service
Food served hot
Servings are good for sharing
Food is excellent
Price range: about 150-200 per person for a group of 4.
Cons: Price is a bit steep if you plan on dining alone
...lots of leftovers (not really a con as you can always take it home but you may be ordering more than you can eat)
Typical Chinese busy restaurant with lots of activities and people talking, sometimes the noise level is high
The restaurant offers a wide variety of other dishes, from dimsum and noodles, to seafood, to all-day Filipino-style breakfast! I saw lots more yummy stuff in the menu--I look forward to coming back, this time with a bigger group, to sample more.
(Seafood Spinach soup - 235 PhP; Asado 1/4 kilo - 180 PhP; Fresh mango juice - 60 PhP)
Their FB page is here. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Original-Salido-Restaurant/135764549795771
Address: Retiro corner Speaker Perez Street (beside Starbucks)
Open until 10 pm
Trivia: Their Ongpin branch is more popularly known as the LIDO Restaurant. The owners changed its name to Sa Lido but still for them it is "the Original" :-)
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