Summer Palace's Soft-Shelled Crabs & Lemon Chicken!

Summer Palace @ EDSA Shangri-la Hotel 

It was my BFF's birthday and celebrated it at her ultra-favorite restaurant. And since it was her special day, she ordered the kind AND the amount of food fit for a non-dieting person.  It wasn't dinner. It was a feast for two long-time friends whose friendship has been cemented by eating.  And more eating. And still more... 

I couldn't blame her for feasting every time we come here. Summer Palace serves really good Chinese food. Remember how I raved for their Sweet and Sour Pork? I daresay that it is the best. And how about the food we had that day? The Fried Soft-Shelled Crab and the Birthday Noodles were super (though the service was really bad that night... their servers were bumbling  amateurs but we didn't let that ruin the celebration)! Thanks for the wonderful dinner, BBF!


Fried Soft-Shelled Crab with Eggplant & Floss (P670)
Deep fried Boneless Chicken in Lemon Sauce (P470)
Birthday Noodles (P460)
Chilled Mango Pudding (P155)

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Soft-Shelled Crabs with Eggplant and Floss (P670)

Deep fried Boneless Chicken in Lemon Sauce (P470)

Birthday Noodles (P460)

Chilled Mango Pudding (P155)

We asked the waiters to take this back to the kitchen.

We didn't pay for this. 

It was one the waiters numerous boo-boos!

SUMMER PALACE Serves Probably the Best Sweet & Sour Pork!

Summer Palace @ EDSA Shangri-la Hotel

I never plan to eat at Chinese restaurants. I feel that there are just so many Chinese restaurants that I feel I can go to one anytime I want. 

Diba, when a group couldn't decide where to eat, normally, that group almost always end up eating Chinese... "Sa Chinese na lang." 

It happened to us recently. I originally planned to treat my friend to a fried chicken (of course, it had be fried chicken!) place in Ortigas. We went there for dinner and surprise, surprise... the place was closed (for their summer outing)! 

After suggesting a million other restaurants, my driver/friend decided to drive to EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. That's where her favorite restaurant is (one of a thousand). Her favorite Chinese restaurant.

See?  

I always order Sweet & Sour. 
I would like to think that I
have tasted all kinds of Sweet & Sour from
the good to the bad to the very bad to the very, very bad.

I think that this one is probably the BEST!

The color is not the usual dark-pink-banana-catsup variety. 

The meat is tender and a bit crunchy on the first bite. 

And they have raisins! Why not? 
It adds a sweet and sour
flavor. 

Everything about this Sweet & Sour is perfect.

I'm not exaggerating...

 Go for the large. 

Birthday Noodles

Yang Chow Fried Rice

Birthday Noodles again

Yang Chow Fried Rice again

 

Black Bean Pancake with 

Creamy

Sesame Seed Ice Cream!

Summer Palace

Mezzanine, EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, 1 Garden Way, Ortigas Center

Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila