We were at Puregold Valenzuela Branch last week because we had to buy some Fan for the PC and we thought that CD-R King had already opened but it’s not. So as not to waste time, we decided to order Dimsum from the nearby David’s Tea House.
Bro3 was raving about their frozen dimsum but when we got there, we were informed that one could only buy them at the main branch at T. MAPUA-ONGPIN.
So we settled for their Dimsum Platter and Bola-bola Siopao.
Bola-Bola Siopao (80Php for two pieces)
Dimsum Platter (225 Php)
Siopao
My take: We ordered Bola-Bola as we prefer it over Asado but when I checked the receipt, it said ‘Vegetable Meat Pao.’
Were we shortchanged? I think so. I have nothing against Veggie Meat. In fact, I used to love eating at Bodhi though some people I know balk at the thought of eating there. It’s just that when we ordered Bola-Bola we thought that we were getting pure meat. Not even expecting100% because restaurants use extenders to cut cost but at least we should’ve gotten real meat inside the bun.
Ling Nam is way better.
El Boaman says: It’s ok but I would not buy this again.
Beef Balls
My take: The beef balls were very tasty. But my perception is now clouded by the fact that they used veggie meat in their siopao so I was wondering how much beef is it really in there.
El Boaman says: Nice little beef balls
Four Season Scallop Dumpling
My take: My least favorite in the platter. The presentation was nice though, resembling a lotus, but the taste was really bland.
El Boaman says: I really cant taste this. I don’t know what it’s supposed to taste like.
Hakaw
My take: This is not bad. I’m inclined to believe that it is 90% shrimp as they indicate on their menu. This is a lot better than the frozen hakaw that we buy at South Supermarket if we need a quickfix.
El Boaman says: Shrimp shrimp shrimp .. wonderful shrimp
Pork and Shrimp Wonton
My take: I was too full to eat my share of wonton. Seriously.
El Boaman says: Tastes the same as the Siomai
Pork and Shrimp Siomai
My take: Yum-my. I like it when my siomai has meat fat and not carrots as extender. I don’t need to dip this in soy sauce and kalamansi.
El Boaman says: Tastes the same as the Wonton
Fried Spring Rolls
My take: Majority of the household didn’t like it. I can tell that it had been fried using old oil. Aside from that, it was so-so for me. Nothing really exciting but I’ll eat anything that has bean sprout in it.
El Boaman says: Yuck! Doesn’t taste good! The batch we got was old and not worth the money.
The Verdict:
Moi: I’ll go back to try out their main dishes but now I know what to order and what NOT to when it comes to their dimsum.
El Boaman: Try to buy and eat somewhere else
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David’s Tea House (Puregold Valenzuela Branch)
419 Mc. Arthur Hi-way, Brgy. Dalandanan, McArthur Hinghway, Valenzuela City
Tel. No: (02) 376-9181
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