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| - This review is about the HAND TO MOUTH or "KAMAYAN" dinner served only on Sundays.
Work up a solid appetite before embarking on this experience, I assure you will need assistance to get out of your protein coma after this feast.
This dinner is undoubtedly a neat experience. The table is covered with banana leaves and the array of food is beautifully plated live on the leaves. As the name suggests, there are no plates or cutlery - you will be eating with your hands.
Two chefs came to our table and the presentation begun with the artistic spreading of the bagoong caramel, soy garlic puree and house made hot sauce over the leaves. The chefs proceeded to plate the remaining 10 items while simultaneously providing a short dialogue of what the food was and how it was prepared.
The remaining 10 items included the following (ranked in order of deliciousness):
1. FRIED CHICKEN ADOBO WINGS - marinated with a sweet and spicy dry sauce, crispy, and juicy as fried chicken should be. Colonel Sanders will have a run for his money if Lamesa ever penetrated the bucket of chicken market
2. FRIED BONELESS BANGUS - Each person gets an entire grilled and de-boned fish; fresh and well cooked
3. KARE KARE OXTAIL - Fall off the bone oxtail meat marinated in kare kare sauce (peanut butter and garlic sauce)
4. CRISPY PORK - Tender, juicy, perfectly cooked pork with crispy skin. This was an allergy substitute for the clams and mussels in coconut milk on the menu.
5. MANGO SALAD - fresh and perfectly ripe mangos seasoned with a touch of citrus dressing
6. SISIG LETTUCE WRAPS- One lettuce with rice noodle to wrap anything on the table with. I thought the actual lettuce leaf was too small to put much in, perhaps I was just too ambitions with how much I wanted to stuff into it.
7. TINOLA BROTH - A pallet cleanser, tasted like chicken broth
8. GRILLED CORN - 1/2 cob of sweet maize, helps balance the lack of vegetables on the table
9. UBE CORN BREAD - Purple bread, didn't get to try this as it was cooked with coconut milk (I'm allergic). My friend mentioned it was dry and not too noteworthy.
10. Rice - Heaping amount of steamed white rice to satisfy your carbohydrate needs. A bit sticky in nature and easy to eat with hands
Rating Summary:
Food: 9/10 - average for the items noted above
Atmosphere: 10/10 -great vibe, feels similar to a family owned restaurant but more popping
Service: 9/10 - water service in check, would have liked to be seated at our reserved time (was serviced about 20 minutes after our reservation time).
The Hand to Mouth dinner is highly recommended to all those who like to 'experience' his/her food. Fun and finger licking good (literally). $40/ Person. Make a reservation at least a week in advance. I recommend to try this at least once.
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