Ground Floor, Y2 Residence Hotel, 4687 Santiago Corner B. Valdez Street, Poblacion, Makati City
+(63)917-8390714 | (02)856-3790
PIGPANDA goes to PINK PANDA! The place was a bit of challenge to find but a tip is that it's a street away from a-venue and it's in the ground floor of the the Y2 hotel.
+(63)917-8390714 | (02)856-3790
PIGPANDA goes to PINK PANDA! The place was a bit of challenge to find but a tip is that it's a street away from a-venue and it's in the ground floor of the the Y2 hotel.
There were only about 2 - 3 tables occupied around 6 pm on a weekday. The PIGPANDA had their bestseller Prawn and Pork Laksa (P410). The laksa in the hawkers in Singapore had a clearer and more watery soup, Pink Panda's laksa had a very creamy soup. The spiciness of the laksa was perfect and it went well with the rice noodles, the pork and the shrimp. The order came with butchi discs, probably to balance the taste and not make the dish 'nakakaumay'.
Finally, our main purpose, the PANDA. Being our PIGPANDA selves, we wanted to try the dish with the panda's face. This is the only place we know aside from Chowking that sells panda buns. "Kuya, ano po dito ung may mukha ng panda? PANDA BUNS po." We ordered the Panda buns(P210) and were beyond ecstatic. When the buns arrived, we were like this: -.- It was not as cute as we expected. The pandas looked depressed and it's as if their eyeliner was running. Chowking's buns were way cuter. Inside was like a bola bola siopao and taste-wise it was also so-so.
PIGPANDA rating: 3/5. Good variety Asian food. Laksa was good but we were disappointed with the buns. It could be a 4/5 without the panda buns.