Mazendo - Pasay

Im quite surprised this resto received such bad ratings. This place kinda reminiscent of shilin. Honestly, i find it their food cheap and good enough. We ordered their: beef noodle consume (360++) -beef broth with handpulled noodles, beef slices and some greens. Good serving size; tastewise theres nothing special, but its not that bad. Actually this ones a little expensive Boiled vegetarian dumpling (120pesos), pork dumpling with sesame sauce (160pesos) -this is the winner. The sauce was thick, creamy and satisfying. Dumpling cover was too thick though. Dry noodles with peanut sauce (120pesos) -this is definitely value for money. I love their peanut sauce -nutty thick and creamy. Total.bill was: little close to 800pesos

I can say one of the overrated restaurants in S Maison. Aside from being too tad expensive, the dishes were too generic and I couldn't say I had authentic Taiwanese dishes last night.  The service was ok; waiters easily forget what you want from them and had to be constantly reminded. Cleanliness was commendable though. Red Roast Beef Noodles (PhP340.00) - a big bowl of tomato-based soup that came with thick round noodles and a few beef cubes; it was served a bit cold; disappointing Dumpling in Sesame Sauce (PhP140.00) - my favorite dish; the satay-like sauce was very delicious, thick, and creamy; the dumplings were soft, big, and filled with generous amount of pork and veggies Matsuka Pork Bowl (P380.00) - super expensive for the serving with few thin slices of cured and aged pork; forgettable dish; pass on this one Red Roasted Beef Rice (PhP340.00) - another expensive rice bowl dish that didn't leave a mark; it was a regular beef stew with few beef cuts Milk Tea (PhP100.00) - I love this refreshing glass of treat; let them know to put less ice because more than half of the glass were all ice.  A bit of a scam there.  I cannot easily recommend this place nor will I ever go back.

I can say one of the overrated restaurants in S Maison. Aside from being too tad expensive, the dishes were too generic and I couldn't say I had authentic Taiwanese dishes last night.  The service was ok; waiters easily forget what you want from them and had to be constantly reminded. Cleanliness was commendable though. Red Roast Beef Noodles (PhP340.00) - a big bowl of tomato-based soup that came with thick round noodles and a few beef cubes; it was served a bit cold; disappointing Dumpling in Sesame Sauce (PhP140.00) - my favorite dish; the satay-like sauce was very delicious, thick, and creamy; the dumplings were soft, big, and filled with generous amount of pork and veggies Matsuka Pork Bowl (P380.00) - super expensive for the serving with few thin slices of cured and aged pork; forgettable dish; pass on this one Red Roasted Beef Rice (PhP340.00) - another expensive rice bowl dish that didn't leave a mark; it was a regular beef stew with few beef... read more