Wee Nam Kee

I find it hard to look for delicious chicken rice in Manila. If I can find a good one, it's very pricey too. Good thing Wee Nam Kee is now in Manila where they franchised it directly from Singapore. Wee Nam Kee Singapore is in Novena.

I was able to convince by IBM friends, Tom, Shai and Anj to try it out at Ayala Triangle. An almost south day for the north people.

I liked Wee Nam Kee's cozy interior. The bird cage lanters were a nice concept.

We eached ordered the chicken rice personal set at 160PHP which comes with chicken rice and soup. Tom and Shai got the roasted one and for me and Anj we had the steamed chicken. All I can say is, rice pa lang ulam na. The flavors in the chicken rice was so good with a balanced texture. Both roasted and steamed chicken were very juicy and tender. There is another choice too which is soyed chicken if you want to try.

Check out the unlimited condiments. Finally, they gave us freedom condiments here in Manila just like the chicken rice places in Singapore unlike what we usually have here where they place small amounts in small saucers and you have to keep asking the waiters for extra ginger. And it's the first time to see the pounded ginger to be not oily at all!

Since the cereal prawns were out of stock (boo!), the waiter suggested the sizzling barbecue prawns (350 PHP). The menu said 4 prawns but we had 5! I'm thinking if this is a way of compensating for a lot of items on the menu that were not yet available. We were patient though since they were on soft opening.

The prawns had a nice barbeque kick to it and very crispy. Tom ate all the prawn heads.

The place had a nice view of the ayala triangle gardens especially in the afternoon. You may want to check it out during the holiday season where they have the symphony of lights.

Overall Wee Nam Kee was excellent. Some of the staff just needs to be a little more attentive. They may improve in the coming weeks I'm sure. I'll definitely come back for the Chicken Rice.

Wee Nam Kee is loacated in the Ayala Triangle Gardens. Ayala Ave. Makati City.