The Legend Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant

My brother suggested The Legend for our sunday lunch, to my mom's delight since it's Chinese food, her favorite. =)

The first dish to come out is Crab Meat Pumpkin Soup, it's not thick as the usual pumpkin soup but nice.  And I like the the crab meat are actually visible unlike other soups.  But my dad didn't like it much because of the initial dried shrimp taste that will eventually disappear as you eat.

Next is the Seafood Noodles in Superior Sauce.  The ingredients are scallop, squid/cattlefish, and halaan, it's not great but it's not bad too.  Then the compulsary vegetable dish for my dad, we ordered Polonchay in garlic.

Then came the Angus Beef Tenderloin in Pepper Sauce that came served in sizzling plate.  The beef is well cooked and the sauce is tasty. =) One of the dishes that we always order is fish fillet, this time we chose one in Singapore style sauce.  It's fish fillet fried then cooked in sweet chili sauce, it's very good as well.

And finally, this one is a "pahabol" because my mom likes taro a lot, we ordered Fried Taro Basket with Shimp and Pork.  I really liked the taro, very well fried and tastes good with the toppings.  But for the price, I expected a little bit more shrimps.

Over all, the food are good because it has the authentic Chinese food taste, not the usual vetsin taste we get from most restaurants lately.  The service is very good as well, servers are nice and attentive.  And plus points for the yummy peanuts glazed with sesame seeds, my brother can't get enough of it. =P

Zao Vietnamese Bistro

We decided to look around the new wing of Promenade Greenhills for a place to eat.  Then we saw this Vietnamese restaurant and thought of trying it out.  It's our first time to eat in Zao Vietnamese Bistro but I'm sorry to say we're disappointed with the food.  Everything we ordered are a bit too salty for our taste.

First we ordered is Zao Satay Platter, it has 6 sticks of grilled specialties, chicken, pork, and shrimp, 2 of each kind. This is not so bad but the serving is too small, and the seasoning for the chicken is a bit salty.  Next is Zao Pho, it has beef slices, meat balls, and rice noodles in soup.  Again it's not so bad but then, the soup is also salty.

For the main we ordered Saigon Fried Rice, Curried Chicken, and Shaking Beef.  The rice they used for the fried rice is too dry so it tasted undercooked.  The curried chiken is ok but has too much sauce.  The shaking beef is cooked medium rare so it's a bit chewy.  

They have very small servings for the price so I didn't find it's worth the money at all.  Over all, I don't think we'll be going back again to try their other dishes.