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| The King Bee mascot statue welcomes its guests.
Affordable Authentic Chinese Cuisine—This is the
maxim that King Bee Chinese Restaurant continues to live by, in every location.
It rings true for the spacious 400-seater in Commonweatlh Avenue, Barangay Holy
Spirit, University District in Quezon City. Guests will be glad to know they
have a spacious parking lot. Sleek Chinese-inspired red and yellow lamps were
used for brighter lighting.
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Comfortable
seating is possible with spanking red and yellow chairs, community tables and
flexible banquettes plus exclusive function rooms with free videoke usage. All
these create a warmer feel for the guests. King Bee Restaurant also had set
menu for big groups. And with their “lazy Susan” (read: revolving round table),
getting your share from a typical family Chinese Lauriat will never be a
problem. You can also opt to reserve tables in advance just to be sure you
won’t have to wait for one when you arrive, especially since the place gets pretty
packed on weekends.
The name King Bee stemmed from the owner’s grandmother’s name Ama King Bee. They opened their first branch more than a decade ago in Governor’s Drive, General Trias, Cavite. Soon they began expanding and they now have seven different branches: two branches in Cavite and Quezon City, Antipolo City, Laguna, and Las Pinas. “We’ve quite established a name for our loyal patrons especially those who are looking for authentic Chinese dishes, and I can say most of them can be considered as best-sellers,” says King Bee Marketing Operations Manager, Ms. Andrea Ng.
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| Operations Manager, Ms. Andrea Ng |
King
Bee offers a wide array of authentic Chinese dishes. It has been popular for
wedding reception, baptism, birthdays, business conference/meeting or just any
simple family gatherings. They cater and accept reservations for all occasions.
A
fellow foodie invited me to sample and get a taste of King Bee’s authentic
Chinese food. So off I went, as usual with my big appetite, ready to try
something new. As soon as I was ushered to my seat, I was given a refreshing
iced tea. Service was quite fast than I had expected. I quickly scanned a
printout of the menu with a stapled photocopy bond paper with set menus on
them. The printed letters looked really small that I didn’t had the interest to
finish skimming them. “Oh, I’ll just wait for the food to arrive,” I told
myself.
The
dinner started out with a Wintermelon (read: Filipinos known them better as
“Kundol”—in the traditional song “Bahay Kubo” it comes before “Patola” (Loofa))
Soup. Although I had eaten winter melon in the past, it had always been the
dried and sweetened kind. This time, the soup had winter melon broth with
shrimps, abalone and button mushrooms and green peas. It was the very first
time I had actually seen the vegetable winter melon! I was so fascinated by its
looks especially since it had been served with rings of shrimps around it.
However, I had been a bit disappointed with its taste. Perhaps I had been
expecting something else. I don’t know but I could not taste the winter melon
broth properly because the Abalone mushrooms and the shrimps might be the
culprit. They had been overpowering the taste of the winter melon and its
broth. In fairness though, it’s a pretty good soup to prepare you for a
sumptuous meal.
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| The Wintermelon Soup |
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| See the shrimp and mushrooms on my soup? |
I
loved King Bee’s take on Chicken Feet—very tender and juicy. It brings out its
sweet and spicy flavor as well as other spices with your every bite. The Birds
Eye Siomai was good. But I had really enjoyed Shrimp with Cashew Nuts on Taro
Basket. The shrimps complement the
crunch in the slices turnips and carrots with bell peppers. And edible the Taro
basket tastes like the popular Filipino snack called “Shing-a-ling”. This dish
had the natural crunchiness and sweetness of the vegetables.
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| King Bee's delicious Chicken Feet |
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| Shrimp and cashew nuts in taro basket
I
instantly fell for King Bee’s Fried Lapu-lapu with Mango in Thai Sauce. It
amazes me that it is still crispy despite of being poured generously with the
Thai sauce. The shredded mangoes surprisingly go well and complement the flavor
of maraschino cherries. I super loved it and I could see myself ordering this
same menu when I get back to any King Bee restaurant. I would definitely
recommend this dish. Unlike other fish dishes, it had none of its
seafood-aftertaste. All you’ll have are the sweet, salty and sour tangy flavors
of the dish. I never thought mangoes and cherries complement each other until I
tried this dish. I swear it was a taste of heaven upon spoonful.
King
Bee’s house specialty roast chicken was perfectly seasoned and marinated in
what seemed to me was soy sauce. It goes well with the sweet and sour chili
sauce it is served with. As for
the beef in oyster sauce and broccoli florets—the beef was tender enough and it
had medium-sized cuts that are just right (unlike in other Chinese food
establishments that only serves beef strips instead of cuts.)
Overall,
I am quite impressed with King Bee Chinese Restaurant. They are assuring their
guests with the freshest ingredients (they even have live fish at the
restaurant) and with the huge serving (they offer small, medium and large
sized), you are assured too of getting what you’ve paid for. And if you’re
really looking for authentic Chinese dishes that won’t blow your pockets, then
I would highly recommend you go for King Bee. There’s a wide range of choices
for you to try. In case you aren’t familiar with it, the waiters will be more
than happy to help and assist you.
  
Indulge
in deliciously filling dimsums, noodles, hotpot or roasted meats plus the
freshest seafood cooked in authentic Chinese style at King Bee without the fear
of blowing off your pockets!
King
Bee Chinese Restaurants are located in four Metro Manila Branches:
Commonwealth—Lot
24, Blk. 11, Commonwealth Ave. Brgy. Holy Spirit, Q.C. Tel. Nos: 376-9492,
990-4688
E.Rodriguez—UG-2
Seneca Plaza, 1152 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave. Brgy. Mariana (near Christ the King
Seminary), Quezon City
Tel
Nos: 738-2046/412-0855
Las
Pinas—Parklane Square, Daang-Hari Road, Las Pinas City
Tel.
Nos: 359-5221/664-0957
Antipolo—120
Kingsville Arcade, J & F Bldg. Marcos Highway, Antipolo City
Tel.
Nos: 681-9570/681-9608
Security
Blanket thanks King Bee Chinese RestaurantMr. Marco Polo Demo and Angelyn Demo.
Disclaimer:
I am not compensated for this post. Opinions expressed are 100% my own.
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1 comments:
Ang sarap naman nito. I always see King Bee along commonwealth but I never dropped by. Maybe it's time to!
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