It was my birthday and I planned to treat
my family on a dinner and then asked them on where they wanted to eat. Then
they have suggested a new food outlet in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City -- which
is the UP Town Center. They said there are almost twenty two restaurants to
choose from on that place that’s why I decided to try it out.
UP Town Center is another property of Ayala
Land Inc. and it is now the country’s first university town center which
consists of top retail stores, offices, restaurants, and services. You can find
the place along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City which is near UP Diliman,
Miriam College, and Ateneo de Manila campuses. That’s why there are also academic
support facilities in here to promote a close collaboration between the
students, workers, and residents in the area. There are remaining developments
to look forward to this place like supermarket, theater, game arcade, etc.
How to reach the place…
From Edsa-North MRT/Trinoma/SM North Edsa,
ride a jeepney that has a signage of ‘UP Diliman’. The fare would be Php 11.00.
Then tell the driver to drop you off at ‘the oblation’ inside UP Diliman. From
there, ride another jeepney with a ‘Katipunan’ signage. And the fare would be
Php 8.00. Along Katipunan Avenue, you
will now see the UP town center just on the opposite side. And from there, you
could just tell the driver to drop you off on a pedestrian overpass that is
nearest to UP town center. Then cross the overpass and walk just several meters
away towards UP Town Center.
Inside UP Town Center
From the many selections of restaurants
around UP town center, we have chosen to try Shrimp Bucket. We’ve been hearing
good reviews about this restaurant and I think it’s now becoming the people’s
craze. Those who have tried this already say that this restaurant has some
similarities on one of the restaurants somewhere in USA where it also offers
fresh seafood; people eat with their hands having their gloves and bibs only, and
the food are served in a clear plastic
bag.
Outside the restaurant
We arrived at around 8 in the evening and
we were on a waiting list. From the outside, the restaurant looked big but then
as you enter, the place is not that spacious. It can only serve around forty
people. That’s why we still waited for almost an hour before we got a table. I
suggest coming earlier if you want to avoid the crowd.
Inside the restaurant, some of the interiors
As
we ordered, I was delighted to see variety of seafood from their menu. They
offer mostly seafood, but you can also choose on some meats and veggies. And
for me, price is just reasonable. I first thought that the restaurant is such a
fine dining that serves over price dishes. But I was surprised that the price
is just same with other casual dining. Dishes are not over expensive; ambiance
is just cool and casual. We had fries, chicken, squid, mussels, and shrimp.
The Menu
First for our appetizer, we ordered Fresh
Cut Fries. Well, it tasted like any other ordinary fries. The price is Php
78.00. Then Buttered corn (not shown)
for our sides. Price is Php 50.00.
Fresh Cut Fries, Php 78.00
Next
order that was served was the Deep Fried Baby Squid for starters. Price is Php
215.00. The dish was cooked really good
as the squid is tender, coating is crispy, and the dip tastes good.
Deep Fried Baby Squid, Php 215.00
And additional for our starters is the
Chicken Wings with a choice of plain salted, buffalo, or belachan flavors. Price
is Php 225.00. We chose the buffalo, and it’s really tasty, it is so flavorful,
crunchy, and it is spicy!
Chicken Wings Buffalo, Php 225.00
Then the highlight of the meal was of
course, the shrimp! The shrimp is one of the dishes served from their bags by
the pound menu along with mussels, and crabs. And you can choose from one of
their special sauces per pound – The Mardi Gras, Salty Eggsperience, Coco-SOL
(South of Luzon), Frenchy Lemon Pepper, The Spaniard, and Coco-curry.
And one thing that surprised us was that the
dish doesn’t come in a bucket, it was served in a clear plastic bag. The shrimp
or mussels are shaken with their sauces in the bag before they serve it to you.
Shrimps with Mardi Gras, Php 560.00
They claimed that the Salty eggsperience is
their bestseller among other sauces, but we chose the mardi gras sauce for the
shrimps. And I can say that we made the right choice. It was the best; it gave
the shrimp full of flavor. It was sweet and savoury. The mardi gras sauce is
made with spicy chorizo that contains some meat. We really can’t get enough of
it, it was too scrumptious!
For
the mussels, we tried the Salty eggsperience flavor for the sauce. The sauce tasted like the salted egg, but it’s
not salty, it was creamy. And it was also extremely good.
Mussels with Salty Eggsperience, Php 350.00
This concept of the restaurant that allows
you of mixing the shrimp, mussels, and crab with your choice of sauce is great
and it is something different. It helps the food to be tastier, flavorful, and
more appetizing.
Aside from the seafood that we ordered, we
also tried their Crispy Belachan Pork. Price is Php 225.00 for the entrée. And
they also offer a rice bowl for Php 180.00.
Crispy Belachan Pork Entree, Php 225.00
Shrimp Bucket has excellent seafood and
sauces, great concept, place is small but it’s cozy, huge serving, good food,
and reasonable price.
On the whole, I really enjoyed the food here and I am excited
to come back here again and try out different mixes of sauce and seafood. This
is a must try for all shrimp or seafood lovers and experience different
flavorful sauces that they offer.
SHRIMP BUCKET
Ground Floor, UP Town Center, Katipunan Avenue Quezon City
02 6254603
Other Branch:
Ground Floor, Grand Hamptons Tower 1, 31st Corner 2nd Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
02 5502898
Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday
11AM - 10PM
Sundays
10AM - 10:30PM (last call)
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