Wok society

#portico is the all-day dining restaurant at #MaldivesFilipinas. It's also where the hotel serves breakfast daily. This is a combined #Woksociety Chinese restaurant and a generous spread, offering a semi-buffet style with three separate areas for Chinese, Western, and cold dishes. Enjoy local breakfasts and Middle Eastern cuisine, as well as Chinese noodles, pasta, and dim sum. The Chinese restaurant even offers spicy oil sauce for Chinese palates, ensuring a comfortable island experience for Chinese diners. Besides breakfast, international cuisine is cooked to order at other times of the day. Dining overlooks the lagoon and the hotel's public pool, offering stunning views. #Patina #patinaMaldives

After bidding farewell to the white sand and azure sea of the day, as the sunset paints the Indian Ocean a golden dust, we headed to #Woksociety Chinese Restaurant 🏮 at #patinaMaldives for dinner. The restaurant is open from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM. In the open kitchen, the clinking of woks and spatulas creates authentic Chinese flavors. The lofty space of WokSociety 🥢 is dominated by warm wood, rattan, and soft lighting. Large floor-to-ceiling windows offer sweeping views of the ocean, pool, and beach. The open kitchen is the center of the stage, allowing diners to closely observe the chefs' fluid movements. Amidst the flickering flames, the aroma of food and the whirlwind of cooking permeate the dining experience, adding to the immersive and dramatic atmosphere. Every detail exudes an understated oriental charm. The chef team possesses a deep understanding of the essence of Asian cuisine and possesses a profound foundation in Cantonese cuisine. I had tried their cuisine on the island in 2023, so this time, I revisited their menu. To distinguish myself from my previous visit, I tried a variety of other dishes. Mouthwatering Chicken🐔 is a classic cold dish. The chicken is incredibly tender and smothered in a secret red oil sesame sauce, creating a distinctly spicy and fragrant flavor. The spiciness is mild yet powerful, and the Sichuan peppercorns are just the right amount of numbing, making it a truly appetizing dish. The finishing touch is a sprinkle of crispy peanuts and sesame seeds, along with a pinch of scallions, which enhance the flavor and aroma. The Dim Sum Platter🥟 is compact yet exquisitely crafted. It includes: lobster dumplings, chicken and shrimp siomai, vegetable dumplings, shrimp dumplings, chicken dumplings, and crab meat and shrimp dumplings. The dim sum is translucent, the fillings are bouncy and full of flavor. Each dish features a thin wrapper and a delicious filling, cooked to perfection, and served with a special sauce. It transports you back to a Cantonese teahouse, yet adds a touch of island refinement. Tianfu Sichuan Beef🐂 is the soul of Sichuan cuisine, arriving with the sizzling oil and a fragrant aroma. The carefully selected beef slices, evenly sliced and tender, are smothered in a piping hot, bright red broth with a fragrant numbness. Bean sprouts and greens are placed on the base, absorbing the broth's essence. The spiciness is carefully adjusted, retaining the boldness of Sichuan cuisine while catering to international diners. The numbness, spiciness, freshness, fragrance, and heat—all five flavors are perfectly balanced and satisfying! Kung Pao Tiger Prawns🦐 perfectly capture the essence of Kung Pao. Featuring large tiger prawns, their meat is firm and tender, offering unparalleled freshness. The classic sweet and sour, slightly spicy sauce coats the dish evenly, and cashews are used instead of peanuts, adding a charming tropical island touch to the traditional Kung Pao flavor. Steamed Red Snapper in Black Bean Sauce🐟 How can you miss Maldivian seafood? Featuring fresh, local red snapper, its flesh is snow-white and tender, with a natural sweetness of the ocean. The classic Chinese black bean sauce, with its rich, savory flavor, perfectly complements the fish's umami without overpowering it. Steamed to perfection, the fish is perfectly cooked through, perfectly tender. The okra layer absorbs the essence of both the fish and black bean sauce, also incredibly delicious. It's a perfect fusion of the natural flavors of the ingredients and classic Cantonese cooking techniques. The finale dessert, Miso Mousse with Pear Ice Cream, delivers a game-changing surprise! Miso mousse? It sounds incredible, but it's truly heavenly. The mousse's texture is as light as a cloud. The unique salty flavor of the miso and the richness of the fermented beans cleverly transform into a profound umami flavor, creating a delicious juxtaposition of salty and sweet with the sweet pear and ice cream. The fruity aroma of the pear, the coolness of the ice cream, the smoothness of the mousse, and the salty, savory flavor of the miso all intertwine and balance in the mouth, creating a unique experience that's both familiar and unfamiliar, and leaves a lasting impression. A bold and successful innovation! Dinner at WokSociety goes far beyond simply satisfying your hunger; it's an exquisite journey that engages all five senses. The chefs' deep understanding and innovative approach to traditional Asian flavors make every dish full of surprises. #Maldives #MaldivesParadiseHotel #MaldivesPhilippinesParadiseHotel