Budget Chinese Food at Lam Tin Tea House

My family has been going to Lam Tin Tea House along Banawe Street in Quezon City often lately. I guess that’s just the way we are –  when we find some new yummy place, we keep going and going until we get tired of the menu. Kinda like infatuation…

Lam Tin, a small no-fuss Chinese teahouse,  is almost always full each time we go there on Sundays. I heard from two different sources that the chef at Lam Tin was pirated from Causeway Seafood Restaurant. I’m not sure how true, but the food is a winner in my books.

You don’t go to a place like this for the ambience. You go for the food.

Because it has just about 12 tables or so, it can only accommodate a limited number of guests at a time. Families and groups arrive one after another, though. So my family makes sure we get there before the lunch crowd does – around 11, 11:30 AM. Even so, the parking is already quite full by then.

The menu offers the usual Chinese fare. Breakfast – congee, dimsum (no dimsum cart here), noodle soups – starts at 7 AM, though I have not tried the congee yet.

V, wherever we bring her, will always love shao long pao, and Lam Tin’s passes her standards with flying colors!

Some of the dishes that have become our favorites are:

1. Noodle Feast (Php220) – This dish is large enough for my whole family to share. It’s basically flat noodles with different meat toppings – spicy pork, white chicken, wanton dumplings, and sliced beef (which we’d request to be taken out since we’re non-beef eaters. They’d happily oblige and replace with more wanton dumplings).

2. Fish Fillets in Tausi Sauce (Php180) – Classic Chinese dish. I love the freshness of the fish, and the crispness of the green peppers.

3. Lumpiang Shanghai (Php180) –  Nate’s favorite at Lamtin. Because he’s allergic to seafood and chicken (among many other things), he’s limited to pork dishes. Nate can finish about 4, 5 pieces of lumpia. With lots of white rice!

4. Crispy Chicken (Php180) – I love that it’s juicy on the inside, crispy on the outside. (Does that sound like some tagline??) And with 10 medium-sized pieces per serving, it’s way cheaper than Jollibee or KFC.

We go to Lam Tin about two Sundays a month. Paying under one thousand pesos for our 6-member family (including ate Josie) is definitely within budget.

Lam Tin Tea House is located along Banawe Street on the corner of Cuenco Street in Quezon City. Telephone number is +632 4940901. Easement and side-street parking only.

Note: This is not a paid advertisement by or a compensated post for Lam Tin. It’s pure love.

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