Mandarin Tea Garden has fallen out of favor with me. The commercialization is now too much. Whereas, before, you could expect a decent meal by eating at one of their restaurants, now, you're already fortunate if the servings could placate your hunger for the next five minutes.
The problem is that their prices have jacketed up but their portions have shrinked. It is completely understandable if, say, the ingredients they put in their meals have become more costly (hence, a reduction in serving amount is justifiable) but a quick comparison with the competition (*ahem, Dimsum Diner*) claims that this isn't so. Definitely, Mandarin Tea Garden is not giving their clients their money's due, which is sad because that was, I believe, their formula for success then: giving the customer good Chinese food at reasonable prices.
I also am not a fan of Babista's anymore. The prices they tag on their viands are ridiculous. For instance, a regular-sized hotdog, something you can buy in the malls for P12, is being sold at P20. A piece of fried chicken, which can be sold elsewhere at P26 (with rice), is being sold at P30 (with no rice).
Jeesh.
The problem is that their prices have jacketed up but their portions have shrinked. It is completely understandable if, say, the ingredients they put in their meals have become more costly (hence, a reduction in serving amount is justifiable) but a quick comparison with the competition (*ahem, Dimsum Diner*) claims that this isn't so. Definitely, Mandarin Tea Garden is not giving their clients their money's due, which is sad because that was, I believe, their formula for success then: giving the customer good Chinese food at reasonable prices.
I also am not a fan of Babista's anymore. The prices they tag on their viands are ridiculous. For instance, a regular-sized hotdog, something you can buy in the malls for P12, is being sold at P20. A piece of fried chicken, which can be sold elsewhere at P26 (with rice), is being sold at P30 (with no rice).
Jeesh.
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