Dining in the Next Normal: All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekends at New World Makati's Jasmine

 This weekend, make it all-you-can-eat dim sum at Jasmine...

More and more establishments are slowly re-opening from a prolonged quarantine as the year comes to a close, including hotels and their signature food outlets. With the latest health and safety protocols in place, you can now enjoy All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum at New World Makati's elegant Jasmine for Lunch and Dinner on Saturdays and Lunch on Sundays for only P 1,088 net per person. Dim sum this weekend? 

Jasmine is New World Makati's renowned signature Chinese dining destination offering a wide and lavish selection of authentic dim sum and specialty dishes. Loyal diners and customers can now once again enjoy their sumptuous cuisine in this new normal reconfigured with proper social distancing and other standard protocols. Tables are now set-up so guests are positioned one seat apart. Two sets of chopsticks are also set on your table, white as your serving pair and black for your use. Operating on a limited capacity on weekends, diners now have a window to indulge in their favorite dim sum at Jasmine. Even in the new normal, the impressive array of dim sum creations and best-selling dishes still shines at Jasmine matched by the impeccable service (for more on Jasmine at New World Makati, see my earlier post, Let's Do Dim Sum for Lunch. At Jasmine... from two years back). 

A lot may have changed due to the quarantine experience with new consumer habits emerging in its wake, but you can still expect the same fresh and rich flavors of authentic dim sum at Jasmine. And weekends become even more special with the All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum from one of Manila's finest Chinese restaurants.

Start your All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum dining experience at Jasmine with a refreshing Watermelon Shake (P 280) to open up your palate. You can also go old school traditional with a pot of hot tea like Oolong, Tie Guan Yin and Chrysanthemum (P 488 per pot) paired with your dim sum...

...followed by soothing sips of Jasmine's Soup of the Day. Your dim sum selection is prepared fresh from the kitchen, simply hand the menu sheet checked with your choices to your server and the kitchen will stack up the bamboo steamers and fire up the woks. Steamed, baked or fried, Jasmine's dim sum offerings trigger your appetite restrained for so long during the quarantine. After a few minutes, your orders are served... 

The Crispy Bean Curd with Spiced Salt is one of three appetizers offered with the All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum at Jasmine. Soft inside and crisp on the outside, the richly seasoned tofu brings vibrant notes and contrasting textures with each bite. Other appetizer options include Pickled Radish and Pickled Cucumber.

Dive right into Jasmine's Eat-All-You-Can Dim Sum menu with the crisp and crunchy Chicken Taro Spring Rolls with its savory filling to kick-off your dim sum feast. The chicken and taro blend delivers delicately balanced flavors enhanced by a dab of chili soy sauce.

The Fried Wonton Dumplings brings both textural contrasts and flavors to the table delivering a burst of savory richness with each crisp bite. The masterful execution and authenticity of each dim sum creation at Jasmine made it one of the metro's top dining destinations, and it still is in this new normal.

The delicately crisp and soft Seafood Taro Puffs are perfectly executed without being overdone with soft taro deep-fried to golden brown draped with an outer layer of taro with its light feathery texture. The flavors are as delicate as its texture, perfectly finished by the savory notes of the ground pork filling.

Your lavish feast of tasty bite-sized treats continue with the Barbecued Pork Puffs filled with sweet and smoky barbecued pork and wrapped in a soft and flaky pastry topped with sesame seeds. The buttery notes of the pastry are perfectly complemented by the barbecued pork for indulgent nibbles. Sweet, savory and smoky with mildly salty hints, the Barbecued Pork Puffs at Jasmine will have you going for another piece. And another. Jasmine also offers the Pan-Fried Radish Cake as part of their Fried/Baked Dim Sum selection. 

The bamboo steamers are then served for a procession of flavors starting with the Shao Mai, colorful steamed dumplings with pork and crab meat. Jasmine weaves its elegant spin on the popular dim sum staple with its juicy pork filling topped with succulent crab for rich flavors.

And the best part? You can have as much as you want. The All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend offerings at Jasmine lets you explore the wide range and diversity of flavors with their extensive dim sum selections for Lunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and Dinner on Saturdays from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, so no need to rush. Enjoy your dim sum at your own pace, and leave the rest to Jasmine for a perfect weekend.

No dim sum feast is complete without the steamed shrimp dumplings or Har Gao. The soft silky smooth dim sum with succulent shrimps simply pops in your mouth with a fresh and vibrant briny sweetness. 

Indulge in Jasmine's specialty Shanghainese pork dumplings, the Xiao Long Bao, filled with a soothing hot pork broth. The soft yet firm dough maintains its form containing the broth securely all the way to that dip in black vinegar with ginger to that one big bite. 

One bite and the savory notes of the pork broth drapes the palate with its deep and rich flavors tempered by the black vinegar adding a layer of sharpness for balanced notes. 

The colorful Vegetable Dumplings adds fresh and clean notes to your All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend experience at Jasmine. Each bite brings an audible fresh snap from the vegetables followed a subtle sweetness to the palate.

It's a refreshing change of pace to your weekend dim sum feast at Jasmine, with light and delicate flavors in a colorful bite-sized package. 

The Steamed Pork Spare Ribs with Black Beans adds a flavorful punch to your dim sum feast with the tender and butter-like texture of the savory pork ribs contrasted by the sharpness of black beans. 

Steamed in its own unctuous juiciness, the pork ribs just melt in your mouth releasing even more savory flavors followed by the sweetness of fresh red and green peppers. Other Steamed Dim Sum options include Chicken Feet with Black Beans and Steamed Pumpkin Dumplings.

As an added option, you can supplement your All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend feast with some of Jasmine's best-selling savory favorites from their Barbecue selection like Honey Roasted Pork. The slab of tender barbecued pork is sliced before serving revealing its juicy texture slathered in a sweet honey glaze. 

The savory richness of the tender pork are layered with a sweet and smoky finish, adding even more comforting notes to your All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend experience at Jasmine.

Craving for more savory dishes? The Eat-All-You-Can Dim Sum Weekend offer at Jasmine includes other popular main dishes as part of the inclusive package, like Sweet and Sour Pork... 

...Braised Bean Curd with Black Mushrooms...

...Wok-Fried "Kong Pao" Chicken with Cashew Nuts...

...and the Deep-Fried Sole Fillet with Salted Egg to complete a sumptuous weekend dining experience at Jasmine. You can also enjoy their vegetable dishes, Lettuce or Bok Choi, as part of the package. From a wide assortment of dim sum to Jasmine's savory main dishes, the All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend offers both variety and value for a memorable dining experience in this new normal. 

If you wish to supplement your feast at Jasmine with additional dishes, go ahead and add their famous Crispy Pork Belly (P 240) served with a hot mustard dip. Juicy pork belly capped by a delicately crisp layer of crackling, the rich flavors are balanced perfectly by the mustard. Other Supplement options include Soy Chicken (P 240), Pan-Fried Beef Tenderloin, Chinese Style (P 280) and Sliced Beef with Vegetables in Oyster Sauce (P 280). The Crispy Pork Belly also pairs well with another Jasmine best-seller...

...the Fried Rice "Yeung Chow" Style good for two. Other options that are part of the All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend offer include the Pork and Century Egg Congee and Braised E-Fu Noodles with Vegetables. The extensive menu of steamed, baked and fried dim sum along with appetizers, mains, soup, barbecue, rice, noodles and congee allows you to customize your weekend feast with the dishes you love and missed during the quarantine. And you can also supplement your All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend feast with Supplement options like Crispy Pork Belly, Soy Chicken, Pan Fried Beef Tenderloin Chinese Style and Sliced Beef with Vegetables in Oyster Sauce. 

The game plan for the All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend at Jasmine involves checking the boxes of your desired dish and handing it off to your server...

...which will then be served fresh from the steamers and kitchen to your table. Jasmine also offers a special menu specifically created for pick-up and take-out in response to the new normal. You can also opt to bring home one of Jasmine's special Pick-Up Bundles for 4, 6 or 10 and recreate the Jasmine experience for dining at home. 

Cap your Eat-All-You-Can Dim Sum Weekend feast at Jasmine with their Dessert of the Day and end a perfect weekend on a high note. As consumer habits continue to change and transform in the new normal, the dining out experience remains one of those simple indulgences that we often took for granted. But Jasmine at New World Makati is now open for the weekends, and you can once again enjoy all your favorite dim sum and more with their All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum Weekend offer with all the health and safety protocols in place for your peace of mind. You can also enjoy the Jasmine experience at home with their special Pick-Up Menu. Dim sum for the weekend? See you at Jasmine...

For table reservations, guests can call +632 8811 6888 ext. 3679, send a message on Viber at +63 917 888 4194 or email fbreservations.manila@newworldhotels.com.

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