Sabreen's Sea Food Market Restaurant: Revamped 27-Year Old Palutuan in Malate

Since we are Manila residents, we have been passing by the Sea Food Market Restaurant for decades now.  Recently, we noticed that it looks different.  The name has been changed to Sabreen's Sea Food Market Restaurant.
 
Aside from the store sign, you won't notice the enormous change until you step in.

It has become an upscale place. 

Every table has this beautiful set-up.

The kitchen is still the same.  It is as big as ever.  Their head chef is Chinese.  And, they have 10 chefs in total.


I'm told that the new owner is a Jordanian with a Filipino wife.  And, they are very meticulous with cleanliness.  So as you can see everything was squeaky clean from the aquariumsuntil the kitchen.


All the ingredients that will have to be used in cooking has to be bought.  Everything is organized and properly labelled.   Selecting is easy and you can have them bagged and placed on your trolley so you can have them cooked.

They are very methodological when it comes to keeping their goods fresh.  Thelive ones like the lobsters and lapu-lapu are swimming in the aquarium.  Shellfishes are also soaked in water.   While other fishes are iced.  I was surprised to see that they also have kimchi.  But, I think it was reasonable because I saw Korean diners during my visit.





To complement the seafood, they have a whole range of vegetables.  For dessert, they alsofresh fruits.

Food

Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu

Everyone loved the Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu.

Tausi Clams

My favorite among our orders is the Tausi Clams.

Tempura Prawns

Of course, a popular choice is the Tempura Prawns.  As you can see, they did it right.

Calamares

The Calamares with vinegar is so addicting.  The key is the superb tenderness.

Singaporean Black Pepper Crab

The Singaporean Black Pepper Crab is so good!  Expensive but how can you resist right? 
 

Butter with Garlic Crab

The Butter with Garlic Crab a well-appreciated classic.

Fresh Mangoes

Drinks

Fresh Mango Shake

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
By far Sabreen's Seafood Market is the cleanest and most upscale palutuan I've been to.  I noticed that most of their diners are foreigners who are return customers because they are familiar with the staffs already.  With the ambiance and the good food quality, I can see why they keep coming back.  As with most palutuan, it's best to come in groups to keep the costs down.  Also, they don't have a menu so the bill needs a bit of a guesswork.  Prices for the ingredients are indicated but the charge per request varies.

Tip: For the whole month of February 2016, they offer a 10% off discount and wines are on sale for 1,000 php for two bottles.