Gloria Maris

Kimberly Chua

2.0

Sorry but the only Gloria Maris joint that stands out for me is their main branch in Greenhills Shopping Center. For years I have never understood why this is the case. Their "smaller branches" churn out food that is from terrible to mediocre at best. Pricing is also varying from branch to branch.In this case, pricing is quite on the high side but we were surprised that the servings were quite generous (could be a result of their new location inside ATC). But this limits your ordering if you were say, only a group of 4. The only good dish we enjoyed that night was the steamed fish fillet. Probably lucky for us to receive fish that's fresh enough. The rest -- eggplant with minced pork and salt & pepper spareribs -- were mediocre at best.

Florensia Gustaman

3.0

Though they moved from their original restaurant behind St.Jerome church, they still maintain their food quality, service, and an improved ambiance. Try their dimsum, and also their two way duck, beef tenderloin Chinese style, salted egg fried rice, and taho.

Ruth Stephanie

5.0

Whenever I feel sickly and doesn't have a good appetite I usually just go out and eat noodles. So I went last aug. 5 2016 and their beef brisket noodle was good plus a prompt service and elegant ambiance

Kristine Tao

3.0

Long time residents of the South would surely recount a fond memory or two here at Gloria Maris. Before they relocated at the Commerce Mall of Alabang Town Center, they used to occupy their own two floor building along the restaurant row beside the Church. After our annual Visita Iglesia during Holy Week, we make sure to have this area on our last stop so we can dine in at Gloria Maris since they are open during the Maundy Thursdays. Now they operate within the bounds of mall hours. They have increased their prices significantly. A small serving of Polonchay vegetable in Garlic Sauce costs 400pesos! This can serve 3 to four people though.The new dining area is a vast hall with two private dining rooms for intimate parties. The tables are far between so you are ensured privacy even with the loudest of laughter. Since we were a big group with kids, we ordered the usual fare of...Birthday Noodles - the saucy type of pancit canton which the kids loved. The seniors find it too salty for their taste and was not so impressed with the lack of "sahog" which I did not find lacking. The serving though was big enough for the "small" size.Shanghai Fried Rice - my personal favorite among the fried rice choices. It is wrapped in scambled egg and the rice coated in a dark soy sauce. Filled with chucks of meat and tiny morsels of vegetables. This rice dish is enough to fill you up even if there is no viand. Very flavorful and the egg was a nice fluffy addition to the carbs.Salt and Pepper Squid - super soft and delicately coated in batter. Fried to a crunch. Don't forget to dip it in the vinegar sauce for that sour taste that compliments the salt and pepper coating. It has a little bit of spice thanks to the chopped peppers. The added fried garlic bits are also delicious.Shrimp Hakaw - small bite size chopped shrimps in a rice wrapper. Steamed and served with calamansi and soy sauce.Soy Chicken - half chicken steamed in soy sauce. The ginger sauce and hoisin sauce is the perfect dipping sauce for this type of chicken dish. Good thing they served a generous amount of the ginger sauce since we were very keen of it.Cuapao with Salted Egg Yolk - cuapao bread served with a salted egg yolk sauce. It was more like a dessert dish since the egg yolk was creamy and sweet.Service was quick, the male server was extra nice too. He was eager to refill the complimentary peanuts when my Dad asked for seconds of it. Tea comes with a 90pesos charge. Senior discounts honored.

Eskatara

4.0

The prices are veryyyy affordable and you won't regret dining here. They've got big servings that will leave you satisfied. But the staff were a bit slow and it bothered me because marami sila at konting lang naman yung tao.

KC KC

3.0

The Alabang branch is very different from the GH branch, in terms of quality. Firstly, we had a reservation on a Sunday lunch, but the restaurant failed to reserve a table for 4. So upon our arrival, we had to wait for a table to be available. With regards to the food, it was so-so. The Hakaw was poorly made as the skin had fallen apart when using chopsticks. The shrimp with sotanghon dish would have been good had the sauce gone to the shrimp instead of the noodles [shrimp(s) were flavourless and overcooked]. The Peking duck was great however they put too much sauce in the wrapper with the skin+meat. Overall, quality was sub-par.

Smity Werben Men Jensen

4.0

For years, my family's go to restaurant has always been Gloria Maris - whether it be for a casual dining experience or special occasions like birthdays. My most recent visit was around a month ago for my mother's birthday and I can say that the quality of the food has always remained and stayed consistent from when I can remember. The servings are quite large and affordable for the amount of food you get. The ambiance is also great but on weekends, it can get really packed  and noisy due to all the other families dining in the restaurant. To avoid long queues, it's best to make a reservation beforehand. When I last dined here, I had to wait around 45 minutes for a table, but I would say it was worth the wait. Also, if you're on a budget but still want to leave the restaurant satisfied, I'd suggest you try the variety of dimsum that the resto offers as they're all very delicious and affordable as well.

Umut Gül

3.0

A decent place for dim sum. Shrimp hargao and shark fin siomao were my favorite. Chicken feet in black bean sauce and pork spareribs in special sauce were also very good. Roasting plate was a disappointment, though. Pork bbq was too sweet, not authentic.

Ramonasweety13

4.0

Best lemon chicken so far. I really love the sauce because it doesn't taste like some medicine. Pair it with yang chow fried rice and some dimsum and you're set. It made me eat a lot of rice which makes it irresistible!

Fadloy

2.0

I write this review with great disappointment. Gloria Maris is synonymous to great Chinese food and yet after dinning here again after being absent for some time I find the place lacking. We went to celebrate father's day and made reservations. Upon being on time we were offered a table that was still dirty. How can that be when we had made reservations? We had pre-ordered the Peking duck. To our dismay the duck was carved away from us which we know should be carved in front of us. We informed them and they just simply shrugged it off. The duck skin was not crispy at all. Over all the experience was no longer the Gloria Maris of old.