Manam Cafe - Omaha

Manam Cafe is a great place for catching up. The interiors are great, very classy homey. Service was also suprerb. The crew were very polite. They also gave my brother a birthday ensaymada complete with singing a birthday song. Serving time was understandably longer since it was lunch time when we went. We ordered the ff.: house blend iced tea (refillable) ube sago shake sinigang na salmon fried chicken bibingka classic puto bumbong inihaw na pusit pancit bihon Great ones: Ube sago House blend iced tea Bibingka classic Good ones: Fried Chicken (with the gravy) Pancit bihon Puto Bumbong So so ones: Sinigang na salmon (very salty) Inihaw na pusit

If I want chocolate sticky roll then we go here. I just love it but the last time we dined here, the bread was no longer warm and in a platito eh before they put it like in special plate (I really don’t know how it’s called pero parang doon din ata yon iniinit). Maybe that’s also the reason bakit hindi na mainit yong bread. Love the crispy lechon kawali and laksa-style soup. I don’t like their crispy palabok and salty sizzling sisig. Friendly staff!!

Best sisig ever!!!!! All their food are good. I love the fact that they have small, medium, large portion options. The ube champorado was so spot on with real halaya. Love Manam and will always come back.

Love the modern interiors. The food is superb though place can get a bit crowded. You must come in early because they don’t accept reservations.

Tried this on a weekend evening and the line can get pretty long. I don't think they take reservations so be sure to come in early. Food usually gets served 15 to 20 mins after placing your order. We went for the Patis Wings, Watermelon Sinigang, and House Crispy Sisig. I liked the wings... it does smell like fish sauce but the taste is superb and not fishy as you would expect. The Watermelon Sinigang was a downer for me since I expected it to have a tinge of watermelon taste but it didn't. It was quite sour from the tomatoes and only had a few chunks of meat in it. The sisig in this branch was very crispy and tasty. However, it's quite different from the same sisig served at Manam Cafe's Greenbelt branch where the sisig had smaller bits. I prefer the sisig in the Podium branch. Maybe management can look into consistency across branches. We ordered shrimp in crabfat sauce and waited 20 minutes. However the order never arrived and when we asked the waiter it turns out it wasn't punched in. : We ordered dessert which included Calamansi tart, puto bumbong and bibingka with duck egg. I was expecting a lot from the Calamansi tart, but was left disappointed. It was too sour, even when complemented with the whipped cream. Puto bumbong was meh as well. The bibingka was okay, but not outstanding. You are better off having dessert elsewhere. Serving is good for two. Overall, the dining experience was acceptable and I liked the cozy interior. Service wasn't perfect but the waiters at least were attentive. The food itself was 3.5 but could be higher. I would consider dining again to try their other dishes, but won't consider waiting in line during peak hours..