Champagne Room features the finest from the French

Inside Manila Hotel, there is a room filled with classy couches and table pieces, gold wrought-iron chandeliers and crystal trees. This room is made for those who want to enjoy a unique dining experience that even true blue French men and women would most definitely cherish.

A room which will delight you with its undeniable Old World elegance and charm, Manila Hotel’s Champagne Room is open for a wonderful meeting with French food and wine served to you in only the best of ways.

For someone who has a relentless goal of losing a few pounds, I still consider myself to have been quite lucky to be invited to a special dinner hosted by Manila Hotel at the Champagne Room to indulge in an eight-course menu of some of their finest French food and wine choices.

French cuisine is all about savoring good food and enjoying other people’s company in the process. There is no rush in dining because you’re in it to explore all the sensations that your taste buds could ever experience. There are a lot of good dishes to discover at the Champagne Room, but let me share with you those which delighted me the most.

Starting off my journey on that eight-course menu, it was such a pleasure to relish the first dish on the appetizers list: Poached Lobster Tail in Vanilla Custard with Oscietra Caviar, served with Vouvray, a sparkling white wine with hints of mango and pineapple flavors. It was smooth, clean, salty and refreshing, a meal reminiscent of a good morning by the beach.

We were also served with House-Smoked Duck with Salade Cesar served with Cotes de Castillion red wine with a dry but fruity flavor. I deeply enjoy salads, and this one was something familiar yet served to you in a unique way, which those who get easily bored with the look of salads would most likely delve into in an instant.

As per the main dish, I’d say I really fell in love with the Pan Roasted Giant Sea Perch with Tomato Confit and Brown Butter Hollandaise served with sparkling white wine with peach, pear and pineapple flavors all in one glorious glass. Again, this reminded me of a summer day out on the beach, simply enjoying a light yet tasty meal full of happiness.

Ending the 4-hour feat of finishing an 8-course meal, I favored the Chocolate Pots de Crème with Maple and Salted Foam as the best out of the three desserts served. This dish is basically good chocolate fudge served inside an egg shell with white salty foam on top to balance off the sweetness from the fudge. What a lovely sensation for the taste buds this meal was. I honestly could’ve had one or two more servings of it, if only I wasn’t too full to the brim!

Most definitely, I’ve come to realize the way the French appreciate the value of food as an art and as a part of their everyday life. Every meal is an exquisite artwork which is meticulously prepared and served with only the pleasure of eating it as a goal in mind. Champagne Room’s Executive Sous Chef Christine Zarandin is doing an excellent job, and she’s really an artist of food in her own right.  

With its timeless beauty and grace, The Manila Hotel’s Champagne Room remains to be one of the classic restaurants where old and new gourmands can indulge in their cravings for a truly French dining experience. For inquiries and reservations at the Champagne Room, please call (02) 527-9469. 


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