This variety of set menus will take care of your celebrations, large or small.

All you can eat dim sum? Sign me up! Chinese food has a certain comfort level to me and is associated with many fond memories. To celebrate Chinese New Year, a round of unlimited dumplings at Jasmine, sounds, well, perfect! On top of that, there are a la carte options which you can order for takeaway to indulge in from the comfort of your own home.

Jasmine’s Chinese New Year Set Menus

There are three auspicious set menus which highlight Jasmine’s premium and authentic Chinese New Year dishes ideal for dining with family and friends or larger groups.

Set Menu I-A starts off with Imperial Peking duck (half), followed by hot and sour soup with shredded chicken and sea cucumber, wok-fried beef tenderloin with Mandarin sauce, fried garoupa fillet with chilli, garlic and coconut sauce, wok-fried duck with salt and pepper, braised assorted wild mushrooms with mixed vegetables, braised e-fu noodles and honey-barbecued pork. There are also two sweet treats—glutinous rice dumplings with milk chocolate filling and chilled mango cream with almond bean curd.

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Set Menu I-B highlights the combination platter comprising: shredded chicken ‘Sichuan’ style with honey-barbecued pork and crispy Japanese tofu, assorted seafood with wintermelon and conpoy soup, wok-fried diced beef tenderloin in XO sauce, fried garoupa fillet ‘Singaporean’ style, deep-fried spareribs with mayonnaise and vinegar sauce, braised egg bean curd with abalone mushroom and premium oyster sauce, fried rice with pork belly and preserved olive leaves. End your meal with glutinous rice dumplings with milk chocolate filling and chilled mango cream with almond bean curd.

Set Menu II-A has a different combination platter which includes suckling pig, honey-barbecued pork, soy chicken, jellyfish and century egg, and what follows are steamed shrimp, roasted pumpkin seafood soup, wok-fried beef tenderloin with chicken and XO sauce, steamed black garoupa with premium soy sauce, deep-fried spareribs with salt and pepper, garlic fried chicken, fried rice and assorted meat in lotus leaf, as well as glutinous rice dumplings with milk chocolate filling and chilled mango cream with almond bean curd.

Set Menu II-B’s take on the combination platter consists of roasted pork belly, soy chicken, marinated beef shank and jellyfish, and is followed by imperial Peking duck (half), Japanese conpoy with abalone shell, seafood and bamboo pith soup, wok-fried diced beef tenderloin with shrimp and XO sauce, fried black garoupa ‘Singaporean’ style, deep-fried pork spareribs with mango and mayonnaise, braised abalone mushroom with assorted fungus and vegetables, braised miuse ‘Fookien’ style. Cap off this glorious meal with glutinous rice dumplings with milk chocolate filling and chilled mango cream with almond bean curd.

The Jasmine set menus I-A and B are priced at PHP10,888 nett while menus II-A and B are at PHP12,888 nett. All menus are ideal for groups of six.

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Lunar New Year Yum Cha Set Menu

If you are not dining in a large group, I suggest the Yum Cha set menu. Here you can indulge in Jasmine’s famous dim sum, barbecued items, and main courses. In this set menu you can start with crispy bean curd with spiced salt and honey-roasted pork, baked or fried selections wonton dumplings, taro seafood dumplings, chicken taro spring rolls, and barbecue pork pastry puffs.

There is also steamed dim sum consisting of ‘Har Gao’ shrimp and bamboo shoot dumplings, ‘Xiao long bao’ Shanghainese pork dumplings, ‘Siu Mai’ pork, shrimp and crab meat dumplings. For main courses sink your teeth into deep-fried sole fillet with salted egg yolk, wok-fried chicken ‘Kung Pao’ with cashew nuts, sweet and sour pork and braised bean curd with black mushroom.

Optional add-ons are the crispy pork belly and soy chicken as well as the pan-fried beef tenderloin Chinese style and sliced beef with vegetables and oyster sauce. ‘Yeung chow’ style fried rice, Braised e-fu noodles with vegetables, and pork century congee will ensure that you leave with a smile on your face.

Jasmine’s Chinese New Year Yum Cha offer goes for PHP1,888 nett per person.

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Celebrate At Home

If you are someone who prefers to stay home then try out the Chef’s Recommendations menu. Try their Salmon Yu Sheng salad, braised baby abalone with Chinese mushroom, wok-fried prawn with chilli garlic and coconut sauce, scallop with broccoli and XO sauce, pan-fried garoupa filet with chilli garlic and coconut sauce, braised seafood with sea cucumber and sea moss, or the wok-fried prawns with celery.

Dishes start at PHP668.

Tikoy (Nian Gao)

Jasmine’s best-selling handcrafted Nian gao comes encased in an elegant round box with woodgrain detail and gold accents. They come in beautiful koi fish and round shapes for PHP1,388 and PHP1,188 and make for elegant Chinese New year gifts. 

Tatler Tip: Bulk orders of 30 boxes or more get a 30 per cent discount while Club Epicure members enjoy 15 per cent off.


For more information or to place an order, please call Jasmine at New World Makati Hotel via +632 881 6888 ext. 3679 or +63917 888 4194. Stay updated and follow New World Makati Hotel on Viber (tinyurl.com/newworldmktviber), Facebook (New World Makati Hotel), Instagram (@newworldmakati) or visit manila.newworldhotels.com.

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