At this new restaurant in SM Aura, there's zero fowl play with their French roast chicken: everything fresh from their rotisserie is free-range and probiotic — making every chicken feast here deliciously clean and healthy. No shortcuts — just well cooked, great-tasting chicken the way it should be.
Poulet Manille is Manila's new chicken place for healthy and 'happy' chicken. Healthy and happy chicken here means their all chickens in the restaurant are premium, organically fed, and free-range — good news for chicken lovers seeking a wholesome alternative to their favorite poultry when most may just offer fast-tracked chicken–chickens given hormones or antibiotics that speeds up growth, and are conventionally grown in cages. It is Poulet Manille's core value to ensure quality chicken in its restaurant, promising to deliver clean, free-range chicken — a new 'guiltless' chicken restaurant where one can indulge on a classic roasted chicken.
Poulet rôti or roast chicken is a staple and traditional comfort food in France, and is the centerpiece at Poullet Manille in SM Aura. Here, they have their French Chicken (P998/whole with 8 sides, P620/half with 4 sides, P398/Quarter with 2 sides) being cooked inside their French rotisserie oven, and currently, they offer poulet in four flavors: French County Classic Chicken, Poulet's Truffle Chicken, South West BBQ Chicken, and Peri-Peri Chicken. What's impressive is no matter what flavor of French chicken you order here at Poulet Manille, you can expect the meat to be juicy and succulent– thanks to the rotating technique and consistent temperature while roasting, sealing in both flavor and juices of the bird.
The classic is a good primer if you appreciate clean flavors, while the truffle chicken's aroma is deliciously intoxicating with truffle essence wafting in the air as soon as your plate arrives. The BBQ chicken has a sweet and tangy finish, using a Texas-style reduction with root beer, while the Peri-Peri (the newest variant) is the flavor the spicy lovers will find themselves ordering more of.
Chicken orders come with complimentary side dishes, and the restaurant currently offers seven kinds of Sides (P100/a la carte). There's two kinds of rice–Fragrant Jasmine and Roasted Garlic–since Filipinos really crave heapings of it with chicken, two potato dishes (Pommes Frites and Creamy Mashed Potato), and three veggie options (Cream of Wild Spinach, Broccoli and Toasted Almonds, Mixed Biodynamic Vegetables). I enjoyed pairing the spicy peri-peri with mixed vegetables, the truffle chicken with the velvety-smooth potato mash, and the luscious truffle chicken (a personal favorite) with the crunch of broccoli and almonds.
To complement your roast chicken and amp your experience into a full-blown feast in the restaurant, start off your meal with a fresh salad like Seared Tuna Nicoise (P350) which uses line-caught tuna, or the vegetarian Poulet's Mesclun Garden Salad (P340) bountiful with biodynamic greens — they not only promote healthier chicken, but also other healthier and sustainable alternatives across their menu.
There are other meaty mains at Poulet Manille in case you find yourself craving other proteins: there's Norwegian King Salmon (P690) served with risotto, a Slow Braised Lamb Shank (P690), and even a rib-eye steak with their Entrecote with Pommes Frites (P998/300g). But definitely, you should not skip on the beloved poultry, and you should not miss out too on their desserts — there's a classic Creme Brulee (P120) to finish off your feast the way the French do it, a Double Chocolate Gateau (P298) for the chocoholics, and a personal favorite — a slice of Classic French Lemon Tart (P198) unabashed with its citrusy tang, every bite leads to a lip-puckering delight. It is a sure hit among lemon lovers wanting to be tantalized with that addicting tartness.
Visit Poulet Manille at the Lower Ground Floor of SM Aura Premier Taguig (across BONO Artisanal Gelato). Call +63 998 998-2017 and like their Facebook page (/pouletmanille).
