Ah Fat

It was good that the Pinnacle had a Jacuzzi-type swirl pool at the 5th floor, and we were able to relax for a little while before dinner time.  The water jets were invigorating, and we felt really ready to take on dinner!  We had enough time to proceed to Ah Fat Chinese restaurant, which was at the back of Victoria Plaza, one of the older malls in Davao City.  Ah Fat is probably the most successful Chinese restaurant, such that they have 3 venues right next to each other--you have to specify Ah Fat 1, 2 or 3 to your guests lest they get confused!

The food in Ah Fat is Cantonese style seafood.  I think they prepare very good meals, even better than some of the famous Manila Chinese restaurants.  The steamed shrimps were very fresh, and the shells would fall off as you peeled it (live shrimps harvested at the right time of the molting cycle).  The crabs were fat and had plenty of meat.  The highlight of the meal though was the steamed fish called Pigik, which, according to my friend, is usually found in the Cotabato area.  It was yummy, like Lapu-Lapu in taste, but a little bit tougher, and leaner.  For the dessert, we had another Davao favorite--Marang!  This fruit is a cousin to the Durian, but doesn't smell as much.  We spent something like P750 per head, and while it was our most expensive meal in Davao, we left the restaurant with a dawdle--quite difficult to walk straight with bulging tummies!