We went to S&R last weekend for groceries and after that, we ate lunch. Our go-to restaurants at Westgate Alabang are Kanin Club and Alba’s so for a change we tried Neil’s Kitchen. Well, it is not a new restaurant because they started operating in year 2015 but it was only last weekend that we paid a visit.
The restaurant has a unique look both exterior and interior so very Instagrammable. There was an event during our visit so the second floor was occupied. This is the third floor where we ate.
The staff gave us a one-page menu and we asked if the food was good for sharing. Yung specialties daw, good for one person so we ordered Sinigang Paella with Grilled Pork Belly PHP395, Bagoong Paella with Kare-Kare PHP395, Boneless Chicken Barbeque with Java Rice PHP395, Bottomless Iced Tea PHP95, and Dalandan Juice PHP95.
When the staff served our meal, we were all shocked kasi ang laki ng serving. I already have a feeling na hindi namin mauubos. I liked my Kare-Kare because you can really taste the peanut sauce pero medyo napaalat lang ng konti yung Bagoong Paella but I will still order this if ever we return. The Sinigang Paella with Grilled Pork Belly is just okay for us, medyo nasobrahan kasi sa grill yung pork. My son enjoyed the Boneless Chicken pero nahirapan siya ubusin, yung chicken parang hawig yung lasa sa Aristocrat.
Buti na lang, we did not order dessert kasi hindi namin naubos yung meal namin. If ever we will go back, we will order two meals and extra rice na lang. Kasi yung serving nila, hindi namin kaya ubusin. Service is fast and good.
Kung kailan ako sinisipag magblog, saka naman kami nawawalan ng internet. We had no internet connection for 3 days and today while I’m finishing this blog, wala ulit. Grrr! Bisyo na ito, hindi na nakakatuwa. Mukhang sinasanay na ko kasi sa lilipatan namin, problem din internet and ang haba na ng nakapila para kabitan pero wala pa linya. So that is reason na parang ayaw ko lumipat pa, kakayanin ko ba na mobile data lang gamit?
Anyway, we went to Festival Mall last weekend because we needed to buy costumes for my son’s MAPEH class; they will be having a dance competition per class. When my son showed the picture, akala ko wala na ko problem kasi ganun din yung sinuot niya sa wedding ng brother-in-law ko but he said, black pants and black suspender daw. Waah! So I need to buy pa pala.
But before looking for the costume, we had an early lunch at Ramen Nagi. In my mind, I’ve already tried this restaurant before but when I checked their menu, ooh, first time pala. On the table, there is an order sheet and menu but in the end, the staff was the one who answered the sheet when we placed our order. Nahalata siguro na first time namin. Hehehe!
Nung nagsabihan kami ng order, pare-pareho pala kami na Butao King ang order so I just changed my order na lang. We ordered Butao King PHP430, Limited King PHP650, Pork Tonkatsu PHP290, Gyoza PHP250, and Coke PHP88 + Service Charge.
Paano naman hindi kami magkakapareho, according to their menu Butao King is an award-winning tonkotsu pork broth prepared in the traditional method. Mouth-wateringly rich, fresh, and aromatic; special handcrafted noodles and classic Nagi pork chashu.
They served the ramen first and for me, it was already a big serving but my two boys finished their bowl of ramen, magkaiba yung thickness ng noodles nila. When my order came, I was surprised because it was only Pork Tonkatsu, I thought meal na. Toink! But I did not order rice na since may cabbage and bean sprouts. We’re all satisfied with our meal.
By the way, I checked my old blog posts, Ramen Kuroda and Ramen Young Wasabi pala yung nakainan namin dati. Puro Ramen kasi yung first word. Hehehe!
Ramen Nagi Birthday Promo
1. Free One Butao King for the birthday celebrator who will dine in at any Ramen Nagi branch within his/her birthday month.
2. The birthday celebrator must be physically present and accompanied by at least two full-paying customers who will get any two bowls of ramen from the following: Butao King, Green King, Red King, Black King, Wonder Kakuni King, Limited King.
3. Promo is valid from January 1 to December 31, 2024
4. The promo can be availed multiple times within the birth month. Strictly one transaction per day per branch.
I’ve been seeing a lot of posts na “Ang tagal ng January” so I guess, ako lang yata ang nabibilisan sa January. I can’t believe that tomorrow is already February and I’m not yet ready. So bago pa matapos ang January, let me share our food trip at Watami Grill and Sushi Bar last year.
I’ve mentioned before that we got sick during Christmas break and buti na lang umaayos na pakiramdam namin so we were able to go to the mall before the year 2023 ended. We had last-minute shopping for gifts and grocery na rin.
I can’t remember the last time that we went to Alabang Town Center so when I saw Watami Grill & Sushi Bar, mukhang bago sa paningin ko. According to my research, Watami is a Japanese casual restaurant that has 700 + branches in Japan and Asia Pacific.
We were the first diners so we just took our time browsing the menu pero sa first page din pala kami pipili. Hehehe! We decided to try the Yakiniku Set Meal, there are four choices but Sirloin is not available so we ordered Top Blade PHP375, Chuck Roll P395, Cube Roll PHP395, and Tuna Sashimi PHP400.
The set meal comes with rice, miso soup, and 3 kinds of side dishes. I thought we were going to cook the meat pa pero hindi pala, luto na pala siya. Among the meat, yung top blade ang hindi namin type, mas tender yung chuck roll, and cube roll. Also, they served complimentary tea din pala while waiting for our order.
I learned about Teppanya when my friend suggested this for our get-together but we ended up at Tong Yang - Eton Centris because most of my friends wanted a restaurant outside the mall. For safety reasons, because they will bring their kids, para iwas COVID-19 na rin.
Since then, I added Teppanya to my bucket list because my son hasn’t experienced eating at a Teppanyaki restaurant and it’s been few years already since my last Teppanyaki Experience at Yurakuen.
I remember last year when my mom was on vacation, we tried a few times na rin to reserve but it was always fully booked siguro dahil ber months na rin and weekend lang kami available. But finally, last March we were able to try Teppanya at Evia for my Father-in-law’s birthday.
My husband called Teppanya to reserve but he was informed na no need to reserve, kapag group of 10 lang daw para sa private room. Since we are only 5 people, walk-in na lang but it is on a first-come-first-serve basis so we were in Evia 35 minutes before the opening pero may mas maaga pa pala sa amin, hehehe!
It was my first time in Evia Lifestyle Center and when I saw the interiors, it reminded me of our trip in Venetian Hotel in Macau. I was wondering why it took us a long time to visit here samantalang lagi namin nadadaanan ito papunta ng Landers since 2019.
There are a lot of tables in the restaurant but it is good for sharing so for our table, we are 3 groups; 5, 3 and 2. Unlike in Yurakuen, na kahit 2 lang kami ni hubby, solo namin table. But of course, magkaiba ng rate.
They have a la carte meals but we went here for the Unlimited Madness. We chose Deluxe only since kasama namin ang in-laws ko na maraming bawal kainin. Upon seated, there are printed instructions and menus on the table so you will get an idea of how the Unlimited Madness works.
* To avail of Unlimited Madness, the minimum requirement is two full-paying adults.
* Everyone in your group must avail of the same type of offer, Deluxe or Premium
* The time limit per group is two hours and it starts when your first set of orders has been served.
Just like in Yurakuen, after a few minutes of waiting, the staff already get our order. We can order a maximum of 10 kinds of Sushi Dishes and 10 Kinds of Teppanyaki Dishes per group of 2-4 persons. Then after serving those dishes, we can order again.
It took us a long time to order because there are so many selections of sushi, sashimi, rolls, grilled dishes, baked dishes, ramen, soups, donburi, rice, and appetizers.
Unfortunately, for the teppanyaki, not all are available so we were not able to try the St. Helen’s Black Angus High Choice Sirloin Fillet Steak, Pork Tenderloin, Korean Pen Scallops, and Flounder Fillet. Ang sad lang kasi scallops pa naman yung type ko sa teppanyaki, they only have Baked Aklan Scallops na hindi ko naman type.
After they served our soups and drinks, I was surprised because the chef already came to our table and she started cooking the main dishes. I thought, same sa Yurakuen na they will give us enough time to eat our soup, sushi, and sashimi before the chef arrived.
Imagine, while the staff is serving the 10 other kinds of dishes that we ordered, the chef is also cooking our 10 kinds of teppanyaki dishes. Everything was in a rush phase because the chef is cooking the vegetables, rice, beef, and seafood by batch. Hindi siya per type so halo-halo na yung kinakain namin, hindi ko na nga madifferentiate kung ano pinagkaiba ng Brazilian Ribeye and NZ Ribeye and ng Snapper and Uhu Fillet.
If I knew that this would happen, we will just order a few dishes like 3 appetizers, 1 meat, 1 seafood, and 1 vegetable dish. Then reorder na lang. Hindi namin alam na sabay-sabay lulutuin yung beef, yung fish, etc. Nasa isip ko kasi yung Yurakuen na one dish at a time so we really enjoyed the experience kasi slow eating. Well, maybe that is the disadvantage of shared table kasi mabilisan lahat.
And because of that, after one hour, we are done. Feeling ko tuloy kumain lang kami sa fast food or restaurant sa sobrang bilis. Kasi naman, hindi mo maenjoy food kung malamig na kaya dapat mabilis din kumain. Parang mas matagal pa yung pagluluto ko sa Samgyupsalan kaysa dito. Hehehe!
Overall, the experience is just okay because some food is hit and miss. Some food is too salty for our taste. My personal favorite is the Premium Yasai Itame, I like asparagus and mushrooms kasi.
The service is good naman although wala silang staff per table so if we need anything, maghahanap kami ng staff na matatawag para magrefill ng drinks or if we want to reorder. The chef asked if there are birthday celebrants so may complimentary cake and birthday song pala sila.
Anyway, it was still a good experience for my son who is starting to love Japanese cuisine. Dati hindi naman yan nagsushi or sashimi, pero ngayon kumakain na. If ever we will go back, I will just order a few dishes at a time so we can maximize the 2 hours teppanyaki experience. It was a birthday celebration kasi so parang ang bilis lang din ng pangyayari. Much better siguro kung group of 10 kami para private room or table.
Unlimited Madness Deluxe Rate (Unlimited Soft Drinks and Juice)
PHP1488+ Lunch
PHP1588+ Dinner
PHP1588+ Holiday
Unlimited Madness Premium Rate
PHP1788+ Lunch
PHP1888+ Dinner
PHP1888+ Holiday
Children’s Rate
Free - 3 feet below
Half Price - 4 feet below
Full Price - 4 feet above
PHP1,212 will be charged on top of your bill for leftovers per head.
Leftovers for this offering are not allowed to be taken out
I suggested two restaurants for my mom’s despedida and she chose Teppanya. So just this month, we went back to Teppanya EVIA but this time with my family. I mentioned before that we planned to eat here last year pero lagi fully booked but we tried our luck again.
I asked my husband to call Teppanya EVIA to reserve a private room and was advised that there is a minimum of PHP15,000 total bill to reserve this room. Which is not a problem since we are group of 11 so even we just availed the Unlimited Madness Regular Rate, pasok kami sa minimum amount.
The day before our schedule, my husband received a message and call from Teppanya to confirm our reservation. And at the time of our trip, we arrived 30 minutes before the opening and marami na rin nakapila, mas marami ngayon compared sa last visit namin. And since we have our reservation, kami una nakapasok.
It was only 8 months ago since our last visit pero marami na rin changes. The good news is, the menu is already laminated, much better kaysa sa printed paper. The sad news is, the menu has changed na pala. May 3 choices na, Regular Rate na kami sa second visit. I was looking forward for scallops kasi wala dati pero ngayon, wala na talaga sa menu. No more St Helen’s Black Angus High Choice Sirloin Fillet Steak and Korean Pen Scallops but there is an additional King Mackerel Miso but we did not order this.
Even though we are a group, we have our own likes and dislikes so may kanya-kanya rin kami order. Like I said before, konti na lang order ko para maenjoy ko kasi sabay-sabay niluto last time e. For my family of three, we ordered NZ Ribeye, Salmon, Shrimp, Squid, Premium Yasai Itame, Usuyaki Beef Roll, Miso Soup, Ebi Tempura, Premium Sashimi Moriawase and Baked Scallops.
I liked our recent teppanyaki experience kasi hindi sobrang nagmamadali yung chef so we were able to enjoy our two hours. And this time, hindi maalat yung food, so siguro nakadepende na lang talaga sa chef.
I was expecting na may sariling butler sa private room pero wala pala so the downside is, kapag may gusto ka iorder or ifollow-up, mahirap. Kailangan mo pa lumabas or maghintay na may magserve para makapag-order or follow-up, especially sa drinks. Ang tagal makapagrefill.
Since March, my husband has been craving for halo-halo so sometimes, he will just go out just to buy halo-halo. We are not fond of food deliveries kasi kaya my husband will visit mall pa talaga. And sa ilang beses niyang labas, hindi siya nakakabili ng halo-halo sa Kuya J, lagi na lang nauubusan so he will just buy halo-halo at different restaurants.
Last week, we went to the Festival Mall for groceries and to buy a new phone for my son. After doing our errands, we went to Kuya J Restaurant, it was just past 10AM so super aga namin, And before we entered the restaurant, my husband asked if available yung halo-halo kasi kung hindi sa iba kami kakain. The staff said yes, so we went inside and we were the first diners.
We are not really hungry kasi nga wala pa lunch time but my husband wanted to eat halo-halo kasi. We tried all their halo-halo before so we ordered the Halo-Halo Espesyal and Ube Halo-Halo, PHP89 for solo, PHP129 yata for regular size.
We also ordered Tadyang Na Baka PHP699, Lumpia Presko PHP119 and Rice Platter PHP150. The taste of the food is just okay but we enjoyed our halo-halo, finally, the cravings were satisfied. In fairness, mabilis service dito, naserve agad yung food.
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