Japanese Wagyu wonder at La Maison
The famous Wagyu Burger with the most expensive beef in the world
Christmas is coming, and for most of us Pinoys, it’s the season not only for giving gifts and endless parties, but also reunions and re-acquittance with people we have not seen for a while. And not to be missed in any of these occasions is the food. As I always do on my blog, when I find a place interesting I try to feature them here, and one place we just stumbled upon with my officemates when we were looking for a nice restaurant at the newly opened Greenbelt 5 in Makati is La Maison. I thought this place is perfect for barkadas to gather around and share food especially this season. All photos on this set were taken with my mobile phone, Sony Ericsson K800i.
The tender and nutrient rich Wagyu Beef
It was just a soft opening when we passed by this Restaurant around lunch time at the 3rd floor of the newly opened Greenbelt 5. We were attracted with their promo of Barkada Ribs and the free Quesadillas that goes along with it. Inside there were already some people despite it being just a soft opening. Looking through the menu I got really excited when I saw a Wagyu Beef Burger under it. Japanese Wagyu Beef also known as Kobe-Style Beef is the most expensive beef in the world and is known for its tender, juicy and most succulent tasting beef in the world. Aside from its rich meat flavor, it’s also low in cholesterol, rich in omega-3 and omega 6 since the Japanese Cow where these meat came from are on a very strict diet of beer (sometimes champagne) and Snake. Without any doubt I ordered this burger costing Php 400 and an additional order of Green Mango Shake and a strawberry cheesecake for dessert for later. My officemates ordered other dishes like fish, and pastas in addition to our Barkada ribs. There are other Wagyu Dishes there but it cost about Php1000 to Php2000 since it require a larger chunk of meat than the burger.
La Maison Interiors
My order came in first and I fouind the burger larger than the usual burgers served in fast foods which is a good thing. I’m a bit disappointed with the Kamote Chips though as I remembered on the menu that it’s supposed to be Potato Chips. Anyways, tasting the burger, it was indeed really tender and juicy! It doesn’t have the extended and over processed quality of regular burgers and the flavor is so pure and clean on your taste buds. It doesn’t overpower you with flavoring but delivers with its reach texture. Really worth the price and fame stamped on its meat.
Love those inverted lamps at the ceiling
When the Barkada Ribs came, it was HUGE! I mean it’s like one slab of side rib of a cow was served to us. I think this is good for more than 4-5 people and there are 4 of us there and I tell you, we’re not all light eaters and we weren’t able to finish all of those. But their ribs is also delicious with a rich smoked taste and excellent sauce that goes along with it. I managed to taste the other dishes they ordered and in summary, I find their dishes very subtle in taste which is just right and not to overpower you with flavors like the Chinese dishes which adds a lot of spices to strengthen its taste. Their desserts are also tasty with just the right sweetness for me. I’m not sure if it’s just because its just a soft opening but if they keep up this quality of food they may have some regulars there.
Greenbelt 5 Interiors
All in all it I think we were there for at least 2 hours just eating and trying to get momentum in between. Looking round, the interiors of the place looks nice and classy. I especially like those inverted lamps at the ceiling, I wonder how it looks at night. I think the only thing they could add here is a little ambiance through soft back ground music. Music that’s not too loud and also easing that people could still have nice conversation without it interrupting. We got out of the place fairly satisfied for spending around Php 900 each with a little bag of baon for those dishes we weren’t able to finish. The price here is just right along the mid range restaurant, it got high with us since we’re not familiar with their servings and ordered too much. But for a barkada it would be just alright.
Nice lights and native materials for the design
We walked around a bit at this new mall. Not much store has opened but the design looks very impressive and modern. They utilized some native materials like rattan or banig in their designs. I’m sure stores here would cater more on the A and B class crowd but hey, there’s no harm in just window shopping.
Tags: Eats, Food, Greenbelt 5, Japanese Wagyu, Makati
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December 16th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
ginutom ako bigla.
December 16th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
sarap!!!!
ang sosyal ah
December 16th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Waaaaaaah! Miss na miss ko na ang mga pagkain sa Manila ;_;
December 16th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
P400 for a burger… wow, that’s expensive.
December 17th, 2007 at 3:57 am
Wait, kuya, Greenbelt 5 is the new wing/mall?
I love the interior design of the resto. Very nice, me thinks!
December 17th, 2007 at 11:14 am
wow, ferdz the foodie (got a nice rhyme to it bro!). will check this place out and see whether it’s a match to my big appetite. meanwhile, back to my danggit and otap mode
December 17th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I once had a wagyu burger bento meal at a hotel there in manila and it cost around a thousand bucks and this is the second time i heard that these cows are fed beers. what a grand life these cows might had considering that their counterparts from other parts of the world are eating weeds. lol. anyways, the burger is toooo expensive. if i crave beef, i’d rather cook my fave salpicao.
ganda ng mga pics lalo na yung may last one.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
looks yummy… kelangan pa bang ichopstick yan? lol…
kahit masarap pa yan, hamon at queso de bola pa rin ako.. wahehehe…
December 17th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
looks great! =) i can practically taste the burger while reading your description hehehe
December 17th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
uy! kaya ko ng gumawa ng ganyan ngayon
December 17th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
seems like a cozy place to be, although it would take a lot before i’ll pay 400 pesos for a burger haha.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
tumulo laway ko sa burger!
December 18th, 2007 at 12:58 am
the burger looks so good. yeah kobe beef is really really yummy, it’s all the marbling. I must have been out of the Philippines for a long time kasi wow 900 for a meal? I guess that’s how the prices go nowadays. BTW, much as I enjoyed your travel chronicles, your food/restaurant entries are much savored as well.
December 18th, 2007 at 6:43 am
huwaaat 400? oh well… sometimes you just have to spend much to eat something different. hehe
December 18th, 2007 at 9:06 am
i’ve seen a feature story on this Kobe-style Beef (sa Balitang K ata yun). 400 pesos is still pretty much cheap. yung pinakita sa tv thousand ata yung price, but the serving is pretty much huge. pwede ata mag-share ang 4 na tao (light eaters). sabi nila kaya daw mahal ang beef na ito, bukod sa strict diet nila (kaya walang masyadong fat ang karne) kase pinapatugtugan pa daw sila ng mga classical music pampatulog. oha. ang galing no? so yung karne na kakainin mo, hindi lang lean meat, hindi pa stressed. siguro pag kinatay ang mga baka, sinasaksakan din ng tranquilizer para di stressed pag kinakatay na sila, hehehe. i am not much a beef eater (hate the smell), but i got curious too. ganda ng entry Ferdz, informative na, yummy pa! ayos talaga yang K800i mo…maaasahan.
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:23 am
This what I call a real treat. I don’t mind paying for a quality meal such as this Kobe beef burger
The interior is pretty good and speaks of the ambience of the place.
December 22nd, 2007 at 9:45 am
ang sosyal sosyal ng place:)
Just dropped by to greet you a very Merry Christmas to you ferdz ((hugs))
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:26 pm
yehey! naopen ko na site mo. the other day kse sobrang ayaw niya. error lagi.
i have tried that resto. sarap noh? and yung barkada ribs nila? super sulit! we’ve ordered salad din.. tapos may worm.. yung green. hehehe. pero mabait sila. piunaitan naman nila. hehe. friendly staff. i like the bread. libre kse. joke! hehehe.
and re gb5. ganda noh? wala pa masyadong open pero maganda magpicture-taking sa loob at labas. hehe ;p
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:31 am
ayos ah.. mapuntahan nga…
merry xmas dre!
December 24th, 2007 at 4:50 am
ang sosy naman dyan!
Merry Christmas ferdz!
December 24th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Merry Christmas!
December 26th, 2007 at 10:39 am
i like how greenbelt looks modern-filipiniana yet very very classy. i’ve yet to try that burger!
December 30th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Funny, the interiors of La Maison at Trinoma suck. Too cramped. Still, food was good.
I wouldn’t know how to bite into that huge burger! Parang hindi dapat hindi na siya burger, may bread na lang sa side or something!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Ferdz! (Happy Rizal Day na rin, hehe.)
January 8th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Sana makatikim ako ng wagyu burger soon. nag-aalaga ako ngyon ng wagyu sa tagaytay near palace in the sky, the cows are really gentle mabait silang alagaan
February 24th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
nice pics! haven’t tried La Maison yet. Ive tried though the wagyu burger at Malcolm’s Place in Salcedo Village and its really good!