Highlands Steakhouse, MOA

For years now, we've been passing by Highlands Steakhouse every time we visit Mall of Asia but don't really get a chance to dine here since we know the dishes are quite expensive :(

Lo and behold...a couple of weeks back, Metrodeal  had a 50% off voucher (P500 instead of P1000 worth of drinks and dishes at Highlands' menu)
Awesome right?!

Here's our experience:

During our visit, there were not so much customers around. Quite unbelievable considering it was a Friday night. But I don't mind, I don't like crowds, especially when dining in a restaurant so it was quite lovely eating steak with such peace and tranquility LOL meganun?! charot! 

Table set-up. Complimentary rolls and water.

I got the Prime Rib Steak (90g) with a side dish of Creamed Spinach.

YUM! 

To be honest, I've never really fancied eating steaks when I was younger. I just started to appreciate them lately when my mom got a bunch of buffet vouchers from deal-buying sites lol --more of that in my future posts.

I had it medium well. Yes, I know medium-rare is the way to go but I just wanted to try medium well this time thank you very much lol

While my mom got the Rib-eye steak. With Rice. LOL very Filipino (anything with rice)

And yes, she was full after a couple of chewing and swallowing haha! didn't even have the energy anymore to touch the corn! tsk

My mom likes her food without any trace of blood so guess what, she had her steak -well done hehe ;)

Verdict:
Quality of food:
Both of the steaks were tender and juicy (yes, parang hotdog lang lol)
My mum can't even stop praising her rib-eye on how flavorful and moist it is ;))
I love the gravy/pepper sauce that comes with it too.

Price:
It's expensive BUT im telling you, it's worth it.

***Btw, we used 2 vouchers during this visit but you need to consume atleast 3k worth of food for that so our bill totalled around 2k+***
Sorry, lost the receipt and didn't take pics of the menu so can't post the exact price

Service:
Love it. I always expect a good service when I dine in a high-end resto and Highlands Steakhouse did not fail.
There's always someone roaming around to check if you need something or to simply ask if you're enjoying your meal.

THE MAIN QUESTION:
Will I go back? ABSOLUTELY.
We still have 2 vouchers more actually haha.
Can't wait!

ZARA End Of Season SALE 2013

So the long awaited Zara sale has been happening since last June 27 with its last day tomorrow, July 26!!

Zara has been one of my favorite brands when it comes to clothes that are functional and stylish at the same time. I remember, I used to go all the way to Gorietta (from the south) just to check out their new arrivals and of course, sale items lol.

Of course, being the loyal Zara shopper that I am, I couldn't pass this up right?

So here are my picks from their end of season sale!

Jumpsuit: P1590

orig price: P2590

Don't you just love the back? 

Plus yellow + black + white is such a nice striking color combo

Fabric Wedge shoes: P1990

orig price: P3990

My next picks are these white lace top + blue overlap skort

White lace top: P1290

orig price: P2290

Blue overlap skort: P1590

orig price: P2590

So whatcha waiting for? Hurry! Last day of sale is tomorrow!

Off The Price Show: July 2013

So yesterday, we decided to drop by at the Filinvest tent for  THE OFF PRICE SHOW.

Discount shopping with up to 50% – 80% off from some of your favorite brands.

From its website, these are the following brands participating at the 3 day event:

Brands available on sale: Crocs, Happy Feet, Melissa, Ikea,  Bershka, Pull&Bear, G2000, Skechers, Jockey, Nike Golf, N/Tice clothing, Hangten, Ellesse, Otterbox, Davines, TIGI, Kickers, Keds, Bauhaus, MK, Tory Burch, DC, Jack&Jones, Long Champ, Columbia, Pacsafe, Skechers, Lonsdale, H&M, Express, Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Tailor, Jack&Jones, Billabong, American Eagle, Aeropostale, Old Navy, Chocolate Clothing, Hellolulu, Chicco, Hot Wheels etc.

So here are the photos from the event:

There's a P50 entrance fee but we got in for free since my mom had Ensogo coupons while my dad is a BDO credit card holder ;)

The first thing that you will see as you walk in is the perfume section.

Available brands are: Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Clinique, Bulgari, Victoria Secret, Aspen, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Davidoff, Dolce & Gabbana, Elizabeth Arden, Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, Kenneth Cole, Kenzo, Lanvin, Perry Ellis, Salvatore Ferragamo, United Colors of Benetton.

Cosmetics which features: NYX, Revlon, L’oreal.

There were also nail polishes from Orly that were available.

I think they were selling it at P100? or P200?? sorry, forgot!

Pull and Bear / Bershka section

Trying to take a pic of half of the tent ;)

Havaianas! Almost all the girls were going gaga over these.

Just look at those designs, soooo pretty. 

I've always fancied the gold logo actually.

I was *this* close to getting this lovely pair but I had to restrain myself since I just bought a couple of slippers from Fitflop and Sanuk recently lol.

Basic tops from Mango

Shorts and pants were also available

One of the items that I bought from the sale, Zara shorts (P450)

Womens' board shorts

Men's boardshorts from Speedo!

Assorted swimwear!! These are in broken sizes so you really really need to dig up to find your top/bottom 

I got a white crochet top for P75!! can you freakin believe that?lol

and a Miss Selfridge black and gold bandeau bikini for P350! --it was

the last pair actually. it's meant to be!!haha

Crocs

Melissa shoes

Children's wear and shoes

Max watches

My mom got a pair here for 2k

Men's wear

There were also available basic tops from Terranova at the event.

Sadly, I didn't see any items from Keds (?) hmmm, that was actually one of the reasons why we decided to go here =/

For those of you who are interested, last day of THE OFF PRICE SHOW will be tomorrow!

They're open from 11am to 9pm! ;)

La Senza Sale

Wanna hoard some sexy underwear??

Then head up to La Senza's Semi Annual Sale now!

In my previous post, I mentioned that I'm starting to grow my underwear collection lol

Yea, sue me whatever. I like wearing cute,sexy,beautiful panties nowadays coz it makes me feel good nyahaha :)

Anyway, La Senza had this 5 for P1295 knickers promo,so curious me checked it out.

Everything I got were brazilian/cheekies. I really really love this style.

Check out my purchase:

FYI: regular price is P695 each!!

so hurry, grab yours now!

they also have the 7 panties for P1295
I know what you're thinking,hold that thought!
I could've saved  more money with that right? but unfortunately, the available styles/designs were not up to my liking so opted for the 5 instead :)

black/white nylons + diamond studs and lace back detail

lavender nylons + neon pink lace detail

ruched back

neon peach pink nylons + cream lace detail

ruched back

forest green nylons w/ lace cutout detail

black lace w/ hot pink ribbon

ruched back

Yabu: The House of Katsu

One of the things that I usually do when I blog-hop is search for new restaurants that I could try out.

Last year, Yabu introduced its "premium katsu" to Manila.

Honestly, I wasn't really ecstatic to try it out since it's only breaded something--breaded pork, breaded shrimp, breaded vegetable and so on lol.

So yea, it took me a year after its opening to finally dine there haha.

And well, guess what? I absolutely enjoyed it!

It's totally unique and different!

So first stop, the sauce/condiments for your katsu.

What's nice about Yabu is that they offer several spices/dressing/sauce that you could put on your dish. They have wasabi, shoyu, sesame dressing for your cabbage, yabu's special katsu sauce, sesame oil, chilli powder and the usual pepper.

But what caught my eye was their "pink salt" in this cute little jar.

For P31, you could order this Layu sauce which is basically chili garlic sauce in layman's term lol

Initially, I thought it was spicy but it's not so it was a little bit of a letdown but overall, it enhances the dish's flavor so it's all good.

But the true blue Yabu sauce experience is the "crushing/grinding" experience.

You will be given a mortar and a cute wooden pestle to crush the black and white sesame seeds.

After you have fully pulverized the sesame seeds, you add in the katsu sauce and mix it together making the perfect sauce for your dish.

You could google on this one for detailed pictures :)

So here's what we ordered~

I got the Kurobuta set 90g (P459.82, discounted from my dad's senior citizen card lol) forgot the regular price though sorry!

All sets come with unlimited rice, unlimited cabbage, miso soup, vegetable and fruit.

The pork comes in 120 and 90g. I got the 90g since I don't really have a big appetite. But just take a look at how large their serving is! I wasn't able to finish this actually.

My brother chose the Menchi Set (P312). It's a delicious mix of minced premium beef and pork covered in crunchy panko filled with oozing creamy cheese.

Beware of that yellow mushy thing. It's japanese mustard. And it's like yellow wasabi!  Just to give you an idea on what it tastes like read THIS. 

I took quite a handful when I tasted it and it really exploded in my mouth up to my nose, down to my throat. NEVER AGAIN =/

My dad ordered the Salmon set (P424) which was absolutely divine.

I'm not really fond with salmon in general but this was really good.

I highly recommend it.

Look at how these salmon were cooked to perfection!

Lastly, my mum got the Hiroshima Jumbo Oyster Set (P401)

This one, was really delicious. It's my first time to try Hiroshima oysters and they really are huge lol. Aside from that, this dish is a nice contrast of the breading's crispiness and the oyster's creaminess. LOVE <3

Closer look at the hiroshima's gooey goodness.

Verdict:

Quality of food:

Delicious and scrumptious. Everything was cooked well but then again, it's all deep-fried. Not something I would eat everyday.

Price:

It's expensive. Period.

Well, it is a "high-end" katsu restaurant after all, so what do you expect?lol

I could practically make katsu in my house given the right cooking ware and ingredients w/o cashing out much haha

Service:

WOW

Great service, I must say. The staff was knowledgeable about their menu.

The waitress who was assigned to us was very accommodating and friendly.

She explained each of the dishes and sauces well! even some of my dad's ridiculous questions lol

2 thumbs up!

THE MAIN QUESTION:

Will I go back? Definitely. 

But as I mentioned, it's just deep-fried food so I'll probably dine here once or thrice a year or maybe when I'm just craving for some katsu lol