At Outback, They Know Beef...

August.11.2007. Saturday. 我們一行四人終於到Makati去一嘗朝思暮想已久的Outback Steak。原本8 pm還想去馬尼拉文化中心觀賞『女子12樂坊』，但是因為想要慢慢品嚐Outback的美味，因此還是放棄了那場音樂會。

我們四人都點 Original Slow Roasted Prime Rib，它是把12 ounce (340 g) Angus牛排浸泡8小時後，再用精準的爐火烤出（A traditional slow roast of top choice Prime Rib for this long time favorite. Hand carved to order and trimmed just right）。看到網路上有些人說在台灣吃Outback的經驗都是即使點了Medium Rare，牛排還是覺得過乾。吃以前我也有一點這種擔心與疑慮，但是上菜後發現，我們的牛排完全沒有太乾這種問題，而且鮮嫩多汁火候恰到好處（有帶血），這樣到底是台灣的Outback爐火控制的問題還是如何呢？無論如何，除了有點昂貴以外(原價1495 p，加點 bottomless ice tea 95 p，並加稅12%與服務費10%後，約1900 p)，很滿意與滿足的一餐！

正餐前的黑麥麵包，四人一口就吃完一盤，可口！可續盤，奶油也是好貨。因為竟然有兩人還沒誇獎麵包就先對奶油讚不絕口！@@

南瓜湯或Salad自選一樣。Salad 有 Caeser or House Garden Salad可以二選一。

My Order. Side dishes: Garlic Mashed Potato & Jacket Potato. No doubt they're hot and delicious! Jacket Potato is totally great!

Vinson's Order. Side dishes: Fresh Veggies & Rice Pilaf.

Steven's Order. Side dishes: Jacket Potato & Fresh Veggies.

Didn't take a pic for James' Order. Because we were in a hurry to take a bite. Heh heh....

Our table's waitress Xan. 漂亮，友善，英文說得很好。有Natalie Portman的感覺。連帳單上都細心地寫上： It's a pleasure to serve you. Thank you! ~ Xan。所以最後照一張相片當作compliment. 還有與Xan合照是當天的highlight. :)


Outback Steakhouse Official Site Menus: US, Ph, Jp

Peninsula Hotel Nielsen's Dinner Buffet Wins.

[Pic from The Peninsula Manila Website]

July.12.2007，終於去了我朝思慕想的Peninsula Hotel (半島酒店) 吃Dinner buffet。為何如此難得？是因為全世界Peninsula只有7家，分別是在HK、NY、Chicago、Beverly Hills、Bangkok、 Beijing、Manila。Tokyo將在 September 2007 開幕，Shanghai 是2009。













Peninsula Manila是在繁華的Makati市中心，我們在 6:30 pm 進場，此時只有兩桌人，環境非常安靜、燈光非常優雅，氣氛比 Shangri-la Hotel 好很多。Buffet料理的種類雖然不及 Shangri-la 繁多，但是採取精品制，菜色精緻特別，且較沒有便宜菜色來打混。而價格比Shangri-la便宜許多，今年母親節在Shangri-la吃午餐需1600+ p，比預料的1300+ p貴很多。而此次dinner buffet 的消費，只需1100 p，Very reasonable。














Roast Beef (烤牛肉)，inside is Very Rare. The chef will put on a hot plate to cook (or not to). So you can choose Rare, Medium Rare, Medium Well or Well Done. Whatever you want.














Mixed Sashimi : Fresh and delicious. The arrangement was very well too.














Dessert bar : Many kinds of fruits, puddings, and cakes. Heard some cake was a beauty. But didn't try any because I was too full to touch them.


















Icecream Bar : Two kinds of icecreams. Put as more chocolate, condensed milk and honey dips as you like. The same as above, I was too full to try any.

This meal was a big satisfaction. So as you wanna know, if I want to choose between Peninsula's and Shangri-la's buffet, I'll take Peninsula's. Better price, better food, better dining environment. But if you favor in seafood more, going to Shangri-la would be a better choice for ya.