Sakae Sushi Eat-All-You-Can Roller Sushi at Robinson's Midtown

Last year, my little sister and I have tried Sakae Sushi at Mall of Asia.  Now that another branch has opened near our place, our family decided to try it.  

We arrived around 5 p.m., being a non-peak hour, the place was less crowded.  We also noticed that only one conveyor belt is being used rather than two.  We started picking out sushi plates as soon as we got seated.  

Bottomless hot Green Tea

Bottomless cold Green Tea

Miso Soup

The Eat-all-you-can Sushi is priced at 399 php.  Compared to the per plate pricing, you could really save a lot more if you avail of it.  It comes with Bottomless cold or hot Green Tea and a bowl of Miso Soup.  I really like their cold green tea from last time so I ordered it again but some of my family members prefer it hot.

We ate to our hearts content.  These are my favorites for the night.

Hamachi

Unagi

Loves this!  The Yellow part was crunchy.

Mackarel

Salmon (our classic favorite)

Fried Salmon 

Here are the rest of the dishes we ate.

I don't know what this is called but it only contained rice.

When you feel you can't it anymore, reset your palate with Pickled Ginger.  That's what we did.  These are already placed on the table.  It looked fresh but I'm not sure if they replace these every time you dine though. It would be unhygienic if they don't since everyone just used their own chopsticks to get some.

How many plates?

Guess how many plates we were able to finish?=p  I consider it a lucky night.  All selections were good.  My previous experience at MOA was not the same.  The selections were mainly Tamagoyaki (egg sushi), California maki and Roe maki.  In fact, I have to admit I was reluctant in coming back.  My little sister also shared with me her similar experience while we were dining.  

How about you?  Have you tried it yet?

Sakae Sushi Robinson's Place Manila
Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico Sts., Ermita
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Matsuri Eat all you can Japanese Cuisine at Tomas Morato

Last January, we were able to avail the Ensogo Promo of 50% off on Dinner all you can at Matsuri for only 295 php for each person.  As we have read in a newspaper article, the operated by the son of the Triple V restaurant owner so we were eager to try it out.  We were supposed to buy for many for my birthday but when I was about to purchase only two coupons were left.

On February 10, 2011, we decided to use the voucher.  We made our reservations at 6:00 p.m. and arrived on time.  We were asked for our vouchers upon being seated since they have to verify them first.  After being verified, we were given their Eat-all-you can menu.  This style was similar to Red Kimonos style of eat-all-you can.  It was ala-carte style with limited choices.

Salmon Sashimi

Aspara Kani Maki

Philadelphia Roll

Crazy Maki 

Chawan Mushi

Ushi Ebi Tempura

Sanma

Miso Soup

We begun by ordering appetizers Salmon Sashimi, Makimonos : Crazy Maki, Aspara Kani Maki  and Philadelphia Roll. The Salmon Sashimi was naturally sweet and freshly sliced.  I loved it!  (Kurt doesn't eat anything raw but we ordered this twice=p)The Makimonos were not that special but worth trying.  We then ordered Miso Soup.  I liked it because it had mushrooms aside from tofu and seaweeds.  Of course, let's not forget everyone's all-time favorite Ushi Ebi Tempura.  It was better than most out there so we ordered this twice.  Then we ordered Chawan Mushi (steamed egg).  Their version was topped with green onions and bits of mushrooms.  Usually, when Japanese Resturants serve Sanma (Seasoned Pacific Saury/Mackarel), customers expect it to be a little to expensive for its price.  So we were quite surprised that it was included in the menu.  This was the most disappointing dish for the night.  It was only a local fish called "Gigi".  It was mostly bitter because the intestine were uncleaned.

Kamameshi Mix

Tofu Steak

Chicken Teriyaki with Asian Pesto

Salmon Teppanyaki

Seafood Teppanyaki

Yakitori Teriyaki

Tartufo Spaghetti

Our Mix Kameshi came together with the tofu steak.  This marked the beginning of our sweetened dish adventure.  The Kamameshi rice had the usual ingredients and used authentic japanese rice which was short and sticky.  But it was overpowered by sugary sweetness.  The Tofu Steak had some cripsy batter on top and had a sweet soy-based sauce with mushrooms.  We thought the Chicken Teriyaki with Asian Pesto sounded unique so we had to try it out.  It was good.  The sweetness of the Teriyaki sauce was balanced out by a hint of asian pesto.  We then tried the Salmon Teppanyaki and Seafood Teppanyaki.  It was the usual teppanyaki but a little sweeter.  They were also a bit overcooked and dry.  They have failed to draw out the unique taste of the Salmon fish which we were longing for.   Next came the Yakitori Teriyaki.  It was chicken grilled with teriyaki sauce.  It was not too sweet and the chicken was tender.  At this point we were already full and all the Teppanyaki and Robatayaki dishes has already maxed out our sugar limit for the day so we decided to order just one last dish before desert.  Wondering why a pasta dish is included in the menu, we tried the Tartufo Spaghetti.  It tasted like ordinary carbonara.

Chocolate Ice Cream

Muscovado and Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee

For dessert, we ordered Muscovado and Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee and Chocolate and Mango Ice Cream.  The Brulee actually tasted like leche flan with a hint of vanilla.  Although I usually like desserts, it did not appeal to my taste. 


Overall, the service was good.  Two waiters served us with out most attention.  They also made their recommendations and advised us on what to order.  The food came out fast except for our last orders.  But it was understandable since a large group of  people came and they became more busy.  We also noticed that they were attentive with our empty plates.  But they were very strict in terms of their no left  over policy since they do not collect our plates until we ate the vegetable side dishes.    We were also quite disappointed that some of the dishes in the menu were unavailable like the Manhattan Panko Roll and the Creamy Chicken Ragout.  


    This was our first time to use a voucher and it was worth it.  In fact, we couldn't believe that we don't have to pay for anything extra that we confirmed it with the waiter before we left.  


Matsuri 
233 Tomas Morato extension corner E. Lopez Street
Quezon City
(02) 376-6351