Orbit Gum’s Food Tour Part 2: Elbert’s Steak Room
The second leg of Orbit Gum’s food tour led us to Elbert’s Steak Room at the 3rd floor of the Sagittarius Building, along Dela Costa St, Salcedo Village, Makati City. Indeed, this place is one of Manila’s Best Kept Secret Restaurants. A delightful surprise while our party was going into the restaurant was seeing famous food writer Lori Balthazar stepping out. She greeted me and said she was a regular of the Steak Room. Wow! So I told myself if Lori comes here often then that really puts Elbert’s Steak Room at the top of my list!
Checking out their menu, you will see that the food is not cheap. However, I’d say it is reasonable enough considering the quality of the meats and the impeccable service they provide. The interior is cozy and relaxed. Truly a great place for small, intimate dinners, while located strategically in the center of the business district, possibly just a few steps away from your office.
Tonypet has done a great job in making everyone comfortable and at ease. Though in the company of strangers, the food tour winners became instant friends, laughing and sharing smiles, mostly courtesy of Tonypet’s jokes and interesting talks.
Some tried their hand at carving the meat.
And oh what fun they all had!
Chef Adrian Cuenca gave a few words about the US Prime Rib that was to be served. He did encourage us to try eating the steak medium rare because this is the point where the steak is at its most flavorful. I was a little hesitant because I don’t eat meat that is too rare, or still has blood oozing out, but I took Chef Adrian’s word for it and tried it as it was served. He was right! I closed my eyes during the first bite and true enough, the flavors swirled in my mouth bringing about the most exquisite tastes ever to emanate from a piece of steak. Thus my new principle in dining, TRUST THE CHEF’S RECOMMENDATIONS.
Upon settling, they served their own baked bread. Served warm and fresh, it was not a bad start.
Then came the greens. The vinaigrette had sesame oil and lemon juice, which I loved.
Then, the French onion soup.
I just love onions.
Then the “main event”, the steak.
According to one of their waiters, the steam keeps the meat warm while it is uncovered.
See the herbs and spices that they used to flavor the meat.
On my plate, this is how it looked like.
Don’t be fazed with the redness. The texture is soft and the taste is heavenly. A closer look here.
Because Noemi does not eat meat, they brought out their seafood fare, which they specially prepared for customers who are not meat eaters.
Five large prawns smothered in saffron garlic tomato cream sauce. Amazing!
Noemi enjoyed it. It did look yummy. I’d try it if only I weren’t allergic to seafood.
Of course, at the end of every meal, we freshened our breaths with Orbit!
Big thanks to the guys at Elbert’s Steak Room for treating us like royalty. I will see you on my birthday.
See the last leg of this tour in my next post!
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- Melo’s Restaurant: A Good Reputation At Steak
- Everything At Steak: the ultimate family dining experience
- The Resurrection of Mario’s Restaurant
November 9, 2008
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Arpee В· 
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My mom and I are planning to go there sometime soon. Kaso the sometime soon keeps getting pushed back! I’m crossing my fingers this time around tuloy na
to kaoko: you should go. elbert’s steak room is a good steak experience, especially for birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations.
(from the last photo) Can’t help but notice the sneakers
i’ll copy the pics thanks!!!=)
i love the pics!! hope to see you soon on the next event.. hehe=)
Thanks for the nice comments. I’m glad you liked our prime rib and i’m even more glad that you took took my recommendation and ate it medium rare.
The sauce on the prawns is a saffron garlic tomato cream sauce.
to chef adrian: thanks a bunch! i never tried the seafood but thanks a lot for the correction. will do the edit now. i will be having my steak medium rare from now on.
The steak was really good.. Love it..
thanks Elbert’s steak room!! i love the steak, can’t wait to try one again hehe.. loving it!!
Mr. Arpee, IDOL! This is Kai from Plurk. Hope u remember. Hehe. I just finished putting up my very own food blog. Sabi ko na po sa inyo eh, na-inspire nyo po talaga ako. Hope you could drop by my blog and criticize. I take criticisms naman as a challenge eh. Hehe. More power po! By the way, this post made me sooooo hungry na naman! =)
*drool drool drool*
wow nagutom ako! i hope i can eat here too
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