Melo's

Finally, we were able to dine at Melo's, Home of Certified Angus Beef and Authentic Wagyu Beef! http://melosteaks.com/

Short background: I have been working at ABS-CBN for almost 13 years now. Melo's is just in front of our office. Ever since I started working here, it has been sort of 'a dream' within my circle of friends to eat there. Melo's is known for great steaks -- Angus and Wagyu beef --- but expensive menu. I even heard that Erap (former Philippine president) loves this restaurant and frequent this place. President Noynoy also had lunch here from time to time. So you get the drift when I say, we 'dream' of dining here. Owned by Carmelo Santiago, according to their website, they started in 1987 and this is the first Philippine restaurant to offer Certified Angus Beef. In verbatim from their website "Only Melo's has a steak cart for the customers so that they can choose the cut and thickness of the meat before it is grilled to perfection with a secret marinade and using volcanic rocks".

So after more than 13 years, imagine the day when we can finally dine at Melo's! I bought a voucher for half the price and finally tasted their steak. We had a delightful 3-course steak meal. We started with their soup-of-the-day served hot off the pot, then we had creamy and rich pate with bread and then the certified US Tenderloin steak cooked well-done both for me and hubby. The ambience is calming. The set up is fine dining. The place is I guess small -- just right to enjoy your privacy. They have landscaped the surrounding area so that you can have a 'view' instead of just concrete walls. The servers are attentive to your needs. I guess it comes with the price you pay. We had it through a voucher, luckily there was an offering. If you ask me if I'll pay the full amount to dine if there are no vouchers available, I will definitely try it once. Since I'm not really a beef love, it would just be for the novelty of dining with one of the country's best just at our doorstep.