LOOKING FOR AUTHENTIC JAPANESE CUISINE IN MAKATI CITY? TRY HATSU HANA TEI
Hatsu
Hana Tei is the in-house restaurant of Herald Suites Hotel Chino Roces Avenue,
Makati City. The vicinity is likewise
known for a number of Japanese restaurants lined up and all claiming to have been
prepared by Japanese chefs. The hotel is in fact right across the Little
Tokyo.
And
for a treat on a weekend after a busy work week, we indulged ourselves in a
feast for Japanese cuisine. Fortunately,
we were able to find Hatsu Hana Tei of the Herald Suites.
The
restaurant has 5 small tatami rooms and 2 large ones and a sushi bar with a
seating capacity of 20. The open dining
area has a seating capacity of 60. And
like any other Japanese restaurant, wooden interiors are kept at a minimal.
The
Japanese chefs’ are quite innovative and talented that most of the offerings
are not offered on nearby restaurants.
From the traditional tempura and sashimi to nabemono and ramen, the
restaurant offers a wide selection and the freshest sashimi
delicacies imported from Japan.
It
was a special dining set-up for the group as no less than Chef Koichi Kondo,
executive chef of the hotel, served us his culinary masterpiece. He shared stories with us as well on how he
found home in the Philippines.
The
Mango Gyu Maki is my favorite and a new variety of maki for my taste.
MANGO GYU MAKI (PHP220.00) |
KINSHI SUMAKI rolled omelet consists of grouper (lapu-lapu), salmon, shrimp, radish and nori (seaweed) |
FRIED FISH IN TERIYAKI SAUCE |
UME SASHIMI Platter of sashimi, consists of Maguro (tuna), shake (salmon), Hirame (flounder), Aji (mackerel), Uni (sea urchin) and Shima Aji (dusky jack) |
GYOZA |
CHICKEN YAKITORI |
EBI TEMPURA Ebi (shrimp) coated with crispy batter then deep fried served with tentsuyu sauce (dipping sauce) |
BATTERA HAKU SUSHI Hako (box sushi) pressed rice topped with saba fish |
I would probably be back in the future but this restaurant is truly one which offers not just an authentic Japanese cuisine but a true Japanese hospitality service, making the dining experience outstanding.
Note:
Hatsu
Hana Tei is open from Monday to Sunday
Operating
Hours:
Monday
to Friday 11:30AM to 2:00PM and 6:00pm to 10:30pm
Saturday
and Sunday 11:00AM to 2:00PM and 5:00PM to 10:00PM
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