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Baron's Table (94)
Holiday Inn, Roxas Blvd, Tel 59-79-61
12:00-15:00, 19:00-24:00
Sun closed, no lunch on Sat
first class international restaurant with a wide selection of grill dishes; among the grilled meats are US steaks, prime ribs, rack of lamb ('Provencal' style), but also lobster and prawns; one of the very few restaurants in Metro Manila where one can finish a meal with a selection from a cheese board; palatial ambience

Sud (92)
Sheraton Hotel, Malate, Tel 522-10-11
12:00-14:30, 18:30-22:30; Sun closed
While specializing in creative cuisine, this Mediterranean-style
restaurant also offers steaks and grilled seafood. For good reason they are proud of their US prime steaks of aged and rich corn-fed beef. All steaks are cut to the preferred size, charcoal-broiled and served with fresh garden vegetables, baked potato or rice. They offer a choice of Sauce Bearnaise, mild pepper sauce, or herb and garlic but-ter.

MAKATI

Old Manila (140)
Peninsula Hotel, Tel 819-34-56 loc 3953
11:30-14:30, 18:30-23:30; Sat, Sun no lunch
All the steaks served in this exclusive res-taurant are supplied by
the renowned House of Pfaelzer in Chicago, US; large original cut T-bone steak; among their beef dishes is tenderloin with a fine ragout of lobster thermidor; among their sauces are truffle sauce with port wine and bouillabaisse cream; aside from prime US beef they serve Iranian caviar, Norwegian salmon, Dutch veal, Australian lamb - obviously the best from all continents

Mario's (111)
7856 Makati Ave, Tel 86-44-78
11:30-14:30, 17:00-23:00; Sun no lunch
popular for steaks not only because they know how to prepare the
beef; they also are famous for the dish that best goes with steak - Ceasar's salad; actually, Mario's is the one restaurant in Metro Manila that helped most to popularize this particular salad some two decades ago; even today, every third guest patronizing the place orders Ceasar's salad - and steak (served with a choice of four sauces); T-bone steaks 350 grams; daily specials 160 (chicken dish) to 280 (beef dish), includes free glass of red or white wine; Mon-Thu 17:00-19:00 early gourmet special with reduced prices for all dishes; Sat com-plimentary mango jubilee; function rooms 10-50 seats; catering to many embassies

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