greenbelt – HeaRty's Haven

John and Yoko
2/F Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 729-8698

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Yesterday, I met up with Christina. It is such a rare occasion for me to go and eat at Greenbelt 5. I’m so used to eat at Greenbelt 2 and 3. So sometimes I feel that whenever I go to Greenbelt 5, I’m always at a loss as to where to eat.

Anyway, so yesterday, we opted for John and Yoko. It was because I kept raving that their wagyu rice is soooooooo delicious! Definitely, this is a must try!

There wasn’t too many people dining because it was early evening when we entered. Would you believe that after an hour, the place started to fill up? Certainly, nice business for John and Yoko despite the expensive price of their dishes.

Here are what we ordered:

Tofu Cheese Melt (Php 178)

To be honest, I was hesitant to try this. I didn’t dare touch the food until we finished all the other dishes. hahahah!! I don’t know why, it was just that I felt that cheese with tofu doesn’t blend well.

When I finally tried it, I was pleasantly surprised. Tofu felt like it was wrapped in melted cheese. And wow! It was spicy!

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile now, then you know how much i love tofu! This is simply one of the most unique Tofu dishes I’ve sampled. This is very good food and I recommend you do try this!

Wagyu Rice (Php 299)

I tried this before and I just can’t help but order this again. It is just consistently good! Our favorite Wagyu beef combined into our rice w/ common fried rice ingredients such as onions, eggs & soy sauce. I wish I could cook fried rice this good.

Bacon Wrapped Dory (Php 238)

From all the dishes that we ordered, this is my favorite. This is Fish with Bacon and wow!!! It was yummy!!! I don’t even know how to describe this dish but all i can say is that it was delicious. Every John and Yoko customer should at least try this on their next visit to the restaurant.

One other thing that I noticed in John & Yoko is the outfit of their female servers. They were wearing such short skirts that most guys (even girls) can’t help but notice. I know it is a strategy but I really hope that they don’t push them to wear something so short. The girls are pretty aloof as well.

The male servers, I found to be more friendly & service-oriented.

More pictures from our dinner here.

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Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu
2/F Greenbelt 3 Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 729-8640

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The only shabu-shabu place I know is located at Greenbelt 3. It has great ambiance. Even if you’re eating something hot, you won’t feel uncomfortable.

Service though is a bit blah coz there were only 4 staff that day. So there was only 1 manning the kitchen, 1 manning outside area, 1 manning the inner area & 1 manning the counter. How could they serve customers with over 15 tables & they were undermanned? tsk tsk!

Before our order arrived, the staff helped setup the cooking area and ingredients for sauce. I lovvveeeeeee sate sauce.

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For those who don’t know how to cook, no worries!!! It’s easy! You just need to put the ingredients on the boiling soup, wait for a few minutes for it to be cooked and then you’re good 🙂

Here are what we ordered:

Shrimp & Meat Shabu-Shabu (Php 570)

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With Shrimp & Meat Set, you could choose chicken, fat beef or porkloin as your meat. We have chosen porkloin. By the way, you need to be attentive when you start putting your shrimp and meat in. To cook shrimp and meat, don’t let it stay more than a minute in the soup.

All Balls Set (Php 400)

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Different kinds of balls in this order: shrimp balls, squid balls, meat balls, even crab sticks! 🙂 If you just want pure & simple shabu shabu meal, then this is for you.

Fresh Buko Juice (Php 70)

I still prefer Shabu-Shabu places that offer eat all you can. I think those are more affordable and we have more control as to what we’ll eat. For me, I would have preferred more porkloin and more shrimps!

And also, there will be less waste for those ingredients that we don’t like (or eat).

More pictures here.