Surprise: This OG Steakhouse Brings Their A-Game to the Pintxos World, With Cool Cocktails to Boot
Catch these happy-hour eats and sips (read: BOGO cocktails!) only at one branch.
(SPOT.ph)The South has always had this image of being laidback—and to be fair, there is truth in it. With the Alabang crowd, clubbing and bar-hopping aren't part of anyone's vocabulary, but what they are fluent in is the art of lazed happy hour. Ask anyone from the 1780 area, and they will recommend their go-to restaurant,café, or bar.
When it comes to happy hour, a place that no one would likely mention is Melo's Steakhouse. That's about to change as the Alabang institution, that's always been known for its slabs of steaks, is now the newest place for amazing shrimp pintxos and refreshing cocktails in the south.
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Melo's Steakhouse in Westgate, Alabang is the new place for happy hours in the south:
What's surprising for a steakhouse is that their happy hour menu consists of outstanding shrimp bar chow—both old and new to the Melo's Steakhouse menu in Alabang.
There's the loved classic Gambas al Ajillo (P400), a three-ingredient dish of succulent sweet shrimps, fried garlic bits, and olive oil, with the added component of crusty bread that's used to soak the oil. What stands out in this dish is the tinge of brightness to the oil, almost lemony, that does this balancing act together with the pungent garlic bits.
While the bread does its job, we wouldn't blame anyone if this popular tapas was ordered with a separate serving of rice. Just imagine spooning over that garlicky oil over the rice—yup, bliss.
The other shrimp item off the happy hour menu is the Shrimp Chorizo Especial(P160). This pintxo is an entirely new Melo's Steakhouse item that uses the same A+ quality shrimp as the gambas, but lying on a mound of crumbled chorizo, spices, and melted cheese.
The other pintxos off the Melo's Steakhouse menu that we highly recommend are the Anchovy & Manchego (P160) and the Foie & Steak (P350). The former may look simple—as always, never judge a book by its cover—but those who have a taste for the sharpness of anchovy and the sweetness of pimiento will definitely want to order seconds; while the Foie & Steak is simply a no-brainer for those who are already fans of the restaurant's steak.
What's "happy hour" without the alcohol, right? Melo's Steakhouse is launching the new menu with a buy-one-take-one cocktail promo that's available daily from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. All priced at P350 per glass, take your pick from these classic cocktails: Gin & Tonic, Negroni, Sangria, Classic Martini, Tequila Sunrise, Espresso Martini, Paloma, Manhattan, Highball, Lemondrop, or an Old Fashioned.
Melo's Steakhouse's Westgate branch is the only branch that serves the new happy-hour specials and cocktail promo. It's the weekend; you know what to do.
Melo's Steakhouse's Westgate branch is at Westgate Center, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. For more information, check out Melo's Steakhouse Westgate Alabang's Facebook page.
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