Senju

I had a quick lunch meeting at Senju, the Japanese restaurant of the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. My teishoku was pretty expensive at P1,950 and this consisted of miso soup, rice, a few pieces of sashimi, the main course being a combination of grilled rib-eye wagyu, prawns, scallops and salmon.  The presentation wasn't really that nicely made, I had the impression that the dishes were scooped together by the school cafeteria.

The interiors of the restaurant are pretty bright, but to my recollection, this iteration is around 8 to 10 years old.  When the hotel opened in the mid-nineties, the Japanese restaurant was a mid-level brand of the Nishimura group, but probably by 2002, the local Shang executives decided to operate the restaurant themselves, re-opening it as the Senju.  I understand that other Shangri-la hotels still have the Nishimura franchise though.  I'd like to see top-notch Nishimura quality in Manila, something that my HK friends used to rave about.