Saturday, April 4, 2020

Umu (Refurbished)




I knew that Anita had one of those credit cards that tied-up with Umu, the Japanese restaurant at the Dusit Hotel in Makati.  Given that there was a promotional offer for cardholders, I made it a point to ask her family to join us for dinner.  I was excited to check out the new interiors of the place, since the architectural consultant of the hotel was a good friend of ours.  We were delighted with the new decor, the color schemes were brighter and had pleasing prints.




Anita, Tony and I were in agreement that the renovations revived the image of the restaurant.  Monique and Vicky ordered our usual fare--uni sashimi, salmon sushi, oysters, soft shell crab tempura and teriyaki eel.  I forget what the kids had, they were in and out in a jiffy, and chose to roam around the garden for the remainder of the night.



The restaurant remains one of my Top 5 Japanese choices in Metro Manila, and it's pretty refreshing to know that the management has constantly upgraded its facilities.  If I recall right, when the hotel used to be run by the Nikko group, they had the Gojinka and thereafter the Benkay as their Japanese restaurant brands.  I am happy that the Umu of the Dusit group continues the almost 50 year heritage of good Japanese cuisine the hotel is famous for.  More power to those guys!



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