One of my most cherished childhood memories is celebrating important occasions and milestones with a special steak dinner.
Whether it’s a significant accomplishment (a school award, a new job or promotion, etc.), a birthday or anniversary, marking the event through a multi-course meal at the House of Minis is just the ticket!
That was how I was introduced to this restaurant. During my childhood, important family celebrations were marked by our special meal at the local House of Minis along C5 in Pasig City, where I experienced what was to me then a markedly leveled-up way of dining. In contrast to fast food outlets where self-service was the rule, or the family-style casual dining places where all the dishes are served together, this steakhouse serves its food one course after another.
Since it’s been quite a while since we’ve dined at House of Minis, we decided to have lunch at its branch in Greenhills when we were out for some holiday shopping.
The experience starts with ordering our mains (regular-sized T-bone steaks, grilled to medium doneness), then we waited for our courses to arrive.
The meal starts with hot creamy soup served with house-baked dinner rolls accompanied by unsalted butter.
Next comes a light starter salad of fresh vegetables with Thousand Island dressing.
We ordered some starches to go with our steaks: Hubby opted for a serving of gravy mashed potatoes, while, for me, good ole’ steam rice is the way to go!
Then our steaks made their grand entrance.
These are slabs of perfectly grilled fork-tender T-bone cuts beef served on hot plates with some buttered vegetables on the side. When doused with the house gravy, their hissing sound and appetizing aroma sure got us salivating.
This is a meal that is to meant to be hurried over so we took our time in enjoying our steak meal.
Afterwards, we opted against getting coffee after our meal but instead went for servings of vanilla ice cream.
(Actually, Hubby gamely gave his ice cream serving to me! Awww!)
While some aspects of this steak meal (such as the restaurant location and serving sizes of some of the courses) may have changed, I’m glad to say that it feels pretty much like old times at this House of Minis.
Got a similar steakhouse childhood memory? Relive it at House of Minis in Greenhills!
SGS House of Minis is located at Lower Ground Floor, Shoppesville Arcade, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan, open Mondays to Fridays from 11am to 8.30pm and Saturdays from 11am to 6pm. For inquiries and reservations, call +63 2 87211410 or +63 922 8640628, or Viber +63 927 8717896.
It also delivers via FoodPanda.
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