Although it is a metropolitan area, what I like about Cebu is that destinations where you can enjoy nature is easily within reach. Mountainous areas like in Busay is just a few minutes away from the city, world-class beach resorts in Mactan Island is just an hour away while Bantayan Island, Moalbal (diving site) and Oslob (whale shark watching) are just a few hours away.
So when I had the opportunity to go on a weekend trip to Cebu, even though it was somewhat unplanned and instantaneous I grabbed it in a heartbeat. Getting to travel early on this year excited me, it’s my first trip of the year, yey! Plus this will be the very first time that I'll get to really experience Cebu.
I flew with fellow blogger and friend, Bettina via AirAsia. I went straight from work to the airport and good thing the flight was on time. Upon arrival at the Mactan International Airport there was no waiting time as we were immediately greeted by a staff of Bai Hotel who ushered us to our car service. We went straight to Bai Hotel, which will be our residence for our first night and met up with the other bloggers at the lobby.
Bai Hotel is Cebu’s newest hotel and VisMin's biggest hotel to date. It is where the five-star service is fuss-free, expect all the trappings of an excellent business hotel without the usual theatrics of one. It has 668 rooms, 12 conference and event venues, and over 8 dining options. Bai Hotel is a member of WorldHotels, an exclusive group of independent hotels around the globe. Located right in the middle of Cebu City and Mandaue City, around 20-30 minutes from the airport depending on the traffic, and within short distance from ports and business districts, Bai Hotel is the ideal locale of confluence for accommodations, meetings and celebrations in the region.
On our last day at Bai Hotel, our group divided into two; one group had their lunch at the Japanese resto Ume Japanese Cuisine while the other half (and that includes me) ate at Marble + Grain Steakhouse. This in-house restaurant at Bai Hotel is a fine dining steakhouse serving fine custom-aged USDA-prime beef, other meats and seafood alongside an excellent wine selection.
Marble + Grain Steakhouse is a stylish, contemporary and warm space with brown, red, grey and cream tones. With warm yellow lights and plush furniture, the restaurant has an earthy feel and inviting atmosphere that you would usually experience in high-end steakhouses. The design used mostly natural materials such as wood, marble stone and leather. The restaurant can house around 50 people and it being a new steakhouse in Cebu with a running all-you-can eat steak for PHP 999++ promo, it’s better to make reservations before you head on to the place.
The eat-all-you can steak comes
with a spread of sides, other appetizers and desserts. At the time that we were
there, they were offering pumpkin soup, Brussel sprouts, baked mac, mini
cheesecakes, salad station and steak sauce station. I usually don’t eat steak
with sauce so I can joy the beef meat in its most basic cooked form. But I
tried the sauce sand my favorite was the Whiskey Cream sauce.
Marble + Grain’s resident British-Filipino Chef Jaimes Van Hagh personally cuts the meat to your preference. The staff will then ask you how do you like your steak to be cooked then they will give a number. And then you wait for your steak to be served. Marble + Grain’s meat are cured and dried inside a temperature-controlled room at one of the corners of the resto.
I like that the cut of my steak was thick enough to be chewed to appreciate its tenderness. I had mine cooked medium-rare, my preferred way, as the meat juices are still there which adds flavor to the steak. I loved the presentation especially with those charred lines that makes it more appetizing. The smokey flavor was really nice and the meat had some fat in it as well, another thing that gives the steak its savoury flavor. The size of my steak could feed two people with normal appetite.
MARBLE + GRAIN STEAKHOUSE
G/F, Bai Hotel Cebu, Ouano Avenue cor. Seno Boulevard
G/F, Bai Hotel Cebu, Ouano Avenue cor. Seno Boulevard
North Reclamation Area, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
Contact Nos: +63 32 888-2500.
Website: baihotels.com/
Website: baihotels.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/marbleandgrainsteakhouse
Instagram: instagram.com/marbleandgrainsteakhouse
That's just a wonderful piece of steak!! ♥♥
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