Just before New Year, I got to meet up with some friends for lunch at Savage by Josh Boutwood. I heard that the steak in this place is pretty good, as are many other menu items, so when we were figuring out where to eat in BGC, I suggested this place and everyone agreed.
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| Savage by Josh Boutwood (photo taken by my friend Che) |
I actually arrived late haha. I think the craziness of the holiday season caused me to oversleep and wake up really late on the day of our lunch. As such, I was unable to take a photo of the first two dishes that my friends ordered: the Deviled Eggs and the Mussels and Fries. (They did leave some for me so I could try them once I arrived and both were good! The mussels dish brought back memories of my visits to Belgium where this dish is extremely popular.) I did arrive in time to take a photo of the Charred Romaine salad, which has grilled romaine lettuce with garlic and anchovy dressing and topped with sourdough breadcrumbs & parmesan cheese. This salad was really good too.
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| Charred Romaine salad |
We decided to order a couple of main courses and share them. Naturally, we had to get steak. There were four of us so we went with the 1.2 kg Dry-aged Bone-in Ribeye, which is dry-aged in-house for 28 days, grilled over oak and charcoal, and finished with smoked butter, mustard, leaf emulsion and sea salt.
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| Dry-aged Bone-in Ribeye Steak |
I got a side of Crushed potatoes with flying fish roe to go with my steak.
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| Crushed Potatoes with flying fish roe |
We also got the Tuna collar, which is grilled over charcoal and paired with a fermented soy bean emulsion and served with wild rice furikake. This, I felt, was the only misstep. I don't know if it was because the tuna might not have been fresh anymore but we all found it too fishy.
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| Tuna Collar |
We shared a couple of desserts to cap off our lunch. We ordered the Kladdkaka, a Swedish chocolate cake served with whipped cream...
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| Kladdkaka, or Swedish chocolate cake |
...and the Meringue and Strawberries, with a hint of vanilla bean.
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| Meringue with Strawberries |
Savage is on the expensive side but it was the holidays so it was a pretty good time to splurge. We did enjoy our dining experience here, tuna collar notwithstanding, and I was happy that I got to catch up with my friend Che whom I hadn't seen in person in years.
Savage by Josh Boutwood
Arya Plaza, GF, McKingly Drive. Bonifacio Global City
+639153339546
savage@bistro.com.ph
+639153339546
savage@bistro.com.ph
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