The Wooden Horse Steakhouse in Alabang: Serving a Mix of Texan and Japanese Cuisine
Updated as of April 23, 2025.
Get something out of the ordinary at The Wooden Horse Steakhouse in Molito, Alabang. Popular with many Japanese in the area, the steakhouse is a unique restaurant for any cowboy at heart.
Founded in 2010, The Wooden Horse Steakhouse has been one of the go-to places not only by people from the South of Metro Manila but is also visited by those from the North. This restaurant also serves dishes for the kids, apart from their usual certified Angus beef, pasta, sandwiches, and salads.
Fact: it’s owned by Chef Koichi Tabe, which is quite uncommon for a Japanese since this is a very Texas type of restaurant.
Start your meal with its Wooden Horse salad, a wonderdul assortment of fresh greens drizzled with a vinaigrette dressing.
Wooden Horse salad / IMAGE from Philippine Primer
Check out their succulent Rib-eye Steak 8 oz. that is best paired with the Japanese sauce. The steak can be requested to be served on a sizzling plate.
Rib-eye Steak 8 oz. / IMAGE from Philippine Primer
Tabei derived his curry recipe from Japan and is a popular food item despite not being on the main menu. The sauce contains 15 kinds of spices, and fruits such as papaya, apple, peach, and mango are added for broth and slow cooked for six hours.
Wooden Horse Curry
Curry Udon
You should also check out its best-sellling Hamburger Steak: juicy, hefty 100% Angus hamburger beef patty served with a fried egg and inhouse mushroom sauce.
Hamburger Steak / IMAGE from Philippine Primer
Once you enter the restaurant, you’d think it is a cowboy salon rather than a restaurant. According to the restaurant manager, Mr. Gerrald Vallespin, the winning concept of the interior were all thought by Chef Tabe.
IMAGE from Philippine Primer
They also offer off-menu that are upon request. The staff of the restaurant would gladly accommodate you with everything you need.
Baby Back Ribs with barbeque sauce / IMAGE from Philippine Primer
So if ever you thought of driving through South and just wanna grab a drink with some friends, might as well drop by The Wooden Horse for an affordable, scrumptious and tender steaks!
