September 04, 2024

The Wooden Horse Steakhouse in Alabang: Serving a Mix of Texan and Japanese Classics

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 must-visit restaurant for cowboys (or carnivores!) at heart.

Baby Back Ribs with barbeque sauce / IMAGE from Philippine Primer

Since 2010, the Wooden Horse Steakhouse has been one of the go-to places for prime steaks and great Japanese food in the southern metro. It’s owned and operated 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 that is best paired with the Japanese sauce. The steak can be requested to be served on a sizzling plate.

Rib Eye Steak / IMAGE from Wooden Horse Steakhouse

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

This restaurant also serves dishes for kids, apart from their usual certified Angus beef, seafood and chicken dishes, pasta, sandwiches, and salads.

Vongole Pasta / IMAGE from Wooden Horse Steakhouse

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

It also offers off-menu items available upon request.

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!