{"id":29679,"date":"2019-02-19T09:25:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T01:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=29679"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T08:28:53","slug":"motto-motto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/motto-motto\/","title":{"rendered":"(CLOSED) Motto Motto in BGC: Your Everyday Go-To Japanese Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Motto Motto | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HHznvAaM8QM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are looking for Japanese comfort food while strolling around BGC, why not check out <\/span><b>Motto Motto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the newest addition to the growing gustatory c<\/span>ommunity in Serendra Piazza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opened last December 2018, Motto Motto is the latest food concept by Raintree Restaurants who also created some of our favorite restaurants such as Friends &amp; Family, Providore, Saboten, Izakaya Sensu &amp; Chotto Matte,\u00a0<\/span>and Chelsea Kitchen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29680\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto-in-Serendra-BGC.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto-in-Serendra-BGC.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto-in-Serendra-BGC-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto-in-Serendra-BGC-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Motto Motto in Serendra Piazza, BGC \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just like its name Motto Motto\u2013which literally translates to \u201cmore more,\u201d its menu is more than just sushi and sashimi. Diners will surely be overwhelmed with their wide variety of dishes, from all-day Japanese comfort food to baked goods available for everyone at any time of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/metro-manila\/taguig\/izakaya-sensu-chotto-matte-in-taguig\/\">Izakaya Sensu &amp; Chotto Matte in Taguig: An Izakaya Restaurant With A Twist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motto Motto\u2019s location used to be the well-loved Chelsea Grand Cafe, one of Raintree Group\u2019s restaurant concepts. Now that Serendra is flocked by a lot of Asian foreigners including Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans, they rebranded Chelsea into this all-day Japanese restaurant to cater to\u00a0the changing community in Serendra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>Japanese style of casual dining<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motto Motto is inspired by family-style restaurants in Japan, as well as the Kissaten style cafes or tea-drinking shops. It has a cozy modern ambiance perfect for a casual lunch or dinner with family, friends, or even business meetings. They also have a private room area that can accommodate 6 to 8 persons for a more private dining experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29681\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior2-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29682\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior3-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_interior3-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Their modern Japanese-style diner interior ensures comfortable dining in the heart of BGC \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/06\/02\/recipe-corner-beet-hummus-avocado-toast-by-chef-kalel-chan-of-raintree-group\/\">Recipe Corner: Beet Hummus &amp; Avocado Toast by Chef Kalel Chan of Raintree Group<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon entering, diners will be greeted with a delightful display of baked goods from Tokyo Bakery, wherein a lot of people actually come in to take a look at the freshly baked pastries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29683\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The display area of freshly baked pastries from Tokyo Bakery \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is also a <strong>takoyaki station<\/strong> with live cooking performances during weekends. A <strong>sushi corner<\/strong> at the far end of the restaurant is where you\u2019ll see the chefs preparing the food right in front of you, plus a large informational board with graphics that explain the different kinds of sushi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29684\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sushi-Bar.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sushi-Bar.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sushi-Bar-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sushi-Bar-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The sushi corner \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>More food, more fun<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For those who want a Japanese breakfast meal first thing in the morning, try their <\/span><b>Breakfast Teishoku<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0set composed of grilled homemade salted salmon, chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), miso soup, Japanese rice, and pickles complete with three side dishes of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29689\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Breakfast-Teishoku.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Breakfast-Teishoku.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Breakfast-Teishoku-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Breakfast-Teishoku-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Breakfast Teishoku \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motto Motto\u2019s <\/span><b>Omakase 5 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from their sashimi menu is a plate of 5 fresh and raw seafood cuts such as Bluefin Tuna, Norwegian Salmon, Squid, Horse Mackerel, and White Meat Fish. Another raw favorite is their Masu-Sushi in a box <\/span><b>Uni Maguro.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A reason why there are also Koreans dining here is that Motto Motto has its own version of the Korean staple side dish, <\/span><b>Kimchi.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29692\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sashimi-set-and-Kimchi.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sashimi-set-and-Kimchi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sashimi-set-and-Kimchi-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Sashimi-set-and-Kimchi-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Omakase 5, Kimchi, and Uni Maguro \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did we mention that Motto Motto also offers kid-friendly meals? The <\/span><b>Kid\u2019s Shinkansen Set <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is made especially for your little ones with spaghetti, chicken karaage, burger patty, potato salad, rice, and dessert served on a shinkansen (sushi train) tray that children will surely love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29690\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Kids-Platter.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Kids-Platter.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Kids-Platter-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Kids-Platter-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Kid\u2019s Shinkansen Set \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you and your friends love Shabu Shabu, you should definitely try their <\/span><b>Sio Goma Shoga Buta Shabu Shabu Set <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or simply known as Pork Shabu Shabu served with ginger-flavored chicken and pork salted soup and udon noodles good for 2 to 3 persons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29694\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Shabu-Shabu.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Shabu-Shabu.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Shabu-Shabu-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Shabu-Shabu-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Sio Goma Shoga Buta Shabu Shabu Set \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>Tokyo Bakery<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a heartful meal of Japanese favorites, you should get a bite of Tokyo Bakery\u2019s freshly baked Japanese-style pastries such as the <\/span><b>Matcha Melon Pan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><b>Walnut Pan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with bits of crushed walnuts; curry-flavored pastry called <\/span><b>Baked Curry Pan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; and the <\/span><b>Walnut Milk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a longer version of the walnut pan with cream cheese filling in the center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29691\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries2-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/Motto-Motto_Pastries2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>(From left to right) Tokyo Bakery&#8217;s Matcha Melon Pan, Walnut Milk, Walnut Pan, and Baked Curry Pan \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/metro-manila\/taguig\/saboten-in-bgc-home-of-decades-old-original-katsu\/\">Saboten in BGC: Home of Decades-Old Original Katsu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will never have a boring meal again with Motto Motto\u2019s wide choices of tasty comfort food available at any time of the day.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Visit them at Ground Floor, Serendra Piazza, McKinley Parkway, BGC, Taguig City. Motto Motto is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Sunday. For more information, you may visit Raintree Restaurant\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raintreerestaurants.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, follow them on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/raintreemottomottoph\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or call at 909-7011.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>How to get here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">By car: From\u00a0Ayala Avenue, take the McKinley Road and drive straight to McKinley Parkway. Turn left onto Market! Market! loading and unloading bay. Motto Motto is located beside Mary Grace.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">By foot: Serendra Piazza is a two-minute walk away from Market! Market!. Cross the McKinley Parkway heading towards Serendra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Written by Deneca Ordinanza<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for Japanese comfort food while strolling around BGC, why not check out Motto Motto, the newest addition to the growing gustatory community in Serendra Piazza. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,12,14,106,320,200],"tags":[3095,324,583,473,3091,3092,3093,3094],"class_list":["post-29679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese","category-taguig","category-bonifacio-global-city","category-serendra","category-shabu-shabu-japanese","category-japanese-tonkatsu","tag-all-day-japanese-food","tag-bgc","tag-japanese-food","tag-japanese-restaurant","tag-motto-motto","tag-motto-motto-serendra","tag-serendra-bgc","tag-serendra-piazza"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29679"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49408,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29679\/revisions\/49408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}