On my last day at TeeBone, drei and I decided to eat at La Maison (“the house”) – it’s a new resto in Greenbelt 5 offering steak, ribs, seafood, wine, etc – all the nicey-nice stuff you won’t see at food choices. Initially, what caught my eye – or rather my tummy, would be the barkada ribs for P750 which was good for 4 people. My first thoughts were – no waaay, I’ve been duped so many times into thinking that a meal was good for 4 but was in fact the opposite – yes good for nothing. I was a bit skeptical yes so we ordered the large version good for 2 – if it was really good for 2, then we could order the barkada size next time. 
Holy Smokes!
It’s BIG! and it’s only the LARGE version! OMG! FULFILLED EXPECTATIONS!!!! WUHUUU!!!
The meat was falling off the bones – it was that tender! On the next picture, you’ll also see how LARGE it really was – good for 2 (or even 3). Aba aba I like this La Maison hah.
It was served with honey chili sauce which was a bit too sweet for my taste. We also ordered mashed potato (3 scoops) as siding. They offer unlimited rice for all you rice fanatics (like me – but drei didn’t want any rice so I had no one to share it with) so imagine, barkada size ribs with unlimited rice? Maaaan! Perfect meal before a party or a drinking spree. It’s well worth the price (the large version costs P480 – not bad eh?).
As for the venue – why were the placemats made of denim? Just wondering.
Aside from the ribs, the cozy atmosphere(dark wood, intimate lighting) what I really loved about the place was this: I asked for a glass of ice, and they gave it to me – with matching tongs. Of all the restaurants I’ve been to, La Maison is the only one THOUGHTFUL enough to put tongs – I don’t have to use my spoon to scoop out the ice. Don’t tell me about the ice buckets with tongs because this was a glass of ice ONLY – not an ice bucket where naturally a tong would be in order.
With that small thoughtful gesture, they’ve bagged a customer for life 
Visit La Maison at the 3rd floor of the new Greenbelt 5.
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