“It’s lifestyle dining at its best,” assured Widus GM Alfred Reyes.
“Customers can expect something different because what we offer here is only available in fivestar hotels and fine dining steak houses in Manila and abroad,” said Reyes.
Executive Chef Johnny Rodriguez said Peppers 21, located at the rooftop of the hotel, offers 21-day, dry-aged beef as well as certified Angus beef prime.
He explained that dry-aged steaks undergo a process where “its natural enzymes allow the beef to tenderize while developing an intensified and concentrated flavor resulting to that uniquely brown beefy roasted taste.”
“That’s the whole point of the restaurant,” he added.
Sous Chef James Vanhut said the beef is stored in a dry chiller for 21 days where it forms a crust from the outside layer which protects the meat inside.
The beef is kept with a constant temperature of 0 to 3 degrees as it needs to be stored near freezing temperature.
“After 21 days, we cut then trim the outer crust,” he said.
Reyes said the beef is imported from the US and Australia. “What we are using is basically certified Angus beef prime cut. Other restaurants here offer only certified Angus but not prime,” he added.
The restaurant has limited seats which lends a sense of exclusivity to it, he said.
For romantic couples, Reyes said, there is an exclusive area in the restaurant that is “ideal for those who would like to propose to their girlfriends.”
Corporate accounts or those who would come in groups, birthdays or private dining could also be accommodated in two exclusive 20-person seating capacity rooms.
Reyes assured that even if it is fine dining there is no dress code. “This is simply because we are a casino hotel,” he said.
Reyes said the restaurant is offering a 50 percent promotional discount until April 30.
