Graduation Dinner & Earth Hour at Le Soufflé

My mom, grandpa, and I went to Le Soufflé, The Fort after my graduation last night. It was unfortunate that their Top of the Citi branch was closed. I wanted to go there because they claim that it has a great view of Makati City.

We arrived at the restaurant in time for Earth Hour and I was pleased to find out that they supported this campaign. The place, lit with candles all around, looked very inviting. We were seated after a couple of minutes of waiting even though we didn’t have a reservation.

I don’t remember exactly what I had because I decided to order the set menu for the day after having a really hard time browsing through the menu with a votive candle in hand. The 4-course meal started with an endive salad, followed by a cream soup, then sea bass for the main course, and a banana and mango crepe for dessert. I let my mom have the dessert because I wanted to get a soufflé. The food was good, but not spectacular. Mom ordered a lamb shank and Papa had strip loin. I think they both enjoyed their choices.

A few seconds after serving my dark and white chocolate soufflé, they served me with a slice of cake as congratulations. I ended my graduation dinner with a glass of Taittinger Brut Champagne, which, upon seeing its price on the receipt, made my heart skip a beat. :-/

I would go back to Le Soufflé for the excellent service and to give it another shot to delight me with its food. I won’t order so hastily when I go back.

Blogworthy: The Nail Station

Last Thursday, I finally decided to visit The Nail Station at Robinsons Galleria. I’ve been seeing this place for a couple of years but I never really took time to check it out. I’m glad I finally did.

I was greeted by two friendly ladies who oriented me about their different services. I opted for Yuppie Hands and Yuppie Feet which are regular manicure and pedicure services. I was then seated on this cozy couch, given magazines, had my feet propped up on an ottoman, and was asked to wait awhile. These are all standard procedures, but what made it so different was that they did it with warmth and joy – something we rarely see today.

One of the ladies attended to my Yuppie Hands, and the other to my Yuppie Feet. They started off by rubbing my hands and feet with hot towels, then continued with the normal procedure. These ladies not only made sure that they were doing their jobs properly; they also made sure that I was well attended to beyond things that they should be doing for me, like making sure my sunglasses weren’t being crushed by my wallet which I shoved in my bag for fear of ruining my nails.

When I was done, they asked me to stay to relax or take a nap and wait for my nails to dry. They made me feel very comfortable on my first visit, and I sure am going back again.

For excellent customer service like this, you would expect to pay a rather hefty sum of money, but not here. Everything cost me P300, plus tips. Not bad at all.

I left the place very happy and with silky smooth hands and feet! When they first seated me on the couch, they said they’ll make me feel like a princess. Well they most certainly did.

Their services include:
Yuppie Hands (P120)
Yuppie Feet (P180)
Hand Pleasure with essences
Feet Pleasure with essences
Hand Rejuvenation Spa
Feet Rejuvenation Spa
Heavenly Hands
Heavenly Feet
Belfeet Treatment (for cracked skin, dry skin, perspiration, or tired feet)

The Nail Station is located at The 50th Avenue Store Level 3, East Wing, Robinsons Galleria.
(632) 636-4657