MITSUKOSHI BGC — Local services in Taguig

THE CONS: Overhyped is the word. My main disappointment? (1) No bidets in the comfort rooms when we visited during the first week of December, and (2) tissues were also not available. (3) Hand soap was watered down. You just can't blame this lack of basic amenities on soft opening blues. (4) Heavy orientalism decors the entire mall—fake cherry blossom tree here, paper lanterns there, oriental/washi-tape design standees/wallpaper, a Mt. Fuji picture over there, etc. Masabi lang bang Japanese. You would think being in BGC, they would be able to do better than just this.

(5) Sake selection when we visited? Meh. (6) Plum wines? 2 choices only of 1 brand. (7) The pudding? French-inspired. (I'm calling this out as I love pudding in Japan.) (8) The sashimi in the grocery is in my bottom list of sashimi in the Metro. It was just plain malansa, and not the sashimi-kind of lansa (if there should be any). (9) Yakitori also wasn't too nice in that it was tasteless and barely warm even though it was freshly served. The Pros: (1) If you're the mahilig-sa-Japanese-food type of Japanophile, they have most of the common names in the food court. Although if you're just after food and could travel a bit more, Kiwami Food hall in Central High Street also caters to that. (2) Wasn't able to try The Matcha Tokyo because the lines were crazy long. Might go back for this as I think it was the only thing that's worth it in Mitsukoshi. (Might edit once I get to try though.) (3) Matcha-cream dorayaki in grocery. (4) A few Japanese brands are easier to buy at a moment's notice, no more int'l shipping/ordering needed/scouring the Metro for it. (5) FB x Kinokuniya (although they have a rude cashier lady and the JP selection is just ok, but at least more complete than other FB branches.)

Overall, only probably going back for now to try The Matcha Tokyo to see if it's worth it. Mitsukoshi in Japan feels imposing. This...is just sad and...

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Disappointing experience. I went to eat at the Itadaki Food Court. The good thing about it was the interesting mix of vendors that are unique to the food court. Some Japanese themed food stalls and some are pastry shops. I suppose this is supposed to be the high end version of a food court since you would see shoppers eating here with Hermes Birkin and Chanel bags.

Some of the food is good like the sushi shop, but I didn't like the soba noodles from one shop it tasted bad. The pastries are good.

However, the overall experience dining in the food court was CHEAP as you would expect from a food court. The food court seating is small and the presentation of the dine in was all in plastic disposable containers. You have to run around and order your food and people literally scramble to save seats. It's a stressful experience to say the least. You're better off eating in an actual restaurant or getting takeout for the price of the food.

The mall was also disappointing. Not much to see in terms of shopping. It tries to imitate the Tokyo shopping malls but it only has 2 floors and very limited shopping selection, a bunch of selected boutiques but nothing that you can't find in an SM or an Ayala Mall.

The parking experience was also bad. You have to go to B2 area to pay for the ticket which is P200 by the way as of July 2024. They only allow a 15 minute grace period for you to leave the mall otherwise you have to pay again. When I got to the parking exit, the machine for inserting the parking card wasn't working and we had to wait for an attendant to help us.

Overall I felt like I wasted my money at Mitsukoshi Mall. Not a...