Yabu: House of Katsu Ayala 30th — Restaurant in Pasig

Will not gatekeep this anymore.

Yabu is always the de facto number one Katsu place in the Philippines in my opinion due to the overwhelming combination of value for money, flavor and service. Unlimited refills of rice, cabbage, miso soup and fruit is always appreciated.

The only problem with the chain is its seating capacity. You will always have to endure long queues to dine in this restaurant.

In this mall where the people is limited, the queues isn’t as long as what you would expect for more popular malls.

So if you are looking for a Yabu fix but dislike the huge crowds in typical places, this is the branch you go to, as there are only few people going...

Post-pandemic, Yabu still satifies with consistently good katsu dishes and great service. This branch at the 30th, in particular, has exceptionally well-trained staff who explained the new normal protocols calmly and clearly, suggested new items on the menu and proactively asked if we wanted refills of our bottomless houseblend iced tea, miso soup, brown rice, pickled veggies, sliced fruit, or shredded cabbage salad (and extra curry for my usual chicken katsu curry order). All in all, we got the great food and service we've come to expect from Yabu, plus new menu items to try and discover. Still our go-to comfort food whenever we...

This is seriously the worst place you can visit. The workers are rude. We walked inside the restaurant and grabbed a seat. It was not even crowded(only 1 table). They saw us sitting but were just doing their own things. They just ignored us. We sat down for a while until they gave us the menu, which they didn't. So I called the staff but they looked at us and looked away. One of them passed by, so I called her again. She just waved at me and walked away. I found it very offensive. I think this is racism and the workers seemed like they do not want to serve anyone. This is one of the worst experiences I have had...