pig out diary

Whole buliding of restaurants belonging to the same company. Generally, the price goes up as you go up each floor(with the exception of second floor which is a newly opened steakhouse). Ramen, cafe, izakaya, yoshoku, steak house, yakiniku, shabushabu, sukiyaki, teppanyaki…all with a single theme - meat.

The lower floors are basically “family restaurants”. In Japan, family restaurants mean that they serve a variety of Western, Chinese and Japanese dishes so that all family members will be pleased, and the price is supposed to be reasonable. I think this place provides better food than most of the family restaurants I’ve tried in Tokyo, and it has better environment(nice views, clean, comfortably spacious) and better service(every single staff is attentive and polite).

Not that the food here is fantastic(^^;;) and it certainly is not worth a special trip just to eat here, but if you happen to be in Akihabara and have difficulties finding a cheap and comfortable place to eat, especially on holidays, Mansei is not bad an option.

The menus for weekdays and weekends are slightly different, e.g. some of the cheapest options are not in the weekend menu, but the menus are displayed outside the entrance of each floor so you can check them out first.

SEVENTH FLOOR SUKIYAKI & SHABU-SHABU

山海丼（ローストビーフ、お刺身）、￥１３８０。
Roasted beef and sashimi rice bowl.

ミックスフライ定食、￥１４８０。
Mixed fry set lunch.
Since I was not going to eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki for lunch by myself, I opted for other items on the menu…which unfortunately were not good.
Menu: 1, 2.

FIFTH FLOOR YAKINIKU

牧場ランチ（黒毛和牛カルビ１３０ｇ）、￥１７２０。
Wagyu karubi lunch. The beef is a mix of different quality. The additional order of karubi(480yen) is fattier and juicier though.

鉄釜焼ビビンバ、￥１１００。
Bibimbap is not bad.
Menu 1, 2.

THIRD & FOURTH FLOOR YOSHOKU

Seats by the window over-looking the main street of Akihabara.

和牛みそ漬けステーキランチ、￥１４７０。
Miso-marinated Wagyu steak lunch. Comes with rice(refillable as usual) and Tonjiru.

ハンバーグと豚肉と筍のオイスターソース炒め、￥８９０。
ハンバーグとコインコロッケ、￥８９０。
Two weekday-only lunch sets:
Hamburger, stir-fried pork and bamboo shoot in oyster sauce. The stir-fry is a bit greasy but 890yen is good value.
Hamburger and “coin croquette” lunch. Hamburger never goes wrong.

ステーキランチ、￥１５８０。白玉きなこソフト、￥４３０。
Steak lunch. Just okay. A bit hard.
Shiratama Kinako softcream - watery and very small.

ビーフシチュー、￥１７８０。 洋食セット、５９０。
Beef stew. Plus rice, corn potage and salad, the bill came up to 2370yen. Hmm the quality is not worth the price.
3rd and 4th floor menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Dessert menu here.

SECOND FLOOR STEAKHOUSE

ロースステーキ（200g）、￥３２００（ランチ価額）。
200g loin steak. Comes with a big salad(either Italian dressing or Thousand Island), bread or rice, and coffee. Bread is refillable and is reheated everytime. Also you can ask for wasabi(two different kinds) for free - wasabi on steak is actually very nice. The set is 3200yen at lunch but 3700yen at dinner. This is the most expensive menu I tried in Mansei. Luckily the quality of the beef doesn’t disappoint - meat is very soft and juicy. Not the shimofuri(”marbled with layers of fat”) kind but lean meat.
2nd floor holiday lunch menu here.

カットステーキランチ(200g)、￥１８８０。
Cheaper option “cut steak” is available during weekday lunchtime, which is basically the edges leftover from trimming a steak. Somehow the quality of the meat is not as good as the more expensive whole steak, but I think it is good for the price. All the staff in Mansei are very attentive but this floor’s service is exceptionally good. Smoking is allowed here but you can ask to sit in a small room separated from the main dining.

ダブルミニヒレステーキ(170g)、￥２６８０。
Double mini Filet steak. This is a cheaper version of Filet steak available on weekday lunchtime only. Very tender very nice!

All cheaper weekday lunch options are limited and they run out quite quickly.
Menu 1, 2.

FIRST FLOOR COFFEE SHOP

ハンバーグハヤシ、￥１０００。
Hamburger Hayashi. Hamburger is good but Hayashi sauce is not.

ポタージュスープ、￥３００。和牛ビーフカレー、￥６９０。
Corn potage. Beef curry rice(quite bad).

ボリューム万かつサンド＆野菜サラダ、￥７５０。
Katsu-sando(pork cutlet sandwich). Large-size and with salad, 750yen. The sandwich is pre-made - the cutlet not freshly deep-fried, but only reheated before serving. There is already sauce on the pork cutlet which inevitably makes the crust soggy but katsu-sando is always like this. You can also buy take-out. The mocha coffee is 500yen and if you order it with the set, it is 400yen - still very expensive for a small cup of diluted coffee…
1st floor coffee shop menu(J): 1, 2, 3.

FIRST FLOOR RAMEN SHOP

ガーリックパーコー麺、￥８８０。 味玉のせ、￥１００。
“Paigu”(fried pork rib) ramen with garlic and seasoned egg.

特選パーコーラーメン、￥８５０。テパのせ、￥１００。野菜のせ、￥１９０。
Premium Paigu ramen, with fried chicken leg and stir-fried vegetable toppings.
Apparently the Paigu is famous but it is too salty for me. The Premium has less fat than the regular Paigu but I find fatless pork too dry and hard. The soup and the ramen are just ordinary.
1st floor ramen shop menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.

BASEMENT

唐揚げと豚肉の生姜焼定食、￥９９０。
Fried chicken and pork ginger.

かつカレーライス、￥９５０。
Katsu(fried pork) curry rice. The fried pork is okay but the curry tastes like those instant boil-in-the-bag supermarket type…don’t order curry in Mansei.

Basement menu(J): 1, 2, 3.

My recommendation for lunch: go for the cheapest items on 3rd & 4th floor Yoshoku, or pay a bit more and have a nice steak on the 2nd floor steakhouse.

Found an English review here.

肉の万世　秋葉原本店 (Niku no Mansei Akihabara honten)
Add: 2-21 Sudacho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3251-0291