{"id":292212,"date":"2019-01-21T06:06:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T20:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=292212"},"modified":"2019-01-21T06:06:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T20:06:21","slug":"the-ladder-beach-restaurant-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/the-ladder-beach-restaurant-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ladder Beach Restaurant now open"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the Ladder Beach Restaurant in Ladder Beach held last Wednesday. From left, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Robert Guerrero, Rep. Ivan Blanco, TLBR owner\/president Hong Yang Zhu, Rep. Joseph Lee-Pan Guerrero, Rep. L.J. Castro, Rep, Ed Prospt, and TLBR HR and banquet manager Carmen Sablan-He. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Standing on a 4,000-square-meter property that faces the Pacific Ocean, The Ladder Beach Restaurant held its grand opening last Wednesday signaling the start of one of the best seafood buffet offerings on island. It is located along the coastline of Ladder Beach on the south of Saipan. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are primarily a seafood buffet restaurant. We are serving different cuisines that will make use of fresh seafood like shrimps, octopus, mussels, crabs, and scallops from the Philippines, Malaysia, and China prepared by seven chefs\u2026 we are also trying to target our local fishermen from Rota, a good source of lobsters,\u201d TLBR administrative and banquet manager Carmen B. Sablan-He said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe atmosphere in the restaurant is a mix of fine dining and a family restaurant so that everybody\u2014whether locals and tourists\u2014will feel welcomed every time. We want our customers to feel the peaceful surroundings, to feel at home, enjoy the spacious area inside and outside the restaurant,\u201d she added<\/p>\n

The 1,000-square-meter restaurant proper is indeed spacious as one may mistake the structure as a country club. It can accommodate 300 people, the open space surrounding the restaurant adds to the whole package as fresh air flows freely and the ocean waves strike the cliff and shores like a lullaby. At night, the whole place is romantically lit.<\/p>\n

TLBR owner and president Hong Yan Zhu, a businesswoman who owns a chain of restaurants in China, said that while vacationing on Saipan two years ago she stumbled upon Ladder Beach and was totally mesmerized. <\/p>\n

\u201cI simply fell in love with the place\u2026Saipan is very beautiful\u2026the local people are kind and it is accessible to Chinese tourists and so I thought of bringing our tradition here and at the same time learning traditions of the island, sort of a cultural exchange through this restaurant,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur chefs will prepare food that will make guests experience something new\u2026 We will continue to work hard to build a beautiful restaurant and enjoy the life over here as I would like to treat the local people like family,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

According to Sablan-He, they also serve ala-carte menus. \u201cWe have ala-carte menus that will start from appetizers, main entrees like prime rib, steak, pasta to name a few and desserts\u2026We will have the usual local favorites, too like the kelaguen, sushi, sashimi\u2026 It\u2019s a very well-rounded restaurant that caters to different tastes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have spaces here at the restaurant that we can convert for conferences and workshops, weddings, birthdays, christenings etc. We can also tailor-fit a buffet menu for your party as you can make your own menu and we can prepare on the buffet line and then price is based on the selection that was chosen per person,\u201d she added<\/p>\n

For the month of January, the TLBR is open for seafood dinner buffet on Saturday and Sunday only from 5:30pm to 9pm. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut come February, we plan to regularize operations as we will open from Monday to Sunday 10am to 10pm serving ala-carte menus and buffets. Regular price is $98 per person for dinner buffet (inclusive of drinks) as we are trying to be competitive with the tour industry,\u201d Sablan-He said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, we have an ongoing promo where dinner buffet only costs $79 per person from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, but if you come after 7:30 m then it\u2019s 50-percent off and we will only charge $39 for dinner buffet per person,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Sablan-He said future plans include putting up bungalows around the restaurant and a bar with a dart board to accommodate happy hour goers and golf players to relax in after a round of golf. <\/p>\n

\u201cTLBR wants to be consistent as the history of most restaurants on island heavily rely on tourists\u2026 when the tourists [numbers] go up they make money and when the arrivals go down, they lose money\u2026This is local family run business. We want to make the restaurant local friendly so people will keep coming as we would like them to see the restaurant as a part of their home,\u201d she added said.<\/p>\n

For reservations, contact Carmen B. Sablan-Heat (670) 285-8928 or VIP manager Chuan He at (670) 285-2845.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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