Its more or less a quest for reasonably priced good japanese food in Singapore that drives my urge to consistently try weird Japanese restaurants. This is no exception. Located in the ulu and often unknown Elias mall, this restaurant is part of a community center which made me believe it had to be a simple, no frills eating place. Lets see if thats true.
Simple wooden chairs, spaciously placed amidst tables in a single line. The interior is nothing to shout about. In fact, its extremely simple. There wasn't any background music either. In a very real sense, i'm saying that the place is boring with nothing to occupy you as you wait for your meal.
Bento set with Salmon Sashimi, Chawanmushi, Grilled Saba Fish and Chicken Katsu ($15.90) - My gf ordered this set because it came with the usual salmon sashimi which is one of her favorite items. For $15, this wasn't too bad to be honest. 4 pieces of salmon, 1 piece of grilled Saba fish, fried chicken and chawanmushi along with rice. Seems like a good deal to me. The salmon was moderately fresh and sweet but rather small. The katsu was pretty good since it was served hot and juicy. The saba fish had too many bones to be easily enjoyed while the chawanmushi (steamed egg) was rather chunky and lacked taste.
Bento Set with Assorted Tempura, vegetable soup, chawanmushi and teriyaki beef ($15.90) - My order was pretty decent as well, i liked the assorted tempura which came across as fragrant but oily. The beef was tender and sweet but portion size was small, the vegetable soup was a little too bland but the overall package wasn't too bad.
Total Bill came up to $34.98 including service charge. Its nice to note that the tea is free and refillable.
For a place hidden in the middle of nowhere and selling Japanese food, this was rather decent. Although its more towards foodcourt decent as opposed to boutique Japanese food decent, its still somewhere i could probably visit again. There's a sushi buffet offered here as well which is probably worth a try.
Overall Rating:
Its more or less a quest for reasonably priced good japanese food in Singapore that drives my urge to consistently try weird Japanese restaurants. This is no exception. Located in the ulu and often unknown Elias mall, this restaurant is part of a community center which made me believe it had to be a simple, no frills eating place. Lets see if thats true.
Simple wooden chairs, spaciously placed amidst tables in a single line. The interior is nothing to shout about. In fact, its extremely simple. There wasn't any background music either. In a very real sense, i'm saying that the place is boring with nothing to occupy you as you wait for your meal.
Bento set with Salmon Sashimi, Chawanmushi, Grilled Saba Fish and Chicken Katsu ($15.90) - My gf ordered this set because it came with the usual salmon sashimi which is one of her favorite items. For $15, this wasn't too bad to be honest. 4 pieces of salmon, 1 piece of grilled Saba fish, fried chicken and chawanmushi along with rice. Seems like a good deal to me. The salmon was moderately fresh and sweet but rather small. The katsu was pretty good since it was served hot and juicy. The saba fish had too many bones to be easily enjoyed while the chawanmushi (steamed egg) was rather chunky and lacked taste.
Bento Set with Assorted Tempura, vegetable soup, chawanmushi and teriyaki beef ($15.90) - My order was pretty decent as well, i liked the assorted tempura which came across as fragrant but oily. The beef was tender and sweet but portion size was small, the vegetable soup was a little too bland but the overall package wasn't too bad.
Total Bill came up to $34.98 including service charge. Its nice to note that the tea is free and refillable.
For a place hidden in the middle of nowhere and selling Japanese food, this was rather decent. Although its more towards foodcourt decent as opposed to boutique Japanese food decent, its still somewhere i could probably visit again. There's a sushi buffet offered here as well which is probably worth a try.
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