3.0
out of 5
Marina Square, #01-213
Singapore
Telephone: 6883-1123
Website: http://www.waraku.com.sg
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Was at Marina Sq tdy to catch a show with my fren and decided to try out the Waraku outlet there. As we were quite early, there were plenty of seats available and we need not have to wait. As compared to the seats at the outlet at the Central, the seats here were definitely more comfy and more spaced out.
So without wasting much time, I ordered Yakiniku Don, Chicken Kaarage, Chapon Udon and Kakiage. As for drinks , we decided to have lime juice.
The Yakiniku DOn was really superb, with a generous amount of beef given and it was well-cooked. As for the Chapon Udon, it was a nice creamy soup based with Hotae, prawns and a couple slices of pork and vegetables. It was served in a hot stone bowl and the looks of it was enuff to make one drool.
As for the other two dishes, they were quite nice as well and though they were fried food, it was not very oily , which was good.
This has been my second time patronising Waraku and so far I had been really satisfied by their food standards. Will continue to patronise them unless they prove me otherwise.
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25 Feb 2008 at 6:13 am
try the noodle soup and the squid... cant recall what is the name but it was good...it is served whole and they sliced it for you.
02 Mar 2008 at 12:41 am
Having eaten at Waraku (Katong Village) before, I decided to recommend a couple of friends to their outlet at Marina Square. The experience was quite different from what I would have expected.
Firstly, the location was rather off, being tucked in a far away corner along the outside of Marina Square (facing the main road between Marina Square and Millenia Walk).
Secondly, the queue that night was quite long, and we ended up waiting for almost an hour just for a table.
Next thing was the service, which I thought was much better back in the Katong outlet. Over in Marina Square, the staff was slightly less attentive, especially with the ocha. Granted that this outlet is alot bigger and busier, but I believe more effort should be placed into it's customer service. Even the usual Japanese greeting (easily heard in almost every Japanese eating outlet now) was missing. Not that I would want to hear it for the millionth time, but it does make a difference.
Having said all those, the food was quite up to standard. Variety is definitely good, but that should not be the only basis of comparism since all Waraku outlets share the same menu. The food was served rather quickly, so there was no need to wait long for food. Taste-wise, the food was similar to what I tasted before.
Go for their set meals only if you can really eat or if you are hungry. The portions are BIG. Good for value of course. Do try their noodles of course. Wide variety to choose from that can definitely satisfy your tastebuds. The sashimi platter is also good, offering a variety of fresh fish, served on a large platter of ice.
Prices are slightly steep, especially their sashimi. Noodles go for around S$10, and set meals up till about S$20. Still decent and affordable by most standards, unless you are really into sashimi and other premium stuff. If you enjoy japanese food, I'm sure the prices are affordable if you compared them to other restaurants like Sushi Tei.
All in all, I must say that although I enjoyed the food at Waraku, I would think twice about going to this particular outlet. I'd still prefer to travel down to the other outlets for their food.
There are a total of 5 outlets. More information available at http://www.waraku.com.sg/.
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25 Feb 2008 at 6:14 am
i didn't quite enjoy my food there. it's served in this big plate, i order a shrimp spag. and it's purely shrimp and spegetti. i find that the restaurant is too busy and noisy. First it's the shouting of greetings, then the rest of the customers trying to compete against the noise made by the staff. it's simply too stress and no ambience.
the food wasn't so nice afterall.
the service was ok. i think they have too many staff. but when it comes to billing. i think there is only one person who could do it. so we'll have to wait at the counter until the staff ask another more senior staff to do it.
it wasn't a good experience.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!hmm.... u went waraku or the Pasta De Waraku. Different shop leh. Hee....
02 Jan 2008 at 5:50 pm
eh sorry ar. i went to the pasta one. :)
03 Jan 2008 at 12:20 pm
Went ot waraku and have dinner a few days ago. Afraid that the queue is very long but it turns out that there is no queue and we were ushered to a table fast. I am surprised as it is dinner time.
I think I am lucky cos less than 5 mins I am seated, the queue is already forming at the table outside. Lucky us. Haa...
It is also a good idea to make reservation however even with that be prepared to wait for a while.
We ordered
1. Mixed Yakitori: It got chicken, chicken meatballs, mushroom, bacon etc. Together with the sauce, it is good. I loved it. Plus it came on a hot plate with a flame below keeping it hot.
2. Tonpei Yaki: This is egg and bacon over a bed of lettuce. It is not oily and light. Makes it good to eat.
3. Age Dashi Tofu: The tofu is done prefectly, cripy outside and soft inside. The sauce is also not too salty. The only thing is do they need to serve 4 pcs of tofu in such a big bowl?
4. Tori Kaminabe: I like to eat these soup base "steamboat. This one does not disappoint me as well. The miso soup base is not salty as expected.
5. Teriyaki Chicken Don: This one is eaten by my fren. Formt he looks of it, must have been good cos he did not leave a single grain of rice in the bowl. Hee...
The service there is quite attentive however it sook sometime for the bill to come, so i walked over to the cashier to settle the bill instead.
The cost of the meal comes up to $58, Consider good and cheap as the portion are quite big as well.
Think if not of the queue, I might go there for my jap food more often!
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This is actually my 3rd time to the MSq Waraku but it's the very 1st time that I'm there for their lunch special.
Hmm...so what's special about their lunch menu?
Well, they have this lunch set which comes with a choice of a noodle on top of a don/sushi. In other words, you'll be enjoying 2 main course at the same time. No worries about the serving portion, the combination of the 2 main dish will be just nice to fill up your stomach. But for big eaters out there, you'll probably need to order more side dishes to have a more fulfilling lunch! Haha..anyway, for the price that you are paying for the lunch special, it's considered decent already.
I ordered a combination of udon and tempura don. I prefer the udon to the tempura don although it was a little plain, with only seaweed in it. But I like their thick, fat and chewy udon. As for the tempura don, the tempura sauce was lacking.
The food aside, I would say that the place is nice and it has a private room to accomodate some 20 of us. They were also prompt in their service. All we have to do was to press the service button and they were quick to attend to us.
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WaRuKu@ Marina Square ::
Taste: ✓ ✓ (More tick means more tasty)
Price: ✓✓✓ (More tick means more pricey)
Ambience: ✓✓✓ (More tick means more conducive)
Comments: The food taste pretty normal - not much of any special, but slightly salted. But i love their Clear soup. It tasted light and nice, you dont have to worry about those free supply of MSG issue). I think the Paste De WaRaKu is much better over there.
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好看不好吃 (looks good, but doesn't taste good)
I found this the ambience pretty nice and cosy. It had those private dining areas with low tables and leg cavities similar to Sakae Sushi at Marina Square but better because you will probably only zao geng to the wall. The privacy also gives the customer a sense of exclusiveness.
For service, I have to say Waraku scores well as they take initiative and are very responsive. A friend had made special requests for certain orders and were not disappointed.
Call me picky if you want. While Waraku's menu is quite extensive, it is quite a task to find an item that screams, "Eat me!"
Also, there isn't anything that's value for money. Plus, I had a hard time deciding what I should order. I ended up with this beef paper steamboat listed in the lunch set meals menu.
I have to say that the quality of food isn't what you would describe as fantastic. Compounded it with the fact that there wasn't anything inspiring in the menu to begin with, Waraku really left a bad flavour in my mouth. The beef paper steamboat only came with 4 pathetic slices of beef. When I sampled a friend's teriyaki chicken, my immediate response was a my best constipated expression. The chicken was tough and dry like it was microwaved.
Can somebody recommend exactly what is actually good at Waraku?
Or is it just me being luckless?
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