The Japanese restaurant is located at Tiong Bahru, the Link Hotel. (that hotel that is converted from some old flats) is on 1st floor, right at the corner. the above is a pic of the signboad i took outside the restaurant. look out for red lanturns hanging outside the restaurant.
you may call 67386221 for reservations. Dinner starts at 6pm, last order at 9.15pm.
The buffet itself only cost $28++ for lunch and $30 for dinner. which i find still quite reasonable. Hot green tea is free, and free flow. i ordered the Ice Green Tea, at $1 each, is also free flow. other drinks however.... i find it too pricy. ($4 for a coke! and its non free flow :P)
the above is just the front page of the 4 page menu. seperated into teppanyaki, tempura etc etc. quite nicely organised.
below are some of the dishes i ordered from the buffet menu (NOT in order of which i ate first. too lazy to re-arrange. haha)
The paperpot. soup is sweet and nice. however, the soup doesn;t seem to boil. i have to ask the waitress to add fuel to the burner, as the fire runs out quite quickily.
Chicken Tekpanyaki. with a lot of garlic, i find this dish a tad too salty. not recommended.
Teapot Soup. this is served using teacups. and half a lime. you are to squeeze the lime into the teapot and pour out the soup as if its chinese tea. taste a bittle too sour initially (due to the lime) but its rather addictive.
edamamae (dunno if spell correctly) you are only to eat the soya bean INSIDE the pea look alike thing. haha do not try to chew the whole thingy :) they give you a side plate to discard the unwanted exterior.
Tekpanyaki Scallop. from the menu, i learnt that this scallop is imported from Hakkaido. taste sweet and fresh. nice. i ordered 4 other servicing after this plate :P
Tekpanyaki prawns. personsally i prefer the other version of this. where the prawns are served on satay sticks. but this is actually not bad lar. just a bit troublesome as shells come intact.
Saba Shioyaki. (fried mackerel) this dish is a bit too fishy, but is still acceptable for me. if you are afraid of fishy taste, avoid this dish.
Curry Udon. the beef smell is VERY strong. and post stirring, i still find it a bit dry. but the more you eat, the better you find it. yum yum.
Chawamushi: taste normal. not very good, but not too bad either.
Kaki Fry. (deep fried oysters) i always have a liking for oysters. haha but try to request for mayo, it'll taste better.
Salmon Sashimi and Taco Sashimi. the salmon arrived in a boat. haha flesh is firm and thick. however i do notice that in jap restaurant, the 2nd and 3rd servings usually arrive in "Normal" plates. haha and i have to say, the first plate taste better than any other plate.
Soba: Buckwheat cold noodles. not too bad...
Prawn Tempura, Soft Shell Crab and Shitake mushrooms tempura. very crunchy and taste. especially like the shitake mushrooms.
my 2nd serving of the scallop. and also the Salmon Tekpanyaki. this salmon takpanyaki is a MUST HAVE. the fish is very fresh, plus somehow about the way they grill it.... its so yummy.
Jellyfish and Baby Octopus. both dish are my personnal fav. everytime when i add orders, i definately will order these 2. :P
They actually have these type of tradition tatami seats, where you can slot your legs under the table. very unique. please request for the special table when you dine here. it will enhance your dinning experience. :)
Thanks to Ah Chat, who help me made the reservations, and thanks to someone who buy me the dinner. :)
total bill: 2 adult buffet dinner + 1 ice green tea + Tax = $71.
oh ya. i forgot to mention, the service here is damn superb! the waitress are very attentive. in fact they are so attentive, that they will keep refilling your green tea, they will clear away the empty plates, they will also come change your plates for you, when they see any signs of shell in it. for its service, i gave it a 5 / 5! bravo~
No comments:
Post a Comment