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Homely Japanese Meal At A Premium
2016-02-01 109 views
Full review on http://www.nahmj.com/2016/01/30/suju-japanese-restaurant-mandarin-gallery-orchard-singapore/Strangely, Suju Japanese Restaurant seems to be neglected by most foodies (both bloggers and non-bloggers). Even my friend, one of the diners at our dinner date have visited the rest of the restaurants at Mandarin Gallery except Suju.We started off with Sashimi Specialty of The Chef (Assorted Sashimi), priced at $36 per person. We ordered for 2 pax hence the plate of sashimi resulted in a d
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Strangely, Suju Japanese Restaurant seems to be neglected by most foodies (both bloggers and non-bloggers). Even my friend, one of the diners at our dinner date have visited the rest of the restaurants at Mandarin Gallery except Suju.
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 We started off with Sashimi Specialty of The Chef (Assorted Sashimi), priced at $36 per person. We ordered for 2 pax hence the plate of sashimi resulted in a damage of $72. We understood why it is so expensive the moment it landed in our mouth. We savour the sweetness and freshness of the sea with each piece of the sashimi.
Sashimi Specialty of The Chef (Assorted Sashimi)
$72
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 The Nasu Dengaku, a cold appetiser, was the next served to our table. Deep fried eggplant with Suju Miso top with sauce was a simple but pleasant dish. One could savour the natural sweetness of the eggplant and the miso sauce added tincture of savoury in it. Somehow, like a salad.
Nasu Dengaku
$11
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 Very quickly, all our Mains were served at the same time. First we have the Tori Momo Kurozu Itame. I enjoyed this dish more than the beef we ordered. Since it was sourish, it whetted the appetite.
Tori Momo Kurozu Itame
$26
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 Beef Cheek Miso was stewed and simmered in red wine and the meat absorbed the red wine fragrance completely. It was tender and melt in the mouth. The 3 diners at Suju enjoys rich food but most of us still feel that this was a little too rich for our preferences.
Beef Cheek Miso
$54
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 Shake Chazuke and Mentaiko Chazuke were comforting. We like it. Rice in soup, who could resist such a homely dish?
Shake Chazuke
$18
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Mentaiko Chazuke
$18
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 Before the end of the meal, we ordered 2 out of the 3 desserts.
Catarana
$10
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 Catarana is an Iced pudding in roasted green tea flavour. Among the 2, this is a hit with me. Slightly sweetish with tea fragrance. This is what I enjoyed.
Annin Tofu
$8
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 Annin Tofu is Suju Style almond pudding which has the typical Chinese Almond Jelly taste with a texture akin to the traditional tofu and a creaminess in it too. I am never a fan of the Chinese Almond Jelly so this isn’t my kind of dessert. But my other diner enjoyed this tremendously.

Suju Japanese Restaurant has a homely Japanese ambience. Not noisy even the section we sat were at 80% capacity.
All the 3 diners at the dinner agreed that the best part of the meal was the Assorted Sashimi. With no doubt, I would highly recommend the Sashimi Specialty of The Chef to diners who is willing to bear the high premium. Next the Chazuke and Tori Momo Kurozu Itame. End the meal with Catarana.

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(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2016-01-19
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$100 (Dinner)
Recommended Dishes
Sashimi Specialty of The Chef (Assorted Sashimi)
$ 72
Nasu Dengaku
$ 11
Tori Momo Kurozu Itame
$ 26
Beef Cheek Miso
$ 54
Shake Chazuke
$ 18
Mentaiko Chazuke
$ 18
Catarana
$ 10
Annin Tofu
$ 8
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It's the rice
2011-01-08 48 views
With the other F&B tenants at the Mandarin Gallery, Suju seems to have escaped under the radar screen. A little odd, and it was a stroke of fortune on Christmas Eve, that we found ourselves there for lunch. Well OK, there wasn't much choice since it was the only place without a queue. Thankfully, the oddity ended there. It is a high quality joint. It's hard to tell from the outside given the usual nondescript entrances typical of many Japanese joints. It's not cheap although lunch sets are
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With the other F&B tenants at the Mandarin Gallery, Suju seems to have escaped under the radar screen. A little odd, and it was a stroke of fortune on Christmas Eve, that we found ourselves there for lunch. Well OK, there wasn't much choice since it was the only place without a queue. Thankfully, the oddity ended there. It is a high quality joint. It's hard to tell from the outside given the usual nondescript entrances typical of many Japanese joints. It's not cheap although lunch sets are fairly priced.

Tempura lunch set
The tempura on rice bowl is deserving of special mention. Suju prides itself on the quality of rice they use, and it comes through - more so in the rice bowl than the sushi. The consistency is fluff yet with bite, and with just enough stickiness to create texture but not in a mushy way. Suffice to say, it's easy to finish the entire decent sized rice bowl. The tempura used quality ingredients, even if they were the ordinary assortment of shrimps, mushrooms and pumpkin. The batter was fragrant from the oil used to deep-fry the pieces in, and was light and crisp with just a hint of a bite, akin to Agedashi Tofu, but yet not quite. The drizzle of a slightly sweet tempura sauce added flavor, and that was it. Hooked. I would go back just for the tempura rice bowl, although the lady at the next table seemed to be really enjoying her Deep-fried breaded Kurobuta pork cutlet rice bowl.

The Chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) that accompanies the rice bowl set is bigger than most other places, and very smooth, with a discernible aroma of good eggs.

Perhaps the sushi set might have been a little less expensive, since I get the same standards at my regular Sushi Hiro joint in HK for about half the price. While the catches were fresh, my one complaint was the sushi served in seaweed. It wasn't crisp by the time it ended up at our table, and was embarrassingly difficult to bite off. You should only try it at home - it ain't cool to play tug-of-war with your handroll in public.

Overall, the rice bowls are probably where it's at for lunch. If I get happy a second time for lunch, I just might head back for dinner.

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2010-12-24
Spending Per Head
$48 (Lunch)
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  • Tempura rice bowl