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2013-06-29
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I love birthday celebrations, whether it is my birthday or my friend’s because it is the perfect excuse to go out and have good food without having guilt for killing my own wallet. Making full use of my good friend’s birthday, she dragged me down to Orchard Central for a Japanese buffet. We didn’t make a reservation at all and it was a huge mistake. The restaurant was fully packed with people even though we went on a weekday lunch hour. Having to queue 45 mins before we could enter the restauran
I love birthday celebrations, whether it is my birthday or my friend’s because it is the perfect excuse to go out and have good food without having guilt for killing my own wallet. Making full use of my good friend’s birthday, she dragged me down to Orchard Central for a Japanese buffet. We didn’t make a reservation at all and it was a huge mistake. The restaurant was fully packed with people even though we went on a weekday lunch hour. Having to queue 45 mins before we could enter the restaurant, we were famished and with a quick glance, I was a bit disappointed. The restaurant didn’t seem to have as much varieties as I expected.
The one thing I looked forward to was sashimi and to my pleasant surprise, they actually have about 3 different kind of salmon sashimi apart from the raw ones. Their Salmon marinated in sauce left quite an impression on me as it tasted really fragrant and it did not lose the sweetness of the salmon itself. All the salmon sashimi were fresh and were snap away by hungry diners as soon as they are refilled.
Moving on to their cooked dishes, one of it was their Salmon Hotpot. The broth was too salty and we couldn’t taste the salmon flavour in it. Worst part of it was that we couldn’t even reach our hand near the pot due to the fire underneath it as it was too big and covered the rims of the hotpot with its flames. Only when it died down then we reach for the soup which I think is not only irritating but dangerous.
The Chawanmushi on the other hand was smooth and silky and tasted as great as it looks. The grill meat section have 3 selections; Pork, chicken and Vegetables. The grilled pork was the best and it was cooked just right thus it was juicy and tender while the grilled chicken was dry and slightly tough. Another huge favourite among diners and myself too was the cold fresh prawns which was fat, really sweet and very addictive, the bbq prawns were a let-down as the meat was overcooked and tasted bitter. As for the Tempuras, they tasted good but very plain and normal too, not worth a try as they are soggy after being put out for some time.
There is wasabi ice cream served in Kiseiki which is very spicy thus wasabi lovers will love the dish, for non-wasabi eaters like me, we can go for the others which are the black sesame which is not only sweet and fragrant, you can taste the small specks of sesame mixed into the ice cream paste. The Mochi and Waffles on the other hand were not worth a try as they tasted almost like what we could buy from outside supermarket.
The desserts overall are a disappointment due to lack of varieties and mundane taste.
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