Kuishin Bo

My family went to Kuishin Bo to try it out a while ago. It served a wide variety of sushi, tempura, and Japanese appetizers. It also served sukiyaki, which we didn't really like.

Like a lot of other people, I enjoyed the free flow salmon sashimi! Nothing beats the satisfying of the craving for salmon sashimi. The fried items were not bad too. The desserts was quite ok with some Japanese desserts like mochi and dango but personally I feel that there are other buffets serves better desserts.

I find the price slightly pricey, since with all buffets the recent credit card promotions has to offer, there are better buffets to go to.

SGD 45

It was not crowded on a Friday workday, probably due to renovations going on in Suntec City.

The variety and spread of Kushinbo was the same as usual. My impression of Kushinbo had always been one of quality and quantity.

Being a small eater, I picked only a few items to eat. I appreciate most of the dishes, my favourite being the fried salmon fishhead. It was tasty and fleshy.

The ginseng porridge was also very fragrant. They had ikan bilis, peanuts, pork floss etc. to go along with. I had 2 helpings.

I was the most excited about dessert as there was a really big section dedicated to desserts. The unqiue dessert tray added to my excitment. However, do not judge a book by its cover. Most of the desserts did not taste half as good as they look, the most disappointing being the mochi, which is one of my favourite Japanese snack. The lime souffle, raspberry chocolate cake and roche chocolate were the only desserts that I finished.

Overall, the ambience, service and food were fine, except the desserts. It did not leave me with the craving to come back for more. There is a 10% discount for senior citizens and about a 30% savings if you take the 1 hour package but we did not, as 1 hour really wasn't enough for us.

2013-03-06

SGD 34(Lunch)

why i love to go to kuishin bo, the first reason is they provide free flow of tasty fresh crab!!!
and the chocolate fundain is nice too. just the strawberry was took very fast... never got a chance to get some strawberry.

other fruits refill also very slow compare to ther dishes. guess they need to improve for this.

seafood and sushi refill were very fast.

environment is okay

SGD 50(Supper)

Have been looking for a good japanese buffet that serves fresh seafood and sashimi for angmokia since he loves it. I don't fancy raw stuff so at least a buffet will ensure variety. Saw many reviews of other places serving good sashimi but chose Kuishin-bo because i haven been here since 10 years ago! I had really fond memories of this place for its very fresh seafood. Its really quality food... As you can see from my picture, there are just too many to name.. I will just write the recommended dishes That i tried:

1: Chawanmushi-- basic but very smooth and pure
2: chicken kaminabe-- sweet and tasty soup with fresh ingredients
3: fried soft-shell crab!-- enuff said
4: the long legged snow crab-- My friend basically sat there the whole night eating this! very worth your money, fresh and meat was sweet!
5: sashimi-- for the raw food lovers, salmon, tuna...
6: cheesy lobster: this was the highlight of the night!! flesh of lobster was chewy and succulent and the cheese gratin on it was sooooo sinful but yummy! (You can get this with reservations!)
7. teppanyaki-- beef steak was one of the best he had eaten(so claims angmokia)

Desserts galore-- fruits, chocolate fountain fondue, chocolate truffles, matcha ice cream, mochi, cakes...

My take is to save your stomach for the proper food... before u start on desserts to get your worth of money!

2012-12-11

SGD 52(Dinner)

Food was average, defnitely not worth the price.
Dessert's quality has deteriorate too much.
Sashimi hastily prepared.
Everything else too average.
I will never go back again

Just like how this post is done. With no effort.

Read more about my review on my blog. http://chiamhuiy.blogspot.sg/2012/12/kuishin-bo-review.html

SGD 30

Popped by Kuishin Bo to get our Japanese dinner buffet fix! Judging by the long queues outside the restaurant, people still can’t enough of Kuishin Bo and their glorious food spread. It is also best to reserve beforehand, so you can be directed to your seat once you arrive and start chomping down on the food provided. There is a whole range of Japanese food to choose from: sushi, sashimi, seafood, tempura, teppanyaki, noodles and desserts!

The sushi/sashimi counter is probably the busiest counter, where people snatch up prized slices of salmon, tuna and grab the different variations of sushi available. The sashimi are replenished frequently and are quite fresh. The sushi selection includes standard rolls with various fish, unagi, egg and are quite decent.

Perhaps the highlight of the buffet is the abundance of Hokkaido snow crab legs available for consumption. The freshes, juiciest and meatiest parts of crab legs and claws are stacked in rows, and many diners just cannot get enough of them. Kuishin Bo provides the necessary utensils (scissors, crab crackers) for diners to deshell the crab; each table gets a set but you can request for more. I helped myself to multiple servings of Hokkaido snow crab, savouring the fresh, succulent crab meat. Cholesterol levels be damned, for just one night.

There is a variety of hot cooked food to choose from, we sampled the teppanyaki items which were not bad at all. You place your order for barbecued meat, vegetables at the teppanyaki counter and it will be served to your table. Besides the usual hot cooked food (rice, meat, vegetables), they also serve Japanese style dishes like udon and hotpot. You can choose between seafood, beef, mushroom ingredients for your hotpot but do not expect too much, the soup was decent but there wasn’t much ingredients in the actual hotpot.

And for desserts, there is also a large variety of cakes, cream puffs to choose from. There is coffee machine where you can make yourself a cup of coffee or tea to go with the delectable desserts. Don’t forget about the chocolate fondue too! The place can get quite messy with chocolate stains all over the counter, so be careful.

Every kuishin bo experience is not complete without the sounding of their signature jingle song: “Dong Dong Dong, Kuishin Bo”. That signals the arrival of a special limited food item and like Pavlov dogs to ringing bells, people stop what they’re doing/eating, get out of their seats and rush to the main buffet counter where they are giving out their special food item. The first time the bell rang during our stay, we got a small frozen fresh strawberry. The second time, we got this puff cake which was filled with bean filling which wasn’t too appetizing. We heard the special items can get exotic sometimes, but so far for our visit, we weren’t impressed. But I guess the element of mystery and surprise definitely works up people’s appetite!

Also there is this ongoing lobster promotion: if you reserve beforehand for dinner at this outlet, each diner will be entitled to an additional free serving of lobster. We were treated to a lobster dish drench in dark teriyaki sauce. The lobster decently fresh; we had no trouble prying the lobster meat from its shell, and the fragrant teriyaki flavor actually went well with the thick succulent lobster meat.

I would visit kuishin bo for their free flow fresh seafood, the other items are quite average, but if you are itching to try a variety of food and are not afraid of piling up the calories, this place is for you!

For more details, visit http://mrfoodnotes.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/kuishin-bo-suntec-city-mall/

Kuishin-Bo is one of the japanese restaurant that serves japanese buffet and their buffet is great! I had enjoyed very much because they serves fresh salmon sashimi. I keep on getting the salmon only, while my friends explore the other foods like the ramen, teriyaki skewers, sushis and so on. we had great time there and we were very satisfied with the choices and the service of the staff.

It has a great selection, including the snow crab legs and fresh sashimi. The teapot soup is also great. There are many variety from raw food to nabei to tempura. It also has a wide selection of dessert but not that fantastic.

The lunch however, without the crab legs, just does not seems as value for money. The main attraction really is the crab legs. However, one can only eat so many crab legs, advise not to go more than once a month. =)

2012-04-09

Had this a while ago with my friends. It is a Japanese buffet where there is hourly specials for you to grab before it runs out! Pretty fun to keep keeping a lookout for upcoming bells for new food items. The buffet had a very great variety and the food was really fresh as well. Love that the atmosphere was pretty calming as well and the fact that u can take and eat as much as u want. The desserts were really good as well! Could really just sit here and eat all day! For the price you pay, i think it is pretty worth it!

2012-01-19

I went there for the dinner buffet,reached before 7pm,
The space was quite huge,many seating
food wise was just ok,not much selection
There's seafood,sushi,some fried japanese food,soba.....
after eating those fried tempura...i craving for some light item like vegetables,but they don't have it,Price was really expensive,is worth if you're seafood lover as their crab was sweet & fresh!!

Went for their 1 hour buffet since it was relatively cheaper than their usual 3 hour buffet pricing. As we reached at 12 noon sharp, we thought that it would be quite crowded with office workers but it wasn't really crowded after all. We could get our food pretty fast.

Love their chawanmushi, it is really nice. I also tried the paper boat thing whereby they have beef/chicken/seaweed. I ordered one beef and one chicken for my friend who can't eat beef. The woman serving at the counter was really nice and polite as well. Didnt really take any seafood cause i don't like to eat seafood. But i see people with like a plate full of prawns and more prawns! Their ginseng scallop porridge is also not bad! First time trying a ginseng porridge. Love their fried rice too. Only took one slice of salmon as i just wanted to try it.

I did not have much time to try finish all their food and so i kind of regretted taking the 1 hour buffet as i had to rush and finish up all my food. I only had like 5 mins to taste the desserts!

went there with friends
one person about $50 ++
total damaged $100++
abit heartpain but luckily food was nice
their seafood was very fresh
there's a lot of choice to choose
would rate 8/10 for this

SGD 60(Dinner)

Visited this restaurant for the first time after I heard many people give good comments about it including my girlfriend.

They offer cold seafood options - fresh sashimi, sushis, mussels, large shrimps and snow crab legs! I believe that these are the must have items to eat for dinner! Another thing special about this restaurant is free flow drinks and green tea & vanila ice-cream. They also offer 20 types of quality tea bag (Brand: Pickwick) as follows where you get from coffee house, the regular sodas and coffee: -

Clarity: Peppermint
Recharge: English Breakfast
Restore: Green Tea & Jasmine
Uplift: Earl Grey

Once you heard the song, bong bong bong~~~~, you got to rush to the food area to get exclusive food because it is part of their hourly deal. Sometimes they give out lobsters, other times they give out desserts. You really got to act fast as you know that they are giving to the first 20 - 30 customers only. People literally run, push and queue for this thing. Absolutely classless:

1) Danger with people running around the restaurant.

2) Since everyone pays the same price, why must we fight for exclusive food?

Some cooked foods like noodles, curry, stewed vegetables, all which I tried a little of as they didn't look so appertising and tasted the way they look.

They had a table of fried foods. The tempura was nice. Thats all I really liked.

The dessert spread was wonderful! I loved the tarts, chocolates fondue and cakes because they are very nice.

Staffs are not fast and inefficient in doing their jobs due to following reasons:

a) The unsmiling cashier
b) One of the table started noticing a small black rat falling down from the ceiling and shouted loudly, then the service crew just slowly took it away to kitchen.
c) Finally, the floor manager asked everyone in that section to choose other seat. Since it is an open-concept wooden dining area for the whole restaurant, there is a lack of protection, I decided to remain the original seating arrangement with my girlfriend.

Kuishin Bo is a great place for large group dining and it is the best place for affordable Favourite Japanese Buffet food lovers.

2011-07-17

SGD 54(Dinner)

Kuishi-bo is a buffet style restaurant mainly serving Japanese dishes. There is a great variety of food to choose from, that you will probably feel lost and don't know where to start if it is your first time being there.

First of all, it is the sushi and the sashimi. Their salmon sashimi is really fresh, and it is one of the dishes that I will keep eating. The sushi is not bad either, but unless you want to stuff your stomach with too much rice, I wouldn't recommend you to eat too much of it. They have a variety of salad and appetisers too, including the japanese baby octopus. Besides the fishes, they also have a lot of raw seafood such as prawns, mussels, crabs, lobsters etc, so it is great for seafood lover!

Then there is the cooked food section, which usually includes some fried rice, fried noodles, stir fried vegetables and eggs etc, nothing really special, but mainly our staple food.

The fried food section is even better, with tempura prawns, chicken satay, chicken wings, soft shell crab and more, so indulge yourself! Not too oily and the tempura prawns are not too "flourly", and thus remains one of my top favourites as well. Japanese food such as Oden, Chawanmushi, paper steamboat, soba, various soup and porridge are also available.

They also have a Teppanyaki section, which will only be made upon order. There are clips on each table with your table number on it, so you just need to bring the clips along when you order, and the food will be served to you when it is ready. Choices are such as salmon, beef, chicken, duck etc. Everything is fabulous!

Great variety of desserts, fruits and drinks as well. A lot of cakes, waffles, chocolate fondue, marshmallows will certainly please your sweet tooth. They have many different types of tea and coffee to choose from as well.

The price may seem a little high but I would say that it is completely worthwhile for what they offer. For buffet, this is actually very cheap, and the quality of the food is not compromised either. The lunch will be 28.90 on weekdays and 32.90 on weekends, while dinner is 41.90 on weekdays and 45.90 on weekends. The dishes served for lunch and dinner is rather similar, except that the dinner has more seafood and special limited dishes of the day. So for those who will like to try it, you should go for the lunch if the dinner price is too high for you.

For those who will like to eat great food at a great price, but do not want to overeat, I would recommend you to choose the 60 minute lunch price, which is just 21.90. You can still eat everything like the normal buffet, just that you have a time limit of 60 minutes. So it is good for working adults with a limited time for lunch break as well. Just remember to watch out for the time!

Another thing, remember to make reservations if you plan to go for dinner or on weekends, because it may get very crowded, and you may need to queue for quite a while before getting in. On lunch time, there is less crowd.

My verdict: Strongly recommended, a must-try for all Japanese food lover and buffet lover!

SGD 30

The most important thing that i have learnt from having buffet here is that, never ever try to finish a buffet in an hour, no matter how tempting the promotion is. Totally have no time to properly enjoy the food and i just stuff what ever i could.

One of the few food that i can relate to in the mad rush to try all the food possible. The tempura is great! The ebi is crunchily fresh, with the crispy tempura batter. The oyster is fresh and juicy. I like the sweet omelets on those sushi, but i could never find a buffet place that just serve that without the rice. I just have no stomach place for so much rice.

Dessert time was heaven. There are just so many to choose from that i am spoilt for choice. And here, i learnt another important lesson, which is, do not take the mochi when in a rush. Cause that requires a lot of chewing. It is impossible to swallow after just a few bites because it is just so chewy. But the cream puff and chocolate fondue was just great. How i wished i have more time to get more of it.