EPACHI Japanese Dining (Clarke Quay)

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Heard from my colleague that Epachi serve value-for-money lunch sets and decided to give it a shot together with my partner. Epachi is a Japanese restaurant that generally specializes in omakase though they do serve set lunch too. For lunch, you could either have the half omakase @ $68 or a choice of 8 different lunch sets. I had the tempura set while my partner had the saba set. The tempura set consisted of 2 pieces of pork & chicken each, a prawn and an oyster. The pork and chicken was fried in such a way it was crispy and remain moist and tender on the inside without being oily. Definitely stands out from the other Japanese restaurants that tends to over-fry their tempura causing the meat to be dry. For my partner, the serving of the saba was fresh and very generous. The set lunch cost around $24 and each set typically consists of 2 small appertizer, a salad, rice (sprinkled with salmon flakes), miso soup and desert of the day (a slice of rock melon). Definitely very value-for-money for the quality and quantity of food served. Service staff was attentive and he kept ensuring our cup of green tea was always full. Would definitely return back but this time to try the popular omakase!

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Date of Visit

2012-12-20

Spending Per Head

$30 (Lunch)

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Heard about this new japanese fine dining joint at boat quay, helmed by Chef Kishio Watanbe, who is a pioneer of introducing Omakase styled dining in Singapore. Pretty impressed with the concept with different dining area to cater to different dining style - alfresco dining overlooking spore river, 1st floor sushi counter where you can witness chef food preparation and 2nd floor cosy dining area with around 6-7 tables. Design theme is more contemporary as opposed to the traditional japanese feel. I like the comfy office like leather chairs with ergonomically designed hand rest. Anyway i knew this place would not disappoint since i do see quite a few tables of japanese diners on site. Back to the food, I chose the Omakase set which cost $68 for lunch. According to the menu, the dinner version comes in $80/$120/$150 variants. For lunch, here were a total of 8 cse served including dessert. I missed out taking the photo of the appetizer which comes in 2 small suacers, one with noodles, one with some crunch vegetables. The other dish i forgotten to take photo is the tamago and sashimi nigiri sushi set. Dessert served was a slice of jap rock melon. It would be nice if i can see Epachi up their level of service like explaining the individual dishes served, that i would think it makes a complete dining experience of eating the food and knowing it as well. Overall a fantastic eat, friendly service staff and modern looking interior, the winner for me was the wagyu beef and oxtail stew which is something you dun always get served in a jap restaurant. Thumbs up for its ambiance and i would definitely recommend this for business dining and couple meals.