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Himawari Japanese Restaurant
2014-12-02 705 views
This is one of our favourite japanese restaurants where we frequent them whenever we craves for japanese buffet. They serves A La Carte menu as well. We been to all their branches before at Orchid Country Club, Alexandra road & Changi business park (already closed down). We find that the services & ambience at Orchid Country Club the best. The staffs there (mostly pinoy) were all very friendly & efficient.We start off the meal with sukiyaki with lot of vegetables & our favourite beef. Their sash
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This is one of our favourite japanese restaurants where we frequent them whenever we craves for japanese buffet. They serves A La Carte menu as well. We been to all their branches before at Orchid Country Club, Alexandra road & Changi business park (already closed down). We find that the services & ambience at Orchid Country Club the best. The staffs there (mostly pinoy) were all very friendly & efficient.
We start off the meal with sukiyaki with lot of vegetables & our favourite beef. Their sashimi were very fresh & sliced thickly. I love their pumpkin croquette especially, very crispy outside & flavourful pumpkin! I can eat at least 4 pumpkin croquettes at a go!
Love their kimchi pork soup, soft shell crabs, garlic rice as well, or should I say we love all the food that they serve? Thumbs up for their food & great services!
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2014-11-26 99 views
This is one of our favourite japanese restaurant & we frequent them whenever we craves for japanese buffet. They serves A La Carte menu as well We especially love their fresh sashimi, pumpkin croquette, soft shell crabs etc. The staffs (mostly pinoy) are all very friendly & offer excellent services to customers! very nice ambience & is not crowded.
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This is one of our favourite japanese restaurant & we frequent them whenever we craves for japanese buffet. They serves A La Carte menu as well


We especially love their fresh sashimi, pumpkin croquette, soft shell crabs etc.
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 The staffs (mostly pinoy) are all very friendly & offer excellent services to customers! very nice ambience & is not crowded.

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Satisfying food, but service can be improved on
2014-11-20 431 views
Himawari has 2 branches, one at Orchid Country Club (OCC) while the other is at Alexandra Road. The original branch at Alexandra Road also offers teppanyaki as well, on top of the shabu shabu and ala-carte buffet.When we arrived, there was obviously a mistake made on the staff's part as they could not find our reservation which was made 5 days in advance. Luckily, they still proceeded to give us a table, even though it seemed every table in the restaurant that wasn't filled was reserved. The res
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Himawari has 2 branches, one at Orchid Country Club (OCC) while the other is at Alexandra Road. The original branch at Alexandra Road also offers teppanyaki as well, on top of the shabu shabu and ala-carte buffet.

When we arrived, there was obviously a mistake made on the staff's part as they could not find our reservation which was made 5 days in advance. Luckily, they still proceeded to give us a table, even though it seemed every table in the restaurant that wasn't filled was reserved. The restaurant was obviously understaffed though with only about 4 staff serving an entirely packed restaurant. We had to wait quite a while for our orders to be taken - an experience that would repeat itself throughout the entire meal.
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 Sashimi platter

To its credit, the Sashimi platter that came made up for what we suffered in the service aspect. The portions were generous, as can be seen from here, all thickly sliced and succulent. The fish was fresh and at the ice-cold temperature I like my sashimi to be. They could afford to be lighter-handed on the wasabi though, don't think anyone can finish that mountain with a platter.
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 Pumpkin Croquette

Another item that I thought was done executed well is the pumpkin croquette. It came piping hot, and the pumpkin filling inside was deliciously soft with a crunchy batter exterior.
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 Mixed Tempura

The mixed tempura was not bad in my opinion. Not the best, but decent enough for a buffet. The batter could be lighter and crispier of course.
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 Grilled Beef Fillet

The grilled beef fillet that came fell flat on expectations. It was thin, cold and had a texture that was almost like chicken meat. Uninspiring. Perhaps it was left sitting out too long before it was served to us.
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 Saba Shioyaki

This came boneless and piping hot, so really it is worth ordering as it is pretty good.
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 Negitoro Handroll

Firstly, I really liked the stand the handroll was served on. The handroll itself however, aside from the fact that it is bluefin tuna sashimi, did not blow me away. There was barely taste from the little morsels of bluefin tuna sashimi encased within the mound of rice and it was simply, too much carbohydrates to be eating at a buffet.
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 Tonkatsu - Fried Pork Cutlet

A pretty average item, it has nothing on the Tonkatsu at Tampopo of course, but it is acceptable if you want to eat Tonkatsu.
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 Shabu Shabu
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 Shabu Beef Slices

As many tables around us ordered it, we couldn't help but jump onto the bandwagon too. It was really worth ordering this, despite our limited stomach space. The shabu Beef slices that came in particular had a nice buttery flavor to it, and you can clearly see the quality of the meat speaks for itself from the marbling.

Overall, the food at this ala-carte buffet is decent overall, with a few items that are above average. The ice cream came in small pre-packed cups in 4 or 5 flavors (green tea, vanilla, taro etc) but towards the end of the buffet, they were only left with vanilla and green tea. varieties for us to choose from It is good value for money considering the variety and quality. What was really frustrating though, was the service. All the other patrons experienced the same long waiting time when they wanted to place their orders and there were a lot of requests that we had to repeat before it came. For example, the shabu beef slices came a whole 40 minutes after our shabu shabu came, because the service crew forgot it and only took it to us upon our 3rd reminder to them. If there is anything Himawari needs to work on for its OCC branch, it isn't the food but the service rendered that is a greater cause for concern.
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Japan Buffet in a country club??
2013-10-31 293 views
I asked my bro what you want for the last dinner before your enlistment? And he chose this Himawari Japanese Buffet. We greeted us with a smile by the floor crews - Good start. When we entered the restaurant, there was nobody inside, so we had the whole restaurant by ourselves. The menu was quite lesser than expected, but the environment of the place was good.For starter, we ordered the sashimi and sushi. The sashimi was fresh and not too soft or cold. We were able to taste the flavor from the
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I asked my bro what you want for the last dinner before your enlistment?
And he chose this Himawari Japanese Buffet. We greeted us with a smile by the floor crews - Good start.
When we entered the restaurant, there was nobody inside, so we had the whole restaurant by ourselves.
The menu was quite lesser than expected, but the environment of the place was good.
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 For starter, we ordered the sashimi and sushi. The sashimi was fresh and not too soft or cold. We were able to taste the flavor from the fat of the different fish. Recommended to order the prawns, because of its natural sweet outstood all the other fish. The sushi tasted good (sushi rice had the right amount og sourness) but there was too much rice.
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 Their Korokke & Tonkatsu were not very good. They were dried and not seasoned well. I am 99% sure they were all frozen products
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 Their Yakizakana were also frozen product but at least they tasted OK. How bad can the Grilled fish with Tonkatsu be? With a squeeze of lemon, cut through the sweetness from the Tonkatsu. But some might scare of the fishy smell, a squeeze of lemon will also help.
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 Itamemono (Beef)
Stir fried beef with onion and black pepper sauce. Not Great, but easy to eat.
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 If I am not eating this in a buffet, I will love it. But potion was way too big for buffet.
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 They got Shubu Shubu!!! Dip the razor thin beef into their Plain Soy Veg Soup. The soup was able to bring out the beefy taste and the beef carried the sweetness from the veg soup. Prefect.
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 This beef was over cooked and quite chewy.....
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 We ended our dinner with a simple bowl of udon.... Light, sweet and warm soup with smooth udon, easy to eat and easy to swallow for a full stomach.

We enjoyed watching people playing golf - hitting and missing the golf balls. Had a great time laughing at golfers and enjoyed the lovely service at the restaurant

Buffet Price:
Adult (Mon – Thu) Lunch / Dinner: $38.80++ / $42.80++
Adult (Fri – Sun & PH) Lunch / Dinner: $41.80++ / $45.80++
Senior Citizen (Above 65YO) $ $30.80++
Children (90 – 120 cm) $ 27.80++
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