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It was really crowded here in this Japanese restaurant but I still managed to get a seat for myself after a long 15 minutes outside the restaurant. The restaurant is quite warm and noisy due to it is too crowded with too many customers.  Restaurant layout is nice and cosy.  Service is very friendly and helpful too.Have bought the Gomoku Kamameshi, which is the hotpot rice with seafoods ($12.80).  Salmon, prawns inside are very fresh but the portion was quite little.  Even the Japanese rice insid
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It was really crowded here in this Japanese restaurant but I still managed to get a seat for myself after a long 15 minutes outside the restaurant.

The restaurant is quite warm and noisy due to it is too crowded with too many customers.  Restaurant layout is nice and cosy.  Service is very friendly and helpful too.

Have bought the Gomoku Kamameshi, which is the hotpot rice with seafoods ($12.80).  Salmon, prawns inside are very fresh but the portion was quite little.  Even the Japanese rice inside is also too little portion for me.  Taste was simple and no special flavour can be found in this dish except lots of japanese soy sauce taste.

Macha Parfait $6.80 is the green tea ice cream with some sweet topping.  Looks nice but too many cereal at the bother of this dessert and is too dry and not flavourful.
Gomku Kamameshi $12.80
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2014-03-18 89 views
Watami never fails me as a quality casual Japanese restaurant - and i like to bring foreign friends here for a casual meal. As we were not feeling too hungry, we didnt order the set meals but the value for money dishes left us satsified!I ordered a dish called the Beancurd roll with avocado and prawns. I really loved it because I love beanskin and the dish was very fresh and not too heavy, good for starters!  In fact, it reminded me of the viet fresh spring rolls. However, there fillings were no
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Watami never fails me as a quality casual Japanese restaurant - and i like to bring foreign friends here for a casual meal. As we were not feeling too hungry, we didnt order the set meals but the value for money dishes left us satsified!

I ordered a dish called the Beancurd roll with avocado and prawns. I really loved it because I love beanskin and the dish was very fresh and not too heavy, good for starters!  In fact, it reminded me of the viet fresh spring rolls. However, there fillings were not very generous as I felt like i only tasted a small piece of avocado in one of the portions and the rest were mostly just greens. 
Beancurd avocado shrimp roll
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Chicken katsu set
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I also liked their Katsu Rice Set which came with a choice of chicken katsu served with rice. The katsu portion was huge and very crispy on the outside. A portable stove is brought to the table and a raw egg is supplied so that you can add this to the pan when it is sizzling hot so one gets a scrambled egg gravy drenching the sliced katsu. I did find the sauce abit salty though, but eating it with the rice makes it less so. 

My friend ordered the Watami Tonkotsu ramen. I tried a spoonful of it, and needless to say, cannot compare with the other ramen places which specialises in Tonkotsu. The broth tasted quite watery and lacking the porky taste. The noodles were overcooked and the eggs were fully boiled (no runny yolks). I wouldnt recommend this dish if you really like ramen as I think you can get something better elsehwhere at the same price. 

Lastly, we also had the hot stone bibimbap. This dish was not bad, given that its a japanese restaurant. I like the fact that it is cooked on the hot stone, and you can really smell the fragrance of the rice cooking. Other than that, I think this is quite a fullproof dish as long as you have enough of the pepper sauce in it!

Well, generally I think I will always recommend watami for a budget friendly meal with good quality food.  
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2014-01-07
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2013-11-05 100 views
Its the small thought that matters most to me. Thanks Openrice for remembering my birthday. Watami is one of the Food Partners with Openrice Singapore. Whilst shopping at City Hall, I decided to have lunch at Watami located at the basement of Raffles City Shoping Centre.My first encounter with Ramen was at Narita International Airport in Tokyo while waiting for our transit to Hawaii.I remembered paying like US$10 for a bowl of plain ramen. There was no ingredient.I hardly eat ramen but deci
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Its the small thought that matters most to me. Thanks Openrice for remembering my birthday.

Watami is one of the Food Partners with Openrice Singapore.
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Whilst shopping at City Hall, I decided to have lunch at Watami located at the basement of Raffles City Shoping Centre.

My first encounter with Ramen was at Narita International Airport in Tokyo while waiting for our transit to Hawaii.
I remembered paying like US$10 for a bowl of plain ramen. There was no ingredient.

I hardly eat ramen but decided to try something new from Watami Ramen Special Menu.

Ordered a new dish from the menu which is Watami Tonkotsu Ramen and Miso Yakionigin Set at S$15.80++.

This is the Watami Ramen Set with grilled rice ball topped with Miso Paste.
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I chose Root Beer for the complimentary soft drink that goes together with this set.
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I was served with a small bowl of fresh salad with Sesame Peanut dressing. The dressing is very fragrant and goes well with the vegetables.
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The grilled miso rice balls are crunchy and crispy topped with miso paste. Garlic added to the miso paste enhanced the flavour of the rice balls.
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The special pork broth for the ramen are made from fresh pork bones, carrots, onions and other vegetables stewed for 48 hours over low heat. Bone marrow is added to make the soup more fragrant and nutritious.
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Though there was only 2 slices of quality pork, I was told that the pork meat are cooked in secret sauce and simmered over one hour low heat.

The half boiled flavoured egg are cooked together with garlic and ginger in special sauce.

The ramen was springy made from high mineral wheat flour that gives a unique surface texture to complement the pork slices.

Together in the broth are thinly sliced leeks and bean sprouts adding freshness to the whole combination.

The black sesame oil is the best match with the pork bone soup.
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A light and hearty meal full of delicious ingredients and Watami No. 1 best seller.

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2013-07-31 87 views
Watami has grown to be a chain with many different branches across singapore. The one at raffles city is always very full, and there is usually a queue during dinner hours. I tried the seafood doria - something like baked rice - the amount of cheese given was generous, and the seafood went well with the whole dish as well; the rice was not overbaked and was just right. My friend had the mixed hotplate, which was good as well.
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Watami has grown to be a chain with many different branches across singapore. The one at raffles city is always very full, and there is usually a queue during dinner hours. I tried the seafood doria - something like baked rice - the amount of cheese given was generous, and the seafood went well with the whole dish as well; the rice was not overbaked and was just right. My friend had the mixed hotplate, which was good as well.
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2013-06-28 60 views
We had a group of 5 People and the bill totaled $64.40. It was a pleasant experience for us because we came slightly before lunch time and held our meetings. There was a queue outside but the waiters didn't explicitly made us leave but hinted to us by asking if we wanted any desserts or anything else from the menu. I love their wise service! Ishiyaki Beef Pepper Rice - $4.90. This is actually a special pricing for students during lunch hours, and it's much more delicious than Pepper lunch. Besid
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We had a group of 5 People and the bill totaled $64.40. It was a pleasant experience for us because we came slightly before lunch time and held our meetings. There was a queue outside but the waiters didn't explicitly made us leave but hinted to us by asking if we wanted any desserts or anything else from the menu. I love their wise service!
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Ishiyaki Beef Pepper Rice - $4.90.
This is actually a special pricing for students during lunch hours, and it's much more delicious than Pepper lunch. Besides, it's even half-the price! The beef was chewy and not all too fatty, and there were an abundance of corn as you can see.
I really love this, and I think I can eat this for a month, really. The rice was definitely japanese high-grade rice and they didn't compromise on that.
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Iced Milk Tea (Left) - $2.80.
I finished my iced milk tea even before I was halfway through my beef rice. It's a tad too delicious, not very sweet but in right proportion. I love how they are health conscious and excluded pearls, because a real iced milk tea does not depend on pearls to make it delicious!
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Yuzu Soda - $2.80.
My friend ordered this and I had a sip. It was like drinking sugar water with gassy bubbles. It totally fits my taste buds as if my tongue was just born for this juice, I'd definitely order this against the milk tea in future!
Extremely refreshing and unique-tasting.
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Chicken Katsu Toji - $6.90
As usual, chicken katsu toji is an extremely large portion and even my friend couldn't finish it. We shared the chicken and the delicious milky/scrambled egg, and I love how it perfectly blends well together.. chicken and egg, you see. This is great for people who don't want to venture away too far from the local food! If you're a huge fan of crispy chicken, or KFC, you would definitely LOVE THIS!
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Watami Onigiri - $15.80 (inclusive of ramen)
I'd go bonkers for this. I'm sorry that I didn't have a shot of the ramen, because one of my dear friends gobbled it up real fast and all I could take was the onigiri. It was really delicious, but the over-excessive carbohydrates caused her to be quite full. I would suggest that Watami decreases their portion and their prices as well, its' like we are paying for food in excess that we can't even finish. Anyway, this is rather pricey but if you're in for a great meal in Watami, you should just go ahead and part with the dollars!
It's authentic, that's for sure.

Watami is a dining outlet that provides a great environment, great food along with your great chosen-company of friends
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2013-05-05 22 views
It was after the dinner peak period of 7pm-8pm when we arrived at Watami. No queue and no staff at the entrance though DinTai Fung was still having a long queue. We thought we could get seated and be served dinner in a jiffy, only to be disappointed. The bad stuff first:* no staff shortage at Watami which was 85%-90% full, but we were left standing at the door a good 10mins before we managed to get a staff to lead us to one of the empty tables.* only one menu and two sets of cutlery at the tabl
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It was after the dinner peak period of 7pm-8pm when we arrived at Watami. No queue and no staff at the entrance though DinTai Fung was still having a long queue. We thought we could get seated and be served dinner in a jiffy, only to be disappointed. The bad stuff first:

* no staff shortage at Watami which was 85%-90% full, but we were left standing at the door a good 10mins before we managed to get a staff to lead us to one of the empty tables.
* only one menu and two sets of cutlery at the table meant for three of us.
* water was served only after we asked for it twice, and brought to us one glass at a time. Even if staff were walking to and fro past our aisle side table and our empty glasses were put on the edge of the table they were not topped up.
* we were discouraged from ordering the beef don in stone bowl as the staff said there was at least 30mins wait.
* the server didnt bother to check on our orders and our pizza arrived after chasing them 3x and waiting 45mins - longer than the sizzling beef don that we were discouraged from ordering.
* we got tired of waiting for our bill and had to wait at the cashier's for it to be pulled up.

Ok, the service by the crew of Filipino fulltimers and student parttimers (both local and China) sucks big time, but Watami remains popular because it offers plenty of choices on its big menu and the prices are reasonable and affordable. Two of the three items we ordered were delicious too.

The watami salad $10.90++ was a generous portion with shrimps, shredded chicken, romaine lettuce, corn kernals, shredded seaweed and ebiko.
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The watami chashu ramen $12.90++ that the waitress advised us to order instead of the beef don in stone pot. The so called cha shu was two thick slices of belly pork was different from the menu photo which showed grilled marbled chashu. The soup was too salty and oily. Should have stuck to our preferred item of beef don since we were kept waiting so long for our pizza!
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The wafu pizza with teriyaki chicken $10.90++ that arrived 45mins later after several reminders, long after we had polished off the salad and ramen. Parts of the crust were burnt but the pizza was mostly cracker crisp and the teriyaki sauce, cheese and mayo base was lip smacking. Similar pizza from the overhyped Skinny Pizza Restaurant a few steps away will cost $24++.
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1/5 for service, 2/5 for environment (a bit stuffy and clothes smell of hotpot after meal); 4/5 for watami salad, 2.5/5 for ramen and 3.5/5 for pizza (worth the long wait. Will get 4/5 if not for parts of the burnt crust).

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I was looking for a place for desserts after dinner, and because I very much like japanese desserts, I decided to pop by Watami for some. Their variety of desserts was rather disappointing though, not a lot to choose from. As I liked green tea ice cream, I tried their dessert combination, which included green tea ice cream - strong matcha taste which was good, comes with red bean - too powdery, cream, some mochi balls - which are plain and not tangy. Overall average.
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I was looking for a place for desserts after dinner, and because I very much like japanese desserts, I decided to pop by Watami for some. Their variety of desserts was rather disappointing though, not a lot to choose from. As I liked green tea ice cream, I tried their dessert combination, which included green tea ice cream - strong matcha taste which was good, comes with red bean - too powdery, cream, some mochi balls - which are plain and not tangy. Overall average.
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2013-02-27 17 views
The FoodOrdered Sukiyaki nabe which is beef sukiyaki hotpot at Watami for dinner this time round. I like how the sukiyaki nabe is served with a raw egg at the side for one to actually dip the cooked beef in the raw egg. It tasted really good and even better with cooked beef dipped in the raw egg. There are many ingredients in the sukiyaki hotpot too, which is good. Yum!!
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Ordered Sukiyaki nabe which is beef sukiyaki hotpot at Watami for dinner this time round. I like how the sukiyaki nabe is served with a raw egg at the side for one to actually dip the cooked beef in the raw egg. It tasted really good and even better with cooked beef dipped in the raw egg. There are many ingredients in the sukiyaki hotpot too, which is good. Yum!!
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2012-07-29 14 views
We went to Watami located at Raffles City Shopping Centre for dinner. There is a wide variety of food selection in the menu for us to choose from, we are totally spoilt for choices. I ordered the fried cheese cubes served with lettuce and bbq sauce which costs $6.90. This side dish taste really good and I enjoyed it as the cheese cubes are moist inside and crispy on the outside.
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We went to Watami located at Raffles City Shopping Centre for dinner. There is a wide variety of food selection in the menu for us to choose from, we are totally spoilt for choices. I ordered the fried cheese cubes served with lettuce and bbq sauce which costs $6.90. This side dish taste really good and I enjoyed it as the cheese cubes are moist inside and crispy on the outside.
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Met up with some ex-colleagues for lunch and decided to go for Watami since it wasn't that crowded. Ordered the Kara Miso Ramem because I like spicy stuffs. The menu showed one chilli. It wasn't too spicy and the soup was delicious. The best part is the pork which is so soft that it actually melts in your mouth. The springy noodle absorbed the soup and yet wasn't very soggy. The set comes with a plate of very fresh sushi and a hot drink. On the whole, the meal was worth the $15.80. Will
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Met up with some ex-colleagues for lunch and decided to go for Watami since it wasn't that crowded. Ordered the Kara Miso Ramem because I like spicy stuffs. The menu showed one chilli. It wasn't too spicy and the soup was delicious. The best part is the pork which is so soft that it actually melts in your mouth. The springy noodle absorbed the soup and yet wasn't very soggy. The set comes with a plate of very fresh sushi and a hot drink. On the whole, the meal was worth the $15.80. Will go back for more.
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2012-06-21 12 views
Was my 2nd time eating there, They were having some promo sets.. Bascially for the $110/4 pax set, you get like about 5 preset dishes (which includes Sashimi, Salad, Skewers, Sushi, Beef), and you get to choose 1 main dish (out of about 6 selections), 1 Sukiyaki set, rice/noodles, and 2 of their Specialties dishes. Wafu Pizza, one of their specialties is the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted. Comparable prices for much better quality food!! Love the design of the place too.
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Was my 2nd time eating there, They were having some promo sets.. Bascially for the $110/4 pax set, you get like about 5 preset dishes (which includes Sashimi, Salad, Skewers, Sushi, Beef), and you get to choose 1 main dish (out of about 6 selections), 1 Sukiyaki set, rice/noodles, and 2 of their Specialties dishes. Wafu Pizza, one of their specialties is the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted. Comparable prices for much better quality food!! Love the design of the place too.
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Salad was served earlier as the appetizer and it tasted pretty good as I'm not a salad lover. The rest were served soon after the salad and we realized that we had to cook the lunch ourselves. They provided us with egg and they helped us to switch on the stove. So my friend and I tried to cook that ourselves and it was really a great experience! We had our first bite and it was 'wow'! The egg was blended well with the sauce and the meat tasted really good beside that it's a little salty.
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Salad was served earlier as the appetizer and it tasted pretty good as I'm not a salad lover. The rest were served soon after the salad and we realized that we had to cook the lunch ourselves. They provided us with egg and they helped us to switch on the stove. So my friend and I tried to cook that ourselves and it was really a great experience! We had our first bite and it was 'wow'! The egg was blended well with the sauce and the meat tasted really good beside that it's a little salty.
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We went to Watami at Raffles City for some after dinner desserts. Being someone with a sweet tooth, I wanted some ice cream and decided on the green tea ice cream with red beans and whipped cream. The portion was small, not advisable for sharing. The green tea ice cream tasted more like shave ice while I like the creamy kind. It costs $3.90 and overall I still enjoyed it.
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We went to Watami at Raffles City for some after dinner desserts. Being someone with a sweet tooth, I wanted some ice cream and decided on the green tea ice cream with red beans and whipped cream. The portion was small, not advisable for sharing. The green tea ice cream tasted more like shave ice while I like the creamy kind. It costs $3.90 and overall I still enjoyed it.
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As I have noticed wit my bf, we were visitng watami at least once a month. Lol. I wouldnt say the food is great great but its quite value for money. His sister and her bf are here for the week so we decided to bring them here for their farewell dinner because we knew abt the wonderful sets they have which offer a variety of food to try and is pretty affordable.. I think the set was about 120++ for 4 persons and as usual.. we left satisfied and full!There is an added service this time round by W
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As I have noticed wit my bf, we were visitng watami at least once a month. Lol. I wouldnt say the food is great great but its quite value for money. His sister and her bf are here for the week so we decided to bring them here for their farewell dinner because we knew abt the wonderful sets they have which offer a variety of food to try and is pretty affordable.. I think the set was about 120++ for 4 persons and as usual.. we left satisfied and full!

There is an added service this time round by Watami with a photographer taking pictures of u and putting them on their fb. Pretty good publicity I would say. Seriously, their food almost never fails me.. and its a lot better and vaue for money compared to their modern jap casual dining competitors.. say Lenas or MOF.
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This was the first of my many visits to watami.. Must say its quite reasonably priced and its becoming a place me n my bf would go when we wanna binge eat.. heh.. and everyhting is quite yummy! The first time we took a set for 2.. which was more suitable for 3 person I would say.. it included sashimi, salad, some omelette thing.. the japanese pancake thing.. and the hotpot.. oh and soba.. so yup.. quite a huge meal for us.. look out for more yummy postings on watami where we tried even more of t
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This was the first of my many visits to watami.. Must say its quite reasonably priced and its becoming a place me n my bf would go when we wanna binge eat.. heh.. and everyhting is quite yummy! The first time we took a set for 2.. which was more suitable for 3 person I would say.. it included sashimi, salad, some omelette thing.. the japanese pancake thing.. and the hotpot.. oh and soba.. so yup.. quite a huge meal for us.. look out for more yummy postings on watami where we tried even more of their yummy offerings!
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