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2013-11-01
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Being a Saturday night, there is queues everywhere. Tucked at one end is this expensive looking Japanese restaurant with its shiny look. As there is no queue outside the restaurant, so I decide to have dinner here. Step into a place which is decorated in stylish modern look. Iced water is served free here. Hot green tea is chargeable at $3.99++ a pot and is refillable.While looking through the menu, I served with a complimentary amuse-bouche of charcoal-grilled squid and scallop on sticks. A sta
Being a Saturday night, there is queues everywhere. Tucked at one end is this expensive looking Japanese restaurant with its shiny look. As there is no queue outside the restaurant, so I decide to have dinner here.
Step into a place which is decorated in stylish modern look. Iced water is served free here. Hot green tea is chargeable at $3.99++ a pot and is refillable.
While looking through the menu, I served with a complimentary amuse-bouche of charcoal-grilled squid and scallop on sticks. A staff from time to time will come by to check on the grilling process.
The grilled seafood tastes fresh and tender. No need for any seasoning.
Hamanoya's Shoukadou Bento ($24.99++) is set meal that has a bit of everything. There is tempura, sashimi, aburi chicken char siew, omelette, agedashi tofu, whelk, fruits, charcoal grilled scallop and prawn, rice, miso soup and pickles.
Interesting is the sauces that served with it. There is matcha salt which the staff recommends dipping the tempura with. Greenish in colour, it tastes like salt with a hint of green tea. Coupled with the crispy tempura, it tastes rather unique. If you like it spicy, you try the other yuzu sauce, which looks like green chilli paste but tastes with a hint of yuzu. Overall it is a very nice offering by the restaurant.
Potato Salad with Smoked Saba ($5.99++) is quite a big serving. There is a lot of vegetables in this dish that it ends up tasting more like a coleslaw. It tastes quite creamy and sweet. But the saba on top tastes quite salty and a bit tough. The meal total costs $36.50. Overall it is quite a nice and relaxing restaurant. The staffs are quite eager to please. The prices on the menu are quite reasonable. But it is quite sad to see there is not much people dining in this restaurant. Maybe it is still new.
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