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2012-02-16
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The husband and I were walking around the Japanese Food Street at Nex and I suppose it was the short queue and freshly made soba on display that lured us into the restaurant.Truth be told, I was not too impressed with the variety of soba mains offered - it appeared that it was the same options either served warm or cold. A somewhat hasty decision was made, fueled by a rumbling stomach, and I ordered the warm Ume Ten Oroshi Soba ($17.80, buckwheat noodles topped with grated daikon, Japanese plum,
Truth be told, I was not too impressed with the variety of soba mains offered - it appeared that it was the same options either served warm or cold.
A somewhat hasty decision was made, fueled by a rumbling stomach, and I ordered the warm Ume Ten Oroshi Soba ($17.80, buckwheat noodles topped with grated daikon, Japanese plum, wild Japanese vegetables and mushrooms). The husband went with the recommendation of our waitress and ordered the chilled Tenchirashi Soba ($15.20, buckwheat noodles topped with tempura of prawns, vegetables and mushrooms and a wobbly poached egg).
Thinking with our stomachs rather than our heads, we also ordered some side dishes - a plate of Salmon Yukke ($9.80, strips of salmon sashimi mixed in a spicy sauce and topped with a quail egg yolk) and Kamo Shio ($10.80, grilled duck with salt on the side).
Now on to the pictures and verdict...
Overall, it wasn't a bad meal, just not satisfying. I guess I'll be exploring the other restaurants the next time I'm at Nex!
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