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2011-11-02
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I never knew there's such restaurant until I came across the 1-For-1 Dine & Drink Deals in Herworld Magazine (ended in Oct). The interior of the restaurant is simple and cozy. There are quite a number of articles sticked on the glass wall, all of which are the reviews about this place. For the 1-for-1 deal, hubby and I will each get a Tenzaru Soba (cold buckwheat noodles served with tempura) and a glass of sparkling peach sake. While waiting for the food, we looked through the menu and decided t
There are quite a number of articles sticked on the glass wall, all of which are the reviews about this place.
For the 1-for-1 deal, hubby and I will each get a Tenzaru Soba (cold buckwheat noodles served with tempura) and a glass of sparkling peach sake. While waiting for the food, we looked through the menu and decided to order the signature dish: braised pork belly dish with riceballs. The owner looked at us with the hesitating face. I wondered and asked if the dish is sold out for the day. Then she said:" no. it's just that.. the Tenzaru Soba is this big" (trying to describe with her hands.. and at the same time, the waitress was bringing out our soba set. The owner continued: "see.. it's this big". Haha! I like her honesty. As in.. as an owner, she cares more about customers than just making money. And of coz we did order the pork dishes simply because it looks irresistable.
The tempura tastes ok, you won't feel the heaviness despite the fact that it's deep fried. I guess it's because they use the fresh oil.
The soupy sauce for the soba is very refreshing too. To have the ice pack underneath the soba, it helps to maintain it at the low temperature. Sweet act!
The set also comes with a glass of sparkling peach sake. Very cooling and refreshing! The alcohol content is not very high, the fruity flavour is awesome. There are some small peach chunks in the drink too, good combination!
The braised pork belly dish is superb! The sauce is thick and of very nice flavour, though it doesn't taste too japanese. Frankly speaking, the 2 riceballs ain't enough!
I like the service here. The waitress/ waitors are very alert, and attended to your request in very short time. Thumbs up! Another good point about this place is, there's no GST and service charge! Like what they said on the menu's cover page, they are indeed good people!!
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