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2011-11-09
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Craving for some vinegar-laden sushi rice, I met Ms Flexi-Bone for lunch at Sushi Tei (Raffles City). We arrived around 12:10pm (before the crowd gathered) and were happy to get our usual table. After a quick perusal of the menu, I decided on 3 sushi (salmon, aburi nama hotate, ika) + 2 temaki (softshell crab, salmon avocado). Flexi-Bone went for 2 sushi (salmon, ishimochi) + ebi tempura.The food arrived pretty quickly. The 2 temaki (handrolls) were delightful, especially the softshell crab.
Craving for some vinegar-laden sushi rice, I met Ms Flexi-Bone for lunch at Sushi Tei (Raffles City). We arrived around 12:10pm (before the crowd gathered) and were happy to get our usual table. After a quick perusal of the menu, I decided on 3 sushi (salmon, aburi nama hotate, ika) + 2 temaki (softshell crab, salmon avocado). Flexi-Bone went for 2 sushi (salmon, ishimochi) + ebi tempura.The food arrived pretty quickly. The 2 temaki (handrolls) were delightful, especially the softshell crab. The crab was still piping hot & crispy when I ate it, thus enjoying my every crunchy bite with vigour. Salmon avocado was equally palatable.
Sushi wise, the salmon was pretty normal. I enjoyed the aburi nama hotate with its slightly seared taste at the scallop's surface. Flexi-Bone commented that while the ishimochi (croacker) was fresh, the chef seems to have slice the fish in the wrong direction - resulting in a tougher, more chewy cut - due to the presence of "tendons" (? not sure if this was the right term). We also suspected that the sushi size had shrunk. They all seems much "slimmer" now.
My regular must-have: the ika sushi, was unfortunately not fresh. I put one into my mouth and started chewing on the rubbery squid. Whilst I've swallowed most of the sushi rice, the squid remained "indestructible". To make things worse, it also gave forth a slight fishy taste in my mouth. I had no choice but to discreetly spit the whole mess out of my mouth into a piece of tissue. And viola! The innocent-looking ika was still in 1 wholesome piece... (When we informed the waitress that the squid wasn't fresh, she apologised and got the restaurant manager to waive the cost of the ika sushi.)
The ebi tempura arrived last. The 5 medium size prawns ($10) in golden yellow batter looked yummy! Flexi-Bone was enjoying her dish so much that she only had time to mumble "oishii!" "crispy!" in between the bites.
Overall, the experience wasn't too bad. We found the restaurant to be understaffed (especially during peak lunch hours) as we had difficulties locating any staff at times (and we sat pretty near to the entrance). The prices seem to have increase slightly too, making it less value-for-money. But still, the price & quality had remained at a reasonable level, and I most probably would continue to come back whenever I have sushi-craving attacks!
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