Dallas Restaurant and Bar is conveniently situated (for the Raffles Place crowd) at Boat Quay. The furnishing is really quirky and American-inspired: on the first floor is that of a cowboy-theme whereas the second floor has a classy theme much akin to a restaurant. The bar snacks were not too bad, albeit a little expensive. We had the salt and pepper calamari. The squid is very chewy and encapsulated in a delicious batter. We also had fried chicken which we found was as good as the fried calamari.

I was craving for a snack so decided to head towards PS Café. I ordered the French Onion Soup and found it mediocre unfortunately. The onion taste was way too strong and therefore really unbearable. The garlic bread could also have been more crispier if it was freshly baked rather than being heated up. I also had their famous truffle fries and that fared much better. The fries were really crispy and the truffle taste was evident and divine.

Mitsuba by Yurine Japanese Restaurant may come across as expensive when it comes to sashimi but they are definitely very very fresh. The scallops were huge and simply melted in my mouth. We also had the sushi platter which served up quite a significant variety of sushi. The salmon sushi was good because the salmon used was as fresh as the sashimi one. The wasabi was also hand grated and therefore also really tasty when mixed with the sushi.

This open door outlet in Takashimaya serves up delicious grilled fish and is indeed very popular with diners. There is always a queue when I go past there and today I decided to join in the queue. We tried the Oden and it was very good. The soft boiled braised egg was simply excellent because the braising sauce was good. We also tried the Gindara Teriyaki set and I liked the sweet teriyaki sauce. The set comes with miso soup and white rice.

Sangokushi Ryoriya serves up fusion dishes of Japanese and Taiwanese styles, but the food here seemed more Taiwanese than Japanese. The food is not exactly cheap when the bill came up to around $100 for 2 persons when we ordered a small bottle of sake. The pork belly with leek was clearly Taiwanese inspired. The pork belly was not too bad but not exceptional. We also had claypot chicken and that fared better.