Nemuro Hanamaru (根室花まる)

We stumbled across this famous conveyor belt sushi restaurant during our free days from our tour in Hokkaido.

The queues to this restaurant remains long all day, even though we went on a weekday.
Queues started even before the restaurant was opened.
We waited for about 30 minutes before our turn.

Supposedly, their sushi is made from fresh ingredients delivered directly from fishing ports in Hokkaido.


Pricing is also reasonable, i.e. ranges from JPY 130 (S$2)  to JPY 400 (S$6.30)

Some of the food that we ordered...



















Rating:


My Ramblings...
This is our highlight during our trip.
The price is reasonable and the sushi served were very fresh.
In addition, the proportion of fish to rice is two times as compared to a typical sushi in Singapore.

This will definitely be one of the places to visit again!
Address : JR Tower Stellar Place 6th Floor
Opening hours: 11am to 11pm
Website http://www.sushi-hanamaru.com/

Briyani

Nice and tasty mutton briyani that I ever had.
This was taken during my last trip to India.

Fish & Co

Seafood Platter

Isetan - Tohoku Fair

The sushi served during the Tohoku fair was very fresh and good.


This is my favourite sushi. I have always liked mackerel but I do not like the numerous bones in the fish.
Hence, this sushi allows me to have huge chunks of mackerel but yet boneless.
On the left, the mackerel is marinated with vinegar.
On the right, it is just fried mackerel.


I am still quite sore that I could get hold of the cheese cake.
It was sold out within the first day of the fair. =(

Let's Sweets Japanese Buffet

Passed by this restaurant at Plaza Singapura.
Let's Sweets is a new brand under Japanese Food Holdings, who also manages Ajisen.

How this buffet works?
The buffet duration is for 90 minutes.
Wastage will be charged.






Crepes - You can only take one crepe at a time.



Desserts



Rating:


My Ramblings...
This concept is interesting. The price is comparable to a typical meal (i.e. $15.80++ for lunch) but the patrons have to complete the buffet within 90 minutes. With a time limit, the amount of food that a person can take is restricted.

But, I would still prefer to pay more for a buffet with no time limits although we do not have a problem finishing a buffet in 90 minutes.

Town Restaurant at Fullerton

I have heard many raves about the buffet spread at Town Restaurant.
Hence, we decided to give it a go.

Pricing for their seafood buffet dinner are as follows:
Adult - 58++
Child - 25++

There are one of the few hotels that served Boston Lobsters. However, the lobsters that we had was not very cooked. The meat was still transparent.

Selection of cold dishes and sashimi

Some of the hot selections

This is my favourite food from the buffet - glutinous rice and custard bun

Desserts and nonya kueh


Rating:


My Ramblings...
I must say we were very disappointed as we expected cooked lobsters to be cooked, and not semi-cooked.
In terms of selection, it could have been better. This is one of the first time that we went to a buffet that do not serve meat.

Sunday Brunch @ Bar & Billiard Room

It's our birthday celebration.

For this year, we decided to go for Sunday Brunch at Bar & Billiard Room at Raffles Hotel.
The brunch starts from 11.30am to 3pm.

The pricing are as follows:
SGD 148 ++ (without champagne)
SGD 168 ++ (with Billecart - Salmon Champagne)
SGD 188 ++ (with Billecart - Salmon Rose Champagne)







There's a variety of 5 oysters, i.e. Belon oysters, NZ oysters, Fine de Claire, Tasmanian Oyster and Coffin Bay

Boston Lobsters

The following were served:
1. Lobster Tartare with Cocktail Sauce, Avocado and Tomato ;
2. Lobster with Gazpachio Soup;
3. Scallops with Celeriac Mousseline and Vintage Balsamic;

4. Crispy Tart with Crab and Scallop Carpaccio

Seared Foie Gras with Green Apple & Passion Fruit

The following were served:
1. Tian of Crab with Coriander Avocado and Bell Pepper;
2. Foie Gras Terrine au Naturel;
3. Foie Gras Light Smoked Duck;
4. Rosti Potato and Chives with Smoked Salmon Caviar and Crème Fraiche


Asparagus soup with half egg and truffle slices


The following were served:
1. Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce;
2. Tiger Prawns “Meuniere”;
3. Salmon with Vegetables Tagliatelles and Saffron Sauce;
4. Roasted Leg of Lamb with Garlic with Natural Jus, Mint Jelly, Dijon Mustard;
5. Roasted Rack of Lamb with Herbs Crust; Pork Knuckle; French Duck Breast;
6. Whole “Bresse” Chicken

Black Mussel “Mariniere”










Rating:


My Ramblings...
I love the ambience as it is a French theme restaurant.
This was the first time that we sat through the whole buffet seating, i.e. from 11.30am to 3pm.

Food was good especially the seared foie gras and desserts.
It was quite disappointing that they did not serve everything in the menu, especially the Emmental Cheese, Camembert Cheese and  Brie Cheese.