Magosaburo

2 Orchard Turn #04-11A & 05-01 ION Orchard Singapore 238801

Telephone, +65-6634-1411E-Mail, contact@magosaburou.sg

Operating Hours:

Weekday: 11:30-23:00(L.O. 22:00)

Saturday,Sunday,Public holiday: 11:30-23:00(Dinner L.O. 22:00)

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We chanced upon their Set Lunch menus when we were window shopping around Ion Orchard. 

The restaurant is located at the 5th floor. You can either enter the restaurant via its entrance on the 4th floor and climb up a fleet of stairs or you can enter the restaurant via its entrance by the carpark. 

The set lunch cost $29.80++ and it comes with salad of the day, mains, potage soup or miso soup and rice. If you top up a nominal fee, you can enjoy a dessert of the day and a cup of Nespresso coffee. 

I like the ambience of the restaurant, where you can have a nice view of Shaw House and sample quality Japanese food. 

If you are looking to sample Kobe beef, this is the restaurant to try! In the past, Kobe beef is not exported out of Japan. The prices of Kobe beef ranges from $68 to $188!

Teppei Japanese Restaurant

Teppei Japanese Restaurant

1 Tras Link

#01-1863 Orchid Hotel

Tel: 6222 7363

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Teppei is a very small restaurant that seats less than 20 people. 

The place reminds of Sushi Dai in Tsukiji market where we queue 1 hour just to get in. 

Teppei serves Omakase at three price points - $40 , $50 or $60 per person. This has got to be one of the cheapest Omakase in town. Omakase (お任せ) simply means you let the chef decides on the menu. 

This is one of the restaurants that has perpetual long queues during lunch. 

Hence, we decided to give it a go during dinner. 

Advance reservations is required if you want to try out their Omakase. 

As we came without a reservations, we can only try their ala carte. 

One of my favourite dishes is the squid cooked in butter. 

The squid is not overcooked and when paired with the butter, it taste so heavenly. 

We literally slurp up the sauce as if it is soup. 

Will I come back again?

Definitely, I will want to try their Omakase next. 

But, I will need to remember to make a reservation beforehand. 

When we stepped out, a couple already started making reservation for their next visit, which is 2 months later!

Food Tasting - IKYU

I was  invited to try out a new Japanese restaurant at Yong Siak Street called IKYU (pronounced as E-Q). It is a short walk away from Tiong Bahru station. Yong Siak is a quite a old estate. Found some quaint and modern shops along the stretch, i.e. a shop that sells penguin books. They also have many up and coming cafes located here, such as Forty Hands. Through this food tasting session, I had the opportunity to try out several items which I have always been wanting to try - whale meat, blow fish and the ultra expensive melon from Japan.  

The restaurant has a very zen feeling, which makes the experience very comfortable. 

We started off with a pear sake. This is a very easy to drink sake as it is sweet and when it is paired with the appetizer below, it enhances the different nuances of flavour of the appetizer.

 

Cream Cheese with Snapper Stomach - The saltiness of the cream cheese became sweet when you take this together with the fish stomach. This is the dish that makes the aftertaste so heavenly. This is not found in the menu

Century Egg Traditional Potato Salad  SGD 8.50

Grilled Edamame flavoured in Truffle  SGD 8.50

Wafu Marinated Salmon Carpaccio SGD 16.50

Deep Fried Sakura Prawns SGD 8.50

Breaded Oyster from Hiroshima SGD 12.50

Assorted Vegetables wrapped in pork SGD 15.50 

Smoked Whale Salad - Not in menu

Blow fish Tatsuta age with Sansyo

SGD 16.50

Skin of the blowfish

- Not in menu

Grilled pair Quail Legs SGD 5.50 each

Kagoshima Wagyu Beef Sirloin SGD 58.50 for 100gram

Anago Tempura with Vegetables SGD 16.50

Hirame SGD 10.50 for 2 pieces

Blue Fin Tuna O-Toro SGD 35.50 for 2 pieces

Seasonal Fruits - Rock Melon, Grapes and Persimmon SGD 15

All the dishes are prepared by Executive Chef, Takuma Seki.
Chef Seki is formerly the chef-de-Cuisine of Hide Yamamoto at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands.
Do opt for the counter seats as it is an enjoyable experience to listen to Chef Seki 's jokes.

At the end of the event, we had a nice USB souvenir in a wooden box. Really complements the Zen feeling very well

Chiso Zanmai

Chiso Zanmai

6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-17 The Central @ Clarke Quay, Singapore

+65 6221 3177

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I was invited here by a friend. Interesting place. Not the usual jappy places which I usually go to. This place is really one of the cheapest jap buffets around in Singapore. We're talking something like SGD15++/pax for lunch. Which is really good for value. 

You get to enjoy the usual sushi, sashimi, some great desserts, the typical japanese hot pots, and other really authentic japanese cuisine. 

A perfect place to get value for money japanese food with your friends especially during lunch.

Ratings

Yummy-ness of food : 3/5

Pricy-ness of food : 2/5

Overall Experience : 3/5 (Not my style but it may be your's.)

Akashabu

AKASHABU

5 Stadium Walk, #01-12 Kallang Leisure Park, Singapore

+65 6346 3868

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Somehow I've been visiting a few shabu shabu places recently.

Been here twice, really left a good impression on me. 

Usually start with a scallop sashimi and sushi platter, (Oops forgot to take a pic of the sushi platter.)

But the sushi was relatively well done. Kinda slow though. Fish was larger than the rice, small bits of rice, just the way I like it so that I don't get too full before the main course. (I'm really against those sushi places which give large lumps of rice to make you full, rice which are as large as the fish slices. Like example..... nvm... I'm sure some of you know the usual places which serve crude sushi...)

Oh well... Love the sushi here, you gotta try some of them....

Shabu shabu.... well... pretty pricy for my liking, but that the usual prices so... cant really complain.

Meats are pretty good, sauces are good. As with all shabu shabu, the temperature control and cooking timing are very key to the whole dish. Mess up the cooking and the meal would probably be not a good experience. Yep... I'm good with my temperature control so... can't really go wrong.

Love this place. Not too expensive overall. Even the sushi's pretty decently priced. SGD1 for a salmon sushi... Heys thats actually cheaper than a lot of places...

Rating

Yummy-ness of food : 5/5

Pricy-ness of food : 3/5 (Pretty reasonable. Approx SGD60++/2pax)

Overall Experience : 5/5 (I'll be back)

The dipping sauces

Huge scallop sashimi

Shabuya

SHABUYA

1 Harbour Front Walk, #01-102/103,

Singapore,

098585

Tel: 6377 0070

http://www.shabuya.com.sg/

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Buffet Shabu Shabu.... woooooo yum yum MEAT!!

Well, they serve a nice choice bits of meat for their shabu buffet during their weekend brunch.

$39.90++/pax, 1 hour time frame.

All you can eat wagyu beef, black angus, pork collar, pork belly, chicken thigh.

Tuna/salmon sashimi,

Shitake mushrooms, other types of mushrooms, and vegetables which I didn't bother to order...

Ok I stayed purely on the meats. 

The sashimi was a nice way to start the meal. Pretty good. Just the nice amount.

Then came the main course, MEAT!!! (yea if you didn't realise I love my meats.)

What could go wrong with all you can eat wagyu beef, black angus and other nice bits of pork.

I stayed mainly with the meats. Really good stuff. Can't really find anything bad about the meats although some people may like to other the other stuffs. But I came mainly for the meats so I really had my fill. 

Of course you'll have to know how to cook them. U know just lightly dip them in the boiling water, learn to control the temperature, shake the meats in the boiling soup for a bit, place them with the peanut sauce and YUM YUM YUM.... you get the picture. 

It's really a good place. Service is pretty good too. For the types of meat and the price... well, I'd say... I've paid more for less/worse, definitely a worthy place to visit.

Ratings

Yummy-ness of food : 5/5

Pricy-ness of food : 4/5

Overall Experience : 5/5 (I'll be back.)