It boggles my mind that this place has not been reviewed on Yelp yet, given that the restaurant is absolutely heaving most of the times I pass by it!
This restaurant attracts a certain clientele, reflective of the neighbourhood it is located in - young, chic and self-consciously well-off. The staff, on its part, seems self-assured about the quality of service and food offered, without being pretentious.
It was a buzzy Saturday evening and we had no booking, so no surprises that we did not get a table upon walking in. That said, we were looking to be seated at the bar anyway, to watch the chefs crafting their works of art.
We munched on some spicy garlic soy edamame to start with (succulent, flavourful!), as we perused their menu and specials. We ordered a special deep-fried sushi topped with soft shell tempura with yuzu salsa - highly unusual and textured. We also had some spicy hamachi maki (yum), a cold seabass tiradito special which was a bit scarce in portion size but amazingly fresh and flavoursome. I recall a crunchy seafood salad in addition but forget the exact ingredients. We topped off the cold meal with hot udon noodles (duck and mushrooms) which was surprisingly generous in portion size.
Loved our cocktails - a Singapore Sling done right and a lovely Ramos Gin Fizz - yum.
Service was excellent, staff was friendly and even the chefs offered some banter when they took a break. The menu (both for food and drinks) is very inviting and promises quality all round - definitely worth a revisit...so why do I rate it less than 5 stars? Well, it doesn't come cheap, does it? :) I'd say it's a solid 4.5 stars even accounting for prices! read more