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2013-09-27
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No reservations allowed at this hot robatayaki eatery, but rocking up at 9.15pm on a Thursday evening we were hoping there would not be a wait. Peering through the entrance we could see the restaurant was packed, but upon asking for a table for two we were immediately directed to a table downstairs. No wait~!Yardbird specialises in chicken robatayaki where a large part of the chicken is dissected and grilled for customer's enjoyment. Besides from skewered chicken, they also offer a variety of ap
Yardbird specialises in chicken robatayaki where a large part of the chicken is dissected and grilled for customer's enjoyment. Besides from skewered chicken, they also offer a variety of appetisers and salads, larger plates for sharing are also available and don't forget to look at the board for specials of the night.
To start we ordered sea salt sprinkled edamame and their recommended corn tempura which they kindly served as a half portion of two pieces. The edamame was nicely boiled where it was not too mushy, but the corn was definitely a standout! Arriving as two pom pom balls the outside was lightly battered and biting into it revealed an abundance of loose corn kernels. So good~
For robatayaki we only ordered a few to share since we had some larger dishes coming. The chicken breast was surprisingly succulent, the liver nicely juicy, while the hearts were typically bouncy in texture. I had also wanted to order the chicken oysters ( two circles of dark meat at the back), but unfortunately being so late in the evening they had sold out
Spying mussels on the menu piqued our interest and asking the server for more details we were informed they were blue mussels from Canada. Served in a piping hot iron bowl there were lovely and tender bathing in the most aromatic tart sake soup. So delicious we could barely keep from spooning the hot soup into our mouths~ Highly recommended!
Wanting something more meaty other than poultry, we settled for ox tongue. A mountain of mixed greens arranged on top of grilled ox tongue slices. The ox tongue although flavourful was more chewy than I expected, but it was still decent.
To finish up we ended with the mixed mushroom risotto. This was amazing~ Again served in an iron pot, it was a small mountain of slightly cheesy rice infused with the most mouthwatering aroma of earthy mushrooms. If only this was served earlier, I would have eaten more than my share
Yum Yum Yum~ Yardbird is definitely worth trying!
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