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2009-09-27
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Have not been here for ages. After checking out the wannabe posh buffet lunch at Mes Amis, and investigated the rather enigmatic Pomme on Luard Road (it's a French pastry place I finally discovered), my lunch companion and I decided to come here. After all, the raw fish is supposed to be good as they apparently do a lot of wholesale as well.It was a crowded place, so we sat at the bar. Their lunch deals are the usual ranges in terms of variety and pricing. The strategicially placed $200 lunch se
It was a crowded place, so we sat at the bar. Their lunch deals are the usual ranges in terms of variety and pricing. The strategicially placed $200 lunch set at the start of the menu that consists of a "half slab" uni and chopped fatty tuna and spring onion with rice was quite inviting. I was famished and decided to go for something that would be easy to scoff down lol, and fell for the fatty tuna rice set. Although it might not have been conducive to sustainable fishing (however I was sure my tuna would be no blue fin variety), and the protein content was quite low, and even though I am no great fan of uni, I still went for this. In hindsight I think I wasn't too turned on by the other choices on the menu, except for perhaps what I call mixed cubic sashimi leftover rice set lol.
The lunch set consisted of the following, in chronological order:
(1) Mini crab roe salad - this was a small bowl of salad with mostly julienned cucumber, a few shreds of leaves, a dollop of mayo with a sprinkling of crab roe on top. The ingredients were fresh enough.
(2) Half slab uni - this came in a small round Chinese sauce dish on a bed of julienned cucumber. The uni was fresh but the taste was so-so. I am prejudiced here, because I think the "best" uni I've had was the time when my dad brought back a bucket full of these black balls with protruding needles, and gave me, a 5-year-old child, a bit of the stuff to taste. I was pretty grossed out by the pulsating insides and ran away after the first sampling lol. Hence I have no penchant for uni. Proust was so right about how childhood memories can affect your taste for food, and I can tell you endless heart-warming stories of hairy crab on chilly evenings with my mom's crew that provide the fodder for my passion for the crustacean.
(3) Fatty tuna and spring onion with rice- what I liked most about this is that the rice was ever so slightly warm. As I suspected would be the case, the tuna didn't have much taste to speak of. It suited me fine, because the "mash" and the rice was neatly aligned so that I could just pick off a good mouthful and load it into my mouth after my chopsticks have briefly run into the wasabi. Very clinical, but functional nonetheless.
(4) miso soup - this was the common miso soup that was hot enough.
(5) coffee - this was served in a dainty cup and they served evaporated milk with it. Very Hongky-nised which is quite cute in a way. The coffee was a no-brainer crowd-pleasing blend.
My lunch companion is a salmon sashimi lover and exchanged his uni slab for salmon sashimi for the same price. You would have hoped that they would be more generous with the salmon, but it was disappointing to see only 3 pieces on the plate. It's off-putting that restaurant-owners do not think about these things and just leverage on your food preference to make a bit more profit. Off-putting in this supposedly extremely difficult business environment. You know enough about the restaurant's take on customer relations.
While the quality of the food did not provide any delight, it was the meticulous presentation that saved the day. Still, the measuredness of the portions and the absence of any sweeteners when all things were considered is the main disincentive for me to pay this place a visit again.
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