Sunday, December 9, 2018

Narita - To Eat (09Dec2018 On-Yasai Shabu Shabu Buffet)

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On-Yasai
Shabu Shabu Buffet
(Outside of Aeon Mall Narita)
Recommended by Edwin J


Choice of All-you-can-eat Shabu shabu at different price points and quality ingredients, or go A-la-carte.
Ordered On:
09Dec2018
Each after 10%discount due online promo
Buffett spreads start from ¥2980 and up.
There are set meal and al-la-carte options available as well.
Hokkaido Tsuya Hime Buta to Tan Shabu ¥3580/pax
The soup bases were really interesting. The milk base soup gave the meat a somewhat softer and creamier texture. The bonito one was fairly straight forward. There's also option for Spicy, Sukiyaki, Seaweed and something else.

The additional premium cuts of pork, beef and cows tongue for the Hokkaido were really enjoyable. Far more flavor packed than the regular cuts of pork and beef. You basically get what you pay for. Free flow of choice of meats within your category and the range of small side dishes and vegetables. For drinkers, they have an all-you- can-drink alcohol offer at ¥1500 and an option for soft drinks only as well.

Selections are wide enough to offer variety of quality to suit one’s budget. Their additional sides are perfectly small serving sized, suitable for single diners as well.
 
Some standout sides were the truffle oil roast beef and the fluffy baked potato with preserved squid.
Ambience 3.5/5
Food 3.5/5
Value 3/5
Service 4/5
Fed 2 at about
¥3500each after 10% discount due online promo
On-Yasai is a fantastic place to have a fulfilling meal and especially so on a cold day. Entry buffet starts at ¥2980++. Sadly dessert is not free flow, so you can only choose one of the options listed. 
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Osaka - To Eat (04Dec2018 Red Rock Americamura, Marugame Seimen)

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Red Rock Americamura
 Recommended by others
C&G
Opens from 1130am

Located just north of main Namba Station is America Town. Within it lies mostly trendy clothing boutique stores and Red Rock Americamura is right there!
Click here for ABBA location of Red Rock Americamura 2 Chome-10-21 Nishishinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 542-0086, Japan

Ordered On:
16Mar2019
 Large Steak Beef Bowl 1250Yenn
Steak Beef Bowl VS Roast Beef Bowl.
*If you prefer a more meatier cut, the steak beef bowl would be it. I think you probably get a little bit more with the steak beef bowl, but because of the lack of sauce and yolk, the rice at the end gets a little dry. More sauce would be better. Also for those who don't like their meat rare to almost blue, this might not be the dish for you. The Ikianari Steak Chain serves up pretty good steak as well with similar quality.

Fed2
Ordered On:
04Dec2018
Large Roast Beef Bowl
 1150Yenn
*Wow. Supppperrrr Value. Firstly that mountain of perfectly, tender roasted beef, is a sight onto itself. Its all beef! Unlike other places that fills up its the center mostly with rice, its all roast beef over here! Tender, succulent and with that creamy egg yolk to coat the  beef slices. Its an amazing piece of roast-beef, mountain art. The cream sauce at the side compliments the dish nicely with a touch of saltiness and the rice was not just an after thought. The rice is lightly spiced  as well and compliments the serving. The entire bowl of happiness comes at a very value 1150yen pricing.
The large portion is alraedy filling for me, so the smaller portion might be your order.*
Ambience 3.5/5
Food 4/5
Value 4/5
Service n/a
A well worth, value for your money joint! A worth while place to check out while in the Namba area for a solid bowl of roast beef. Almost every slice was a beautiful medium rare and that fresh yolk sauce, lip smacking good! There's a black roast beef which almost doubles the cost but have yet to try that if its worth the bang for your buck.
Click here for ABBA location of Red Rock Americamura 2 Chome-10-21 Nishishinsaibashi, Chūō-ku, Ōsaka-shi, Ōsaka-fu 542-0086, Japan

Marugame Seimen (Udon House)
280m 4min walk from Sheraton Miyako
Recommended by Razeef
C&G!
10am-10pm.

 Click here for ABBA location of Marugame Seimen 丸亀製麺 上本町店
The place make simple, delicious, warming Udon. The Udon is freshly machine made on premises and made to order. One goes down the line adding to their orders with various reasonably priced Tempura!
Ordered On:
04Dec2018
 Large Oyster Udon bowl about 850Yen. With add ons of Lotus root, tempura vegetable and fish with a total of 1040Yen. 
 *The oyster Udon broth is much thicker and richer than the regular orders. What I really liked was the self help counter for free flow of freshly thinly sliced leeks as well as add on of tempura crispy batter. There's also grated ginger for that extra kick. The oysters aren't over cooked and fairly generous with the serving. (I counted 5 pieces). The oyster also doesn't overpower the dish and itsn't as strong like you would have in Oyster Mee Sua from Taiwan. The tempura side orders are nice, but sadly probably being out in the open, aren't crispy any more.*
Ambience 3/5
Food 3.5/5
Value 4/5
Service n/a
Great simple meal that's not too heavy like Ramen. A warming soup with a side serve of tempura selection. Cheap, good and nearby! Opens from 10am to 10pm.
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Monday, November 26, 2018

Perth - To Eat 26Nov2018 (The Honey Cake, Viet Hoa)

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The Honey Cake
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Ordered On:
26Nov2018
Honey Cake Slice AUD6
 Ambience na
Food 3.5/5
Value 3.5/5
Service na
Its surprisingly very filling. A single slice is enough for two to share. The Honey Cake is as its name sake, full of honey flavor and surprisingly not overly sweet. Though its not as pretty or Instagram worthy as Black Star Pastry's Strawberry cake, taste wise, it is still overall very pleasant.
Worth to try at least once, this much hyped about Honey Cake.

Viet Hoa
Recommended by Xun Yong
A classically frequented joint by crew.
Ordered On:
26Nov2018
Raw Beef and Beef Ball Pho
 *Overall it still looses out to SFO's Pho Tan Hoa. However with that said, if one is craving for some decent good pho, this place still stands slightly above other Pho joints. Their raw beef is very tender and their respectably sized beef balls are gratifyingly enjoyable. Their soup stock is much lighter with a slightly Herby accent to it.*
*Think the fry on the spring roll is a little odd, and in fact a little under. Can give the fried spring rolls here a miss.*
*Worth while order. Massive paper rice rolls.*
Ambience 3/5
Food 3/5
Value 3/5
Service 3/5
Fed each at about 18AUD each
Not that cheap once you add the spring rolls which worked out to be about an additional AUD2 each. Good decent pho but a bit of a walk from Perth's main walking street. An alternative that's closer is, Tra Vinh.
Click here for ABBA location of Viet Hoa 1/349 William St, Northbridge WA 6003, Australia
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Osaka - To Eat (Mennoya 21Nov2018)

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Mennoya
(Recommend from Ng K Y a little further down from
one of top 3 tempura joints in Osaka, Tempura Ichiba. 
500m walk from Sheraton Miyako.) 


A small 10seater restaurant which offers seemingly popular Ramen to the people of Osaka. The place was already packed at 12.30pm on a weekday afternoon and the whilst we finished up, others were already next in line waiting to jump in to take our seats.
Ordered On:
21Nov2018
ShinAii Ramen (Soy Sauce Taste + Yuzu Citrus pepper + Pork back Fat) 
*As far as Shoyu Ramen goes, this one is better than another popular shoyu ramen in Narita, Ramen Bayashi. Although the Ponzu flavors isn't that strong, the soup is light and quite refreshing. The noodles themselves are prob inbetween firm and a bouncy texture.*
Ambience 3/5
10seating places available only!
 Food 3/5
Value 3/5
Service 3/5
Average. A hit with some but a miss for others who maybe looking for stronger flavored pork based soups. The pork cuts themselves are a little on the dry side. However some liked the spicy Ramen flavors. A real toss up between positive, average and not like. Try if you fancy the lighter tasting shoyu ramens.

Taste better than Ramen Bayashi, Narita.
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Friday, November 16, 2018

Singapore - To Eat (15Nov2018Alley on 25 at Andaz Hotel)

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Alley on 25
located at Andaz Hotel
(Bugis MRT)
(Heard over the radio to be quite good)
Smoke and Pepper
Click here for Alley on 25 5 Fraser St, Andaz Singapore, Singapore 189354
Alley on 25 is actually the entire group of different bistro/restaurants which individually specialize in different cook styles located on the 25th Floor of Andaz Hotel by Hyatt. Some focus on the BBQ, while others geared towards broiling/baking or on fresh greens. The shared menu already features the best or rather most popular ones from all of these restaurants. 

 Each restaurant has a different interior decoration and of course vantage point of Singapore.
Ordered On:
15Nov2018
Lobster Mac and Cheese SGD35
*The portion is small. Sure you get actual lobster but the Mac and Cheese portion is totally lacking. The Mac is dry and lacking the oomph from the cheese or cream. Sure you get some lobster but hardly justified by the portion size and asking price. Mac pretty normal.*
Waygu Beef Ribs SGD45

*Thou really nice but the portion again is very small. Nicely marinated and presented. However the heavy sweet marination could probably take away from the quality meet than add to it. Basically beef rib cuts are already quite tender and fatty. You don't get the through essence of the waygu beef. The side salad however is a very refreshing
Heirloom Tomato Salad SGD16
*Simple and really nice. But again for a simple assembly of Herloom tomatoes, dressing and katamala olives, way over priced. Pleasant but hurts the pockes.*
Total Fed 2 at SGD95 after 10% discount with credit card offer.
Ambience 4/5



Food 3/5
Value 2.5/5
Service 3/5
The place and especially the view is aesthetically pleasing to the eye with a great panoramic view of Singapore skyline. There's no real distinct restaurant since one can order from any of the restaurants. However, each of them do have a slightly expanded menu but the supposed best/signatures are already in the combined menu. 

Sadly to say much of 'signature' selection aren't that impressive. The food is nice, but over priced and doesn't match up in the presentation or flavors. Only the Mac and Cheese failed miserably. Overall taste was okay but some missed opportunity with the Waygu Beef. 

Will not be returning for their Al-la carte meals, however will still give their weekend Buffet a try. SGD45 for free flow of oyster and rib buffet. Perhaps their day specific specials at the individual restaurant are value for trying out.  
 Alley On 25 Continued Oyster and Rib Buffet
SGD48++




 Value 3.5/5
As advertised. The Buffet goes for Fridays and Saturdays. The selection is a little constricted and does fulfill the Oysters and Buffet aspects of it. If you're not a huge oyster fan, then its not worth for you at all.

The stand outs were their amazing chorizo sausages (which weren't that spicy really), super sweet and tender char grill beef short ribs and succulent oysters. The pork ribs were so-so at best. Those mentioned were the clear winners.

They do have other fillers like a simple salad station and soft serve self-service dessert kiosk but nothing more to that. An okay valued place for oysters and beef short ribs with the same amazing view.
Click here for Alley on 25 5 Fraser St, Andaz Singapore, Singapore 189354
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