A typical Japanese restaurant, offering mediocre Japanese ala cart buffet. The price tag is a little hefty for the quality of food they offer. It used to be $40++ per person.
As of now, it is stated on their menu that for buffet, its $48++ for 2 pax, 3rd person would be $32.80++, children would be at $18.80++ (under 12 years old). For a bottle of 1.8 litres house sake, it would cost you $180++.
Address :140 Robinson Road, #01-00 Chow House
I believe that because of the high price for what they offer, the number of customers was dwindling. Hence, they are having a 1-for-1 promotion. They even had a groupon promotion a few months back, which is equivalent to the current promotion.
The ambiance is somewhat tacky, waitresses dressed in “Yukata” which looks rather sloppy. They drag their feet around the restaurant as they are wearing slippers. Pretty annoying as they shuffle their way around. The attitude that they provide gives me a feeling that they just ain’t interested in what they are doing. To summarize the customer service, I would say its neither bad nor good.
Mediocre chawanmushi, with one piece of chicken and one piece of mushroom in it.
The ramen broth taste blend and the noodles are soggy with no bite to it.
Generous portion given, with thick slices of fish sashimi. But the octopus sashimi is hoooorible. The water that the octopus was soaked in, was still in abundance in the octopus pieces. And it stink when I bite into in.
Mediocre handroll …..
Sour, slightly spicy, with 3 pieces of pork in it, with some cabbage.
You can find this anywhere. Nothing special.
You can find this anywhere. Nothing special.
This was kinda tasty. The sweet sauce goes very well with the oily fish head. One of the nicer dish they are offering. But still mediocre…
Huge chunks of deep fried chicken, and is almost totally tasteless, except for the oily after taste.
Somewhat tasty, with its teriyaki sauce well marinated into the chicken wings, de-boned, and well charred.
Mediocre dumplings. Can be compared to dumplings sold at supermarkets.
All in all, if it is $40+ for one person for this quality of food, I would definitely NOT even consider going here. But for $20+, and with an empty stomach, I guess its worth it for an ala cart Japanese buffet.
This is the food listing that they offer :
Kami Nabe :
Buta Kimichi (Spicy pork paper steamboat)
Appetizer :
Edamane (Green soy bean)
Kyuri (Japanese cucumber)
Kimichi (Spicy cucumber)
Chu Ka Kurrage (Jelly fish)
Litako (Baby octopus)
Nimono :
Chawanmushi (Steamed egg custard)
Miso Shiru (Miso soup)
Salada :
Yasai Salad (Green salad)
Seafood Salad
California Salad (Salad with avocado, crabmeat stick and wasabi dressing)
Sashimi :
Shake (Salmon)
Maguro (Tuna)
Hamachi (Yellow tail)
Tako (Octopus)
Nigiri-sushi :
Inari (Sweet beancurd)
Amaebi (Sweet shrimp)
Temaki :
California handroll (Avocado and crabmeat stick)
Soft Shell Crab Handroll
SHake Kawa Handroll (Salmon skin)
Oshinko Handroll (Yellow pickle)
Rice :
Curry Rice (Beef curry)
Yaki Meshi (Garlic fried rice)
Gohan (Plain rice)
Yaki-Mono :
Tebaski (Grilled mid-joint-wing)
Satsuma Age (Grilled japanese fish cake)
Saba Shio (Grilled mackerel with sea-salt)
Shake Terri (Grilled salmon with sweet sauce)
Tori Terriyaki (Grilled chicken with sweet sauce)
Niniky (Garlic)
Age-Mono :
Ebi Tempura (Prawn)
Tonkatsu (Pork)
Gyoza (Dumpling)
Agedashi Tofu (Tofu)
Kakiage (Deep fried vegetable with battered)
Tori Karrage (Chicken)
Shitake (Mushroom)
Kani (Crabmeat stick)
Ika (Squid Ring)
Maki-mono :
Ebi Tempura (Prawn roll)
Spicy Maguro (Spicy tuna roll)
Kanpyo (Sweet pickles roll)
Kappa (Cucumber roll)
Oshinko (Yellow pickles roll)
Men :
Zru Soba (Cold buckwheat noodles)
Su Soba (Hot buckwheat noodles)
Hiyashi Udon (Cold thick white noodles)
Su Udon (Hot thick white noodles)
Ramen (Long fine noodles)
Dessert :
Watermelon