see also the superb november lunch kaiseki on 16.11.2013.
wife & I went for the June kaiseki course dinner at Kuriya Dining. 🙂
the starter platter include scallop with truffle which was good, conger eel (anago) also good, miso prawn (nondescript), lily bulb & cucumber (to make up numbers???). overall a rather average starter.
the sashimi plate consisted of very thick-cut hamachi, tai wrapped over negi toro topped with caviar, and the mirugai was tiny but very sweet – not expensive ingredients but the cut was good. 🙂
the next dish was grilled salmon with foie gras sauce & miso & french pastry – nice dish. 🙂 not sure if its some attempt at fusion?? now the Japs have added to their kaiseki & course meals some western touch eg the very nice teppanyaki course at Gozanbo. 🙂
the awabi (abalone) was excellent – it was braised first to a tender texture then deep-fried in tempura batter. 🙂 & the nori (seaweed) tempura underneath & ginger were very nicely done too…
the nabe dish was tuna neck (sashimi quality) – nice & I enjoyed it. 🙂 but miso kimchi soup was not quite the best matching dish for kaiseki. 🙂
the sushi moriawase was superb! it had this very marbled otoro topped with uni – scrumptious! 🙂
the akagai was very good & so were the 2 other fish I did not identify. 🙂
the fruit with cake dessert platter was quite nondescript…another feeble attempt at fusion?? 🙂
at S$138pax, it’s among the cheaper kaiseki, a bit more ex than Hachi*, but cheaper than Keyaki or Kumo, but then the ingredients were cheaper too, no Jap wagyu in the set.
overall a very satisfying dinner even at this price. 🙂
unless Kuriya bring back their much more value offerings like their monthly S$88 promotion set, I won’t be doing this often though as I can get a lot more value-for-money & really top quality offerings at Mikuni. 🙂
c.h.e.f andy
* i had an excellent meal subsequently at hachi on 9.11.2013.
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