hokkaido crab with yuzu jelly

went with wife & daughter to mikuni again on 25.7.2016. ^^

thought 50% discounts ending 1.8.2016. received amex mailer to the effect. anyway mikuni staff said they elected to remain status quo.

mikuni grand tour tasting menu

got a bit tired eating same staff on ala carte menu.

decided to take the kaiseki menu this evening. looked quite good including abalones, jap wagyu, qulaity sashimi…

at S$110pax after 50% discounts, maybe this a match for hachi’s top draw kaiseki lunch, the best i had.

prawn crisp

prawn crisp was standard. sometimes it was soft. today crisp, good! 🙂

hokkaido crab with yuzu jelly

hokkaido crab with yuzu jelly such a wonderful way to start..

hokkaido crab with yuzu jelly

came with apple & caviar, & i don’t know, gold leaf??

so delightful to behold, so delicious to eat…

sashimi moriawase – aburi otoro, tai, hamachi, ika

wife & daughter asked for the otoro to be aburi-ed ie flamed.

sashimi moriawase – otoro, tai, hamachi, ika

hamachi & ika were excellent, tai still a bit fibrous…

sashimi moriawase – otoro, tai, hamachi, ika

the otoro were amazing..just looked at the marbling…

tempura asparagus with truffle

this so pretty…

asparagus kakiage with truffle

never taken a deep-fried asparagus before…

very nice of course, with truffle & ikura to boot…

tempura asparagus with truffle

very nicely done, chef!

tempura abalones

never taken tempura abalones either.

tempura abalones

it was good of course, but i still feel a bit wasted. will ask the chef to do the japanese or chinese braised version next time.

grilled ayu

ayu looked so nice also.

grilled ayu

you can see lot of robatayaki restaurants in japan (say shinjuku) where people gathered at the open hearth to enjoy this skewered delicacy.

the meat is finer than say saba & sanma, maybe that’s why japanese like this. for me i prefer oily flavourful fish like saba & sanma much better! this ayu too bland for me….

grilled miyazaki wagyu

the miyazaji wagyu was simply heavenly.

grilled miyazaki wagyu

hachi’s ohmi is a better quality wagyu but the overall experience were just as good for both dishes. these miyazaki beef very well charred & very marbled & flavourful.

sushi

we had a tuna & shima aji sushi to round off the dinner.

sushi

quite good la…no complaints.

shiso sorbet & yogurt

the shiso leaf sorbet & yogurt mousse was quite a nice dessert. refreshing & something new, not the run of the mill ice creams & yuzu jelly.

very delicious & enjoyable dinner. though we come mikuni many times, we usually order ala carte & very rarely take the kaiseki menu. this one turned out to be really excellent.

c.h.e.f andy

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Mikuni

Address:

80 Bras Basah Rd, Fairmont Hotel 3/L, Raffles City, Singapore 189560

Contact:

6431 6156

Opening Hours:

Mon-Sun: 12-2:30pm, 6:30-10:30pm

whole peking duck – S$38

had a really good lunch with my OPS friends, 6pax, at ah yat seafood grandstand on 26.7.2016. ^^

was here for 7pax early birthday dinner few weeks back with some close friends.

ah yat dishes

top view after we demolished the steamed soon hock. 🙂

whole peking duck – S$38

they have promotion whole peking duck ay S$38 weekdays S$52 weekends.

the catch is the second dish (noodles, fried rice, cabbage wrap etc) is like S$15 for medium.

might as well order a hor fun or noodles? or i was eyeing the lobster noodles at S$28.

anyway the duck meat was very nice, flavourful, moist, tender & best S$0.

alaskan crab tanhoon – S$32

we had the alaskan crab tanhoon.

this was the dish that inspired my claypot tanhoon prawns. ^^

steamed soon hock – about S$30

the live soon hock price is S$55/kg.

i asked for one <600g. it was about S$30. i think just the right size for us.

pepper crab – S$19.80

they had the cheaper crabs, not large ones, priced at S$19.80.

they claimed about 500g. i managed to pick 2 larger ones. some looked quite small actually.

the pepper crab was very well done. nice pepper flavours not too overpowering, mildly sweet. it was good.

pumpkin crab – S$19.80

all my friends liked the pumpkin crab, a new flavour to them. we ordered some man tou 馒头 to wipe up the gravy.

all in all, a very good lunch, great friends, delicious food for 6pax cost S$188. that’s really quite good for me.

i guess we could have walloped a lobster noodles too, but maybe it was ok, can do that next time.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand