WATAMI Singapore - Japanese Casual Restaurant

Saw an email flyer from my friend recommending this new Japanese restaurant in ION @ Orchard and so, we decided to check it out on the weekend.

I realised actually I have been to this similar restaurant couple of years back in Hong Kong, and it was just pretty average. During then I was still giving my affirmation statement that Singapore does better in Japanese cuisines.

Years later, I am back to the same restaurant, but just in a different country.

Sapporo Miso Ramen - Sapporo-style Noodles in Miso-based Soup.

The noodles were quite springy but I find that the soup base was too bland, didn't really have much miso taste.

This dish is actually very suitable for vegetarians because the whole entire bowl contains only raw veggies that were boiled in hot soup for less than 5mins and no char siew at all!

They mentioned this was the popular pick in the Restaurant, but I just found it pretty normal.

Salmon Sashimi - Sliced Raw Salmon.

How can I NOT order a plate of salmon sashimi, everytime I stepped into a Japanese restaurant. The fish was quite fresh here, but too thinly sliced.

Sushi Tei is still the best, so far.

Hotate Sashimi - Sliced Raw Scallop.

I was quite hesitant to try this in the first place, because the only raw sashimi I will eat will be the salmon.

But I am amazed how sweet and milky this scallop tastes! Doesn't have a fishy after taste and it almost melted in your mouth once you put em' in. Good!

Potato Mochi - Chewy Deep Fried Mashed Potato.

We ordered this dish out of curiosity and something new to try. Maybe they had been left outside for too long, the skin got quite thick and hard. Not as chewy as they described.

Hotate Butter Yaki - Hotplate Scallops with Butter.

Pretty nice combination with the butter, doesn't leave your mouth too greasy after eating and adding butter into the hotplate brings out the flavour of the dish.

I kinda like this dish, but my friend doesn't. So well, it really depends on each individual.

Ebi Tempura - Deep Fried Prawns Coated with Tempura Flour.

The tempura flour coated wasn't too thick, but the prawns are miserably small. Quite an average dish, which Sushi Tei definitely tasted better.

Mango & Ichigo Daifuku - Mango & Strawberry Rice Cake.

Thought of ordering something nice for dessert and we got cheated. There were red beans containing in the rice cake!! *pukez*

We hated red beans, yet gonna' stuff the whole mochi into our mouths because we have ordered it.

The picture shown in the menu was very misleading. *Sighz*

WATAMI Singapore - Japanese Casual Restaurant

ION Orchard #B3-23

2 Orchard Turn

Singapore 238801

Tel: 6509 9366

Operating Hours: 10am to 10pm

Website: http://www.watami.com.sg