Nozomi @ Star Vista

After work dinner with Eric and Wendy, and Japanese cuisine it was! They had dined there before, so my turn to try, I guess? Hahaha! We were on the waitlist as it was Thursday and the place was busy. It took about 20 minutes before we got a table.

menu

 

I had the Salmon Trio and Ikura Don, while Eric had the Unagi Don and Wendy chose the Scallop Truffle pasta.

Salmon Trio Ikura Don @$24

The don came with their signature red sushi rice. The vinegared rice was rather mild and loved the overall oily mouthfeel of the fatty salmon especially the aburi'd ones. Came with wakame clear soup which was tasty.

Complimentary iced water is available upon request.

Unagi Kabayaki Don @$24

The rice bowls at Nozomi was kind of on the smaller side of things. 

Scallops Truffle Linguine @$36

The overall taste was rather mild for the pasta. Loved the scallops. We were enjoying our talks and dinner until we finally noticed that we were the only diners left in the shop at 930pm. Thank you to the staff who waited patiently for us.

Thank you Eric and Wendy for the dinner treat!

Nozomi

Address: 1 Vista Exchange Green, #02-20 The Star Vista, Singapore 138617

Website: https://www.nozomi.sg/

Contact: +65 9759 3622

Business Hours:

Mon: 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:00–9:00 PM

Tue - Fri: 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:00–9:30 PM

Sat: 11:30 AM–9:30 PM

Sun: 11:30 AM–9:00 PM

[Tasting] Gochi-So Shokudo ごち惣食堂 @ Novena Square 2

My first time trying Gochi-So Shokudo. They have 14 outlets islandwide hence, there is a high chance there is one near you!

Made a visit to the Novena Square 2 outlet at Level 3, thanks to an invitation from Jennifer Yeo Consultancy.

menu

let's discover the secret behind delicious pork~

scan to order

Let's try everything from the Truffle Fair menu! If you're a fan of deep fried, then the Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille would be right up your alley! Or, if you prefer grilled version, then go for the Truffle Chestnut Jowl Don.

Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille @$18.90++

Truffle Cheese Mille Feuille 

layers and texture

dip for a change-up

Truffle Chestnut Jowl Don @$12.90++

If you top-up $2, you'll get a choice of drink and a side. Wow, such value for money!

Iced Green Tea

Both pork were good as expected, but am more inclined towards the grilled version. We ordered a couple of other things to share and our table unanimously agreed that the Iberico Secreto Black Char Siew was our favourite! Succulent meat, well grilled, savoury sweet and so tender!

Iberico Secreto Black Char Siew (6 pieces) @$9.80++

Octopus Karaage @$7.80++

Crispy Pork @$5++

Oyster Katsu (3 pieces) @$7.80++

For all deep fried sides that we ordered, it was best to be eaten while still hot. Octopus karaage and the crispy pork were tender with adequately seasoned batter.

However, be careful with the piping hot oyster katsu!

interior

The prices remained reasonable for the quality of the food. Indeed value for money.

Thank you Jennifer for the invite and Gochi-So Shokudo for hosting the dinner. 

Outlet Information:

1. Asia Square Tower 2 #02-10
2. Bedok Mall #01-75
3. Bukit Panjang Plaza #02-19
4. Chinatown Point #02-41/42
5. Hougang 1 #01-23
6. Jewel Changi Airport  #B1-289
7. Millenia Walk #02-16
8. Northpoint (North Wing) #02-27
9. One Raffles Place #B1-30
10. Plaza Singapura #B2-50/51
11. Novena Square 2 #03-72
12. Tampines 1 #03-K2
13. The Seletar Mall #01-34/36
14. Westgate #01-02 

Gochi-So Shokudo ごち惣食堂

Website: https://www.facebook.com/gochiso.shokudo

Address: 10 Sinaran Dr, #03-72, Singapore 307506

Business Hours:

Sun-Thur: 11:30am–9:30pm

Fri-Sat:  11:30am–10pm