Irodori Restaurant @ Four Points by Sheraton

Went there for their ala-carte buffet. At every table, there is a QR code to scan. So one will submit their orders via this method. Be prudent on the first order of everything, to guestimate the serving portions and appoint designated person in the group to prevent over ordering.

entrance

Started with dobin mushi (tea pot soup). Flavourful and warmed the tummy.

土瓶蒸し (Dobin Mushi)

is that Matsutake mushroom?

Of course, we need sashimi and we ate lots when it is buffet. Happy to know that we enjoyed the sashimi slices here, especially the hamachi (yellowtail).

salmon and tuna sashimi

tako and hamachi sashimi

swordfish sashimi

yummy

Of course, we need some greens. Is seaweed considered vegetables?

ワカメ wakame salad

Ebi Tempura

For prawns, I prefer the tempura version over the panko fried version as tempura version tasted lighter.

deep fried prawns

There's also a one-time serving of their special grilled mentaiko prawn (one piece per diner).

Ebi Mentai

Was disappointed in beef shogayaki though. It first appeared with smoke emitting from the plate, so we were surprised when the meat was only lukewarm/closer to cool. When our friend who came late ordered another one at a later time, the temperature was better for the dish.

beef shogayaki

The other deep fried stuffs that we had were tebasaki and karaage. Hmm, no need for repeat.

karaage

lotus root

tebasaki

There's sushi and maki too. Irodori Maki was nice. If I had to choose between Hamachi sushi and Hamachi sashimi, I'd go for the sashimi.

Irodori Maki

Hamachi Sushi

grilled scallops

shishamo

grilled salmon/mackerel

Although I didn't have much carbs during this buffet except for irodori maki (1 slice), ended up pretty stuffed after just 1 hour of eating sashimi and fried food.

There's a coffee machine in the restaurant that you could get yourself a cup of coffee to end the meal. 

Buffet Lunch & Dinner for Adult is priced at $39.80++, Child is priced at $24.80++ (Below the age of 10).

Irodori Restaurant

Address: 382 Havelock Road, Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Riverview, Hotel, #03-01, Singapore 169629

Website: http://irodorirestaurant.com.sg/

Contact: +65 6737 2002

Business Hours:

Daily 11:30 am–2:30 pm, 6–10:30 pm

Sushiro @ Lot One Choa Chu Kang

This is the outlet nearest to my home. Go to the counter and get a ticket. Then, wait for your number to be called. Waited for less than 10 minutes before mine was called.

let's order

Seems like the Limited time special currently has plenty of yellowtail items, and I like yellowtail, so ordered some.

But first, a sip of whisky and soda. The alcoholic drinks at Sushiro are pricey.

Whisky & Soda @$9.90

The Marinated Winter Yellowtail in Yuzu Soy Sauce is flavourful but the slices were pretty thin. Winter Yellowtail with Monkfish Liver had thicker slices but there wasn't much flavour from the monkfish liver. Good oily mouthfeel.

Marinated Winter Yellowtail in Yuzu Soy Sauce @$3.90

Winter Yellowtail with Monkfish Liver @$4.90

Because it is nearing the weekend, decided to splurge a little. Ordered the fatty and less fatty tuna.

Less Fatty Tuna @$3.90

Fatty Tuna @$4.90

side profile

Blackthroat Seaperch @$2.90

Vinegared Fatty Mackerel (from Japan) @$2.90

But the best sushi, goes to Tuna Yukke. Flavours, on--point. Yums.

Tuna Yukke @$2.90

I thought I wasn't full yet, so ordered chicken karaage. Well fried and served piping hot.

Chicken Karaage @$5

Press the button on the menu to 'Check Out' when you're done and staff will come by to scan the number of plates. Take the payment card from the staff and go to the kiosk to pay.

Sushiro Lot One

Address: 21 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, #03-10/11/12 Lot, One, 689812

Website: https://sushiro-lot-one.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

Business Hours:

Daily: 11 am–10 pm

Itacho Sushi @ Novena Square

Was famished and decided to try this new Itacho outlet at Novena Square 2. Staff will take your temperature and customer will leave their name and contact number. Like the other sushi chain restaurant in Singapore, Itacho has its app that customer can download from Google Play or App Store.

Ordering was simple but took quite long to browse as there were sections like Sushi King, Season Special, Easter Surprise etc. At 2.30pm, the two limited promotion items were sold out. There goes my cheap sushi.

I love scallops, so ordered one and the Mar promotional item of roasted bincho red wine with lemon sauce. The aburi scallop sushi is rather pricey and I'd recommend the Genki sushi version where 3 hotate sushi is only about $5+.

[front to back] Roasted Bincho Red Wine with Lemon Sauce @$2.20 and Roasted Scallop @$3.30

Not the pretties looking and there's a noticeable difference in size between the $2.20 and $3.30 sushi.

the only flavour you'll remember is the lemon tang

There's a drink promo where $2.50 gets you two canned drinks. The menu has a few combo which you could choose. I chose a sweet one and another unsweetened one.

Mango Green Tea @$2.50 (1 for 1)

One of the prettier looking dish was the Roasted Kagashima Wagyu Beef. Plating was on-point and served with garlic chips too! The wagyu slice was thin as expected for this price point. Worth ordering.

[Sushi King] Roasted Kagoshima Wagyu Beef w Garlic @$10

different angle

Next, was also a luxurious item of Sea Urchin Tai sushi. Was abit cautious in ordering uni (sea urchin) at Itacho but was pleasantly surprised by this item. The small dollop of uni looked pretty good actually, but overall, this piece was tiny. No funky taste, and the sushi had a little hint of sweetness.

[Season Special] Sea Urchin Tai Sushi @$4.50 (UP $5.60)

Usually, I'll be full with 7 pieces of sushi but at Itacho, I needed more (due to the average size of the sushi piece which was slightly smaller). Added 2 more pieces of sushi; sea eel and akami.

Sea Eel Sushi @$3

Blue Fin Tuna Sushi  Akami @$3.40 (UP $4.50)

The sea eel sushi had a glaze that tasted too sweet for me, so it wasn't as enjoyable as anticipated. Was rather happy with the akami. Good portion and tasted about just right!

Spent $34 for the above meal.

Itacho Sushi

Address: #02-85/89, NOVENA Square 2
Website: https://www.itachosushi.com.sg/
Contact: 6261 4616
Business Hours:
SUN TO THURS: 1100 - 2200
FRI, SAT & HOLIDAY EVE: 1100 - 2300

[Tasting] TEN Sushi by Marusaya ( TEN Sushi & Bar ) @ 60 Robertson Quay ( The Quayside )

TEN Sushi by Marusaya (or also known as TEN Sushi & Bar) is located at Quayside, Singapore’s most sophisticated riverfront restaurant and bar community. Was invited for a tasting on a Friday night, and boy, it was buzzing! Hence, do make your reservations early.

restaurant's signage

Sushi food model on display (食品サンプル)

browsing the menu

Liked that the restaurant made it super easy to order for the first-timers. For example, there is a huge placard introducing the bestsellers, and on first page of the menu, are its signature dishes.

TEN Sushi is a casual sushi restaurant by Marusaya specialising in premium sushi with majority of its ingredients flown in from Japan. Helmed by Chef Hirai, TEN Sushi offers quality sushi and contemporary Japanese cuisine. Marusaya in turn, is a specialist in natural dashi based cuisine.

iced green tea 冷たいお茶

We began our meal with fresh oysters from Sakoshi Bay, Hyogo. Thick, fleshy, briny and creamy. Satisfaction guaranteed! These oysters were presented beautifully and came with toppings of either ikura or tobiko. Either way, the oysters were already good to be eaten on its own. The addition of tobiko gave it some crunchiness to contrast against the soft flesh, while ikura added continuous bursts of umami! A glass of wine/sake will complete the picture.

Japanese Oysters @$28++/$49++ for 6/12 pieces respectively

Sakoshi Bay Oyster 坂越湾牡蠣

The oyster fan in me was feeling satisfied after slurping up two of these good sized Sakoshi Bay oysters.

Next up, was the unagi roll. One could order the small roll (4 pieces) or the regular (8 pieces). The eel roll was lightly glazed over with a special teriyaki sauce.

Unagi (Eel) Roll ウナギ巻き寿司@$18++/$32++ for 4/8 pieces

The unagi sushi is actually a pretty big piece, hence each person could do two pieces to allow some space to try other sushi. The unagi was soft and tender with some savoury sweetness from the teriyaki glaze. Sushi rice was nicely vinegared.

closed up view of a piece of unagi makisushi

Another bestseller at TEN Sushi is the TEN Assorted Sashimi Deluxe. The sashimi set comprises of maguro (tuna), sake (salmon), hotate (scallop), ika (squid), amaebi (sweet prawns) and seasonal fish (2 kinds).

TEN Assorted Sashimi Deluxe @$58++

For the tasting, there were a few upgrades in the sashimi and we got some sea urchin and instead of a 5 pieces of sweet prawns, there was one large one (botan ebi?) in its stead. I only had the chance to try the some of the sea urchin, scallops, hamachi, salmon and squid. The tuna belly was snapped up pretty quickly.

For the meat lovers, you'll enjoy the A4 Wagyu Aburi Sushi. The raw slices of the wagyu looked enticing enough but we exercised patience as the beef needed to be seared, then glazed before we could indulge.

before the sear

searing in progress

glaze

A4 Wagyu Aburi Sushi @$18++/$44++ (2/5 pieces)

Thought that the small mound of rice underneath the seared beef slice looked kinda cute. The beef was of a nice chew and had a good oily mouthfeel. While not melt-in-your-mouth, the flavour was good and mild. Enjoyable.

peekaboo~

For more makisushi, there's Aburi Salmon Avocado Roll. Seared salmon layered ontop of sushi rice, with a piece of chunky creamy avocado, and topped with sliced onions, some green onions and tobiko. Mayo at the side.

Aburi Salmon Avocado Roll @$20++ for 8 pieces

with sauce

let's eat!

If you're feeling adventurous, one could also leave it to the expert hands of Chef Hirai for the Omakase Sushi platter. There's a 12-piece sushi omakase as well as Sushi Box for 12 or 24 pieces.

Omakase Sushi (12 pieces) @$49++

uni sushi, ebi sushi

tuna belly, kanpachi with spicy yuzu

salmon, tako and unagi

The sushi box was beautiful. Nicely arranged and easy to take photo! I can see that there's uni, toro, hotate, kanpachi/hamachi, squid, octopus, salmon, tuna, ebi and unagi and negitoro maki in the box.

Sushi Box (12 pieces) @$49++

Sushi Box (24 pieces) @$98++

To end, I'd recommend the Dashi Miso Soup. Well balanced savoury miso soup with mild sweetness. So comforting!

Dashi Miso Soup @$4++

I had a good meal at TEN Sushi. Thank you Jennifer for the invite and TEN Sushi for hosting the dinner. Thank you Mr Ueda and Mr Takuya for introducing TEN Sushi and to share with us more about the food. Special thanks to Chef Hirai who prepared the food for us that day.

Remember to make your reservations to avoid disappointment. Happy eating!

TEN Sushi by Marusaya

Address: 60 Robertson Quay, ＃01- 09, Singapore 238252
Website: https://www.bitejapan.sg/ten-en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TENbyMarusaya/
Contact: 6735 0383
Reservation: https://www.chope.co/singapore-restaurants/restaurant/ten-sushi-and-bar-by-marusaya
Business Hours:
Daily: 5pm to 3am