Was invited for a tasting at Cast Iron Japanese Restaurant recently, and this place is only a few month's old. It may take a while to find this restaurant as the layout of Duo Galleria may be a tad confusing at first. Cast Iron is located at the far end away from the MRT station exit.
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| shopfront |
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| drinks counter |
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| interior |
The place has a nice ambiance and spacious enough for large groups' gathering and intimate enough for cosy couples. If you prefer interaction with the friendly Chefs, head towards the counter seats.
Cast Iron has an interesting concept of having a gaucho grill (think cowboy) alongside with the Japanese foods. Think grilled meats (USDA Angus Prime Ribs, Bone-in Ribeye, Japanese meats such as Kagoshima wagyu etc) The open kitchen allows diners to watch the flames while the Chef grills the meat. Watching that might just ignite the inner caveman in most of us, in wanting to eat some juicy grilled meats!
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| sake |
Look for Alex if you would like some sake or Japanese whisky recommendation to go along with the foods.
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| drinks menu and bar snacks |
If you're drinking (or even if you're not!), start with Eihire Yaki (grilled stingray fin). This is a popular alcoholic drink snack. It has a slight chewy texture and very tasty. Gets rather addictive too.
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| Eihire (エイヒレ) @$13 |
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| Sea Eel |
If you are in a larger group of say 5 to 6 pax and would like to try the Porterhouse or Bone-in Ribeye, do place your order early as it might take about 40 to 45 minutes to prepare and cook.
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| grill section |
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| Chef Ming in action |
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| Chef Anson |
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| Sashimi Moriawase (Chef's Selection) with in-season fish (price ranges from $120 to $380) |
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| sweet creamy uni |
Good thing that Cast Iron has a duel concept and for that, we got to indulge and to satisfy our inner cravings for hot, grilled meat (and vegetables!).
First, we got a taste of grilled Iberico pork, done in a few ways. Multiple flavours and textures on one plate. Loved the pork collar for its flavour and the pork jowl for its texture. The pork belly and karubi were lightly seasoned and did not stand out.
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| Grilled Iberico Pork - miso pork loin, pork collar, pork belly,pork jowl and karubi |
Then, we got an assorted grilled vegetables and a Ribeye Bone-in Double Cut done medium. We've seen the flames, now to taste the fire-licked steak.
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| Grilled Vegetables |
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| USAD Prime Grade A Ribeye Bone-in Double Cut, served with Bone Marrow Butter and Chimichurri @$130 |
The portion was about 1.5kg, and fed the 6 of us comfortably. Great with a glass of ice cold Asahi.
If you would like to have Japanese Wagyu steak, it is available albeit in limited portions. Currently in-stock, they have the Kagoshima and Miyazaki wagyu.
How about ice-cream for dessert? The two available flavours are matcha and yuzu. Actually, it was more of a sorbet. Yuzu was the crowd favourite.
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| matcha (front) and yuzu (back) |
If you are looking to splurge a little, there is omakase option available. The budget to set aside is about $120 to $180 per pax, and about 1.5 to 2 hours to experience. One could also opt to request Chef for a few items from the grill.
Thank you Cast Iron for hosting the dinner and Kris for the invite.
Cast Iron 铸铁
Address: 7 Fraser Street, Duo Galleria, #01-32/33, 189356Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/castironsg
Contact: 6581 0159
Business Hours:
Mondays to Saturdays: 11:45am–2:30pm, 5:30pm–10:30pm
Closed on Sundays
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