Buffet Greatness @ Kuishin-Bo!

Great food, fresh sashimi, great price, what else can I say? Haven't enjoyed myself so much in a long time.

Located in the heart of Great World City, I had been eyeing this restaurant even before it started opening its doors to do business sometime late last year.


Front View of Kuishin-Bo...


A pic of the sweets and desserts section. Wide range of Chocolates and other sweet items such as mochi here.


For those who are not big fans of Japanese food, standard fare such as fried rice is also available here. =)


Cha Soba! I expected this to be bland and the usual "offered as a dish only because other buffets have it" kind of dish served in a single serving, I was pleasantly surprised that it was quite tasteful~! The noodles were just the right texture and the addition of seaweed, sesame seeds, a dash of chilli powder and some spring onions on top, provided a burst of flavour in my mouth. =) MUST TRY!


Seafood and Sashimi! They offered seafood such as Crawfish, Fresh Prawns, White Clams and Mussels. For Sashimi, they had 4 types: Sake (Salmon), Maguro (Tuna), Kajiki (Swordfish) and Tai (Sea Bream).


The Fried Items Section! Soft Shell Crab, Takoyaki, Tonkatsu on a stick, Scallop with cream topping, Ebi Tempura and Breaded Fish... Abit on the oily side but still yummy. =)


Sweet Treats!~ Konnyaku Jelly, Chocolates, Cake, Marshmellows dipped in Chocolate Fondue, Chocolate Mousse and Mango Pudding! What more can I say?


Sizzling Goodness! Hotplate Tofu~~

Overall, service was good, and the lunch was pretty filling. Lunch will set you back $28.90 per adult, but if you can finish your food within the hour, you only need to pay the promotional price of $20.90. A steal for those who can eat quickly, if you ask me.

Sushi Tei @ Holland Village

This one's a two-storey building among the row of restaurants opposite the hawker center in Holland Village, and they don't take lunch reservations, so people interested in dining here can just do the walk-in.

Ground floor is the area where the sushi conveyor belt runs around the first thing that greets your sight immediately when you walk in - the lobster tank.

We were immediately led to the 2nd floor where the standard dining area is and I was surprised to find a nice corner with tatami style flooring.

When we got down to ordering, the nice colourful menu had many pages of different styles of Japanese Dining, such as Nabemono, Sushi, Makimono, Sashimi, and many more!

It took quite a long time for the food to be served, though. The wait was seemingly excruciatingly long for a hungry man, even though the restaurant only seemed 80% full.


Cha Soba - They put 3 ice cubes under the noodles to make it look like there's a big helping, but still left me feeling hungry after I had finished it. No quail egg here, too. $7


Nabemono.



Tofu Mentai Cheese - This one is a MUST TRY. The Mentaiko (明太子) is the spicy roe of the pollock fish, and can found in both Japanese and Korean fare. This one is tofu coated in mentaiko and topped with a generous helping of cheese. Try it yourself, bet you'll like it! $10.



Sashimi - The saving grace for this restaurant would be the fresh sashimi. Although I reckon we didn't really get a good cut of Maguro this time round (flesh was tearing apart at the lines), the Hamachi and Salmon were neatly cut into THICK slices and they tasted fresh and tantalizing! Good thing about Sushi Tei is that they allow you to make a choice from different combinations of sashimi, e.g 3, 4 or 5 slices at different prices. The different combinations also feature a wide array of selection for sashimi, even the rarer ones like sea urchin (Uni), amaebi and many others. 5 slices - $22

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The Shishamo here was disappointing though, as it was only served in plates of 2 pieces.

I spent about $28 per person.