sakae teppanyaki

that day, hy had a strong craving for teppanyaki and we were at bugis junction. i didn't really know of any teppanyaki place nearby. the last time i had teppanyaki was at the bugis junction's food court. it was pretty nice but it closed down and the food court was relocated.

anyway we came across sakae teppanyaki restaurant which is located at the basement near soup spoon. the menu looks good and we decided to give it a try. hy took the chicken menu which has chicken, salmon, oyster, tofu steak, stir fried mushrooms, miso soup, rice and salad. i had the beef set which has beef fillet, cuttlefish, foie gras, chawanmushi, tir fried mushrooms, miso soup, rice and salad. it sounded quite sumptuous isn't it ? anyway i realized that the menu at bugis junction seems to be different from other branches as reflected on their website.. http://www.sakaesushi.com.sg/menuteppan.html

      

the salad

salad was served promptly after we had ordered. nothing spectacular about the salad. it was just greenies. it was not japanese in any other ways. initially i thought the orange sauce on the salad was tobiko, in the end, it turned up to be just some sour sauce.

then next come our main course. the chef performed his culinary skills in front of us. i think this is the main point of teppanyaki, having a chef doing the cooking in front of u and then served u immediately. the food was good. the tofu steak was good.. haha.. cos we previously had a bad one at essential brews. 

food to highlight :

the oysters that hy tasted were quite unique. the oyster was split into two and had some creamy sauce over it. it tasted different from the raw ones that we usually have.. ( duh! .. but it is really the case mah). i tried their foie gras for the first time. it came with a nice  brown sauce. i tried chewing it the first time. the taste just spread in ur mouth instantly. next i tried breaking it down using my tongue and it just dissolved. nice! their  chawanmushi was special. beside having a delicate presentation (it was served in an onion bowl), it was yummy. the last dish served for the stir fried mushrooms. it wasn't very good. it had a few kinds of mushrooms and one of them was golden mushroom. it just didn't taste good and we didn't finish it.

from left clockwise: tofu steak, oyster, salmon

foie gras with the cuttlefish. nice!

the delicate chawanmushi

stir fried mushrooms

we had a good meal in the end. the portion was just nice, food was good and the service wasn't bad . price was around 20-25 per pax. i thought it wasn't that bad given the variety of food in one sert menu if u go for the lobster set, it will cost more.

food : 7.5/10

ambience : 7/10

service : 7.5/10

price : 7/10