Shin Kushiya @ Vivo City

Nabeyaki Udon

A couple of weeks back, Maureen has gathered the group of friends from Twitter to celebrate his partner, Chuan Kai's birthday. It was supposed to be surprise celebration for him but sometimes no matter how hard you plan, things just don't work out according to plan. Nevertheless, we have a great time catching up with one another.

Sashimi Moriawase 5/5

The Sashimi was very fresh and excellent! I would love to have more but it is quite expensive.

Platter of different Kushiyaki 4.2/5

Shin Kushiya is popular for its Kushiyaki or grilled skewers. Kushiyaki refers to the use of ingredients such as beef, pork, fish or seafood grilled over charcoal on bamboo skewers. The restaurant uses only the Bincho charcoal (known as king of white charcoal). Biting into the meat, I could taste the distinct smoky flavour.

Salmon Ikura Don 4.5/5

Sanshoku Don 4.5/5

The rice for both the Salmon Ikura Don and Sanshoku Don was very nice and fragrant. I found out from Shin Kushiya website that they used premium Japanese rice that has short and plum grains. The restaurant also added Kombu, a Japanese kelp to the rice during steaming to infuse it with a special fragrance.

Tonkatsu Curry Don 3/5

With all the beautiful food from the Sashimi to the Kushiyaki, the Tonkasu Curry Don was a disappointement. The Tonkasu was tough and dry.

Truffle-infused Uni Pasta 3/5

The Truffle-infused Uni Pasta is an interesting culinary fusion of angel hair pasta, truffle oil, tobiko, caviar and fresh sea urchin. Expensive ingredients equal to excellent taste? Well fusion dish can be a subjective to individual's palate.


Shin Kushiya
Vivocity
1 Harbourfront Walk
#02-120
Website: http://www.shinkushiya.com/
Nearest MRT: Harbour Front (CC Line, NE Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Thu: 1130am - 1030pm
Fri-Sun: 1130am - 1130pm

The Tastings Room @ Marina Square

Last Saturday, I went to a food tasting with Charlene from www.missuschewy.com at The Tastings Room. I have heard so much of the 4 months all restaurant at Marina Square and I am thankful that Charlene asked me along.

At The Tastings Room, their concept is to make food and beverage pairing a painless experience with suggestions within the menu. Every dish on the menu comes with 3 different wine pairing recommendations at a affordable wine tasting portion.

Wine Cellar

The Tastings Room has a huge wine cellar that housed 50 over unique and interesting selections of wine. If you are not into alcohol, they also have an exquisite selections of coffee and tea.

Truffle Mushroom Puree Soup 4.5/5

The Truffle Mushroom Puree Soup was served with a touch of truffle oil, truffle foam and croutons. The smooth puree was made of button and shitake mushroom. For extra texture, there was also sauteed mushroom in the bowl of soup. The truffle oul further enhanced mushroomy flavour.

Smoked Vine Tomato Soup with Seafood 4.5/5

Among the two, my favourite is the Smoked Vine Tomato Soup with Seafood while Charlene prefers the Truffle Mushroom Soup. I can tasted the freshness of the smoked vine tomato cooked into soup. The soup also came with fresh and crunchy prawns. I enjoyed the Smoked Vine Tomato Soup so much that I dipped the toasted milk loaf from the Truffle Scrambled Egg dish to clean up the bowl.

Truffle Scrambled Egg with Wild Mushroom 4/5

The Tastings Room has recently just came up with a Brunch Menu which is available between 11am to 4pm and we got to try 3 of the dishes. I usually do not take scrambled egg as it can be rubbery if not probably done. I was delighted when the scrambled egg was moist and cooked perfectly. The scrambled egg was served with a touch of truffle oil, sauteed mushroom and toasted milk loaf.

Egg Royale 4.8/5

The colourful sight of the Egg Royale just cheers up one's day. The poached egg has smoke salmon wrapped around it sitting on top of a toasted milk loaf with a generous blanket of chives smooth hollandaise. This is a beautifully executed dish with the different tastes and textures coming into one. The poached egg was also cooked perfectly with the egg yolk oozing out.

Poached Egg in Red Wine Hollandaise 4.2/5

The Poached Egg in Red Wine Hollandaise is another well balanced and executed dish. The egg was poached in a concoction of red wine, veal broth and herbs. Althought the hollandaise sauce is lighter , the stronger flavour from the crispy bacon gave that balance to the whole dish.


The Tastings Room
Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard
#01-08
Singapore 039594
Website: http://www.tastings.sg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTastingsRoom
Nearest MRT: Esplanade (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Sun-Thu: 11am - 930pm
Fri-Sat: 11am - 1130pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Esplanade MRT station. Take exit B. Walk to the destination. It is along Raffles Link Road facing One Raffles Link. Journey time about 5 mins.