if you want to go there for dinner, make sure you head there earlier..i went ard 5+ on weekdays w/o queue and when we left at ard 6+7, there were so many people queuing to get in..

the nices ones that i tried were:
potato salad, nice and creamy, with fresh veg and ya own selection of sauces
matcha drink was good! very thick..
beef stew thingy..nice fresh slices of beef with well-seasoned flavour immensed in them..

one thing i don’t understand is the 10% service charge..heh

another minus pt was the hygience std of tis restaurant. the tray they used for my handroll was full of dust!! i used my finger & swipe across the tray. wow! i was stunned! i got the staff to change the tray. BUT they took the handroll which was already on the dirty tray & put in the new tray???? i look in digust. when i paid for the bill, i filed my complaint at the cashier. the cashier directed their incharge to us. i simply told him wat happened & suggested that they shld really do something abt the table system & of cos the most impt is the hygience std of the restaurant!! plus, since everything is so so so self service, they shld do away with the service charge.

Quite a few friends intro the place to me but somehow can’t seem to find the right time to go there…its quite crowded…thanks for showing the beautiful artworks…having seen them, i have finally decided we would just take half day leave, queue there regardless of how long is the queue and try it once and for all….haha.

Joyz: They have sashimi for sure, right by the main entrance. Not too sure about the sushi though; I don’t recall seeing any, but I’m assuming by default that they do have it. In any case, I thought it would be more fun to feature the more interesting dishes!

Mel: Yeah Life! featured it in The Sunday Times during that weekend, hence explaining the crowd. I was there queuing with my family but we had to give up halfway. But the following weekend when I was there during the afternoon chow hours, the crowd wasn’t that bad. I found the prices to be affordable, except that I wasn’t expecting a service charge to be levied since it was all self service.

Jacelyn: Hope you enjoy your visit! The queue would be shorter now that the special occasions are are over. Do try the omelette!

Ordered a few dishes and spent most of my time waiting for my dish. I think they are understaffed and they can’t cope with the numbe rof customers.

Food wise – slightly abv average and quite pricey. For the price they charge, we are better off going to a proper jap restaurant.

According to the Japanese mabager, their grilled fish and hambargar is quite popular. I waited 20 mins for my grilled saba. The other yakitori, shitake mushrooms were already cold when my grilled fish was ready. I gave up on the hambargar. Pizza is tiny…

Other dishes I tried – Chicken stew – shortest queue but super salty. Gyoza is a disappointment. Ordered a few other dishes but not much impresssion.

My impression of the place- nicely done in terms of ambience, decor etc but the waiting time is ridiculous.

Maybe it was an off day for them or becoz Sunday Times featured an article on them and they experienced a surge in customers.

I might give shokudo another chance but I will go during off peak / late lunch etc.

Total bill = $40 plus for a few side dishes, grilled fish…quite pricey. I feel like I am in a high class food court. The price is definitely not justifiable. We are better off at Food Republic @ Wisma’s Jap restaurant.

Anyone had a similar experience as myself?