Tomo Izakaya Lunar New Year Menu

Being a Japanese food lover, I can safely count on Tomo Izakaya to satisfy my sushi, sashimi and yakitori food cravings ! Do you know that Tomo in Japanese means "friend' and izakaya translate to " staying in a sake shop" ? Oh yes Tomo has an extensive range of beers and sake to quench your taste.

Come this Lunar New Year festive season, Tomo has specially crafted 3 Japanese -inspired Chinese New Year set menus , offering patrons a different dinning experience. These 3 set menus comes with at least 8 course authentic Japanese dishes which are great for sharing among friends and family :)

The set we had for dinner was the $666 set good for 6-8 pax . The other two sets are priced at $333 ( 4-6pax ) and $888 (8-10 pax) Each set comes with a bottle of Sake . 

Shown here is the Appetizer set that comes with all 3 price sets
Octopus Wasabi, Unagi with cucumber, Deep fried baby river prawns
Edamame and last but not least, Simmered Duck.

Love the presentation..shall give it a 3.5/5

Unagi , however, pity it was a tad dry when we ate it.  Octopus Wasabi is my favorite ! But would like a spicier version..more wasabi would be great ~!The least favorite among these would be the river prawns, quite a fair bit was left on the bowl

Here comes the super eye catching impressive Tower Yu Sheng !!
( avail.for all 3 sets) 

I love the act of tossing Yu Sheng ! But personally I don't quite like 

majority of the sweet plum sauce used in most Yu sheng.  Tomo's version isn't 

overly sweet :) Great for me and you if you are not big on sweet stuff like me ! 

The ingredients are all stacked, layer by layer, to form a tower. 

There is the ameabi on top, tobiko, kanpachi and salmon. Go easy on the sauces and oil
if you prefer a less sinful Yu Sheng :)  4/5

The Tower Yu Sheng can be ordered ala carte. There are 2 sizes
$66 ( 2-4 pax) , $128 ( 6-8 pax)

This Tenderly Braised Pork Soft Rib Bone with
Japanese Rice Cake is part of the $666 & $888 set

This totally suited Alex's palate. The meat was very tender ..
however some of us didn't quite enjoy that layer of mochi .
Quite an interesting mix thou :) 3.9/5

As you can tell by now lighting isn't ideal for photography in the private room 
But it is cozy if you are there with a group of friends :)


This is another dish that is avail.with all 3 set menu
Deep Fried Whole White Meat Fish with Japanese Yuzu sauce.
Not my kind of fish , lacking in flavour and pity the
sauce did nothing to enhance the whole experience either . 2.5/5

Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab ..
great if you are a fried food foodie :) 3/5

We called it a night with the Hokkadio Dessert Plate
Can I just that I wish there were more of these!! ? 
Mostly mochi items, each tasted great !! The red bean blended well
with the mochi balls and that matcha ball comes with a soft center ! 4.5/5


 Do take this chance to enjoy these offerings by Tomo :)
Lunar New Year is a time meant to be spent with family and friends .
Enjoy and feast on !!

Do you know that Tomo @ Clark Quay is opened till 3 am on Fri , Sat and eve of PH?
Sure makes a good place to chill out with friends! 

 

Tomo Izakaya@Clarke Quay
3A River Valley Road
#01-04
Singapore 179020
Tel: +65 6333 0100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomoizakaya
Website: http://www.tomoizakaya.com/

Opening hours 

Lunch : 12pm-3pm

Dinner : 

Sun- Thurs 

6pm-1am

Fri, Sat & Eve of PH 

6pm-3am

Tomo Izakaya @ Esplanade
8 Raffles Avenue

#01-09 Esplanade Mall
Singapore 038981

Tel: +65 6333 0012

Opening hours 

Lunch : 12pm-2.30pm

Dinner : 

Sun- Thurs 

5pm-11pm

Fri, Sat & Eve of PH 

5pm-1am 

The Tohs eats at Oceans of Seafood ( Pasarbella)

It has been a busy couple of weeks for me , but no worries I am back now !

East side girl , erm , that is me, travelled quite a distance again for food :D This time food brought me to PasarBella at The Grandstand .

Thanks to the kind people at Oceans of Seafood, we get to enjoy a feast and even get to see the cutting up of a whopping 54kg bluefin tuna !

You too can get to witness how the chef cuts up the fish and get to see the juicy toro and enjoy a range of freshly prepared tuna dishes at 50% of its usual prices from now till 31st January 2015.

Nestled in PasarBella, Onceans of Seafood brings in its seafood twice weekly from a varitety of places such as Japan, Austrailia, New Zealand, USA etc. You will be able to enjoy a wide range of fresh supplies of fishes that is flown in from Tsukiji Fish Market and they have also Boston Lobsters and Pacific oysters on the menu !

can you spot me? 

and yes, this was the bluefin tuna

We were asked to guess the weight of the tuna, and boy ! most of us

guessed it to be more than 100kg .. :P 

 

Pick out your own seafood at the stands 

Oceans of Seafood brought the Tsukiji Fish Market to you !!

 You can choose to bring the seafood home and prepare it yourselves or get the chefs to cook it either Japanese or Western style for you . * A small fee is charged for cooking but for the month of Dec'14 and Jan '15, Oceans of Seafood will waive this fee * ! So do go and enjoy the fresh seafood !!

 Tuna dishes

Here's our first dish- Chutoro Sashimi $18 ( UP $33) 

It is best to eat this on its own !

 The freshness and natural sweetness floods your palate ..oiishi ! ❤️

 How can you not love these!?

Chu toro nigiri- $3 / per piece ( UP $6.50)

Next up is the Tuna Hamburger! 

Japanese style open face burger without the buns.. 

 Never know tuna patty can be so good too ! $14

 The negitoro temaki comes generiously filled with 

tuna ! Gotta try it  :) $3 ( UP $6.50)

At this point in time, we were already pretty filled up !! But but..how can we say no to more food!?

  Enjoy this Negitoro Chirashi at $17 ( UP. $28). 

We managed to polish off quite a fair bit ..

Freshest of tuna and Hokkaido imported rice ..bliss

In between all the tuna dishes, we were also served the following seafood

that is worth the calories and cholesterol! 

Freshly shucked oysters!

Ah yes, meet Mr Boston Lobster !

Thanks Mr Boston lobster , you have served us well with your fresh juicy meat which goes very well with the special sauces (dark brown :miso butter | yellow: garlic butter ❤️) . 

Order one of these and get 50% of oysters ! ( till end of Jan'15)

We love these special alcoholic festive drinks that 

goes well with our dinner !

Here are some of the other seafood selection ! 

Just for the month of Dec, enjoy a special Christmas platter worth $148
( For 2-3 pax )

I am looking forward to my next visit to Oceans of Seafood already !
Freshness ensures !!

Oceans of Seafood

PasarBella @ The Grandstand Bukit Timah Singapore
200 Turf Club Road #02-06 (#02-K2 to #02-K11)
Singapore 287994

Telephone: +65 64661005

You can refer to this page for shuttle services to The Grandstand 

 

Such a joy dinning at Joyden Canton Kitchen

Just last week, I was caught in a dilemma. It wasn't too difficult to get myself out of it..I just needed some time , a good sense of directions as well as knowledge of getting myself from Point A to Point B in the shortest of time and the least of public transport transfer.

Last week's food tasting saw me going from the east to west , spending almost an hour or so on public transportation . At the end of dinner, I was glad I made the choice of attending ~~! To be honest, I was already sold when I took the first bite of food at Joyden Canton Kitchen. Being located at a relatively new mall, HillV2, it may be daunting to travel there especially if one stays in the east.

Joyden Canton Kitchen is part of the popular Joyden Seafood Restaurant located at West Coast. Frankly, I have never tried their food before so I have no expectations whatsoever that evening.

Upon entering the spacious restaurant , I was attracted to the minimalistic interior, and I particularly like the use of wood for some of the decor. It took Joyden 6 mths that involved extensive trips to various parts of Guangdong , trying out dishes etc to conceptualized the menu.

 Soups at Joyden

It is without a doubt that Cantonese love their soups. Joyden certainly lives up to expectations with its interpretation of a Foshan Classic - Chicken with Fresh Huai Shan and Wolfberry in Old Coconut Soup.

Can't believe how clear and light the soup is, and simply love the after taste sweetness

 that comes across the palate. Great for sharing among 2-3 persons. $12.80 

 The 2nd dish isn't really a soup but has a broth..

Signature Sliced Grouper Fillet with Pine Mushroom & 

Black Fungus in Rice Wine Broth $17.80

Freshest of ingredients ,cooked in rice wine, makes this 

a very comforting dish ! I love the usage of rice wine ! 

Chickens at Joyden

There are two must try chicken dishes at Joyden. It was a tough choice if you ask me which one of the two is my favorite. Both are cooked differently and both taste equally good!

This is one of their signature dish - Soy Sauce Chicken. It looks as good as it taste! 

Marinated with secret blend of supieroir light sauce and other herbs, the chicken is tender.

Rosewater is being used as well and it adds a refreshing and slight floral sweetness to this dish

This may look like hainanese chicken to you but wait ..

it is actually Hakka salt poached farm chicken ($17). It is cooked in a salt and herbal stock

 and rested to fully absorb the flavours before it is eaten by us with 

Joyden's homemade ginger puree !

 Served at room temperature, the meat is tender n we love it with the ginger :)

You will love this dish
Braised homemade beancurd coin with poached shanghai baby cabbage
if you enjoy cooked till super soft cabbage!

These are homemade patties of beancurd, seafood and veggie fried till golden brown. 

I particularly enjoy the easy to eat beancurd and the milky broth that was made from 

boiling pork bones for hours  . The combination goes pretty well ! 

 

This is another NOT TO BE MISSED dish !
Just by looking at this pic is enough to make me salivate ! Home made by Joyden is the premium XO sauce made of dried scallops( 干贝) and jin hua ham ( 金华火腿）which is used in this Fish Maw & Prawns with glass noodles dish  everything is mixed with this slightly spicy sauce and I like how the tang hoon ( glass noodles ) soak up the sauce..Being a chili lover, I though this could have been spicier

 

There is no ending to Joyden's star dishes..coz it seems like the food we tried
tasted just amazingly good!
Braised pork ribs in aged mandarin peel 
isn't like the usual Chinese zi char kind. The meat is "chopstick tender" 
Almost like what you eat at some ribs restaurant. Cooking method is pretty interesting..
first braised, then infused with special aged mandarin peel sauce before being broiled!





Joyden not just serves meat dishes,
they also have seafood inspired ones!~

Signature Traditional Rice Vermicelli with Poached Egg White, Crab meat & Scallop
hehee..protein laden dish !!
The bee hoon is soaked with the gravy and I love it with lots of vinegar and pepper :)


Mix it all up !


To complement your meal at Joyden, you can try the cooling
Homemade Hawthorne and Apple Drink
山楂苹果水

Healthy and great for digestion!


We gotta end the meal on a sweet note shouldn't we? :D
Most of us chose the Red Bean soup with dumplings
Unlikely some places where their red bean soup is thick and overly sweet
Joyden's verions is not as thick and tasted really healthy ! I like it..plus
the tang yuans are generously filled with peanuts!



龟苓膏
Chilled herbal jelly
Highly recommended after the meal :) great for cooling down
and good for those with a 'heaty' disposition :)

One can't go wrong with ordering this classic favorite
 白果薏米 Barley and gingko nuts drink.
Just the right taste of sweetness for me :)

Joyden Canton Kitchen is truly a gem and is the ideal location a birthday celebration,
get together with friends and family or just a meal after work !

It is a place I can go back again and again :D

Joyden Canton Kitchen
4 Hillview Rise, #02-21,
HillV2 Shopping Centre,
Singapore 667979
Tel: 6465 9988

Opening Hours:
Opens daily from 1130-2130hrs
Dimsum daily from 1130-1630hrs.

Have a feast at Medzs Clifford Center

Do you have that one food which you can never say no to?  I know some of my foodie friends can't say no to a good juicy burger !!

There are so many places in our little island to get a burger.. but do you know where to find reasonably priced and delicious burgers at the same time?

Alex has the answer for you .. 

Medzs has recently introudced their 

Signature Foie Gras Burger ! 

How about some beer to go along with your food! 

The prices are just so affordable!

Let me recommend the Kirin Frozen Fruit Beers to you !

See this big ass of a glass? The one we were served look just like this

except it's smaller of course ! :D 

 

Medzs at Clifford Center is conveniently located just at the exit of Raffles Place MRT. 

It has a very casual setting, with some outdoor seating that is just nice if you like to chill and people watch around Raffles Place

Ok, why don't we start with some drinks? 

This is the Medzs Ice MelonDew Tea

Quite refreshing..would have been great if it's really 

icy cold :) there are bits of melon in the tea .

Now you can see the melon bits ...

We literally went 'WOW' 

when we were served with the Foie Gras Burger!!($19.90)  
It comes with some greens and tortilla chips with salsa

Just look at at piece of foie gras on top!

Centred between the soft burger bun is a juicy gourmet beef patty infused with
provencal herbs and special seasonings.
Topped with a generous slab of pan-seared foie gras and layered with pesto aioli and spicy salsa

Another delicious shot :)

I must say this is a yummy burger and the price wouldn't 

burn a hole in  your pocket!

We were served with the Honey Glazed Pork Ribs next.
It is also one of Medzs signature dish :)($17.90)

Oven roasted pork ribs served with sauteed veggies &
truffles balsamic sauce . As much as the meat was quite tender,
we found that the meat didn't really got infused with the sauce..
nevertheless we wiped the plate off..

I was delighted to see this beautiful piece being served..
Oven baked semi-cured salmon ($18.90)
Herbs crust homemade semi cured Salmon
served with French potatoes, Micro herbs salad
& Lime vinegerette 

Pity the fish didn't quite blow me away.. It was the least favorite dish to the 4 of us 

( we shared all the dishes with the couple next to us ) We were told that the fish is slightly saltier to the 

usual way salmon is cooked as this has been cured. Personally I wouldn't recommend this dish , unless you have a high tolerance for salty food or you like food with bold flavors. Another foodie friend however, found the salmon nice :) It's quite subjective .. 

I think the Kirin Frozen Lychee Fruit Beer did help in washing down the food :D 

I love the fruity note to this beer~has a slight sweet taste to it. 

Alcohol contend is low..but still know your limits when you drink! 

You can choose from Strawberry, Peach and Mango to name some :)

And so you thought dinner ended here? No! Hahahah...we have to end on a sweet note shouldn't we?

It's time for some desserts! 

Voted one of the best Rainbow Cake in Singapore, 

Medzs Rainbow Cake ($6.90)  is really something!

Overall taste of the cake is moist and light, the cream is not 

cloyingly strong ..it makes you wanna eat more..unlike some 

rainbow cakes whereby you just wanna stop eating at first taste. 

It's a small price to pay to enjoy a rainbow ! Plus it's so Instagrammable!

We also ordered a Salted Caramel Cheesecake

We really do have an extra stomach for desserts!
Despite being fed so much food, we still managed to polish this off..
The salted caramel goes really well with the cake ..
Texture of the cake is smooth and not really heavy bodied..

Lastly, one of our fellow foodie friends decided to try out their coffee
 Little did we expect it to come with such a cute art !!

 Everyone just wanted a piece of the cute bear!!
( or is that a pig? )


It was quite an enjoyable evening spending with fellow foodies at Medzs !
Do follow them on Instagram and Facebook to know more about their promotions!

 ( do note that the two other Medzs restaruant has a different theme and setting to the Clifford Center one )

Medzs Clifford Center  

#01-01 Clifford Centre,
24 Raffles Pl S238896
6238 9028

Medzs Orchard Central
Orchard Central,
181 Orchard Road, #B2-01
S 238896
6238 9028

Medzs Millenia Walk

#01-46/56, Millenia Walk
9 Raffles Boulevard, S039596

6337 7507

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MEDZS.SimplyMediterranean

Instagram : @medzs_sg