Tatsuya

In pursuit of good Japanese food, The Fat Corner did not pass on the chance to dine in a Japanese restaurant that is very familiar in the Singapore restaurant scene.

Tatsuya is the pinnacle of luxury Japanese dining in Singapore, where freshness is unparalleled and the attention to detail is second to none.

Even Japanese food fan PrincessFiona agrees that Tatsuya is easily the best Japanese restaurant in Singapore.

The restaurant is usually booked out every single day, even on weekdays, so a reservation is a must.

For a Japanese food-lover like myself, today’s dining experience blew me away.

Of course, we chose to sit at the sushi bar to see all the sushi chefs in action.

I have to say that Tatsuya is quite different to the traditional types of sushi restaurant. Mainly due to the generous use of The Fat Corner’s favorite aburi technique (flame-torching), in addition to other modern twists to their sushi preparation.

Their most expensive omakase is around SG$280/person (before tax & service charge), very pricey.

Since I did not have the stomach space for a full omakase set course I requested the chef to prepare me various sushis instead.

I am constantly intrigued by the amount of concentration Tatsuya’s sushi chefs displayed when preparing the meals.

We started our meal with flounder sashimi topped with a variate of toppings including caviar, uni and also seaweed.

Very creative and paired thoughtfully. I love how the topping accentuates the flounder sashimi flavor.

Being a huge uni fan, I can say that the uni here is of the highest quality, no different to the one I had in Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan.

We were supposed to eat this uni wrapped in dried seaweed sheets (which I forgot to take a picture of).

To kick off my sushi meal, we had the Amberjack Aburi Sushi topped with Foei Gras and Bonito. I was surprised on how delicate and intricate the taste was.

I just had to order more similar sushis. Definitely a very promising start.

Next is the Salmon Aburi Sushi topped with Seaweed Flakes.

I preferred the previous sushi better as the Salmon came out slightly drier after being blow-torched. Likely because of their different fat contents.

For the lucky number 3; the Ama Ebi Aburi Sushi topped with Caviar. This was so delicious that I had to order an additional 4 pieces.

The Ama Ebi was fresh and sweet; the same quality which you would be able to find at any top Japanese restaurant in Japan.

The fragrance and the texture from the caviar added a nice finishing touch to the sushi.

For the deep-fried dish we had Tatsuya’s very light Yasai Tempura.

The batter complements the fish skin really well and the fish’s flesh texture and taste were just delightful.

First of all, look at the marbling of that Beef!

Tatsuya only use the highest quality of raw materials. In this case, it is Ohmi Beef – shipped all the way from Japan and which is probably one of the most expensive beef in the world.

Its Ohmi Beef Aburi Sushi is my favourite of the night.

A very delicate marbled beef seared to perfection to give you a charred meat fragrance with fats melting into the well-seasoned sushi rice.

Then came the Swordfish Belly Tempura.

They have chosen the right part of the swordfish, the belly is both fatty and delicious.

Continuing my out-of-this-world sushi adventure is the Scallop Aburi Sushi topped with Foei Gras.

A smart juxtaposition of ingredients: a mild flavor against a much richer one and a chewy texture against a softer one.

For the last one is Tatsuya’s Toro (Tuna Belly) Aburi Sushi or as I call it, melt-in-your mouth fish aburi sushi.

Work those blow-torches!

Despite being very full, I asked Chef Ron to make me something different. Something off-the-menu, his own creation.

The final sushi that I had is the Tuna Bomb; basically chopped tuna and uni on top of a sushi rice served to you by the chef himself and you need to eat it by hand.

His 18 years of sushi-making experience is pretty evident. This sushi ended my dinner on a high note.

Something sweet to finish off is the Yuzu Sorbet and the Caramel Ice-cream. Extremely refreshing and not overly too sweet.

Tatsuya certainly live up to its reputation as one of the top Japanese restaurants in Singapore. For those who really love Japanese food, I highly encourage you to visit this restaurant.

No doubt that it is a very pricey restaurant, but definitely worth splurging on special occasions.

 

Food: |*****|          Ambience: |****  |         Price: |$$$$$ |

Opening hours: Lunch and Dinner

Location: 22 Scotts Road, Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore

Telephone: +65 6737 1160

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