Ichiban Boshi

Last visited: 30 April 2007

The last time I had tried Ichiban Boshi was like 2 years ago and there was nothing much special about it. Yet today when I tried it again, I realised that they have come up with so much more varieties of sushi that I couldn't really decide on which to take! And their design and presentation looks juz so yummy! Hahaha...if not for the discount I have from Sakae, maybe I would consider chaning to Ichiban from now on whenever I have a craving for Japanese food...lol

Comments: The sushi is fresh and their designs (the way they present on the plates) look very attractive. Some of the maki come in a bigger portion and it is more value for money if compared to its close competitor Sakae, which offer sushi at the same price but for those special maki it will be at $6.50. There are lots of combinations of sushi to choose from as well. This is one of the Japanese restaurants that I have found to have such a big range of sushi. To me, it is like Sushi Tei kind of sushi (also lots of variety and of super good quality) combines with Sakae price (affordable reasonably low prices for sushi).

My mum and I have ordered their Salmon Sashimi as well as their new Pork Mushroom Soup. The soup taste great with the fresh big pieces of mushroom in it. It makes my body feel so warm after eating all the cold sushi. However, the salmon sashimi is not as fantastic as I thought it would be. No doubt that the salmon used is very very fresh and of good quality, it wasn't totally cleaned off from its scale as I have chewed on a few pieces. If you like your salmon meat to be fat and juicy like I do, Ichiban Boshi ones are slightly less fat compared to Sakae. Their prices are actually the same if you do your maths: Sakae red plate S$6.50 (for 5 pieces); Ichiban Boshi sashimi (S$5.30 for 4 pieces; S$9.00 for 7 pieces). Hence, both calculated to be = S$1.30/piece. So it is just more of your preference on which restaurant you like more. :)

Location

Ichiban Boshi (Esplanade)

8 Raffles Avenue

#02-14 Esplanade Mall

Singapore 039802

Tel: 6423 1151 Fax: 6423 1011

Business Hour:

Sun - Thurs: 12.00nn - 10.30pm (Last order at 10.00pm)

Fri & Sat: 12.00nn - 11.00pm (Last order at 10.30pm)

Ratings (Total of 5 points)

Variety: 5.0

Presentation: 5.0

Quality: 4.5

Freshness: 4.0

Price: $$ (S$1.90++ for normal plates; S$5.30++ for special plates)

OVERALL: 4.5

Other remarks: The other restaurant I have been to are at Wisma Atria and Suntec. Yet I find this one at Esplanade the best because of its beautiful night view of the Singapore river and the CBD area. They also have big cushion sofas for the big groups at the bigger table. You can expect a very cozy and comfortable dinning experience here... :)