Name: Sugisawa Japanese Restaurant
Address: 30 Robertson Quay #01-16
Tel: 6235 0212 [Advise to make reservation if you intend to dine there]
Operating Hours: 1130am-3pm; 6pm-10pm (Mon-Sun)
Speciality: Bento sets / Sushis / Sashimi
Things I ate: Bento set #7 - Grilled Cod Fish, Pork Cutlet with Egg Rice, Shrimp Roe Sushi
Comments: This place is run by a Japanese sushi chef with his Singaporean wife. They have plenty of regulars, mostly authentic Japanese expats and businessman who lives nearby. This gives me the confidence that their food is pretty close to the authentic Japanese cuisines, a cozy queit place tucked away in the midst of the Robertson Quay fine dining culture...
The menu is mainly in Japanese and English. There is a great variety of Japanese food to choose, ranging from affordable bento sets (S$15-22), high quality sushi maki sets (S$5-10), and unique types of sashimi (S$10-40). I will highly advise you to choose their bento set as the portion is huge, the appetiser consists of many different kind of authentic Japanese food like fish cake, Japanese mash potato etc that you don't get often in other Japanese restaurants. The rice usually come separately with sesame and other seasoning sprinkled on it.
Its ambience is very typical of any Japanese restaurant with a sushi bar and cloth curtain at the entrance. The space inside the shop is very small although it is air conditioned, it feels a little stuffy and quite noisy as it gets crowded. So I was seated outside along the corridor most of the time and it feels pretty good as you get to enjoy the view of the other pubs and restaurant around. So far, it has been pretty windy for me as I sat ouside. =)
The food is fantastic, very fresh and the seasoning used is just nice. The portion is really big, so ladies you can consider sharing with another partner. Love their sashimis and appetiser the most so far! *wink* If you are going there for the first time, you should just take the bento set as it will only cost about S$20 after all the GST and service charge...very very worth the value! =D
The only negative issue is that the staff is not very friendly...or they only treat you well if you dress up and look rich. For all the times I went there so far, they hardly smile at all and the lady, I supposedly the female boss, give you a rather strict and aggresive face when you ask for water or change of your seat or stuff. Well, hopefully she just happens to be on a bad day on those days I went...or else I think no matter how great her food is, it will not be as satisfying after all!
