Ikukan
Well.. this is going to be another "food, oh glorious food" session. Well.. pls do not attempt to advise me that too many of such sessions are detrimental to my health & waistline. I promise I'll bash anyone up for telling me that ! :p
Anyway, the "flavour" of the month is Ikukan!
This is not a place that I'd have ventured to on my own.. coz the prices are really not too cheap.
However, it was a "thank-you" dinner for a CEO of some hospital.. so no choice.. must be more "attas" (high-class?). Ikukan's setting is rather nice & simple, mostly making use of white furniture & comfortable seats.
They offer 3 set menus and ala carte dishes. The set menus cost $36, $50 & $62 each. Deciding that it's not often that I get to pay so much for a meal, I chose the $50 set. It was an excellent choice. I was able to select 1 dish each from 4 different groups: appetizer, mid-dish, main course & dessert. For appetizer, I chose the seasonal variety: consisting of a sample portion of tamago, squid, duck, seaweed, fishcake, wintermelon & salmon. The appetizer was really nice.. I enjoyed the squid a lot as it was grilled & tasted extremely fresh & sweet.
For mid-dish, I decided to go for something different instead of the sashimi that's so typical of Jap restaurants. I chose a dish consisting of sweet potato & mozarella cheese. It was heavens... Imagine sweet potato wrapped in cheese & fried with a batter till it's crispy.. Then add a nice sauce to go with it.. Every bite consists of sweet & saltish, creamy taste.. I really enjoyed the food though it was a "cheaper" choice compared to sashimi! But looking at my colleagues' sashimi, it came in a round globe(bowl) of ice.. & there were thick generous slices of raw fish & some other seafood. Heavens too!
For main course, I normally take sukiyaki..this time round, hearing that the place is famous for their charcoal grilled items, I chose the grilled beef & it was excellent. Served with a side salad that was made up of various greens & a nice vineger, the beef was succulent & grilled on the outside but soft & tender on the inside..
For dessert, I chose the "sweets of the day" - a raspberry cheese yoghurt ice-cream. With every bite, you taste the berry & the cheesy yoghurt taste.. Being a dessert person (I always get scolded by my frens for looking at the dessert menu even before deciding on the main!), I find this a fantastic combination.
A costly price to pay.. but for the exquisite & fantastic food, it was worth every cent! :))))))
Anyway, the "flavour" of the month is Ikukan!
This is not a place that I'd have ventured to on my own.. coz the prices are really not too cheap.
However, it was a "thank-you" dinner for a CEO of some hospital.. so no choice.. must be more "attas" (high-class?). Ikukan's setting is rather nice & simple, mostly making use of white furniture & comfortable seats.
They offer 3 set menus and ala carte dishes. The set menus cost $36, $50 & $62 each. Deciding that it's not often that I get to pay so much for a meal, I chose the $50 set. It was an excellent choice. I was able to select 1 dish each from 4 different groups: appetizer, mid-dish, main course & dessert. For appetizer, I chose the seasonal variety: consisting of a sample portion of tamago, squid, duck, seaweed, fishcake, wintermelon & salmon. The appetizer was really nice.. I enjoyed the squid a lot as it was grilled & tasted extremely fresh & sweet.
For mid-dish, I decided to go for something different instead of the sashimi that's so typical of Jap restaurants. I chose a dish consisting of sweet potato & mozarella cheese. It was heavens... Imagine sweet potato wrapped in cheese & fried with a batter till it's crispy.. Then add a nice sauce to go with it.. Every bite consists of sweet & saltish, creamy taste.. I really enjoyed the food though it was a "cheaper" choice compared to sashimi! But looking at my colleagues' sashimi, it came in a round globe(bowl) of ice.. & there were thick generous slices of raw fish & some other seafood. Heavens too!
For main course, I normally take sukiyaki..this time round, hearing that the place is famous for their charcoal grilled items, I chose the grilled beef & it was excellent. Served with a side salad that was made up of various greens & a nice vineger, the beef was succulent & grilled on the outside but soft & tender on the inside..
For dessert, I chose the "sweets of the day" - a raspberry cheese yoghurt ice-cream. With every bite, you taste the berry & the cheesy yoghurt taste.. Being a dessert person (I always get scolded by my frens for looking at the dessert menu even before deciding on the main!), I find this a fantastic combination.
A costly price to pay.. but for the exquisite & fantastic food, it was worth every cent! :))))))
posted by The Rose Box @ 10:40 PM
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