Singapore : Raku Ninja
We came across Raku Ninja Restaurant as we were walking along the Singapore CityLink. I was glad to find it because it was past noon and I didn’t pack Qi’s lunch so we were desperate for a place that serves food for her.
Raku Ninja, a Japanese restaurant has a huge menu board at the entrance and I made up my mind the moment I saw that they serve porridge. Despite its Japanese name, they also offer some Chinese and Western food. I was amused that dishes such as green vegetable with oyster sauce are offered as side dishes and priced for less than $4 (I think).
I asked for their fish porridge for Qi with instruction to omit pepper (Singaporeans love their white pepper!) and salt. But I forgot to tell them to skip the MSG and when the porridge came, it was very tasty. But Qi was too hungry to mind the tastier-than-usual porridge (she’s used to naturally flavoured porridge and usually refuses restaurant food).
Hubby ordered their sashimi set which for the quantity and price, was a rip-off if we compare it to what we get at Brunei’s Excapade. However his claypot rice got his thumbs up for taste and portion. I had their pork chops which was okay but I thought it was ridiculously small (but actually just right for $9).
We are usually the one drink family as hubby always have water and I’ll be the one ordering drinks. For this place we had no choice but to order drinks!
The decor was quite elegant, mostly dark tones with plush sofas. When we arrived, the place was blissfully empty and we had the waiter’s full attention.
The service was attentive and quite value for money. If I like Japanese food, I think this would be my kind of place.
