With so many Japanese restaurants around, offering quality, top notch food, it is not easy to stand above all. In the case of Mikuni, the strength lies in the offerings of modern Japanese cuisine where non-traditional ingredients are used without compromising the original essence of Japanese cuisine.
The Business Bento is very good and showcases the chef's creativity; the raw fresh salmon with truffle is so sinfully good (hard to go wrong with that distinctive woody aroma of truffle), the lobster with uni sauce is very rich and decadent in taste, where the strong taste of uni imbues strong flavours into the mildly flavoured lobster meat, the vegetable tempura is crispy and the tonjiru (soup) is very flavourful. The famed futomaki is decent, though not exceptional. Even the salad is surprisingly good since crunchy fried flour bits are added for the extra bite and texture.
Uminosachi set consists of teppanyaki seafood which is fresh and tasty, especially the fish and scallop. The aroma of the smoky flavour on the grilled seafood is distinct enough to please the senses, yet the meats are not burnt in anyway—perfectly cooked, I must say.Though I feel that this set pales in comparison to the Business Bento due to less creativity and variety injected into it.
The ambience is modern and classy; it will be impossible not to be impressed by the decor of this place. Service is good also.
While Mikuni is not the best (Shinji is still the best in my opinion), the food is no doubt luxurious in terms of presentation and quality, I sure don't mind going back if in the mood to indulge on modern Japanese cuisine.
My Thoughts: Impressive!
Nearest car park: Raffles Shopping Centre's car park (Go early to secure a slot)
Nearest MRT: City Hall
Fairmont Hotel Level 3
80 Bras Basah Road
Singapore
Contact No: 63397777
