omotenashi dining gosso ごっそ, boat quay.

initially headed there for the yakitori don, but they were out of it! it was about one in the afternoon when we arrived, but seeing that they only have 30 sets of the yakitori don a day, i'm not surprised. i really wanted the yakitori though- it's a restaurant specialising in yakitori, after all. they were also out of the tsukune don (!) and i almost wanted to suggest leaving. i didn't, though; because i had to go to work soon and so i decided not to be fussy.

glad i stayed though- food was good.
this was their lunch menu. their dinner offerings are more yakitori focused. given what we got, i'm extremely interested to go for dinner- it's currently at the top of my to-try list for dinner.



i got the beef sinew don ($10.90, extra $1 for raw egg), while my sister got the chicken tempura don ($10.90). all the sets come with a salad, miso soup and tea.

i was pleasantly surprised by the salad, which came first. usually the salads that come with sets are more of an afterthought than anything else. this, however, was not. it was a medley of fresh vegetables, topped with bonito flakes and some yellow crackers, dressed with a light oil based dressing. it set the tone for the meal- i expected great things after trying the salad.



our dons, which came shortly after, thankfully did not disappoint. the raw eggs that we ordered came as just that, and we had to crack it into the bowls ourselves. my sister's chicken tempura don came filled to the brim with chicken and sweet potato tempura. the ingredients given were so generous that she had trouble finishing (so i gladly pitched in).


this was my beef don- tender slices of beef in a very rich sauce that went really well with the japanese rice. the sauce was so good that it didn't even need the egg, actually. i loved the well cooked rice (each grain was separate), especially with the sauce. the beef was good, but a bit too sinewy for my liking. minor flaw, though. i easily cleaned up the bowl (though i'm supposed to be going low carb...)  

the ingredients to rice ratio was just right. i usually leave some rice because i've run out of stuff to eat it with. nice that they're generous with the topping... which makes me even more motivated to come back to nab the yakitori don.




omotenashi dining gosso
64 boat quay
http://www.omotenashi.sg