A Singaporean friend introduced me to this place after I asked her about Japanese curry in Singapore. Been on the road a bit so kinda miss mum's weekly curry cook out. I won't be home for a while so was lookin for some substitute to tide me over. =)

This place serves some of the best Japanese curry I've ever had period. Authentic stuff man. Even mum can't cook this. My work had taken me to enough cities for me to say this is one of the best Japanese curry outside Japan.

Who would have thought in Singapore? I like Singapore and the people I meet here are fantastic but not exactly somewhere I expect to find authentic Japanese curry.

I particularly enjoyed the Hire Katsu and the Beef curry. If you are a fan of Japanese curry this is good stuff. Good food and great company makes a magnificent evening. Will be back when I come back to Singapore next trip.

The restaurant had great decor and the sofa seats were really comfortable and it's a nice place to chill out with your friends actually. But what's most important to me is the quality of food and the service rendered at the restaurant.

My friends and i were warmly welcomed into the restaurant by the waitress and we were told that for every 3 paying diners for the lunch buffet, 1 dines free. It meant that the 4 of us only had to pay for the price of 3, which we thought was a great deal. However, when we were about to pay the bill, the waitress asked us for our UOB card, which we didnt have. So in the end, we had to pay for the price of 4 because the promotion was only valid for UOB card holders. I wont mind paying the full price, but at least the waitress could have made it clear to us right from the beginning that the promotion was only valid for UOB card holders. My friends and i couldnt help but feel that we've been cheated.

Each serving of the octopus had only 2 miserly pieces. The agedashi tofu was supposed to be fried and served wif sauce, but the tofu turned out to be a disgusting mess because of the tofu wasnt fried properly and it had this jelly-like layer on the outside. The oreo milkshake was so thick, the oreo bits were floating on the surface and it tasted like very very thick milk. Other than that, the chawanmushi and curry were great. There was free flow of drinks. And esp the 2 pieces of mochi ice cream! (i thought we were allowed to order 4 pieces per person?)

I would only reccommend this place to fried food lovers, looking for a place that you and your friends can chill out for hours. (apparently the restaurant is rather empty during the afternoon) And honestly, paying $22.80++ is a little too much for the limited variety of food, nevermind the not-so-tasty quality.

Found this curry shop in a corner of Novena Sq. LOved the curry but wish the katsu is more juicy. Taste pretty authentic tho' we asked for the spicy version which has more pepper. Those who are watching their weight like me can order the half-size portion which then leaves enough room in the tummy for desserts which is good too.

Ordered the beef curry(full set), katsu curry (half set) that comes with potato salad whilst the kid had a noodle set with fried chicken and fries. Kid loved the noodles and mochi ice-cream but can't say much about all the fried stuff. Katsu curry half set looks more value for money than the full set. Extra dessert order is the matcha ice-cream/cheese/red bean layer cake.

Last eaten in Nov 2008 for dinner.

Was searching for new places to eat, came across this shop at the corner. Ever since back from Japan trip, Jap food in S'pore don't taste that fantastic...

Food
The curry is nice and thus meets the shop name. The fried food is fantastic too (of course, so much oil was used zzz).

Ambience
Not too bad (early dinner = not much crowd)

Value
Good for Monday ^^

Service
Only 2 tables with diners, if not good then something is very wrong...

Japanese buffet dinner for $23 per pax is quite value, even though the don't have sashimi, their strength is on the curry, fried stuff and the drinks and mochi ice-cream that are part of the buffet. We have been a fan of Curry Favor at stamford and this is our first visit to the Novena branch.

As it is tuck in a onscure corner without windows, the dark interior decor copied from the stamford branch makes this place looks down and gloomy. The stamford branch has full length windows on 2 walls to balance the dark interior. I guess they applied standardization without looking at the local condition.

My wife, 2.5 yrs daughter and I went on a wed evening and the restaurant is less than half full which means we have space and prompt service.

Here's a run down on the dishes we tried

Unagi - this is our fav and we ordered 5-6 portions, the fish is fatty and nicely grilled, even my daughter likes this

Unagi and cucumber salad - nicely cut jap cucumbers, good balanced for the fried stuff

Yasai Itame - nice crunchy vege dish to balance the other fried stuff

Rosu katsu, Cheese katsu, Mushroom fry, ebi fry, soft shell crab, chicken katsu - mostly fried just nice, though I think the thick batter is too over powering for the soft shell crab, they should also provide some shredded raw cabbage to cleanse the palate after the fried stuff, otherwise it can be quite jerlat for the tongue and stomach (or was that their delibrate omission to curb the appetite of customers?

Tempura - not crispy enough, in fact... soggy, did they cool the batter before frying?

Minced beef curry, fish curry - nice curry, right portion, not too salty and we are able to eat it like a stew without rice

Kani (crab stick) salad - great!

Chuka hotate - OK

Ice lemon tea - not so sweet and not too much tea which is good cause my wife can't sleep with too much caffeine.

Mochi ice cream - serving has 4 mochi, great way to end the meal

Service was prompt and polite. We really like the small serving portions that allow us to sample a wide variety of food, actually that's the main draw of this buffet.

They should do something to the decor, the corner location of the restaurant + the dark interior isn't going to draw walk in crowds and it is not adequate to depend on japanese curry fans only.