I first tried Shin Kushiya when they first opened in 2006 in Vivocity. It left an impression on me back then, but I did not have the chance to try it after that.

Until last week. Despite the really busy atmosphere, the service crew never failed to smile whenever our eyes caught contact, making us feel at home. Added, I was impressed with their product knowledge and recommendation.

The charcoal-grilled kushiyakis tasted smoky and delicious. The chutoru (fat tuna belly) was presented in a bowl of ice to maintain its freshness, and we could see glistening ice-bits on the tuna belly. Every slice was placed tenderly to melt in my mouth. The wafu steak came medium cooked as requested, and the meat was tender and went very well with the homemade dressing. Recommended highly by the staff, we tried the foie gras and I was ecstatic with joy when the richness of the foie gras slided down the throat with a sip of sake. Most of the kushiyaki items we tried left us with no complaints.

We had a bottle of Shin boutique sake as recommended by the service crew, and the sweetness of the sake accompanied all the sashimi we had. We ended the dinner with Shin's home creation desserts, and left the restaurant with a satisfied tummy and wide smile.

I had one of the best dinner in my life, with good company and good food. If only life is always so perfect.

I like their garlic rice and also most of their grilled skews.

I've tried a couple of their dishes; sashimi,salmon maki, bbq sticks, curry don and dessert.

First off, I like their fresh sashimi.. especially their sweet prawn. But It's alittle too costly at 9.80+++ for just 3.
And they have promotion for the second plate of sashimi at 50% off till 30June. Their seafood curry don is delicious, not too hot and salty.. If u're someone who doesn't like too hot stuff, this will be recommended. Those have squids and prawns in the curry and the prawns are fresh! however, price at 19.80++, i probably won't want to try that again. :P

The bbq sticks such as golden mushroom with pork was so yummy! bbq scallops, beef, their recommended pepper chicken or chicken with wasabi..all of the above are the must eat!! I've never tried such yummy bbq before.. And their priced at 2.60++ - 3.80++ or even more per stick. Little ex, but it's a good try!

Their maki with spicy mayonese salmon is rather Normal. Nothing quite special or tasty though. But it was a fair share of serving, 8 maki for 10.80++.

The best part of it all was the dessert!!!!!!! it's a must try.. the sesame ice-cream topped with a chocolate biscuit and strawberries. It's really nice!! and they have a promotion at $5 before 6pm.. a waste that we didn't manage to get the offer price.. instead at 7.80++. But though serving is small (just a single scope), it's worth the try and the uniquenes of the sesame taste of the ice-cream. Not so sweet and feels so smooth in the mouth. YUM!

If ask if it's a good place to dine with family, yea definitely.. cos they have quite a range of food to choose from. Other than the above that i've mentioned, they have Udon, set meals, tempura or other japanese food that you can name off.

Service was not very good though, we'll have to ask for the refill of green tea. Another negative thing was that the food just come non-stop and you feel like you've gotta finish your food fast. You can't really savour it slowly cos the table was abit small for two.

Ambience is alright and there's plenty of table and seat inside, so no waiting time is required. Overall, a nice place to dine!

Had a lunch treat for a friend today as part of my congratulation gesture to his police interview this coming monday. Walked past this restaurant and i was attracted by the displayed menu and so i gave it a try. Service is not bad as the staff always wears a smile whenever they see you.

To cut my stories short, i picked the something chicken don(18.90++) while my friend ordered the gindara (catfish) don(21.90++). We oso indulged ourselves with hot green tea(1.50 with free flow). My wasn't that bad just that there was hardly any chicken in my soup. My friend likes the his gindara very much. Overall is a nice place to come with friends or lovers.

Maybe will come back next year. need to watch out for my spending.

Shin Kushiya is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in Singapore. Shin at both Suntec and Vivo City branches are equally good in their quality of food and service. I prefer the one at Vivo because of the sea view.

Shin is better known for their 'kushiyaki' or 'yakitori'. I must say I've never eaten good 'yakitori' in Singapore. Besides the good variety of yakitori that I will usually order, I will always order the salmon sashimi don or the chirashi don for my main course.

I met a friend for lunch at Shin Vivo City just 2 days ago. As I'm usually there for dinner, I didn't know they had a set lunch promotion where you get the 2nd set for half the price when you order the first set.

My chirashi don set which had a variety of fresh raw fish included a small bowl of soup udon and fruits. My friend's unadon was piled up with a generous serving of unagi.

The total bill came up to $39 which we thought was value-for-money for the good meal we had. Thumbs up for Shin!