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the lunch menu is essentially a large range of bentos (compartmentalized japanese trays of food), with a permutation of the typical salads, sashimi, chawanmushi and various mains. there also is the à la carte menu – but really if I wanted to pay that much there are a whole lot more restaurants I could patronise – as well as some specials.
on this visit we got two bentos, and a special (which I cannot remember the name of) of an egg dish with crabmeat, served in a clear dashi. this was tasty, but very pricey for what it was. I left the small serving spoon in for reference as to the size of the dish, and while it was very tasty, it wasn’t mindblowing or anything like that. very typical japanese flavours, with the simple sort of cooking you expect, at a level you’d expect here. I don’t really want to quibble about price because of the sort of restaurant this is, but if you’re planning on sticking to a budget, then you’re better just going with the lunch sets.

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Tatsuya is the grand-daddy of Japanese cuisine in Singapore. The pinnacle of luxury dining. Where freshness is unparalleled and attention to detail is unrivaled. The one place you bring someone you're trying to impress. The place where rich towkays go to for their regular meals.

It was very telling that they were fully booked on a typical Monday night for dinner. Luckily for us, we were early. So, with the promise to vacate our counter seats in an hour and a half, we were quickly ushered to seats at the end of the counter.

You may be mistaken if you think you need a big fat bonus to dine here, because a quick review of the ala carte menu proved otherwise. Their ala carte dishes are surprisingly quite affordably priced, with most sashimi costing about $30 for 5 fat pieces, sushi costing about $20 for 2 pieces and noodle dishes costing about $15.You can actually get full here without busting your wallet!

Service was impeccable and top-notch. The service of the courses were timed perfectly (each course arrived only after the last was done and spoon put down) and the kimono-clad waitresses took the time to explain each dish so we knew what we were eating. We loved that the chefs were also genuinely affable and chatty.

There's only one Kaiseki ($200) selection here, and you'll do well to order this. It highlights the seasonal best and it's totally awesome.