Mum's birthday treat: Kiseki Japanese Buffet
On Thursday, I treated Mum to Kiseki, a Japanese buffet at Orchard Reserve. With affordable price for weekday dinner, you may see queue forming at 5.30pm. To reserve, you can reserve via their website reservation 3 days before hand or simply call 6736 1216. If you have booked a reservation, make sure to arrive on time or early, as they will give your table away if you do not arrive 15 minutes after your booking time.
Kiseki is hard to miss with its brightly lighted signboard and the Signature Sumo right below it.
I didn't have time to snap a picture with it and I was brought in by the management.
Moreover, I followed their rule by making a reservation 3 days before my arrival. I was shocked to receive a message from the management on Wednesday to re-confirm of my reservation. "Good day to you, sir/ madam. May I reconfirm your reservation for 24th September Wednesday for tonight dinner!" the fact that I reserved on the 25th September instead, Thursday. I replied them to clarify and then they realised that they have seen the date wrongly. HAHA. The next day when I arrived, they apologised to me sincerely and allowed me to enter in first. For the first time, I felt like a VIP.
Kiseki serves a wide range of Japanese cuisine from cold seafood like chilled prawns, crayfish, etc, Sashimi, assorted Sushi rolls, Italian pasta & pizza, Western grills, Jap all-time favourites such as Tempura, Chawanmushi, Nabemono with delicious desserts & cooling drinks to perfect your meal.
There are clips with your table number for you to order food that requires time to cook. E.g. Japanese rosti, sukiyaki, pasta etc. Simply drop them into the bowl in front of the dish you would like to eat and wait to be served.
This is my Sukiyaki which I found it too salty! I got really thirsty if I drank salty stuff and this lasted me the whole night.
This Chawanmushi is one of the best I've ever tasted! It has a smooth, silky texture akin to tofu but this is so much more savoury.
Refreshing Salad booth to start off our meal. Preferably love their green lettuce and some of the condiments to go with the salad.
My absolute must-haves at buffets but they have to be fresh. Whack those sashimi and get your money’s worth, ditch those sushi that comes with rice.
Chinese food are available here too! Fried rice, fried mee and carbona pasta.
Those who don't fancy raw fish and cold appetiser, you can always choose something from the Teppanyaki counter where you can grab a stick or two of the BBQ items as well as their mouth-watering Grilled Prawns.
Kiseki also serves Italian Pastas and Pizzas!
There are 3 different pizzas, takoyaki balls, chicken baked rice and potato balls.
These are what we had over at the Sushi Counter. I am sure just by the look of these attractive sushi and sashimi it has already make you drool over it. And in addition to the common salmon and tuna sashimi slices, this counter also provides yummy octopus slices too. Each pieces of this raw fish taste so fresh with its' natural sweetness that you don't even need to dip it in any sauce before eating.
Finally after trying most of the savory dishes, we are ready to venture the Dessert & Beverage counter, which is located at the opposite end from the rest of the counter. You can find wide varieties of attractive jelly and pudding served in shooter glass. If you would like to have some sake or cold beer to go with your food, you can always approach their friendly counter staffs to get the drinks at separate cost.
And my favourite Tofu Cheesecake! You seldom see this cake anywhere else except in some Japanese restaurants. So I was super thrilled when I saw it. If you haven't tried Tofu cheesecake before, its basically almost similar to cheesecake just that it has a milder cheese flavour with a good balance of tofu. It is also a softer version of cheesecakes.
Ice cream over here too! And I customised it to my liking!
Generally the food is not bad, variety not alot though, they don’t have my favourite rosti. Dessert wise not alot of selection for cakes but the quality not bad! Especially the ice cream omg!
Felt really full after buffet but we think that we didn’t eat enough to get back out money. Hope mummy loves the buffet that I chose for her!
Happy belated birthday (:
Kiseki Restaurant:
Orchard Central, #08-01/02/03
181 Orchard Road
Singapore 238896
Contact: (+65) 6736 1216
http://kisekirestaurant.com.sg/
Till then.
