Tonkatsu Ma Maison @ Mandarin Gallery

I mistook this for a really popular tonkatsu chain in Japan but the companion deemed this as good as Tonkichi in its heydays. The queues are considerably shorter for this as compared to a 1.5 hour wait at Wild Honey or an endless one at Antoinette. Service is lacking from the start, idle waiters despite empty seats to accommodate those in the queue.

Complimentary grated radish as an appetizer which they claim can keep the doctor away!

Mameton Set ($25.80)

The menu at Ma Maison is straight forward, all things breaded and fried with a variety of dips and accompaniments. I headed for a taste of their signatures – pork loin, pork fillet and prawns. The prawn was huge even without the breaded crumbs and incredibly fresh. The previous ebi tempuras have been over enhanced with their preservatives. Moving onto their signatures, I prefer the loin for a more succulent and tender bite than the fillet. The crumbs are delicious to be honest. There are two types of dipping sauce to go with the tonkatsu – spicy or sweet. Neither was too memorable as much as I would have desired for a spicier punch. Each set comes with refills of miso soup and cabbage which I doused and nearly drowned in wafu sauce!

Upclose of the fried babies.





My soba that was a tad soft.

Jumbo Pork Katsu set

Portions of this are larger than the usual pork loin set.



Slurp!



Mixed berry jelly to end off the meal. While I appreciate the sweet finish, it was mediocre.

Decent tonkatsu but I did not leave raring for a return yet. Service is not great, still remains one of those places that I will only think of if the queues at the rest get too long. 

Tonkatsu Ma Maison
Mandarin Gallery