Shinkei Japanese Restaurant @ Toa Payoh Central

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Shinkei is probably the latest to join in the Japanese Buffet stables and so being the ever hungry and greedy we headed down. Drawn by the thick cuts of sashimi and raving reviews, I actually packed an appetite for this buffet.


appetizer

Appetizers of tuna get served - nothing special, straight out of the can.

wasabi

Looking like crackers used to toss in yusheng and wasabi peas, anything crunchy really works.

iced tea

Freeflow iced tea included in the price, and the best part is I did not go for any refills!

jelly fish

Jellyfish starters, so ordinary.

miso soup

Pre-mix miso soup.

sashimi

Sashimi Moriawase

This is usually a gauge of the restaurant's quality of food and sadly, it failed. It was not terrible but definitely not fresh.

aburi salmon

The only decent one - torched salmon.

sushi


KEI Sushi Set

There is a selection of handpressed sushi and also sushi sets for the confused. Once again a lack of a better word - unimpressive.

spicy salmon

Salmon Gravlax Temaki

Also known as the spiced salmon handroll, I was already disappointed when it arrived. Just a handroll with a sliver of spiced salmon without any relish. As boring as that sounded, it tasted as boring too.

sushi

Eel Sushi

Crunchy sushi, this was surprisingly the most decent of the sushi attempted. 

asparagus

This has to be a first time for me, asparagus beef skewers so skinny.

yakitori

None too special either.

chicken

A reasonably charred and tasty chicken skewer.

pork belly

Ginger pork.

shisamo

Limp shisamo.

garlic fried rice

Niniku Yaki Meshi
Garlic fried rice

If all things fail, there's always garlic fried rice to comfort.

japanese potato

Furaida Poteto
Japanese style potato

Horror of horrors or not, it was just french fries with a fancy name.

There were other items attempted that were too ordinary. A very mediocre buffet that does not warrant the prices they are charging - not for a return. However, the service is possibly the best to date amongst the irodori, ikoi and the rest of the Japanese buffet restaurants. For a fact, my orders do not get forgotten.

$35++ (Sun-Thurs) Dinner

Shinkei Japanese Restaurant
600 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh
#01-06/07/10

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