Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase now comes in a sampler platter-style with jiggly desserts to boot
If you’re a huge fan of affordable omakase in Singapore, you would have heard of Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase that starts at S$38 for a 15-course meal.
For those of us who might not have the luxury of a leisurely meal — Hana Japanese Restaurant’s omakase is typically served over a 1.5 hour duration — the restaurant has just introduced a new sampler platter with 12 small plates at the same affordable price of S$38.
The 12-plate platter is a reinvention of its 4 x 3 grid set — a former menu item — which now comprises several of its well-loved Japanese dishes in smaller portions.
Unlike the restaurant’s regular 15-course S$38 omakase, which requires a reservation, hungry customers can opt to walk right in to enjoy the 12-plate platter.
Another plus is that you’ll also receive all 12 plates at one go, instead of the standard course-by-course experience you’d get with its omakase.
Among the 12 plates, which included a mix of sushi, sashimi and grilled and fried items, these dishes were clear standouts for us:
- Somen with goma (sesame) dressing
- Caramelised aburi (blow-torched) salmon temarizushi (small ball-shaped sushi)
- Hamachi (yellowtail) truffle kombu temarizushi
- Unagi (eel) temarizushi
- Over-the-top lava maki with overflowing salmon and tobiko (flying fish roe)
Hana Japanese Restaurant’s new 12-plate platter is perfect for the Japanese food-lover who wants a bit of anything and everything Japanese.
There is a common misconception that more affordable Japanese restaurants tend to compromise on freshness and variety — but we found neither to be true of Hana Restaurant’s new 12-plate spread.
We also hear the restaurant is looking to launch a S$68 version of the 12-plate platter, promising more premium inclusions, in the next week.
To wrap things off, definitely order its new jiggly dessert (S$7.90), which comes in original, milk chocolate and strawberry latte. We would best describe it as a milk pudding.
You would have probably already seen the jiggly dessert all over social media, with some calling it a jiggly bunny. (Psst, it’s actually a cat, we checked with the owners.)
The jiggly dessert is ridiculously adorable and the Hana Restaurant team has perfected its pudding recipe, such that it has the right consistency for that social-media wobble moment without it collapsing into a watery mess after.
The team is no stranger to creating Insta-worthy menu items, having introduced items like its flying udon and honeycomb sake in the past.
One can only imagine what show-stopping, affordable and value-for-money items Hana Japanese Restaurant dishes out next.
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Hana Japanese Restaurant — Forum
Forum the Shopping Mall, 01-17, 583 Orchard Road
Nearest MRT station: Orchard Boulevard, Orchard
Open: Monday to Sunday (12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm)
Forum the Shopping Mall, 01-17, 583 Orchard Road
Nearest MRT station: Orchard Boulevard, Orchard
Open: Monday to Sunday (12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm)