Take 2 at Pabu. We had heard numerous people tell us how wonderful it was, people whose food recommendations I somewhat trusted. What we were told was that the omakase was really good. Despite my lack of love for Michael Mina, I felt like I had to give the restaurant a second chance and try this much-raved omakase.
So off to Pabu we went.
According to the website, the tasting menu changes daily, but the date on the page as of today said August 27, 2014. Seemed similar with variations. I guess I cannot tell you exactly what we ate but here is my attempt.
Happy spoon - kusshi oyster, uni, ikura, tobiko, ponzu crème fraîche. This dish is not pictured below, but we had it the last time and it was rich and delicious as we had remembered.
Some kind of raw fish, maybe kanpachi - great
Sushi courses - I would say this was truly the highlight. The menu currently posted on the website shows 4 sushi courses, but I only have 3 pictures, which makes me think I got cheated and makes me angry. However I think we did get tuna, which is what's missing in my photos, so maybe I was too greedy and ate without snapping a photo. My favourite was the very fishy fish course, mackerel and all that. Coming a close second was the shellfish course, clams, prawn, etc. Normally I don't like the sweet raw prawn but this was exceptional and I think I'm ready to order this on my own!
Shabu - OK, something has to be done about this sad tasteless dish. I love shabu. But this extremely expensive shabu had no flavour whatsoever. The sad little rolls of meat were very tender but seriously lacking flavour. The dipping sauces were not particularly tasty or unique, I know I can buy that from Nijiya and it will taste better with my homemade broth and dipping sauce from a bottle. I had contemplated requesting for something else instead of the shabu, but Lingon did not want me to confuse the server too much because we were eating with other people. Should have listened to my gut, as usual. Barf. The vegetables were very sad too. So I'm going to stop beating on this poor dish, but please do not order eat.
Dessert - I see Asian pear and some ice cream which may have been berry-like. The pear was amazing, except I hated the fact that they poured sake into the dish. Had I known that was what they were doing, I would have stopped them instantly.
So in conclusion (I feel like I'm writing an A Levels paper or something), the happy spoon and nigiri was fabulous, shabu sucked (which was sad since this course took a long time) and the dessert could have been nice for other people except I did not love the sake. Order the nigiri portion of the tasting menu but don't waste your time with the shabu, seriously
So off to Pabu we went.
According to the website, the tasting menu changes daily, but the date on the page as of today said August 27, 2014. Seemed similar with variations. I guess I cannot tell you exactly what we ate but here is my attempt.
Happy spoon - kusshi oyster, uni, ikura, tobiko, ponzu crème fraîche. This dish is not pictured below, but we had it the last time and it was rich and delicious as we had remembered.
Some kind of raw fish, maybe kanpachi - great
Sushi courses - I would say this was truly the highlight. The menu currently posted on the website shows 4 sushi courses, but I only have 3 pictures, which makes me think I got cheated and makes me angry. However I think we did get tuna, which is what's missing in my photos, so maybe I was too greedy and ate without snapping a photo. My favourite was the very fishy fish course, mackerel and all that. Coming a close second was the shellfish course, clams, prawn, etc. Normally I don't like the sweet raw prawn but this was exceptional and I think I'm ready to order this on my own!
Shabu - OK, something has to be done about this sad tasteless dish. I love shabu. But this extremely expensive shabu had no flavour whatsoever. The sad little rolls of meat were very tender but seriously lacking flavour. The dipping sauces were not particularly tasty or unique, I know I can buy that from Nijiya and it will taste better with my homemade broth and dipping sauce from a bottle. I had contemplated requesting for something else instead of the shabu, but Lingon did not want me to confuse the server too much because we were eating with other people. Should have listened to my gut, as usual. Barf. The vegetables were very sad too. So I'm going to stop beating on this poor dish, but please do not order eat.
Dessert - I see Asian pear and some ice cream which may have been berry-like. The pear was amazing, except I hated the fact that they poured sake into the dish. Had I known that was what they were doing, I would have stopped them instantly.
So in conclusion (I feel like I'm writing an A Levels paper or something), the happy spoon and nigiri was fabulous, shabu sucked (which was sad since this course took a long time) and the dessert could have been nice for other people except I did not love the sake. Order the nigiri portion of the tasting menu but don't waste your time with the shabu, seriously
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