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| - Visited Miku today for a celebration dinner and had the tasting menu for 2. I don't really know where to start considering how mixed my feelings are on my experience. After having omakase experiences at restaurants like Morimoto, the 5 course tasting menu was pretty underwhelming to say the least. Cocktails were also pretty meh.
The 1st course was literally only 5 pieces of sashimi. Points for the wonderful freshness, especially for the toro and hamachi. The only thing is that the 5 pieces of sashimi was plated on a huge bowl of ice, which cheapens the dish and makes it lack-lustre. Server asked us if we wanted to take the heads from the ama-ebi shrimp and fry it for consumption, which of course we opted for. When it came out, it was literally the shrimp heads lightly dusted with flour, and deep fried. Kind of awkward and hard to eat, very much unlike soft shell crab.
2nd course had the fanciest and playful plating - the server presented a sphere, which was disassembled to show 3 different plates. The plates were seared scallop with a miso/bacon sauce, tuna(?) tartare with wonton crisps, a piece of cooked shrimp with cocktail sauce, and two oysters. The scallop was fantastic - cooked to perfection. The miso sauce underneath it was a bit salty, but that was to be expected since its miso and bacon together. The most underwhelming part of this course was the cooked shrimp. I would much rather see something else there than a lousy simple piece of cooked shrimp. It wasn't even ebi sashimi style - it was more like a plain cooked shrimp from a platter you can buy @ Costco. Also, the oysters were pretty dull and the temp was too warm for what it was.
3rd course: Prime rib with "wasabi" infused gravy and an assortment of mushrooms.
This was the most confusing part of the entire kaiseki experience. Prime rib? With no fancy Japanese fusion twist? Am I missing something here? Am I suddenly at a Keg restaurant? It was oddly misplaced to say the least. Continuity was just off, and it was laughable. The gravy tasted like it was from a sketchy diner or, dare I say it, from a Clubhouse packet. No wasabi or horseradish flavours were even remotely present... sigh. At least the prime rib itself was really soft. Tip for Miku: try replacing this main with a wagyu beef or something. 'Cause considering the 3 bills I dropped on dinner, this was just sad.
4th course: Sushi assortment
This was probably the best part of the whole kaiseki experience. The salmon aburi sushi was amazing! It basically melts in your mouth, and the jalapeño is a perfect touch. The most underwhelming piece was the chopped tuna served ikura/uni style. It was just so plain.
Dessert: Green tea opera cake
MMMMmMmMmm. This was delicious. It also came with a side of green tea ice cream and tofu whipped cream, which was light and creamy.
The service was great, no complaints here. I really appreciated the kindness of the server, who took the time to walk you through all the components of the dish.
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