Sansui @ Clarke Quay

Went to the restaurant on a Groupon deal. With all the congratulatory flower stands lining the entrance, it seems like they just opened their doors. Really quiet on a weekend lunch (probably the same for other CQ restaurants at this time of the day). There were only a couple of servers, and the one who served us was kinda disorganized and inexperienced. She had to confirm our order thrice. Not a good first impression of the place.

When we tried to order, several items were not available..which obviously caused some disappointment! I mean, the lunch menu is already concise enough. What am I supposed to do if you don't have half the items there? Grrr. Thank goodness I have S to make the smart choices.

Ordered cold sake which thankfully they were quite generous with. That calmed me down a little. Then came the food. From the left, we had crispy Japanese fried yam (from the bar menu), Negitoro bamboo sushi, Tako salad, and Warm Foie Gras bamboo sushi. The fried yam was nothing like I've tried before and we both love it. It's quite light and you could just pop it in your mouth one after another. Definitely something I'll go back for! Bamboo sushi is interesting and they're generous with the negitoro. Salad is not bad but I don't really like the texture of the tako octopus (too soft). Warm foie gras was also superb. So we went for another one.

Just when I thought they've salvaged themselves from the poor first impression, the 2nd foie gras sushi came in a smaller bamboo!! The inconsistency is such a big boo-boo. I order a 2nd one and you give me less? C'mon...

Not enough to fill our tummy so we ordered one $15 nett set lunch. Excellent value I must say and the selection is pretty good. The beef we chose came in a very decent portion. Nonetheless it tasted too beefy and I suspect it's the cut they use. Stay away from this. I'm sure the others are a safer bet.

We'll be back only because of the 2nd Groupon voucher (and also for the fried yam la :P) so let's see how they fare the next time.

Name: Sansui @ Clarke Quay (website)

Location: Block 3B, The Foundry, Clarke Quay

Expenditure: Would have been ~$150 without Groupon promotion