8-course Omakase @ Cast Iron

Saw from Facebook on the promotion for the 8-course Omakase at Cast Iron. Usual price is $128++ but paid only $68++ for the promotion when I make reservation through HungryGoWhere.

As I did not have the chance to try omakase during my japan trip in May because it is always fully booked, I was really excited when I saw this promotion 😏 Omakase is generally quite expensive as it depend a lot on chef's skills and creativity in preparing the dishes based on the ingredients that they have or the freshest ingredient they have at that time.

I was the first customer when I reached the restaurant. The nearest MRT will be Bugis station. It is located at the beehive-looking building. The restaurant looks really atas (means high end) and when I looked through the normal menu, the price is also atas 😂

So they start off with serving hot tea and followed by first dish. Each dish was served only after I am done with the current one. The turnaround time for each dish to be served is not consistent. I saw that some customers were served faster and slower.

There was no specific name to each dish but it was mentioned that the 8-course consists of appetizer, sashimi, deep fried item, seafood, grilled item, sushi, soup and dessert.

Appetizer: Contain scallop, fish roe, seaweed. Sauce is just nice with some hint of wasabi.

Sashimi: Can't really name the fishes but there was tuna and scallop. All are fresh 👍

Deep fried item: This dish took the longest to be served but the result was unexpected. Not sure is it because I am hungry but this dish really surprised me and I really like it but one serving is enough as it is quite filling. It consist of mashed potato with crispy crust around it and the seasoning is tasty and just right. So simple but yet tasty. In fact, most dishes are done just nice in all aspect.

Seafood: Consist of cod fish and fried kale. While kale is fried, it is not too oily and it feels like dried seaweed snack. But since cod fish already taste buttery, I would prefer the kale to be done differently to make it more balance.

Grilled item: Grilled quail is served. As this is quail, there was not much meat and the sauce is abit too bitter for me. The doneness of the quail is just nice and juicy.

Sushi: What can I say?? As good as what I had in japan 👍 😋

Just that I was puzzled why the honey cake was served together.

Soup: This seems like a sour plum soup. I would say this was the dish that I least enjoyed as it is too sour for my liking. It feels like a sour water than a soup to me. There was just one taste which is sour.

Dessert: Never expect fresh grapes will be served for dessert. I would think this is the japanese grapes that usually sold at Japanese supermart. It was so juicy and the sweetness is grapy (like the Hi-chew grape candy). Appreciated that they peeled off the skin as it may affect the taste of the grapes. 👍

Will I visit again? The dishes are of high quality, so do expect to pay more. But with promotion like this, I would definitely visit again as the experience of having omakase is different.