[CLOSED] Chotto Matte

It is in this Chotto Matte donburi. The after effects of this smallish bowl lingers still, like a soothing, salty sea breeze flowing in the air around me. The delicate, gold rimmed-bowl comes covered and houses a scoop of rice topped with Japanese seasoning, some shoyu and truffle oil, and more importantly: a generous serving of salmon roe, neatly cubed tuna and negitoro and a serving of sea urchin. The finishing touch: a bright sprinkling of spring onions.
Therein lay perfection - a perfectly balanced portion of rice to sashimi. Remove the cover and you're treated to a wave of aromatic sashimi - of course helped by shoyu and truffle oil. Nestled amongst the cubed sashimi pieces sits the sea urchin, enticing in its creaminess and bold orange colour. Greedy, I scooped up a large third of the sea urchin and had it with a small spoonful of rice, sashimi and roe. The flavours danced upon my tongue, the creamy uni melting in my mouth, the roe bursting with the first nibble, the intense saltiness kept in check by sweetness of the Japanese rice. The clean flavour of the tuna balancing out the intensity of it all. I ate slowly, savouring each bite, but still, it disappeared quickly. Bowl clean, not a grain left in sight, I sat there, in awe of this bowl of glory - the flavours leaving me in stunned silence before I asked my husband: "if I burp, will I get to taste it again?" @chottomattesg #ChottoMatte Guys, this is on the entertainer. You must try it! #EntertainerApp

What an interesting name for a Japanese restaurant, a reminder to self that I should partake in the dinner at a leisurely pace. Indeed, this small restaurant and it's neighborhood was quaint enough for me to chotto matte for everything a while more.

This wagyu foie gras fried rice was ok, flavourful and plump Japanese rice with creamy and smooth foie gras. The wagyu cubes were however overcooked, hence lacking in juice and flavour. You should be able to enjoy the fried rice and foie gras, but don't bet on the wagyu.

I also ordered a board of sliced chargrilled wagyu ($38++) which was really bad - poor cut and overcooked - so I shall not post that. Truffle balsamic was as expected doused with truffle oil so skip that if you don't like artificial truffle flavour.

I'll still come because it is a comfortable restaurant. In fact I made another reservation for next Friday. Plus, there's 1-for-1 now so that made the prices reasonable, though still not cheap considering they aren't serving really good beef.

The ASAP option on @foodpandasg is no joke because my delivery came within 10 minutes. I was REALLY IMPRESSED.

But $35 with all the additions, cost me $40 for this lunch, and I only had one slice of each type of sashimi; while the soup was undrinkably bland. Hmm.. Not worth it, not worth it at all. What's this overpriced bowl again?

Cod was good, creamy and fresh. Cant say the same for the risotto though.

N we thought we were healthy when we ordered a salad, till this was served....😱👍🏼

When you think of Chotto Matte, you will immediately think of their Japanese food menu. Few would know that extensive list of Japanese whiskey, fewer would even know their delicates crafted cocktails. Situated off Outram and sitting away at the corner Blair Road, this small but beautiful restaurant serve one of the yummier cocktail drinks in Singapore. And because they served Japanese cuisine, the drinks made compliment their food, with perfect unison. Do bear in mind, that what we had are definitely lighter and sweeter which will be any ladies' favourite. So it will be a great venue to bring your lady on a quiet sweet date.