When I was young, visiting buffets was always one of my favourite treats. It was an opportunity to stuff myself silly without worrying about how much more I have to pay.

As the years go by, visits to the buffet line become a rarity with increased scrutiny on how the waistline seem to increase and never decrease.

I was therefore greatly excited when the boys decided to check out a Japanese buffet. I must admit that I was also really surprised that even the cheapest buffets these days come up to nearly $50 when we used to find the $30 Japanese buffet at ikoi really pricey.

That said, I was really surprised by the quality of Kumo's Ala Carte Japanese buffet. The key to a good Japanese buffet is the sashimi selection and Kumo definitely did not disappoint. You have the usual suspects and more such as salmon (sake), maguro (tuna), amberjack (hamachi), mekajiki (swordfish), ika (squid), tako (octopus) and tai (sea bream), all of which were fresh and of good quality. In particular, I really enjoyed the gently sweet flavoured and rich meaty texture of the mekajiki.

Yes, there's no otoro or even chutoro but you really complain at this price tag and tbh the quality was really good!