Kumo Japanese Dining (Alexandra Central)

Besides fresh and good quality sashimi, Kumo also serves a wide range of other dishes such as sushi, yakimono and agemono.

I will highly recommend their agemono tempura which are all freshly fried to order. The ebi tempura were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. I also enjoyed their nikujiga and beef shogayaki which were flavourful and delicious. The bacon sausage skewers were also a particular favourite.

The only complaint is that their orders are for relatively small portions so we quickly learnt to order larger quantities. But even our orders somehow went missing. But it's hard to complain considering how fast they were in churning out our orders.

Last but not least, they also provide free parking coupons for all diners which is a really nice touch!

Kumo also serves several "one order" items as part of their alacarte Japanese buffet.

One such special item is the grilled salmon fish head. Being pnigophobic, I am usually a little wary about fish heads which can be rather tedious and annoying. Those in the know though will definitely enjoy the tender, rich and oily fish collar and cheek.

Besides the Ala Carte Buffet, Kumo also has daily lunch donburis which are reasonably priced. I will be back to check their lunch specials some day!

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!

Part of the ala carte buffet menu

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This silky chawanmushi topped with naruto fish cake is part of the ala carte buffet menu

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Part of the ala carte buffet menu

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