Ootoya @ Clementi Mall

Travelling to Japan at least twice a year, I am not fancy to visit any Japanese restaurants unless invited. The reasons were because the authenticity, freshness and pricing.
Having heard from a few friends that there is a restaurant that serve home-cooked dishes, I decided to visit it myself on this eve of Chinese New Year.

I visited this restaurant called Ootoya.
Ootoya restaurants can be found in few places in Japan.
The ambience is quite warm, exactly similar to eateries in Japan, the furniture and lighting brings out the appetite.

Time was just slightly before lunch and as I sat down the crowd starts to fill.
I ordered a salad, main and dessert for my lunch.
[Changing white rice to their 5 Grains 'gokoku' is free]

(Left to Right: Tofu Salad, Char-grilled chicken with Basil Sauce Salad Set and Bramanje)

Tofu Salad was served with Japanese wafu dressing and the tofu melts in your mouth leaving a rich aroma of the soya bean. I think they imported the Japanese tofu for this salad.
Char-grilled chicken was tasty, the basil sauce was well-balanced, harmonizing the whole dish together. It was the right choice to switch the white rice to the 5 grains as it tasted so fragrant , giving a chewy and layered texture.
As for the Bramanje, nothing surprised my palate but the green tea ice-cream has a rich aroma.

Overall, Ootoya is a place to visit for a homely cosy Japanese dining experience and the price was reasonable. In addition, I used my UOB card for a 15% discount.

Ootoya Japanese Restaurant (Clementi Mall)

Address: 3155 Commonwealth Avenue West, #03-53, Singapore 129588
Telephone: (65) 6659 2644
Opening hours: 9am - 11pm (Daily)