Siu~V: tenji japanese buffet

i know i know, this must be the umpteenth time i'm blogging about Japanese food.

what to do...i'm such a freak for Jap cuisine!!

this one's a gem as i came out smiling from ear to ear while rubbing my rounder-than-usual belly with much glee and satisfaction.

this was where i went on the day i took leave for no particular reason (really!)...

having heard of this place numerous times, it was nice to finally make it here. no wonder it's so widely-mentioned - this place is like pj's version of Bintang Walk, crawling with pubs and cafes at every nook and corner!

but for now, i was more interested with this section of Solaris...

my stummy was literally screaming out 'Sashimi! Unagi! Sashimi! Unagi!' by the time i saw this sign ...

the decor was very impressive; better than Jogoya's i would say, and diners have the option of having their meals outside (during night time, i guess),

or inside...where it's cooler and most importantly, nearer to the food.

i heard that this place was jam-packed when it initially opened, so lucky for me, the place was pretty empty that day..cause everyone else was at work? heee...

my buffet partner that day

as i 'sniffed' around looking for that familiar metal dish packed to the brim with layers of generously-portioned thick slices of unagi soaked in teriyaki sauce, well...much to my chagrin, there weren't any..(!)

the only unagi i found were a handful of skimpy looking 'dry' ones stuck onto sushi rice balls..*wailing* WaaaaaHH...

so i guess my only consolation was seeing those raw oysters, scallops and

fried soft-shelled crabs!

this is one scary looking octopus (don't worry, it is not edible, purely for deco)

the sashimi salmon beside it IS though...

they also served singapore chilli crabs...and i chose the meatiest part of all!!

they got nice fresh succulent big prawns,

but my favourite of all is their variety of steamed fish...cod especially!

i think all in all, we ordered about 8 plates of fish...

including fierce-looking ones like this.

and those with their mata terbeliak.

too much seafood? there's herbal chicken soup

and damnnnnn good lamb!! i can still taste it in my mouth!!

stay away from the sushi rice rolls, these stomach-fillers are strictly forbidden!

sukiyaki in miso soup....very tasty as well. the 2nd time i'm having sukiyaki.

i'm a mushroom lover...i'm a mushroom lover...i'm a mushroom lover! ^_^

i've never seen this wide a selection of cakes in any buffet dessert corner.

how to stuff in all the cake when they even have a chocolate fountain!

and their drinks? the norm really; the only interesting thing i find is their 12 types (w0w!) of tea brewing in the hot-pot, mostly flower tea (blueberry, rose, jasmine, 'names-i-can't pronounce', etc...)

BUT it was their coconut drink that we couldnt get enough of!