JF Kanda Wadatsumi - authentic japanese dining in Singapore

What are the chances that 80% of the family members has birthday that falls within the same month? You may think the odds are low, but so happen that my husband, myself, sister and brother-in-law birthdays fall within a few days of each other. This year, as part of the birthday celebration, we are dining at Kanda Wadatsumi.

This shop is a member of Japan National Federation of Fishing Association. All its fishes are all freshly imported from Japan. Waygu beef is also come from Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives. They import different fish from all over Japan at the peak of the season. As the produce are seasonal, the menu will constantly be updated with the latest offerings.

Coincidentally, the ladies decide to have the sashimi course (S$80) while the gentleman orders the sushi course (S$88). The course comes with appetiser, salad, seasonal dish, sashimi or sushi, white rice, miso soup and dessert. 





Octopus with white cabbage

Rated: 6/10

The octopus is chewy and tender. I like the light flavours of this dish.
Sesame sauce tossed salad topped with seaweed

Rated: 6/10

Next up is fresh salad tossed in sesame sauce topped with crunchy seaweed. Its also light on the palate.
 
Fish skin with grated white carrot

Rated: 7/10

This dish is really special, its has a very unique texture like collagen/jelly. It is so tender that it literally melts in your mouth. If not for the waitress's introduction, i wouldn't be able to tell what it is.

Tempura bamboo shoot

Rated: 7/10

This is also another dish that is spot on. The layer of flour is so thin and fried to perfection. The shoot is fresh and crunchy with the crispy flour.  total bliss!

Teriyaki Sea bream with pickle.

Rated: 6.5/10

The seam bream is grilled to a tad dry. The teriyaki sauce spread is adequate for my light taste buds but my SO would prefer a more flavourful teriyaki sauce. The picked radish is sour but when paired with zest of lemon is very refreshing and fragrant. I was quite piqued by the red shoot. Upon eating, it tastes exactly like pickled ginger and subsequently discover on the internet that it is actually the flower of ginger.

Sashimi main course

Rated: 8.5/10

The sashimi served tonight are scallops, sea urchin, octopus, sea bream, agi, fatty tuna(otoro), salmon, tuna. The scallop is very sweet and succulent. The octopus is complemented with lightly spiced fish roe. Texture-wise is chewy but tender. Aki has a very distinctive taste. The most heavenly is the fatty tuna which simply melts in your mouth. And the sea urchin that is so so sweet and fresh. This sashimi platter is immensely satisfying. In truth, I never had this quality of sashimi outside of japan.That's how good this place is.
 
Sushi main course

I didn't eat taste the sushi so unable to comment much on it, except the favourites of SO are sea urchin sushi and the fatty tuna. My brother in law prefers the noduguro. According to him its a very high class fish in japan. Its rare and is only found in Japan, Southern Korea and East China Sea and its notably more difficult to catch this fish nowadays making it an even more must try!

Waygu

Rated: 7/10 for the quality but not for the way its cooked.
 
The waygu beef (S$48) is definitely of superb quality. The meat is well marbled and melts in your mouth. I would have preferred it to be cook as a steak instead of simmering it the sauce. For a meat so fine, its seems like a waste as it can simply stand out on its own without the marinate. 
 
Tempura

Rated: 6/10

The tempura (S$22 for vegetables +S$20 for tempura prawn) is well fried and ingredients are fresh but is typical tempura fare. 
 
Ocha Tiramisu

The cake has a thin sponge and topped with mousse. What makes this dessert stand out is the sprinkle of green tea which is extremely fragrant and complements with cake. 
 
While it feels like we are dining in a top-class restaurant, dress code is casual and the atmosphere of the place is very relaxed. 

I will definitely go for the sashimi again as its one of the rare places which serve really good quality sashimi at relatively fair prices.

Food tasted: 13 Feb 2016

Kanda Wadatsumi
50 Tras Street
Singapore 078989 

Opening Hours: 
Mon - Saturdays:11am to 3pm, 6 pm to 11pm
Tel: 6221 6264