Irodori Japanese Restaurant - Eat All You Can Ala Carte Japanese Buffet

Had a mini gathering at Irodori Japanese Restaurant over the weekend.

Took a moment to catch the staff's attention to direct us to the reserved table even though the restaurant was only 1/2 packed at that time. When came to placing order, everyone seemed busy and it took a while for us to catch someone's attention to take our orders (despite our hands waving). Serving was also a tad slow. And it didn't make it any better when some food came in a very pathetic presentation. E.g. A mini bowl with probably 0.5 cm cube size of teppanyaki pork with a gamey taste. We ordered the mixed tempura, it never came. The 2nd order of irodori maki almost didn't arrive until we asked to check on it. Another minus point is that the menu did not include any dessert. 

If not for the sashimi moriawase (mixed sashimi) which was fresh and sliced in decent size, the irodori maki which was palatable, and the non-refill (unfortunately) plate of grilled prawns, probably I would have left feeling  grouchy. I guess some dishes are decent and some ain't. Knowing what to order would help maximize your experience..... 

Clockwise: Soramame (broad beans), Edamame (green beans), wasabi, green tea cold tofu

Only 1 plate per table (1 pc per pax)

Chawanmushi

What: Eat All You Can Ala Carte Japanese Buffet
Where: Irodori Japanese Restaurant, #03-01, Havelock Road Riverview Hotel.
Time:  Lunch from 11.30am to 2.30pm, Dinner from 6.00pm to 10.30pm
Rate: 35++ Adult, $22++ Child below age of 10 (same for lunch and dinner)
Reservation: 6737 2002 
Service: 2 /5
Food: 3.5/5

Pure Orange Juice With My Soybean Milk Maker

This is my second attempt using soybean milk maker to make orange juice.

The first attempt failed miserably (in my opinion) as I have followed the so-called instruction on the soybean milk maker handbook to add water. And I made it worst by adding ice cubes to it, hoping to create ice blended orange juice (how ambitious I was....*grin*) After following the instruction faithfully (blindly), I realized I have done wrong... it's pure orange juice that I've wanted, not orange juice drink! What was I thinking? (not thinking!)

Using my common sense this time round, I've cut the peeled oranges into smaller sizes. And not adding any water to it (and no ice). 

I activated the fruit/vegetable function as usual, but with an added step: I also lifted the machine and swirled it  around as it does its work. After a minute or two, the machine stop. Repeat this process 5-8 times or until you get the desired orange juice texture. 

 

oranges cut into smaller size

End product: pure orange juice

My soybean milk maker

I have used 3 small seedless oranges to yield about 313ml of pure orange juice.
Next time round, I shall attempt to add ice cubes to create ice blended orange juice!