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Great yakitori lunch
2015-10-26 3431 views
It was time for our weekly catch-up, and my friend suggested Gonpachi. We booked in advance, to avoid waiting for a table. Although, when we arrived it was only partially full. The manager and staff welcomed us and showed us to our table right away. The first thing you see is the bar and the charcoal grill, with chefs busy grilling skewers. The smell of the yakitori immeditely made you start salivating. The interior was decorated in a modern-japanese style and had both normal and traditional jap
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It was time for our weekly catch-up, and my friend suggested Gonpachi. We booked in advance, to avoid waiting for a table. Although, when we arrived it was only partially full. 
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 The manager and staff welcomed us and showed us to our table right away. The first thing you see is the bar and the charcoal grill, with chefs busy grilling skewers. The smell of the yakitori immeditely made you start salivating. The interior was decorated in a modern-japanese style and had both normal and traditional japanese tatami styled tables.

We decided to try out their skewers and the sushi set. 

1) Grilled Japanese beef short-rib
: : The beef rib was tender and had a smokey flavour, tasty.
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 2) Foie gras/ duck liver with balsamic dressing: This was also very tasty, although the bread underneath the foie gras soaked up all the oil and was very greasy.
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 3) Signature ground chicken stick: The sticks were good, but was rather soft; I expected it to be more chewy in texture. I've had better ground chicken sticks elsewhere. This can be given a miss. 
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 4) Smoked cheese 
: Nothing special for what it claims to be; there was no smokey flavour in the cheese and was very salty. There was nothing special about it. 
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 5) Lunch premium sushi set 
: The platter had a good selection of fish, including 2 pieces of chu-toro, uni, shrimp, scallop and 2 pieces of white fish. The sushi was fresh and tasted great.
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 6) Sea urchin/ uni tempura with shiso leaf
: Highlight of our lunch; the batter was thin and there was a generous amount of sea urchin in the shiso leaf. Definitely can become addictive for uni lovers!
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 7) Dessert platter - Pumpkin & coconut zenzai, sweet corn mochi, red bean pudding and honey dew melon: Again, nothing special. The red bean pudding was meh, the same pudding was given as a set lunch dessert. The melon and Pumpkin & coconut zenzai were good, the better 2 from the platter. The corn mochi didn't have much taste, and was simply too sweet. 
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 Overall, the dining experience was good; good decor, great service and good food. The dishes were a bit expensive, but then again Gonpachi is located inside Lee Gardens, a premium shopping mall. 
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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    Date of Visit
    2015-10-26
    Dining Method
    Dine In
    Spending Per Head
    $600 (Lunch)
    Recommended Dishes
    • Uni Tempura
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