Ootoya Japanese Restaurant ~ 150511

Couple weeks back, I was with BBC in town & as it was nearing dinner time & I was craving for some Jap, we decided to head to Ootoya @ Orchard Central. This was our 2nd time there & my 3rd (went to the Suntec outlet once). Though we were rather early (around 6pm), the restaurant was already packed & we had to wait around 15 minutes to get a table seat. By then, BBC was FAMISHED!

As I heard that the steamed rice with Mutsu bay scallops was highly recommended, I decided to go with the Torotoroni set ($18) which came with the rice as well as simmered egg soup with tofu, chicken meat & some vegetables. The steamed rice was indeed a good choice! I simply love the fragrance & texture of the rice that I can simply eat it on its own! The scallops (there were 3 of them) were fresh & succulent topped with yummy miso sauce. Now I can fully understand why this is a HOT favorite of this place! As for the simmered egg soup, I found it to be slightly too bland for my liking & also, I did not really enjoy the texture of it. It was the starchy type of soup (I was expecting & craving for hot soupy type of soup that day) so it did not really went down well with my taste buds. The soup was also not as hot as we wanted it to be (perhaps due to the raw egg beaten into it upon serving). However, BBC liked it more than I do & he helped me to finish it up! ;)

Torotoroni Set 

Simmered Egg soup

Steamed rice with Mutsu Bay Scallops

BBC ordered the Katsy Jyu ($16) & he thoroughly enjoyed his food (Lol, maybe the food tasted really great or he was simply too famished even for words) LOL. I tried a piece of the chicken cutlet & liked it. The meat was thick & yet, it was not overcooked & managed to retain the juiciness. Woo, I loved the generous servings of eggs on top of the meat too! ;)

Katsu Jyu Set

Katsu Don

I remembered the 1st time that I was here (with BBC as well), I fell in love with their complimentary side dish served with each set. With each side dish, there was a slice of lotus roots, a piece of chicken meat & my fav of all, a piece of radish! I loved the sweetness & juiciness of the radish & since BBC does not really like it, I got to eat his share of the radish too (while I gave him my piece of the chicken meat since I am not a huge meat eater). Am indeed a happy gal! =)

Side dish

Right now, Ootoya is having a 10% discount off the total bill if you are using an UOB credit card for payment (which I did). If you are looking for authentic & affordable Jap food, Ootoya is definitely a place to visit! But be sure to be there early to beat the crowd =)

Ootoya is located at:
- 181 Orchard Road #08-12 Orchard Central Singapore
- 3 Temasek Boulevard #B1-057 Suntec City Mall Singapore