Dear's 30th bday- part 1

 

Dear celebrates his 30th birthday this month, and it was on me to plan something big for him. There were many ideas that I had, but due to the many happenings in the past months, I decided to plan for a staycation bday surprise. Ok, it was not that big a surprise because I had told him the plan to make sure he is ok with my choice.

Before checking into the hotel for our staycation, I planned for a yummy lunch at Tatsuya. The lunch bentos are such a good deal!

We sat at the counter where we could see the chefs in action. Note how they have arranged the counter so nicely and neatly.

Besides watching the chefs prepare the dishes, we could also observe them preparing the ingredients. One chef was peeling the prawns and preparing the raw chunks of fish for keeping. It is incredible how fresh and good their ingredients looked, and the kind of attention paid to them. I snapped this pic of the scallops which just looked so humongous!

I ordered the unagi and sashimi bento. The kimono clad waitress will even help you to pour the soy sauce into the saucer after she places the bento down on the table!

It is honestly a lot of food. Thumbs up. The sashimi was juicy and thick enough for the price of the bento set. And my favourite was the tempura. Even the batter was flavourful and it stayed fairly crispy even a while.

Dear's sushi bento. The fish slices were thiner and I think a sashimi bento will be better for those who want to have more taste of the fish. 

Dining at Tatsuya is always a nice experience. It is one of those places where you can imagine yourself being transported to Japan for a while. Of course, dining in such a atas place, observing the rich who will just order anything they fancy without looking at the price, is also pretty shiok. Haha.

After lunch, we went to get Garret's popcorn before checking into the hotel to start the staycation offically. Part 2 of Dear's bday coming up soon!

Tatsuya

22 Scotts Road

Goodwood Park Hotel