Review: Shunjuu Izakaya & Sumiyaki @ Robertson Quay

One of the great things about working in the River Valley area (aside from being just outside of the ERP zone) is the proximity to some of the best Japanese restaurants in Singapore. This also means that we tend to overspend on lunches, but since the coffeeshops in the vicinity are overpriced anyway, why not spend that money to sample some fine food instead~.

Last thursday, "555" went for lunch at Shunjuu Izakaya & Sumiyaki. This place serves one of my favourite yakitori along with Kazu Sumiyaki @ Cuppage Plaza and Nan Ban Tei @ Far East Plaza. They have affordable set lunches, and I'd usually order their Assorted Yakitori sets. For set A ($19), you'd get 5 sticks of yakitori (below) along with miso soup and rice topped with minced pork & mushrooms. The meat is always seasoned and grilled to perfection, crispy and lightly charred on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside.

We'd also ordered the BBQ Fugu (Puffer Fish) which was lovely with mayo + ebiko, but I always feel like it's a waste of the ebiko which I'd rather eat on its own. And as always, no meal is complete without a nice cold glass of gassy coke~ *bliss*

Yakitori Lunch Set A - fatty pork, chicken, ribeye with garlic, scallops wrapped in bacon, shitake mushrooms

Yummy rice with minced pork and stewed mushrooms

BBQ Fugu (Puffer Fish) with Mayo + Ebiko (Flying Fish Roe)

Hotate (scallop) wrapped in Seaweed & Bacon - heavenly!!

We take our lunch hour really seriously :D, and I've only recently started to bring my camera out to lunch to capture food shots. The rest of the gang somehow felt compelled to pose for me!

8 out of 10
Shunjuu Izakaya & Sumiyaki
30 Robertson Quay,
#01-15 Riverside View
Singapore 238251
Tel: +65 68873577