liyeemay™: [Food] Japanese Buffet @Sushi Roiyaru

Japanese buffet fans, rejoice!

I have here something good to share. This Japanese restaurant in Sri Petaling serves reasonable portion of free flow buffet which accommodates to its price. The varieties are not as much as those of Jogoya's Buffet @Starhill but in terms of freshness and quality, this restaurant deem its recommendation from me.

#1 The entrance and interior of the restaurant features a classic black and wood ensemble, giving off minimalistic and clean ambiance. A good parking spot might be hard to catch duirng peak hours, as the busy street shops are filled with eateries nearby.

#2 Price list ranges from RM68.80 + per adult exclusive of tax and service charge. Half price for children and discounted prices for senior citizens. Menu A consists of mainly cold and raw foods, selection of sashimis and hand rolled sushis.

#3 Menu B for cooked selections.

#4 The first dish served was this grilled salmon with terriyaki sauce topped with tobiko (fish roe). I got a shock at its indistinctive small serving size. Tasted normal but the idea of including fish roe was ideal to bring out a different tinge of bite sensation.

#5 Next on the menu came my most anticipated amongst any Japanese restaurant- the sashimi. Oysters, salmon, tuna and white tuna was fresh and cut well in thickness accordance to its appearance in order to obtain the best flavor. As for the saba/the mackerel, grilling with soy sauce is still preferred over eaten raw.

Tip: Did you know that sashimi is usually served with wasabi and soy sauce. However, to fully enjoy the flavor, the wasabi should be placed on the fish and the fish dipped in the sauce, rather than having the wasabi mixed into the sauce. This is to prevent the flavor of the soy sauce from empowering the fragrance of the wasabi. Refraining from mixing wasabi into the soy sauce also gives the benefit of enjoying different flavoured seasonings for the sashimi.

#6 Again, my among my most anticipated dish was this- Beauty Collagen in a Pot (Bijin Nabe). Famous among the Japanese female, this pot serves collagen-rich organic chicken broth from non-antibiotic Anxin chicken. The pot came with lumps of white smooth silky pudding which melts into a boiling pot of divine chicken broth after heating. Feel no guilt after a pot of steamboat as you can drink all you like without having to worry about getting thirsty from ajinomotos. The soup base tastes nutritious, rich and extremely flavourful like any chicken broth- plus you get beauty and whitening- all in a pot.

There's a wide selection of add ons to the base soup, from soba noodles to meat, shrimp, beancurd, vegetables, mushrooms, eggs and udon.

#7 Sliced beef to complement the soup. The beef came too thick for me, as accidental overcooked beef results in stiffness, not so pleasing to chew.

#8 For customers ordering buffet, this salmon head seared with terriyaki sauce was served additionally for free.

#9 Same goes to the soft shell crab. Reservations must be made in advanced before 2pm daily in order to be entitled to this. Note: Free servings are not searchable on their menu, means walk in customers dont get the chance to have this served on the table. Another additional free dish was the salmon belly, as which you guessed it-cant order straight from the menu.

#10 Reversed California roll- California maki. Reversed because it is made inside out, wrapping cucumber and soft shell crab. No avocado inside though.

#11 Contrary to the above, the California Temaki handroll made of avocado, crab sticks, cucumber and tobiko.

#12 Chuka Kurage (seasoned jellyfish), Chasu Yaki (roasted pork belly) and Hotate Kushiyaki (grilled scallop).

#13 Gyuniku Teppan (beef teppanyaki). Too stiff to be chewed. A no-no.

#14 Takoyaki (octopus ball)

#15 Smoked duck salad. Apart from having the slices of smoked duck a little smaller, we love the combination of smoky and japanese sesame dressing.

#16 One of the favourite on the table- a combination of ebi tempura and shisamo tempura. Fried to perfection coupled with their special sauce, who can say no to this?

#17 Added a few sushi because whats japanese cuisine without sushi right?

Available choice on the menu for beverage includes green tea and fizzy drinks while dessert serves ice cream in a selection of flavors. All ala-carte dishes/drinks are refillable including the collagen broth, however, wastage would be charged at RM10/100gm.

Other than the small portion, I'm satisfied with the overall reviews, because there's nothing a refill cant fix. I would trade that for the freshness and quality instead.