Do not be deceived by this photo. This whole bento setup is relatively huge. If I didn't remember wrongly, the length of each side of this square bento setup is around the length of my forearm, no joke! This is one of the main reasons why I've been coming back for this set for all my 3 times at Rakuichi. Priced at $48.90, it comes with the following:
1) Separate sashimi set (3 slices of salmon, 2 slices of yellowtail) [accidentally deleted the picture of it]
2) Separate small mixed greens salad bowl (with shredded cabbage, carrots and corn...)
3) 6-piece sushi set with Japanese omelette (prawn, scallop, maguro, salmon, yellowtail, no idea what's the one with the mint leaf on)
4) Edamame beans
5) Corn (in that white rabbit ceramic figurine)
6) Fried shrimps (next to edamame)
7) Salmon roe (next to fried shrimps)
8) Wagyu beef and caramelized pork belly skewers
9) Tempura set: 1 piece eggplant, 2 pieces soft shell crab and 2 prawns
10) Chicken and seafood mushroom soup (in that black earthen teapot on the top right of the bento set)
11) Black roasted sesame ice cream
Ah yes, I just discovered it's kinda a 11-course meal! Could be an omakase meal too, hehe.
The sashimi pieces were placed on a bowl with crushed ice, so they tasted better colder, though they were a little tiny bit mushy and not as "tough" as the fresher sashimi I've had, but they were still good for me.
The "platter" with the little sides like the edamame, fried shrimps, salmon roe and corn was really cute, especially the corn in that rabbit figurine (: Loved the salmon roe, was very flavourful.
The tempura dishes were great! They were still warm and crispy when I had them, especially the soft shell crab. I've had soft shell crab tempura at other restaurants, which were cold and soggy, unlike Rakuichi's.
Sushi set was okay, nothing to boast about. I've had better ones outside.
The soup was quite unusual because they provide a lime wedge where you can squeeze it into the soup for a slightly tangy taste, and I like how it tasted in my chicken seafood soup, was savoury and yet brought with it a tinge of refreshing exotic taste. It comes with a little teacup where you pour the soup from the teapot into the teacup. I thought that was really novel, well at least for me since I always have my soup from a bowl instead of a teacup.
Sesame ice cream, I didn't really eat it because I'm not a fan of sesame desserts. Those who love sesame dessert would love the ice cream because the "roasted" taste of the sesame was really strong, they didn't stinge on the sesame. In fact, I think there were some crunches when I took a bite of the ice cream, I suppose they are the ground sesame? Okay just speculating...
Now, the best for the last, I LOVED the pork belly skewer. It was soooo tender it literally melted in my mouth, and it was sooo tasty too! Tasted like it had been marinated for many many hours because every part of that piece of meat on the skewer was toooo good and flavourful. (I love my food flavourful, don't like bland food) I would order that alacarte the next time I visit Rakuichi. The wagyu was not bad. I guess it was nice too, but in comparison with the pork belly, I find the wagyu fared lower.
Service was good too I thought! We arrived at 2.20pm and it supposedly closes at 3pm, but we were still in the midst of our meal then. Nevertheless, the restaurant stuff didn't look impatient or annoyed. After we finished our meal around 3.15pm (you know, L eats really slowly), the staff still thanked us with a smile on her face, really appreciated that.
Overall, there was so much food in that set I couldn't finish everything of course. This set would be more appropriate for those with a monstrous appetite! Promise you won't be disappointed. Shared my sushi set, tempura set and the sides platter with L. L ordered a $28.90 set which had fewer items. Her main dish was rice with salmon and egg hot plate, and looked much simpler relative to mine, so I didn't snap a shot of her meal. I'll learn to take more pictures to make my post more informative!
In conclusion, $48.90 (excluding GST and service charge) might be a little pricey for lunch but I think it's really worth the money spent for the variety of food you have. Definitely would visit the place again to have my pork belly skewer! Gotta feeling I might end up ordering the same combo meal again. Anyway this meal is available both for lunch and dinner.
Besides Far East Shopping Centre, Rakuichi has 2 other branches in Dempsey and Novena area. I've been to the Novena branch, food and service standards were equally good, the place seemed newer though.
Their branches and specific addresses can be found at:
http://rakuichi.com.sg/index.php/locate-us
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