Cuisine: Japanese
Address: 336 River Valley Rd, #04-02, Singapore 238366
Nearest MRT: Orchard MRT

The restaurant is located on a 4th of a private residence and they share a space with a cafe with limited seats. The pool view is nice. Reservation is recommended. I think the pool is for decorative purposes because we did not see anyone swimming in it. It would have been a nice venue for a pool party.

For those who order the 11 course omakase, there is 20% off the first bottled sake purchase, so we decided to order the 1.8L bottle to share among us. The Dassai 45 Junmai Daijingou is priced at $268, but since it was a celebratory birthday dinner, we decided to splurge a little. It was very smooth to drink and paired well with the sashimi dishes.

For my wife who does not eat a lot of the raw fish dishes, she chose to order the ala carte items instead. This is the premium meal top up (+$8) which consists of chawanmushi, 3 piece sashimi, miso soup and dessert.

The main course was Wagyu Beef Yakiniku ($19.80) which was very fragrant. The wagyu beef slices were coated in yakiniku sauce and an onsen egg that burst its yolk to coat the rice below. The wagyu beef was done medium and literally melted in your mouth with every bite. This is one of the best cooked mains on the menu, which was also subsequently served to those who ordered the omakase set.

Another side that we ordered for sharing is the cereal ebi tempura maki ($15.80) which was an interesting handroll that was coated with fried cereal. It was our first time eating such a cereal sushi, with the ebi tempura wrapped inside. The cereal and the prawns were both crunchy. It was a little dry inside the handroll because there was no sauce.

These are the first 4 courses of the omakase set ($100). In a clockwise manner from top left: the thinly sliced sashimi slices, topped with shavings of truffle transported us to both Japan and Italy at the same time. It was a perfect combination; followed by bluefin tuna; Hokkaido oyster with shoyu sauce; and clams served in the original shell with a flower decoration.

After the sashimi was served, we moved on to the cooked items. Clockwise from top left: the grilled squid which was very fresh and lightly drizzled with soya sauce; flame grilled prawn sushi; fresh scallop with a piece of aubergine and drizzled with ponzu sauce; a generous heaped portion of uni sushi with some gold flakes. For some of my family members, it was their first time trying the uni – sea urchin and it was impressive.

The last few courses were the mains, soup and dessert. The main was the wagyu beef yakiniku which was the same that my wife had ordered. The mentaiko fries ($10) were still crispy and with a generous topping of mentaiko sauce. It was served while we waited in between courses, as a light bite to go with the beer or sake.

The miso soup was a standard taste for the soup, but the transparent dish was actually yuzu jelly. It had a refreshing taste without being overly sour. This jelly helped to cleanse the palate.

Overall, we enjoyed the food and company over at Genzo. We were in an air-conditioned room having dinner and being the last group of guests eating all the way till 10.30pm, the room was like a private event room. In terms of the variety of the omakase, it was satisfactory. However, I was disappointed to see miso soup being covered as one of the courses. It should have been served on the side. Click here to find out more about my first omakase experience.

Who knew that this meal as a family outing was also the last of such big group gatherings as the government recently announced to cut the social gatherings from 8 to 5, with effect from 8 to 30 May.