Recently I am in love with teppanyaki. I found this restaurant on magazine and found it interesting. Normally for teppanyaki, you either order a la carte or set combo with a variety of sashimi and yaki. In Osho, there is something called Omakase, in which the chief in charge would pick the best combination for you accordingly to your budget and taste. The customization Omaskase brings suits best for people who have choice-phobia, like me. Omakase might also bring you the freshest ingredients since they are all chosen by the chef.
Happy Valley is not exactly a convenience place to go. Since the manager said there are parking lots nearby the area, we drove there. Luckily we got our parking spot right at the moment we found Shing Ping Street. We also saw Cookies Quartet which my sister immediately got a box of butterfly ears without choosing.
Usually there aren't much seats for terriyaki tables, so I booked a table in advance for my big family of five. To my expectation, there were only six seats available for the terriyaki table. The restaurant was unexpectedly small, I thought it would be bigger but its size was like a Japanese pub restaurant. The area was clearly divided into three parts, the teriyaki area, the sushi bar area and the normal dinning area. Despite the size, the decor was actually quite decent and cosy which is of my liking.
We did ask for the Omakase, my dad gave a budget of $1500 for the five of us, then we just wait to see what's gonna delivered to our table.
1) Japanese Green Beans
For starter we had Japanese green beans and salads. I love the Japanese green beans, although they do not have much flavour with them, I love their texture and the way of eating them. Very typically, the green beans were boiled and seasoned with salts on the skin.
2) Salad
There wasn't really much to say about the salad despite there was really lots of salad leaves. The dressing had a typical taste of vinegar, but the portion was slightly not enough for the bowl of salad. There were also tomato and cucumbers in it. Nothing special and not tasty at all.
3) Aubergine
There was only one aubergine per person, the portion seemed a bit small especial when the size of aubergine is not huge. The aubergine was grilled just enough to give a soft center but kept a solid texture overall.
4) Oyster
Just by the look, I would not find this oyster appetizing. Yet this Oyster totally amazed me. The Oyster was grilled to give a crispy coating but a soft filling. The oyster tasted like those deep fried oyster cake in Cha Chaan Teng but was much fresher. There were toppings such as carrots and bacon which were meticulously diced and grilled to brought up the taste of the oyster. Delicious indeed.
5) Mushroom
The mushroom was served in half and looked as pathetically as the piece of aubergine we had earlier. The mushroom were still very juicy even after the grilling. However there wasn't much taste with it.
6) Angus Beef in Thin Slices
The Angus Beefs were sliced into thin slices, hence the moment it touched the iron plate, it was instantly done in medium-rare. Before grilling the beef, the chief would first fry some sliced garlic and diced onions. When those were ready, they would be set aside. Just the moment he set the beef on the iron griller, the onions and garlic were added on the beef and were wrapped immediately to form a beef wrap. The combination of taste was fantastic, it was savory enough so saucing was not needed. The beef was very tendor and juicy even it was just a thin slice. Splendid!
7) Prawn
It was amazing to watch the whole prawn grilling process. Simply the technique of de-shelling the prawn was already thrilling enough, the art of crafting the shrimp was even more amazing. The prawn was huge to start with, so three prawns were enough for the five of us. The prawn was very meaty and went well with the seafood sauce which made it tasted like a cocktail prawn.
8) Fried Rice
I don't particularly like Japanese fried rice since it is usually not very tasteful. The fried rice was a mix of veggie ingredients. The best part of the fried rice is that the rice is fried until dry, so each rice particles is totally separated from each other and give a dry mouth feel.
9) Sesame Ice-cream
As dessert, there was not much choice of flavours available. Choice of the night was just Green Tea or Sesame. The Sesame Ice-cream had a strong taste of sesame and was very smooth in texture.
TO CONCLUDE...
Overall, the dinning experience was good and relaxing. The grilling pace was slightly slow at the beginning, but was better during the middle and to the end of meal. At least, the chef won't keep on feeding you food even you still haven't finished those on your plate. Service wise, the chef was nice and would participate in conversations from time to time. The dinning experience was quite nice, I would come back again sometimes!
Usually there aren't much seats for terriyaki tables, so I booked a table in advance for my big family of five. To my expectation, there were only six seats available for the terriyaki table. The restaurant was unexpectedly small, I thought it would be bigger but its size was like a Japanese pub restaurant. The area was clearly divided into three parts, the teriyaki area, the sushi bar area and the normal dinning area. Despite the size, the decor was actually quite decent and cosy which is of my liking.
We did ask for the Omakase, my dad gave a budget of $1500 for the five of us, then we just wait to see what's gonna delivered to our table.
1) Japanese Green Beans
For starter we had Japanese green beans and salads. I love the Japanese green beans, although they do not have much flavour with them, I love their texture and the way of eating them. Very typically, the green beans were boiled and seasoned with salts on the skin.
2) Salad
There wasn't really much to say about the salad despite there was really lots of salad leaves. The dressing had a typical taste of vinegar, but the portion was slightly not enough for the bowl of salad. There were also tomato and cucumbers in it. Nothing special and not tasty at all.
3) Aubergine
There was only one aubergine per person, the portion seemed a bit small especial when the size of aubergine is not huge. The aubergine was grilled just enough to give a soft center but kept a solid texture overall.
4) Oyster
Just by the look, I would not find this oyster appetizing. Yet this Oyster totally amazed me. The Oyster was grilled to give a crispy coating but a soft filling. The oyster tasted like those deep fried oyster cake in Cha Chaan Teng but was much fresher. There were toppings such as carrots and bacon which were meticulously diced and grilled to brought up the taste of the oyster. Delicious indeed.
5) Mushroom
The mushroom was served in half and looked as pathetically as the piece of aubergine we had earlier. The mushroom were still very juicy even after the grilling. However there wasn't much taste with it.
6) Angus Beef in Thin Slices
The Angus Beefs were sliced into thin slices, hence the moment it touched the iron plate, it was instantly done in medium-rare. Before grilling the beef, the chief would first fry some sliced garlic and diced onions. When those were ready, they would be set aside. Just the moment he set the beef on the iron griller, the onions and garlic were added on the beef and were wrapped immediately to form a beef wrap. The combination of taste was fantastic, it was savory enough so saucing was not needed. The beef was very tendor and juicy even it was just a thin slice. Splendid!
7) Prawn
It was amazing to watch the whole prawn grilling process. Simply the technique of de-shelling the prawn was already thrilling enough, the art of crafting the shrimp was even more amazing. The prawn was huge to start with, so three prawns were enough for the five of us. The prawn was very meaty and went well with the seafood sauce which made it tasted like a cocktail prawn.
8) Fried Rice
I don't particularly like Japanese fried rice since it is usually not very tasteful. The fried rice was a mix of veggie ingredients. The best part of the fried rice is that the rice is fried until dry, so each rice particles is totally separated from each other and give a dry mouth feel.
9) Sesame Ice-cream
As dessert, there was not much choice of flavours available. Choice of the night was just Green Tea or Sesame. The Sesame Ice-cream had a strong taste of sesame and was very smooth in texture.
TO CONCLUDE...
Overall, the dinning experience was good and relaxing. The grilling pace was slightly slow at the beginning, but was better during the middle and to the end of meal. At least, the chef won't keep on feeding you food even you still haven't finished those on your plate. Service wise, the chef was nice and would participate in conversations from time to time. The dinning experience was quite nice, I would come back again sometimes!
Osho Japanese Restaurant 王將日本料理鐵板燒
Shop B, G/F, 1-5 Shing Ping Street, Happy Valley
☏ 2893-3917
12:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00(Mon-Sun(
Date of Dinning: 15 MARCH 2011
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