Tamoya (Liang Court)

There are plenty of ramen specialty shops in Singapore but udon? Here you have Tamoya, established in Kagawa in 1996. Udon noodles are typically served chilled in the summer and hot in the winter. In a fast-food chain setup, you first decide on the kind of udon you want. Then, choose the additional toppings you want. Lastly, pay! 

I got a Kake Udon ($4.80 for regular sized). This is the most basic type of udon which is in a light dashi stock. It may look like a small portion, but after all that extra ingredients that you are going to add, it will not be as small as it looks! The udon is made from 3 different types of flour and is very chewy.

Like excited school children seeing plates of golden deep fried goodness, we loaded these deep fried food on our plates to share. Deep fried mushrooms, deep fried eggplants, deep fried everything. There was a slight problem here though- some of the food has been left in the open for too long and had therefore turned cold and lost its crisp. 

The tempura prawn ($2.50) is addictive. Larger than usual prawn tempuras, this is something you can't miss.

After sharing all the deep fried items, it came up to about $8 per person. How's that for a good and cheap Japanese meal?

Tamoya (Liang Court)
Liang Court Shopping Centre
177 River Valley Road
#01-00
Tel No: 6 377 0301 

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Yayoiken (Liang Court)

It's rare that you see something on hungrygowhere which has a rating of 100%. So we decided to troop down to Yayoiken to see if the food is indeed that good. On a side note, we combed the shelves of Meidi-Ya after lunch and saw grapes priced at $70 and rock melons priced at $90. Grown with gold fertiliser? 

There were no queues at all when we went at 1 p.m. on a weekend although it was comfortably packed.

I got the Mix Toji Set ($13.90) where you can change the sliced beef to sliced pork. This dish consists of sliced pork, fried prawn and pork katsu topped with egg. I probably can't fault them for this, but the pork katsu and the prawns were far too soggy for my liking. While I was okay with the texture of the sliced pork, some found it overcooked resulting in it being tough. I do like the eggy goodness of this dish together with the sauce over it though. Pretty generous portion of pork katsu for this price.

Service was decent and the food came pretty quickly. Pity, the food doesn't live up to its 100% rating!

Yayoiken 
177 River Valley Road
Liang Court Shopping Centre
#B1-50

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Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe (Liang Court)

Saizeriya was a place I wanted to try because it has supposedly super cheap food. But ever heard of the Singlish adage, Good things no cheap, cheap things no good? 

The Seafood Pizza ($7.90) had an utter lack of tomato base. It was just a thin layer of tomato sauce spread over the pizza. That reminded me of a frozen pizza base which is thawed and then sprinkled with random seafood. To be fair, however, the seafood was fresh.

Service was efficient and you had to press a bell at your table to call for their attention. Water is provided at the side of the restaurant at no costs. This is a good option for those who want a fairly decent meal but don't wish to pay too much for it. Basically, you get what you pay for. 

Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe (Liang Court)
Liang Court Shopping Centre
177 River Valley Road
#02-22
Tel No: 6 337 9001 

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