Following Man Man, Uya is the 2nd restaurant offering live eel slaughtered on the spot and serve grilled to customers. Unlike Man Man, the killing of the eel is done behind the scene in the kitchen but customers can view the live grilling of the unagi.
The servers are very friendly with some of them being Japanese. The Japanese provided their full service by kneeling down when taking orders which is not commonly seen in our food industries.
We ordered all of their recommended dishes, starting with their salmon skin salad ($9). Freshly prepared salad topped with thinly fried salmon skin and sesame dressing. Unlike the usual salmon skin, theirs is really thin and crispy and seriously addictive. Thumbs up! Rating: 4.2/5
For mains, we had the following:
1. Hitsumabushi ($35) - medium size chopped eel served with condiments, pickles and miso soup. The eel bowl can be eaten in 3 ways. Enjoy originally, with wasabi/spring onions/seaweed, or with their special broth. I love their original taste best as the sweetness of the eel and sauce goes so well. Thumbs up! Rating: 4.3/5
2. Rare wagyu rice bowl ($27) - for non-eel eaters, you can go for their wagyu rice bowl. Tender and thinly sliced wagyu beef with sous vide egg, salad and miso soup. Love the fried garlic slices on top of the rice. Simply delicious... the combination was great when mixed together. Rating: 4.2/5
Overall, for eel lovers, Uya is definitely recommendable. We have yet to try Man Man so can't compare which is better. But this is definitely good enough for unagi lovers!
A summary of items ordered:
Hitsumabushi
Rare wagyu rice bowl
My Overall Ratings:
Food: 4.2/5
Price: 3.5/5
Service: 4.2/5
Ambience: 4/5
You can locate them here:
Uya
501 Orchard Road, #02-15/16, Wheelock Place, Singapore 238880 (Orchard MRT)
Tel: 6732 1096
Opening Hours: Lunch 12:00pm – 3:00pm (Last Order 2:30pm), Dinner 6:00pm – 10:00pm (Last Order 9:30pm)
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