Classic Omakase $88 It’s always a pleasure to stumble across great restaurants in a neighbourhood you’ve lived in for years, but you realise there’s so much yet still to uncover. Opened just this year in February, Vino Kushiyaki specializes in simple, unadulterated kushiyaki where the quality ingredients and chef’s skill are allowed to shine.
Choose between the $88 Omakase Classic or the $128 Premium (with seasonal ingredients chosen by the chef) and enjoy dinner starting with an appetizer and complimentary sake, followed by a range of delectably grilled meat, vegetable and seafood skewers, ending with a unique don or noodle of the day. In total there are about 12 small plates. Pair your skewers with a unique variety of condiments – salt, matcha and curry powders – or better yet, sparkling sake which is currently on 1-for-1 promotion now!
Our favourites were the plump, smoky scallops, pork wrapped zucchini (Buta Zukini), amazingly sweet and juicy whole angel shrimp (Tenshi Ebi) and deceptively plain but delish gingko nuts.
There’s also an ala-carte menu with items not found in the omakase, but the omakase is definitely more value-for-money.
Taste: 3.5/5