Nadaman at Shangri-la

Shangri-La has been having this 40th anniversary celebration where limited seats have been available every day since May for a 40% discount for all their restaurants. I managed to make it to The Line once, and a few times to Nadaman. The lunch sets are pretty good value with the discount, and one weekday afternoon I went there with a colleague for a midweek perk up. We shared both versions of the Kaiseiki Ryouri - one's a more standard menu for $50, and the other a premium version (Hiru Kaiseiki) for $60.

This was the appetiser for the Hiru Kaiseiki:

Top: milk bonito mousse with bonito broth jelly, marinated deep fried fish with vinegar, and "chingensai" - whatever it is! The bonito mousse was pretty unique, with a very savoury taste. I quite enjoyed it.

Our sashimi:
I was surprised they served salmon, since the Japanese consider that an inferior fish

Clear soup with fish and prawn cake
Chawanmushi
Grilled gounard with Japanese pepper, seaweed, leek and plum dressing
The main dish for the normal set was a teriyaki cod, together with some simmered vegetables
The cod was pretty good
The vegetables were very standard

The Hiru Kaiseiki had a hot pot of salmon, chicken and vegetables with miso butter. I found this a little too sweet for my liking

It also came with mixed vegetable rice

The rice was not too bad

The dessert for the Hiru Kaiseiki was really good - black sesame pudding with caramel sauce. After eating so much, it was difficult to stuff in much more!

The lunch sets are much better value than the dinner sets, and the 40% offer ends 31 July.