28 Dec
Senjyu Sushi @ Cineleisure, Mutiara Damansara
How was your Christmas? We hope that you had an enjoyable and memorable Christmas. Ours was pathetic though. KampungBoy was down with flu so we stayed home on the Christmas Eve and to make up for it, we went for simple Christmas lunch at Senjyu Sushi. We found the restaurant (surprisingly) empty on a public holiday –this made us hesitate at first, since this is usually a bad sign. However, we stuck it out and I’m glad we did.
Senjyu Sushi, which is related to Sakae Sushi from
We were served with freshly grated wasabi first. It has a sharp and clean, unlike the usual wasabi paste that we have in other sushi joints. Other than ordering from the menu, one can pick plates after plates of sushi from the conveyor belt. DO note that nothing is cheap here; it ranges from RM 4 for simple cucumber maki to RM 16 for luxurious item such as wagyu beef sushi.
Inari Roll (RM 4 ++)
Senjyu Sushi is running a lunch promotion with bento set ranges from RM 39.90 to RM 42.90. Sushi and Soba Set (RM 42.90 ++) was the obvious choice, since KampungBoy can only take “ching” food as such.
We were clearly amused by the sushi with longer piece of fish. We can easily wrap it around the rice and eat it. How convenient!
The tempuras were a huge let down. Although they were all freshly made (as we can see from the open kitchen), but the batter was hard, lumpy and greasy.
Soba Noodles
Salad
Chawanmushi
The Foie gras and oyster mentai maki (RM 24.90 ++) belongs to me since someone was too ill to indulge in such rich food. Imagine thin crispy outer layer and the burst of hot liquid liver of bite size lightly seared foie gras. It was an instant bliss.
No complains for the oyster maki as well. It was topped with some sweet, plump and juicy oyster with some sweet pink colored mayo lathered between.
Dessert – Coffee Jelly with Coffee Syrup
Citygal @ Senjyu Sushi & KampungBoy @ ermmm Wendy’s (recovered and eating Wendy’s fries like there’s no tomorrow)
Total damange? RM 87 for two. It is definitely not a place that we can afford to dine in anytime. Service is extremely attentive, almost over attentive at times. We felt like most of the staffs were glaring at us throughout our meal. Other than this, we reckoned that the food is slightly more expensive than other sushi places in town but you get what you pay for.
Lot G2 & G3 Ground Floor,
Cineleisure Damansara.
Tel: 03-77279028
Fax: 03-77269028
Posted by ai wei on December 28, 2008 at 2:40 pm
happy holiday!
guess it was really a BIG damage for this meal. but then once a while is okay larrr. hehehe
i find ur oyster maki n quite interesting !
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Posted by J2Kfm on December 29, 2008 at 4:05 am
hahaha.. recovered and so fast went for fries?!!
foei gras and oysters? wagyu?!! certainly took kaiten sushi to another level …
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Posted by eiling on December 29, 2008 at 6:57 am
OMG i think senjyu sushi is the answer to my Foie Gras-Jap food cravings. I must really try that Foie Gras sushi. so brilliant la the chef! I like the deco too. very tasteful. Happy holidays!
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Posted by jasmine on December 29, 2008 at 12:01 pm
i still haven’t tried the foie gras & oyster maki…maybe another time. but agree with you on how “over-attentive” the staff were… upmarket kononnya.
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Posted by Simon Seow on December 29, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Foie gras and oyster mentai maki my favourites. According to the staff there the wasabi is airflown, not freshly grated. Or did they change to freshly grate the wasabi already?
Hmm..you changed to a simpler header.
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Posted by rokh on December 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm
“recovered and eating Wendy’s fries like there’s no tomorrow”
hahahahaha
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Posted by sc on December 31, 2008 at 2:10 am
Happy New Year KampungboyCitygal! Have a great one!
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Posted by xin on December 31, 2008 at 2:13 am
happy new year to u!
hope kampungboy is well by now
when i go there, i will order the foie gras, it looks so jeng
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Posted by myCoffee on December 31, 2008 at 3:57 am
I love foie gras. Must go and try their foie gras and the oyster sushi.
Btw, Happy New Year!
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Posted by YilingL on December 31, 2008 at 4:01 am
ishk why eiling always comment before me?? anyway, yeah the oyster and foir gras maki looks really awesome! the dessert ‘bowl’ looks cute like the osim u-pilot chair!
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Posted by thule aka leo on December 31, 2008 at 5:13 am
As cineleisure is one of my fav place to watch movie… it was quite surprising that I didn’t notice this place sooner until a few weeks ago. I was not too hungry and therefore, didn’t try their food. But I still browsed through their menu.. and realised that their price is above average sushi joints around.
Anyway, it seems to have a good review from you. Will try that out soon… blow a hole in the pocket once in a while still OK la… Happy NEw year
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Posted by Lisa Lee on December 31, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Happy New Year!!
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Posted by HarbX on January 3, 2009 at 10:58 am
Looks very good the food, very nice pictures also!
Must give this place a go – happy new year!
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