The homely restaurant seats about 20 or so only. Yet there was no crowd when we were there on a Friday night. I came to realize that it's the Japanese culture that the customers usually slurp up their noodles quickly and leave for sake bars.
There are also two floor seating tables available for a truly authentic Japanese dining experience.
Spotting Japanese at Miharu is a sign that the food is authentic!
So what exactly is authentic at Miharu? The popular Sapporo Nishiyama brand noodles served at Miharu, were made with well water and are specially imported from Japan. These noodles were frozen when they arrived and has to be thawed for 3 days in order to achieve the perfect texture. Sapporo noodles were very popular in Japan and has no doubt attracted many Japanese here in Singapore.
The menu was nothing fanciful. Mainly Sapporo Ramen in different soup base and sauces. It costs about $12.50-$13.00 for a huge bowl. The noodles was chewy and good, the soup brimming with flavour, was however too salty. You can request for the soup to be less salty as stated on the menu though.
The egg which looked like braised egg tasted nothing like Chinese. It was soaked in a secret soy blend for half a day and later boiled to perfection with a melt-in-your-mouth orange yolk.
These meatless gyoza($6.00) were filled with chives only.
We ordered the long beans also known as Yasai itame($4.50) just to complete our diet with some greens. Nothing special.
Overall, dinner was good. But in comparison, I still think Marutaman Ramen at Central(now at Liang Court too) is better. Marutaman Ramen is however pricey and forever crowded. (I will blog about it next time.)
So if you want a quiet and authentic Japanese dinner without having to queue for hours, why not head down to Gallery Hotel which is just down at Robertson Quay.
Sapporo Ramen Miharu
76 Robertson Quay #01-11
Gallery Hotel
6733 8464
Open 12-3pm, 6-10pm
Closed on Wednesdays
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