Excellent meal of beef for many prefectures in Japan. You will not be disappointed.
VL Kong
4
Returned for lunch at Wagyu Jin, a nice venue to savour some top Wagyu Brands of highest yield grade and meat quality grade (ie. A5) in one-go, like Hida (Gifu), Yonezawa (Yamagata), Omi (Shiga), Tochigi, Miyazaki. To my understanding all their A5 grade meats are wet-aged for at least 21 days.
As A5 meats are high marbling, the silky fat which provides the ‘melt-in-your-mouth’ experience could be overwhelming when over-indulged. So choose your omakase-set carefully :-) and adjust by topping up with items from the ala carte menu (the good add-ons are tongue (thick) & the chateaubriand sando). Perhaps the restaurant could consider inserting a palate cleanser in between, especially helpful for diners whom are not having wine or sake.
Service is attentive and perhaps staff could provide a bit more details about each brand of Wagyu served.
Ambience, minimalist designed, good soundproofing from the busy Claymore Hill street. Quite comfortable and quiet, only if the rest of the diners were genteel and keep their conversation from crescendoing.
Jennifer
4
Specially curated Yonezawa Beef lunch menu ($128) for my friend’s birthday. The cattle is raised with a long-term fattening method for over 32 months and consumes only Yamagata's mineral-rich rice straw to produce high-quality beef with just the right balance of lean meat and fat.
• SOMEN
Thin Noodles with Hokkaido Crab/ Truffle- generally not a fan of cold dishes but we all loved the noodles.
• CHAWANMUSHI
Ikura and Shitako- dashi was very nice but wished there was more egg.
• AWABI
Steam Abalone with Liver Sauce- lovely presentation with the shell.
• SHOYUYAKI
Shoyu Glazed Ribeye with Leeks- very well marbled!
• SANDO (+38)
Signature Chateaubriand Sandwich- this was what initially attracted me to the restaurant but I honestly found it ok only.
• SUKIYAKI
Sukiyaki Rice, Pickles and Soup- with some chilli powder on top and mixed with onsen egg.
• DAIFUKU
Japanese Fruit with Red Bean and Mochi- the mochi skin is so soft!
Flo Yeow
4
For a Les Amis brand, the food and service is impeccable. From a couple of days prior, Ginny and the team has already warmly welcomed you with some instructions, checking for allergies, etc. Was pleasantly surprised when they remembered names and greeted people by names too.
From the moment we arrived, to sitting us down, to them helping us with the bags, ordering, explaining the sake menu, every detail big or small were well looked after, especially impressed by Sota-san and his attention to detail. Solid front of house service team.
The food is premium and definitely worth the calories spent. Portions are good tasting portions, allowing you to appreciate and savour every bit of the beef, in different palettes that chef wants you to enjoy. Couple them with some sake, and your evening is good to go.
If you have the chance, make sure you order the oysters. They could only keep 3 pieces for the 4 of us, but they were really huge and you could share. The very start of the dining experience - the Appetizers, was just insane. The amount of uni and caviar and everything in that small little cup. Followed by the Yakiniku that was mind-blowing, especially when served earlier on in the omakase menu. The Chateubriand Sando was quite amazing, with a journey across regions; western burger like textures with a tint of japanese elegance. Rounding everything off with the sukiyaki, was quite a good final blow, admittedly.
The only issues we had were 1) the slow service as they tried to match everyone's pace in the restaurant, which can be quite a bummer if you'd be waiting a long time across dishes. Also 2) the ventilation of the restaurant and the kitchen. If you do walk out and back, you can actually smell the food, and your night will end off with you smelling like food. Perhaps a budding restaurant woe, and hopefully they'd have it fixed over time.
Sel L
4
Celebrated my birthday at Wagyu Jin.
Delightful dinner with excellent ingredients. Food was good as well as the service. But could hear the customers from next door Jinjo shouting and merry making from inside. Don’t remember if they played any music in the restaurant but the noise from outside did affect the atmosphere and experience.
I left the place kind of craving for a gyu don as I was not full. I did add on the Red perch as the beef tongue. I’d still recommend this place if you like wagyu beef just don’t come too hungry 😀