Watami Japanese Casual Dining Restaurant Malaysia unveiled 20 exciting new gastronomic creations which includes a new pork menu at the Grand Feast at its flagship in 1 Utama. The new dishes comprised part of the Grand Menu which features over 100 varieties of the original Watami fusion fare.
“ Watami Malaysia is pleased to present 20 new dishes originationg from Tokyo underscoring our focus on variety and authenticity of our Modern Japanese cuisuine as we celebrate the arrival of the Grand Menu on our shores” said Nelson Wang, Vice President of Operaions and Business Development Chasswood Group. The 20 dishes will make up of the only quarter of the new additions to the existing men and it is available at all 3 of its Klang Valley outlet: Paradigm Mall, Pavilion KL and 1 Utama.
We started off with some greenies which is the Salmon Sashimi salad which features a refreshing blend of julienned radish, onion and crispy seaweed tossed with the aromatic fried wanton skin as well as adding in a healthy amount of mixed nuts as well as the soft, tender slices of the fresh salmon and drizzled with the fresh Grapefruit dressing.
Price: RM 16.90
For thise who love some raw items, try their salmon dish which is the Salmon magurro Carpaccio which offers thin-sliced salmon and tuna sashimi with a distinct Italian garlic sea clam sauce and green garlc dressing which is made from garlic, olive oil. spinach and perilla leaf.
Price: RM 21.90
#1: Unagi Chawanmushi
#2: Tamago Yaki Sushi
#3: Puchi Tomato Butaniku Maki Kushi
If you are a chawanmushi lover, do try their Unagi Chawanmushi where the eel is being steamed together with the chawanmushi itself. The soft egg texture and topped with the sweetness of the unagi infused in it, the chawanmushi is good.
Price: RM 7.90
You can also grabs their Tamago Yaki Sushi where the lovely eggy taste which is cheap and good.
Price: RM 1.80
Puchi Tomato Butaniku Maki Kushi features the succulent pork rolled with the cherry tomato and being grilled till golden brown. The skewer is sinfully addictive and the bite of it is really lovely where the soury tomato juices squirted into my mouth with brings me lots of suprises.
Price: RM 4.90
The headlines of the new Grand Menu is the Achovies and Garlic Seafood Pizza which is sure to delights for seafood lovers. The pizza and seafood lovers will definite to fall in love with the squids, shrimps, and scallops which is loaded on a bed of the homemade tomato sauce which is well infused with the anchoviews and garlic,and blanketed with a layer of pipping hot melted cheese. The thin pizza crust compliments the topping with a perfect crunch whilst the Japanese pesto sauce adds an extra zing in every bites.
Price: RM 24.90
If you love the skewes do try their Kushi Moriawase which is the assorted skewers which is being served with the choice of the chicken thigh, chicken wings, beef & erigi mushroom roll, beef & spring onion beef roll.
Price: RM 19.90
Jikasei Niku Miso Hiyaako which is essentially silken cut of the cold cut tofu is being served with the flavored meat and Japanese leek . The cold tofu is deliciously made with the silky textures and the meat which is served with it is also lovely.
Price: RM 9.90
Watami Takusei Tori Karaage is one item which is worth to try where the chicken thight is being marinated with the special karaage sauce. Tender and juicy meat which I love the most.
Price: RM 22.90
If you are a pork lover, do try their Rosu katsu which is where the deep fried pork cutlet is being served together with the shredded cabbage and sesame dressing. Juicy meat with the crispy breadcrumbs is simply irrestible.
Price: RM 22.90
For sushi lover , do try ther Anago Tempura Maki which is the sea eel tempura roll. Not much to my favorites on this as it is filled with the thick rice and I could not get the bite of the eel taste.
Price: RM 12.90
For those who preferredsome stir fried dishes, Yasai Kinoko Itami is one of the choices. It serves up an appetizing hot plate of sliced pork, cabbage, carrot, enoki mushroom shimeji mushroom and shitake mushroom, bean sprouts and nira. I love the mushrooms so much which is wells stir fried with the pork with it.
Price: RM 16.90
Fans of savoury Japanese Pancake will find joy in the Hiroshima-fu Okonomiyaki which temps the most resolute of dieters with the juicy pork slices on a Okonomiyaki base slathered with special sauce, dried bonito and a sprinkling of Aonari flakes. The texture is good where it is soft and juicy and I love the dried bonito which is being served.
Price: RM 18.90
As an ode to its Japanese heritage, Watami also introduced their vwey own Tonkatsu Ramen where they combine the two classics of “Ramen” and “Tonkatsu” into one instanly recognized dishes. Rashers of pork chashu float in a specail pork both surrounded by the classic ingridients of flavoured half-boiled egg, crispy beansprouts and bamboo shots with a dash of Japanese Leek and spring onion.They have the option of the original as well as the spicy based one. The Watami Tonkatsu Ramen is being served with the ramen itself, with pork chashu, flavoured half cooked egg, bean spout and bamboo shoots. The soup is very flavorful where it is well being cooked for hours before served.
Price: RM 22.90
Spicy lover can opt for the Kara Miso Ramen which is the same ingridients like the Watami Tonkatsu Ramen but it brings a spicy taste instead. To me, it is not much spiciness but it is salty.
Price: RM 22.90
Fancy of pork cutlets with rice? Watami’s Tokyo Rosu Katsu don is a classic dish of prime cut deep fried pork loin in golden pool of scrambled egg and homemade Watami katsu sauce, served on a bed of white reiice and garnished with fresh spring onion. Savory taste of the rice itself bringing a crispy pork cutlet which is something not to be missed here.
Price: RM 23.90
Ishiyaki Kaisen Garlic Rie is well blend with rice, shrimp, scallop,egg, tobiko, shredded nori, garlic butter, dashi soy sauce and spring onion which is being served in a hot pot. The delicious fresh ingridients is amazingly good and lovely which give a great blend of delights.
Price: RM 23.90
As for the chicken katsu kare it features the crumbed chicken cutlet together with the Japanese sweet curry. The curry which is served was thick and flavorful but it is slightly salty to me.
Price: RM 29.90
Last but not least, for hot pot enthusiast, Watami offers the Jonkoku Butechige, a fresh Korean Inso\pired, army style mini cauldron of decadent ingridients ranging fresh vegeables, pork and noodles to sea clams, Korean rice cake and kimchi in a special spcy brooth. With the scrumptious ingridients in it, the soup comes sweet and delicious.
Green Citrus Yuzu Marmalade Soda (RM13.90/”big drink”)
Watami Malaysia @ Pavilion KL
C4.04.00, Level 4, Pavilion KL Shopping Mall,
168, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: (+603) 2141 6671
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Watami Malaysia @ 1 Utama
1st Floor, Rainforest, 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
1 Lebuh Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: (+603) 7727 1399
Watami Malaysia @ Paradigm Mall
Lot 07, Level 1, Paradigm Mall,
1, Jalan SS7/ 26A, Kelana Jaya,
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: (+603) 7886 9661