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2012-10-24
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The Restaurant: Located within The Intermark Mall (KL) is the third branch from its original outlets (Mizu Japanese fine dining). Kin no Mizu offers both the classic and modern interpretation of Japanese cuisine and the freshest ingredients as always.Environment/interior-decor: Kin no Mizu décor is different, it’s modern with alluring blue light and water here and there gives off a different experience. I visited the place on a Sunday afternoon and it was quiet. Menu: Since its lunch time, there
The Restaurant: Located within The Intermark Mall (KL) is the third branch from its original outlets (Mizu Japanese fine dining). Kin no Mizu offers both the classic and modern interpretation of Japanese cuisine and the freshest ingredients as always.
Environment/interior-decor:
Kin no Mizu décor is different, it’s modern with alluring blue light and water here and there gives off a different experience. I visited the place on a Sunday afternoon and it was quiet.
Menu: Since its lunch time, there are variety of set lunches to choose from in addition to daily specials and the a la carte menu. (yes; they have set lunches on a weekend)!
Food:
(Pardon the poor quality of the pictures & I can’t remember the food price)
Grilled cod with salt setComes with the usual, fruits, chawanmushi, miso soup, salad and rice. The set as a whole is just so-so. The rice is soft, properly separated. Chawanmushi smooth, properly seasoned. Miso soup was out of the ordinary with potatoes and slightly sour aftertaste. Cod fish, very lightly seasoned and was slightly moist. I felt that the cod was not that fresh. The texture and flavour felt like it was defrost frozen cod or air-chilled cod that was kept in the freezer.
Sashimi with tempura setThe sashimi I believe were salmon, tuna and pickled mackerel. The sashimis were fresh and of decent cut. The tempura was on the good side, light crispy battered, seasoned and of good size. Chawanmushi, rice and soup similar as stated above.
If you realised they didn’t gave me grated radish for my tempura sauce.
and
Oh yes, there was a small cockroach in my miso soup (how lovely).
Green tea ice cream (no pics) was lovely, creamy and palatable. The colour was lovely matcha green and the matcha flavour was strong enough.
Service:
Adequate service, though the staff is not alert. Perhaps the dim lighting makes them sleepy. I asked for the menu a few times and I need to call them to refill my tea a few times as well. They didn’t apologize for the small roach. They were somehow more attentive towards the international couple.
Verdict:
The price for each set is from Rm 40-ish above. I was somewhat disappointed with the whole experience as I expected better. The aspect of set lunches on weekends with a variety of choice might excite you. However, if you were expecting something out of the ordinary, I reckon the a la carte and daily special might be a better choice. Besides that, if you are for set lunches other Japanese restaurant fares better even at a lower price. Luckily I paid only Rm40 for these; I would not be happy to pay the full price.
*Ps: Be aware of their operating hours.
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