Sendo No Ya Japanese Restaurant, Kuantan

**Update 15th November 2011: Sendo No Ya has closed & moved to another location with a new name (but the whole team of workers are still the same at the new location): Koi Zen Japanese Cuisine**

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Date: 6 June 2009, Saturday
Venue: Sendo No Ya Japanese Restaurant, Kuantan
Occasion: Dinner with Aaron
Overall comment: Almost perfect dinner! *wah...serious???* Food was good, ambiance was nice, place is easy to locate, service was warm & friendly, plus the fellowship was lovely! :D
Halal: Yes

I was in Kuantan last weekend to attend Ing Cheon's wedding :) It was a lovely moment for Ing Cheon, I'm very sure of that. Being in Kuantan also meant my monthly meet-up with Aaron. Throughout the whole weekend in Kuantan, I had quite some time to spend with him & my family there.

On Saturday night itself, Aaron & I decided to go for some Japanese dinner. We've always had Western/Chinese dinner, so we thought of having a change in food-type. Sendo No Ya was the recommended Japanese restaurant (according to chi-chi, who attempts to try every new food outlet in town). We were very hungry that time, so anything & everything will do for the both of us. Thankfully, we didn't order too much, so what we ordered was sufficient to make us "happy", not "full" :)

All we had was 1 main dish for ourselves (which we shared as well cos we both wanted to try every other thing) & a side dish to share. We were both very satisfied :)

Here's what we had:

The interior of the restaurant

Unagi Don (RM17.00/bowl)
Who doesn't like unagi? The both of us love unagi, especially when it's done nicely. This unagi was delicious. The one that I had in Shogun had tiny bones everywhere! This one's quite clean & clear! :D *Nyam nyam nyam*

Chirashi Bento (RM24.00/set)
Raw fish rice & tempura lunch box. This made me REALLY happy!! It's an authentic 'Happy Meal'! I have everything that I could possibly try :) From tempura to sashimi, sushi, rice, & soba...fuh. Lovely! All the food items in the bento were really good. I give this bento set 2 thumbs up! There were 4 types of raw fish (fresh & 'sweet'!), 4-5 pieces of tempura, a generous helping of sushi (or was it just sashimi? :S it was too good that it went straight into my mouth!) AND more rice, plus some soba for variety. How does that sound to you? It's not TOO costly as well ;) Oh ya, the only set-back is the miso soup...cold :(

Golden Roll (RM28.00/roll)
Jumbo prawn rolled with seaweed & mango. This was a rather interesting dish. It's our 1st time trying this out & we loved it :) Slightly sweet due to the mango, & savory as well. It's a yummilicious side dish :)

Map to Sendo No Ya

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If you happen to be in Kuantan, this place is worth a try ;)



Sendo No Ya Japanese Restaurant
B118, B, Jln Tun Ismail
25000 Kuantan
Pahang Darul Makmur.
Phone: (+609) 513 8222
Note: It's directly opposite Berjaya Megamall in the heart of Kuantan town


Ratings:
Presentation: * * * *
Price: * * * 1/2
Environment: * * * 1/2
Taste: * * * *
Service: * * * 1/2


Overall:

- Ruth