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Minori A La Carte Japanese Buffet @ Royale Chulan Damansara

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I don’t know why, but Minori Japanese restaurant at the Royale Chulan Damansara is somewhat under the radar. Maybe it’s due to the restaurant’s rather hidden location and it’s more accessible to the hotel guests. Anyway, Minori recently launched an a la carte buffet with Groupon and it’s available at a discounted price of RM88 per pax versus the original price of RM140.
Well, we all know it’s a common tactic employed by businesses to raise prices then mark them down in order to attract customers. Regardless of whether Minori did this, I am pleased to say that RM88 is worth paying for the quality of food you get; albeit having a less comprehensive selection (I counted 53) of dishes.


First and foremost, you should know that the a la carte buffet is only available on weekends for a limited time only (apparently they do this once a year) and it ends on the 29th Nov 2015. For those urgently looking for a good Japanese buffet at a mid-level restaurant that serves fresh food at an affordable price, then look no further than Minori.
In fact, this was an extremely rare case where we actually enjoyed a food and beverage deal by Groupon and would actually recommend it to others. If you are reading this on the same day this post was published, you still have a day or two to purchase the deal and make a reservation in time!

Minori a la carte buffet Saba Shioyaki

Saba Shioyaki – gorgeous looking, perfectly seasoned, crispy on the outside and delightfully moist in the center.

Minori Salmon Shioyaki

Salmon Shioyaki – as good as the Saba.

Minori Salmon Sashimi

Salmon Sashimi – higher grade than the usual.

Minori Buffet Shiromi Sashimi

Shiromi Sashimi – almost like biting into butter.

Minori Sushi

Sushi

Minori Soft Shell Crab

Soft shell crab – crunchy and packed a lot of meat.

Minori Chicken Tsukune

Tsukune (chicken meat balls) – the glaze was not rich enough.

Minori a la carte buffet Yakitori

Chicken Yakitori – great texture but somewhat oily and could use more flavour.

Minori Beef Teppanyaki

Beef Teppanyaki – prepared medium to a nice and tender bite. You won’t go wrong with any beef-related dish here.

Kaki Fry

Kaki Fry (fried oysters)

Minori Kaki Kimuchi Nabe

Kaki Kimuchi Nabe – the soup was great!

Minori a la carte buffet oysters

One of the freshest, plumpest and juiciest oysters we have ever had.

Minori Buffet Shishamo

Shishamo

Minori Buffet Spicy Tofu

Spicy Yosei (Tofu) – surprised that something so simple could be so good.

Minori Green Tea Ice Cream

Matcha Ice Cream

Itachoco Monaka

Itachoco Monaka – ice cream waffle with a crispy chocolate center.

Minori Japanese Restaurant Royale Chulan


Minori Japanese Restaurant

As you can see, the dishes served in the buffet look appetizing from their presentation alone. Even as a buffet, almost everything we had were delicious and some of them tasted even better than what you get at other a la carte Japanese restaurants.
Sashimi was fresh and served in thick slices so you don’t have to make repeated (and annoying) orders just to be satisfied. Both the grilled salmon and mackerel were excellent as well and could probably put others to shame. The weakest dishes among all go to the Yakitori and Tsukune, which is understandable given that Minori is not a Yakitori joint.
Our only complaint is that, as usual, some of the items were not available namely maguro, raw oysters (but they managed to serve the oyster hot pot?) and ebi. Service was fine but it could take a while for your food to arrive so it’s a better idea to order more to avoid the wait. All in all, this is one of the better Japanese buffets in town and I highly recommend it to those who value quality more than quantity.

Minori Royale Chulan Damansara

Minori Japanese Restaurant (near the skating rink)
The Royale Chulan Damansara Hotel
1st Floor, No. 2 Jalan PJU 7/3
Mutiara Damansara, 47810 PJ
Tel: 03-7959 9099
Business hours: Mon – Sun (12.30 – 2:30pm, 6.30-10pm)

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  1. Our review regarding Minori Japanese Restaurant as it is the Japanese Chef Takahiro is very rude, untalented and very bad spoken english. Whilst he doesn’t speak proper english, he is so arrogant and busy in zipping up his pants right before us at the time we were eating. Please for god’s sake, do not show us your penis whilst we’re here to enjoy japanese food. Our observation, he also works very slow in motion as if he is lazy to entertain all customers and he is also sounded like BITCH when he comes to handling his staff. Lots of argument between him and his manager we heard unpleasant exchange of words inside the restaurant. The Japanese chef should be more polite to our Malaysians too. Ain’t it the Japanese culture is to be polite? But this Takahiro is very rude Japanese.

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