Aka Siro

A part of me wished that I could rate this place higher because honestly I can see so much potential in the food Akasiro served... but all the food was cold besides the miso soup. Bit biased cos I prefer hot-served food and understandably their intentions are to serve the food cold but that aside... The taste of the food was more on the stronger side. Strong (salty) sauce on katsu and miso too salty for my liking. The duck was the best part with their secret sauce. There were plenty of sides to add colour and variety to the main, some sides better than others but tbh, they were all pretty.. average tasting. Portions were pretty tiny for the price (healthy amount I suppose, to get to 6/10 fullness). I wouldn't complain if I was living in the area and I wanted a healthier takeaway option on the go but unfortunately a very disappointing dine-in experience this time round.

The restaurant model has changed since covid. Bit of a shame. I used to love coming here for a filling home cooked japanese meal. But the last few times, it's just cold takeaway bento. It's okay, but food doesn't sit quite right when it's cold or if you can't heat it up somewhere. Before, their food was hot, cooked to order, and the dining experience was superb. I don't understand why they're continuing the packed bento model. Would love to come back once they return to their homey served fresh vibe.

Very bad experience. Just can’t imagine this quality Japanese restaurant will serve cold rice, cold meal to their customers. Very disappoint. We all understand during this difficult moment, most of the restaurants or cafe are actually having a really hard time. But this is unacceptable. I’m sorry, never coming back.