A new Japanese restaurant in Marina Bay Sands with stunning decor & phenomenal interiors which tranports you to Kyoto instantly without flying!
KOMA, a new concept from TAO Group, is a Japanese restaurant and sushi bar offering a modern interpretation of Japanese cuisine. Guests enter through a striking 20m passageway lined with orange arches, reminiscent of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, into an intimate lounge where one can experience creative new cocktails or choose from the venue’s extensive sake list. A dramatic 2.5m tall one-of-a-kind Japanese “bell,” which presides above a traditional Japanese footbridge, provides a focal point for the main dining room, which is complemented by soaring high ceilings, an oversized sushi bar and a private dining room at the mezzanine.
All in all, be sure to take your time to walk over to your table, and if possible, walk over the traditional Japanese footbridge to soak in the buzzing atmosphere before you head to enjoy some fusion delicacies.
Wowed by the breathtaking design, one would expect the food to be incredible as well, but the meal was a take on modern Japanese fusion and didn’t quite live upto the hype.
To start with, I must say the cocktail and drinks menu was extremely impressive! We ended up sharing a carafe of Japanese Sake as well as one of their signature cocktails *True Shinshi* made with Umeshu and Yuzu. We had to rush through a bit because of the 10:30PM curfew on alcoholic beverages in Singapore, but the cocktails and sake definitely stood out for us.
We kicked off with a round of appetisers such as Taro Chip Tuna Tacos ($21), Crispy Tokyo Gyoza ($12) and some California Maki Roll ($20). They all make good bar bites and paired well with our beverages, but were a tad too pricey. We personally loved the Tuna Tacos which was an amazing Japanese twist to your regular tacos. The California Maki Roll also received a Thumbs Up from us as it was a perfect blend of crab meat, avocado and cucumber.
The place has also some pretty good sushi and sashimi. The sashimi platter ($78 for 9 pieces) consists of quite a standard set of sliced fish, and the sushi platter ($88 for 9 pieces) was fresh and uncomplicated. If you don’t feel like getting the full platter, you can also order per piece and I highly recommend the Tako Nigiri (Octopus) and Maguro Sashimi (Tuna) priced at $8-9 per piece. We also tried some skewers from Robata Grill such as the Shitake ($8) in Kabayaki sauce and bonito flakes and some Negima ($9), chicken with tokyo onion which were both quite appetising.
Surprisingly, desserts at Koma Singapore stole the thunder, with my favourite being the Japanese Cheese Cake with Strawberry Sorbet ($16).
For the ambience, this is perhaps one of the best we have in Singapore! If they can tweak the food a bit to feature more authentic Japanese, KOMA Singapore might really have the chance to send its guests into a food coma, and more!
