Aoki

My recent visit to Aoki this evening left me with mixed feelings. I understand that not all places can accommodate aburi requests, and I politely inquired about it, emphasizing that it was perfectly fine if they couldn't do it. I want to make it clear that I wasn't trying to force the chef's hand. The chef mentioned that some sushi could be aburi'd while others couldn't, which I fully understood. Of course, you can't aburi uni sushi.

However, what left me somewhat disappointed was the service. The chef seemed to rush through each sushi course, serving the next piece even before my partner had finished the current one. For me as well. To add to this, the chef didn't bother explaining what he was serving. In many sushi restaurants, chefs typically provide a brief description of each dish, but that wasn't the case here. I had to repeatedly ask, "What is this?" for every piece, and even after asking once, he didn't bother providing any further details.

The lack of communication and rushed service detracted from what could have been a more enjoyable dining experience. While I appreciate the chef's skills, I hope they can work on improving the service aspect to make the overall experience at Aoki more satisfying.

Had the chirashi here with uni and it tasted so good. Lots of fish, with very fresh and premium cuts. The desserts were also equally good - everything was handmade by the restaurant!

The chef also mentioned they’ll be moving to a new location (TBC where), but will stop operating at the current location end of this year.

We only have good things to say about Aoki.
1) ambience - classy and cozy, really one of the best atmosphere for a sushi restaurant in SG.
2) service- always excellent, polite and never felt rushed the 4/5 times we’ve been there, that’s why we keep going back
3) very reasonably priced omakase lunch
Quality sushi and dishes served
We tried omakase dinner too, sashimi is super fresh!

“Freshest of the Fresh” - if there’s such word/s to describe the dishes! Basically it feels like being in Japan- savouring their fresh ingredients. Subtle yet romanticised dishes from bento to mains.
The place have some partitions if you want to have a more private lunch or perhaps dinner.
Ambience is clean to the eyes- all in all 10/10

Good lunch place, we went for the Omakase lunch. Sashimi and sushi had very fresh ingredients, you can opt to pay extra to get some uni sushi. Overall, we had a good lunch, next time we will just go for the sashimi/sushi dishes instead.

Food here is hard to beat in both quality and value. Their lunch sets are especially good and affordable. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a good fuss free Japanese fix in town. Advance reservation required.

Beautiful restaurant, well-located serving delicious, fresh Japanese cuisine.

The evening Omakasé menu was fantastic from the first of 7 dishes all the way through to the last. Highly recommended. Sakés, both hot and usual options were incredible.

Alex and the team were warm, welcoming and attentive throughout our visit. I'd come again to try their lunch and other menus.