
I'm a real foodie and have eaten at many restaurants that make me go weak at the knees with it's exquisite food, but not many have inspired me to want to make a change in my food choices and habits. ONAKA Restaurant & Wine Bar certainly has.

It is about making healthy food tasty, and tasty food healthy. A lot of thought goes on behind the scene to make sure ingredients, method of cooking and presentation follows their philosophy. Take the first dish above. It certainly looks like maguro sashimi with tobiko, but it's not! It's actually Watermelon Sashimi {!!} with agar agar tobiko. Genious! About 50% of the menus is vegetarian with a special focus on low gylcemic, glueten-free and vegan options and this dish caters to the vegans. I've seen many vegetarian Chinese mock meat dishes, but not one for Japanese sashimi. Absolutely love it!
The Asian Hummus is full of proteins, and flavoured with Asian condiments, hazelnut oil, extra olive virgin oil, sesame oil and topped with loads of delicious olives. One of the best appetizers I've tasted thus far.


Price-wise, I'd say it's mid-range and pretty affordable for the amount of quality, thought and preparation that goes behind each dish. Many of the signature dishes are also featured during the weekday Happy Executive Set Lunch {S$18} for a 2-course meal and a drink.

I definitely want to go back with the boy again because he's such an conscientious eater and would be sure to appreciate ONAKA's philosophy.
ONAKA Restaurant & Wine Bar, Alexandra Retail Centre {ARC}
460 Alexandra Road, #01-32 ARC
Tel: 6270 2012
Mon to Fri: 11.30am - 10pm {Last order 9.30pm}
Sat & Sun: 10am - 10pm {Last order 9.30pm}, Brunch menu 10am - 4pm
* Disclosure: The review was due to an invitation from ONAKA Restaurant & Wine Bar. No monetary compensation was received, and all opinions are my own.
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5 comments:
I would never have guessed it was watermelon sashimi!
What a unique concept for dining. I've never seen anything like it, but it sounds fascinating and the pictures make it look delicious. :)
Jay Jay: same when I first saw it haha
mail4rosey: yup, I hope you get a chance to try it or something similar one day :)
Nice sharing with us. We really enjoy it.
Wow, this restaurant has delicious foods. My mouth is watering after seeing all these plates.
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