We celebrated Chris’ 30th birthday, Hunter’s 2-month birthday, and a guy friend’s 27th birthday… all wrapped up into one! The place of choice was Ohama, a new restaurant serving Japanese food a la Izakaya-style. It’s opened the famous chef Willy Trullas (of El Willy restaurant) and we were lucky to be the first diners to check out their Brunch options on their first day.
Things were already looking very promising even before the event. My inquiries (phone and email) were swiftly responded too, and everything we wanted was accommodated pleasantly and easily – typical Japanese customer service 🙂 It was such a delight! We had a party of 14 people and it really is no mean feat to cater for a large group when you’re serving beautifully-decorated Japanese food, not to mention on your first Brunch day.
Ohana is very uniquely decorated. It’s largely like a Japanese dining room, and we were seated in the recessed table area. Lots of smooth wood panels and open space, but with a cosy and familiar twist thanks to the array of little toys and paraphernalia scattered around. Service was very attentive and fluent in English, which was fantastic. All of us opted for the 120? brunch menu which was a really good deal, considering the assortment (and presentation!) of food and the quality of the ingredients.
I wish Ohana was much closer to where we live (it’s out in the Hongqiao area) so we can go there frequently. Lovely restaurant, fab service, and excellent food. Thanks Ohana for a great birthday celebration!
Heading upstairs into Ohana
Our lil family
The boys checking out Hunter
Me and my baby boy!
Chris has a cuddle
Sleepy baby.. only for a bit though, before he woke up crying!
My 4 drinks – champagne, coke, oolong tea, sake. Weird combination 😛
Steak tartar – just WOW. Love the combination of flavours in the raw steak,
and the side of seaweed was so fresh and crisp!
Patatas bravas with bonito – delicious, creamy, and worth every calorie 😉
Tempura calamari – light and flavourful, but nothing outright spectacular
Appetizer trio of chilled tofu, seaweed, pumpkin – never thought I’d like these
ingredients, but each one tasted delicate and fantastic
Deep fried lotus root cake – so unusual, people either liked or disliked it.
I liked it, but it’s best in a small canape portion like what they did
Sushi rice topped with tuna and white fish sashimi – how PRETTY is this?!?!? OMG.
Deep fried pork cutlet – I loved this, so crisp and all lean meat
Grilled codfish in miso paste – delicious flavour, we wanted a bigger portion!
Black sesame mochi balls with vanilla ice cream – the BEST dish of the meal!!
Creamy, sticky, rich, sweet… just outstanding. I’d go back for this alone :)~
Our lovely gf that organised these custom-made birthday cupcakes!
Starwars cupcake and Computer cupcake… for the 2 geeky birthday boys!
Boys and their cupcakes, in flavours Red Velvet (my fave), Chocolate, Carrot Cake
The boys lusting over my gift to Chris for his 30th birthday… will do a proper post on that later 🙂
Chris said “Make like that figurine!” (on the table next to me).
And I actually did. LMAO!! Oh dear.
aww fatty Hunter is just too cute!
How are you enjoying your busty figure? 😉
Was Arthur this fat? I can’t remember now!!
Hahah it’s not so fun.. cos now my boobs serve a purpose and not particularly sexy 😉
so cute
U make the pics look so good esp the ice cream with mochi balls. I wish they had the equivalent in Singapore.
Re: so cute
man that dessert was fantastic…i’m still dreaming about it!
aww fatty Hunter is just too cute!
How are you enjoying your busty figure? 😉
Was Arthur this fat? I can’t remember now!!
Hahah it’s not so fun.. cos now my boobs serve a purpose and not particularly sexy 😉
Cute cupcakes 😀
They were SO yummy.. my fave’s red velvet 🙂
so cute
U make the pics look so good esp the ice cream with mochi balls. I wish they had the equivalent in Singapore.
Re: so cute
man that dessert was fantastic…i’m still dreaming about it!
You look soooo svelte! Definitely don’t like you have a newborn. How did you do it??? Was it just breastfeeding? And great lose-weight genes too I bet!
Yeah just from breastfeeding, I’m a total advocate of it, hehe
A Panerai?
Nope! Starts with a J 😛
Cute cupcakes 😀
They were SO yummy.. my fave’s red velvet 🙂
cant wait to see the watch! 😀
Hee will post about it this week for sure!
Sorry I missed that. Bev, u look skinnier than before pregnancy. Time for the 2nd one to get it done with. Hehehehe
Oh hon, I wish! I highly doubt it tho 😛
Wow, such a nice-looking place. I adore Jap food. :)~
Me too! This one had Spanish influences which made it even cooler
You look soooo svelte! Definitely don’t like you have a newborn. How did you do it??? Was it just breastfeeding? And great lose-weight genes too I bet!
Yeah just from breastfeeding, I’m a total advocate of it, hehe
Cute crockery!
Great gift to C!
And I’ll keep saying this – looking absolutely fabulous hun 🙂 can’t can’t wait to see ya!!
Yeah I adore all their dishes.. esp all the heart-themed ones 😛
Will see you guys sooo soon, yay!
A Panerai?
Nope! Starts with a J 😛
The food looks incredible. And you’re in such great shape – I can’t believe you were pregnant just two months ago!
Aww thank you! It’s all the breastfeeding 😛
Aw, you’re making me hungry even though I just had dinner 😛 And the last pic is very cute haha.
Hehe we just ate too! But we had those (leftover) cupcakes for dessert so I’m happy 😛
cant wait to see the watch! 😀
Hee will post about it this week for sure!
Sorry I missed that. Bev, u look skinnier than before pregnancy. Time for the 2nd one to get it done with. Hehehehe
Oh hon, I wish! I highly doubt it tho 😛
Wow, such a nice-looking place. I adore Jap food. :)~
Me too! This one had Spanish influences which made it even cooler
Cute crockery!
Great gift to C!
And I’ll keep saying this – looking absolutely fabulous hun 🙂 can’t can’t wait to see ya!!
Yeah I adore all their dishes.. esp all the heart-themed ones 😛
Will see you guys sooo soon, yay!
The food looks incredible. And you’re in such great shape – I can’t believe you were pregnant just two months ago!
Aww thank you! It’s all the breastfeeding 😛
Aw, you’re making me hungry even though I just had dinner 😛 And the last pic is very cute haha.
Hehe we just ate too! But we had those (leftover) cupcakes for dessert so I’m happy 😛