Nippon Tei @ KLCC

Back on August 2007, we visited Nippon Tei Japanese Restaurant, located at KLCC. We were between the choice of Nippon Tei, and the next door Genki Sushi. Wanting to try out something different (we were kinda being regular to Sushi King those days), we picked Nippon Tei, for its quite grand, and Japanese style decorated layout, we went in, hope to seek a more Japanese cuisine taste and feel.

"Yes, how many person?" Hhmm... I would expect a "Irasshaimashita" or "Irasshaimase" (welcome in english), because we use to get that in Japanese restaurant, even in Sushi King.

After we sat down, we were asked what drink we would like to have. "Hot ocha please". "Ohh, hot green tea rite?" OK, even basic food and beverage term also they were not familiarized, this has given me another bad impression.

I am not being arrogant of what, but in my opinion, there's some most basic things you must do to qualify yourself as a "Japanese" restaurant.


Unagi Maki, Softshell Crab Temaki, Salmon Temaki

We ordered 3 items, unagi maki (grilled eel roll), 1 softshell crab handroll and 1 salmon hand roll.


The texture of the Unagi doesn't look that nice, but still OKlah...

The unagi maki still up to the par, but the handrolls were definitely too "skinny", nothing much in them but some tiny slices of vege, salmon and softshell crab!


My goodness, look at that tiny little salmon...

At the price of 1 level above normal chain Japanese restaurant like Sushi King, but serving somewhat average food, and without much Japanese style (other than the decoration), Nippon Tei is not really a Japanese food fan's choice, at least not for me.