Standing Sushi Bar @ 8QSAM

Group deals seems like a huge success now! You keep seeing the deals coming in from the various websites. Three companies that currently offer things I like are http://hungrydeals.sg/, http://www.groupon.sg/ and http://superdeals.insing.com/. They somehow tempt you that you just want to click on the deals. 

One of my very first deal was the one by  http://hungrydeals.sg/
It was a 50% off Japanese Hoppy + Salmon Nigiri Set at Standing Sushi Bar at only $10 (worth $20).

* Salmon Nigiri *

The Salmon Nigiri was delicious as expected. I always like the sashimi from Standing Sushi Bar. They have always been fresh and so far not disappointed me. We bought two sets of the deal, so we had 8 pieces of salmon in total.

* Hoppy *

The Hoppy! When we bought the deal, I had no idea what Hoppy was!



I realised what it was after talking to a member of staff. Hoppy is actually a non alcoholic beer flavoured drink (0.8 percent alcohol is considered non alcoholic)!

It is usually mixed with shochu to up the alcohol content.
Somehow the mix goes well with me! (we looked at the menu and this drink usually costs $12, so our $10 was so worth it!)

Momo was hooked on it! I don't usually like alcoholic drinks did find it quite nice!

* Sushi Take *

Since we were there, we felt like eating more. We ordered the Sushi Take. $25
It came with  7 assorted nigiri, 2 pieces of maki, miso soup and the salad shown below.

* Aji Shio *

Feeling a bit more gluttony that usual, we asked them for some recommendation. We were told the Aji Shio ($28) has been popular with people who love fish. Oh yes, they were right.

Surprisingly the 'gut' part of the fish did not taste fishy. I like fish so I ate up every trace of fish flesh on it. The lady who took away the plate commented that the fish was so 'cleaned up'! I cleaned up even the head part. :-)

* Jo Kabubi *

We decided to try out other stuff here. The only non fish we had.
The grill wagyu beef was nice and tender. Yes, it's delicious wagyu! ($35)


The meal might be a bit pricey, but it was because we ordered stuff that we liked. We probably over ordered because we were so full after that.

It also did not hurt when we asked which credit card had discounts.
We paid using "SCB" (I realise I have to use acronyms nowadays so that people won't think it is sponsored by them, you know which card right?) and got 15% off! Total bill was $84.85


Standing Sushi Bar
8 Queen Street,
Signapore 188535.

Tel: 6333 1335
Web: http://www.standingsushibar.com

Standing Sushi Bar @ OUB Centre, Raffles Place

Note: Today's post has been brought to you courtesy of Standard Chartered Bank.

This was a meal last night at "Standing Sushi Bar". What an unique name isn't it? When I first heard of this place a few months ago, I was thinking: "Hmm, do you have to stand and eat?" A few people that I follow on Twitter has been raving about this place! So when I was presented the opportunity to come for a free meal, I said yes!

Hey, is that face familiar? That's Howard from "Eye for a Guy 2". Yes, that show's ancient, it's like 3 years ago. Guess what? Howard's now the boss of Standing Sushi Bar. The two fish beside Howard is Barry and Fin. If you watch TV, you would have seen the two fish from the Standard Chartered Bank commercial.



Why Standing Sushi Bar? I was told there's no chairs during lunch time. It's a new concept of quickly grabbing something to eat and to mingle around. For dinner hours, the chairs will mysteriously appear though.

We got here and were kinda overwhelmed by what to order, so we asked Howard to order for us. He would know what's good right? He told us that their fish is flown in fresh daily from Japan and some other countries.

So what did Howard order for us? This is the Chef's Special, our sashimi platter. $25. Oh, we were impressed. Even for our untrained tongue, we can know the difference. There's just freshness that you can taste. I especially love the scallops!



Next, we each had a platter of 5 different Nigiri Sushi.
(Maguro $2, Sake Toro $2, Hamachi $4, Aburi Hotate $4, Shime Saba $3.)

What you see below is the end where the Shime Saba is. We are to eat from the other side to this side. The reason? So you will appreciate it more by gradually eating from the lighter taste to the stronger taste fish. I like the Aburi Hotate (Scallops) and Saba (Mackerel) the most.



Oh, does the next photo look so so wrong? You know why Barry and Fin were so scared in the commercial? They feared they will be next on the plate! Oh, the look at their faces while holding our Nigiri sushi. Is that a relief face that they are still alive?



Next was the best Nigiri we had. The eel we usually eat is fresh water eel (unagi). But this is salt water eel (Anago). You know how usually salt water fish taste better than fresh water fish? The same for eels! You should order this and try! It's $6 a pop, but you should try it once right?

We had trouble trying to remember all 6 names of the Nigiri, so we told Howard, can we call this the "Howard Set"? So when customers who visit after reading our blogs asks for the "Howard Set", you know exactly what they want? ;-P



Next is something new and maybe never to be replicated again at Standing Sushi Bar.
It's a vegetarian sushi that I think was not in the menu. It was created because of Barry and Fin who keep telling the rest of us "fish are friends, not food".



The next dish is for mushrooms lovers. Mix Kinoko Foil Yaki, $10.
3 kinds of mushroom and some special sauce. I like the Shitake more than the Enoki and Shimeji. The chef simply refuse to let us know what sauce! Trade secret he insists!



This is Salmon Yuzu Yama-mayo yaki, $15
This was a shared item, but the rest did not seem to touch it, so I ate almost all of it! The salmon's not overdone and the sauce tangerine vinaigrette makes it so appetizing.



Agedashi Tofu, $5
If you have followed my food diary, you know I am not a fan of almost all kinds of tofu. Everyone else says its nice though. ;-)



This is Tamago Nigiri, $6.
A formation like this reminds me of Marina Bay Sands' 3 Towers!



Fin's went hiding again, because he saw Shishamo Age, $8 being served.
Fin, you got to live with it. Don't be a scary cat. (fish i mean). You are the 'star' of the commercial, so you won't get to die yet. haha...



This is Yoshinogawa Gensen Karakuchi, $8
Not mine, but Claudia from 24seven had this. A soft acidity and light taste sake from Niigata with 15.5% alcohol!



We ate more things but I think it's photo overload if I post all of them here.

So, after dinner, Barry and Fin paid for our meal with a Standard Chartered Credit Card.
You can see that they are still in shock, so many of cousins died for the sake of hungry food bloggers!



You want to get yourself a Standard Chartered Credit Card?
First a 15% off the total food bill.



Then you get additional 15% cashback too!
This 15% cashback applies to all restaurants in Singapore.




To register for Singapore’s biggest ever dining campaign, simply SMS in this format:
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Standing Sushi Bar
1 Raffles Place
#B1-02B OUB Centre
Singapore 048616

Tel: +65 6533 7078
Web: http://standingsushibar.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/standingsushi
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