MAIU Japanese Restaurant, previously called Umaiya. I think this branch of Umaiya is sold off, and taken over by new management who renamed it MAIU, but the chef, menu etc remain the same.

Shop Front

Appetiser: Edamame is plump and good

Shishamo is perfectly grilled with no burnt bits

Saba

Takoyaki is not bad

Interesting and yummy: Unagi deep fried tempura style. Piping hot when served.

Agedashi Tofu and Tofu Steak, the tofu used are japanese type which are soft and smooth

Sashimi: butterfish, red tuna, salmon, octopus and squid

another type of tofu which i think has small unagi bits inside

Beef cube tepanyaki

Looks nice, but taste just so so, avocado+unagi+tempura prawn

Soft shell crab temaki

Unagi and cheese roll, again looks nice, taste just so so, perhaps by then we were overwhelmed by amount of rice in these rolls.

California rolls, with crispy egg

Red tuna roll and unagi roll

Chawanmushi steamed egg

Garlic rice

tempura, a bit too oily

Chocolate, and match ice cream

Overall, they are hit and misses.

Address: Maiu (previously known as Umai-ya)

G-3A, The Place,

Jalan PJU 8/5D,

Bandar Damansara Perdana,

47820, Petaling Jaya,

Selangor

they also have a branch in Bandar Baru Seri Petaling

No 39-1, Ground floor,

Jalan Radin Anum 2,

Bandar Baru Seri Petaling,

57000, Kuala Lumpur

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Mimi’s Dining Room

Heard about this value for money ala carte japanese buffet from iamthewitch.com, only RM29.90++ for dinner buffet(available everyday) and lunch buffet(for weekend only). According to waitress there, this promo has been on going for 5 months already, they are unsure of the ending date, saying if you can’t see the banner as above means the promo is over This restaurant is somewhere near Giant in Bandar Putri Puchong, it is not at the side of Giant, opposite Giant passing thru the main road… near Bumbu Bali/A Wet Thai restaurant area…

they have 26 items as above which is 50% off during lunch hours.

menu for ala carte buffet

Left: Fried breaded prawn, agedashi tofu(local tofu cooked yong tau fu style, with even chili paste in it :\, California rolls and unagi rolls, unagi(the sauce coating looks a bit gluey)

Right: Tobiko sushi and Chawanmushi(the cawanmushi is really nice and smooth, feel like drinking soup, almost as good as Munakata‘s)

Left: Huge garlic rice at the back, their noodle and rice dishes are huge

Right: Tempura prawn temaki

salmon and white tuna sahimi, salmon is good, white tuna is ok.

salmon sashimi again

Left: gyoza

Right: Miso soup

Free flow green tea

interior

shishamo, nice

fatty delicious grilled salmon fish head

Like the goma(black sesame) ice cream better than the generic green tea ice cream

Easy on the pocket way to satisfy japanese food craving

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Address: Kikyo Japanese Restaurant

No. 10, Jalan Puteri 2/2,

Bandar Puteri Puchong,

47100 Puchong,

Selangor

Telephone: 603-8060 1766 or 012-627 3459 (Jimmy Yap – Manager)

Fax: 603-8060 6766

weekday dinner Superior buffet: RM43.90++  (scallop and oyster can only be ordered once)

weekend dinner Superior buffer: RM53.90++ (scallop and oyster can only be ordered once)

Weekday/Weekend deluxe buffet: RM88++ (include unlimited order of wagyu beef, scallop, oyster and cooked per order Ebi Tempura)

Menu page 1: Sashimi and beef sashimi

Menu page 2: Sushi

Menu page 3: beef and other meat(lamb, chicken wing, ostrich meat)

Menu page 4: sausage, seafood(for BBQ), their butter fish is nice

Menu page 5: vegetables

4 types of drinks: green tea, lychee, orange juice and grape, hot green tea also available

buffet area

sushi area

another view of buffet area

chawan mushi/steamed egg, over steamed, not nice

cooking oyster in tin foil with butter

big juicy scallop

cooking the scallop

seafood assortment plate(salmon, butter fish, mackerel, silver cod, prawn and cuttlefish)

beef belly(karubi, above) and below is some beef which they say is wagyu but it neither look or taste like wagyu, this is our first order of wagyu beef

filled with food, oyster boiling in the middle

beef tongue, nice

sashimi(butterfish, salmon, vinegared mackerel and octopus), where is blue fin tuna?! their butter fish is really nice, others are just so so

what we came for – wagyu, it is tender and have slight melt in the mouth texture, wish they sliced it thinner though. 6 of us order about 7 plates of wagyu, at time they gave us some beef cuts and told us it is wagyu, just different parts of wagyu, but the above is the ideal ones, with fats well distributed throughout the beef slices.

cooking wagyu

cooked wagyu

soft shelled crab, included in the 88++ buffet, one time order only, but this is oily, soggy and not tasty at all.

dessert from the buffet area: yam ice cream, citrus flavored jelly and cut melon

You can’t really see it in the above pic(see circled), but they do have abalone, not sure whether it is included in RM88++ buffet…

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Address: Daidomon

Level 3, Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang

Telephone: 603-4252 8155

Business hour: 11:30-2:30pm(lunch) & 6pm-10:30pm(dinner)

Website: Daidomon Japanese BBQ Restaurant

bianco outdoor seating place, they have sunday brunch for last sunday of each month, price at RM27++, 12noon-5pm, you can see their sunday brunch buffet menu here, it is quite a steal, although some of the food are let on the buffet table for quite a while.

buffet table: different type of salad and dessert

3 kinds of pizza: gambretto(shrimp), al funghi(mushroom) and pepperoni

soup of the day-carrot soup

bread: multigrain, ciabatta and plain white

salads: smoke salmon, mushroom and breaded brie

more salads: caramelised corn and shrimp, green mussel with rockets

scones with jam, too dense

fish and chips, quite good(order from an ala carte sheet, included in RM27 buffet), few dishes and pasta are cooked to order.

drinks menu, only plain water included in the buffet

fried chicken, normal, like the homely mashed potato

big breakfast set: 2 eggs(scramble/sunny side/omelet), chicken sausage, grilled tomato, crispy beef bacon(tasted sweet :\ ) and baked beans

thai garlic shrimp with olive rice, like this, shrimp is fresh

linguine cabonara, with beef bacon

spicy lamb with potato stew, with a sunny side up, a comforting dish

Overall worth going for a wholesome meal, a lot of salad, simple soup etc.

Address: Bianco

Unit GK-1. Ground Floor,

Tropics Shopping Centre,

No 15, Jln PJU 8/1,

Bandar Damansara Perdana,

47820, Petaling Jaya

Price: 10% Service Charge

Website: Bianco

discount voucher for komura Japanese restaurant in Corus hotel(near Petronas Twin tower/KLCC). Such voucher are sold during warehouse sales event in Corus hotel, usual price for ala carte buffet is RM98++(RM112.70 nett), but you can buy this voucher which cost only RM65 to enjoy the buffet(all taxes included, just need to book in advance, as each day they only allow 20 voucher user to dine in the restaurant)

Corus hotel is under MUI Group, same group as Metrojaya departmental store, so you might see them selling the voucher during Metrojaya warehouse sales as well

Reception area

all dining area are individual room, either tatami room or room with chairs.

room with tatami mat

eat all you can ala carte menu, just need to specify portion next to each item, press the bell on table when you are ready to order.

There is 3 months period for you to dine there. Date of expiry is stated on the voucher, this voucher can be used everyday(lunch or dinner) for ala carte buffet. Usual ala carte buffet only for Friday dinner and Saturday/Sunday lunch & dinner. Dinner is 6:30-10pm, and i think lunch is 12pm till 2:30pm

Buffet also available for lunch at RM55++, normal price for dinner ala carte buffet is RM98++

chawan mushi, steamed egg, not smooth enough

salmon and california roll

sashimi(salmon, butterfish, tuna, octopus and squid), squid is not favourable as it is too thick and hard

hot soba/buckwheat noodle

chuka lidako/seasoned squid

mixed tempura

kaki age and vegetable tempura

teppanyaki enoki mushroom, very nice, flavorful and not oily

teppanyaki scallop, very nice and fresh

garlic rice, seaweed, jellyfish

Agedashi tofu, very smooth and nice

US Sirloin teppanyaki, moist and flavorful

Niku Dofu(tofu with meat)

nigiri and handrolls

beef yakiniku

mackerel

unagi, below par, thin and fishy smell

warm and freshly cooked tamagoyaki(egg roll)

green tea with azuki bean(red bean)

housemade sesame ice cream, slightly sweeter than green tea ice cream

mixed ice cream

nice fresh fruit platter

aftermath

Another buffet outing, have been buffeting once every month, Japanese buffet is my favourite due to its fresh and quality ingredients. Munakata in Jalan Sultan Ismail is another japanese restaurant offering ala carte buffet. Munakata must trys are salmon sashimi, teppanyaki king oyster mushroom, prawn tempura(not oily) and chawanmushi. Whereas Komura must trys includes teppanyaki enoki mushroom, teppanyaki scallop, agedashi tofu and fresh fruit platter(nice after a filling meal).

Address: Komura Japanese Restaurant, Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Jalan Ampang,

50450, Kuala Lumpur

Telephone: 03-2161 8888 (ext 120/121)

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Other good Japanese ala carte buffet:

Munakata post, Jalan Sultan Ismail