Sushi Tei

Nice buzzy ambience, colorful sushi belt, gorgeously prepared dishes. Fresh leafy trimmings on shaved ice, nicely rendered cuts.
But unfortunately these promising visuals are not matched by the flavors! Everything tasted flat, just barely thawed. Uncanny, how the cut of the fish displayed the prized rainbow sheen, and yet on the tongue none of the subtlety of a fresh catch appeared.
So if you’re looking for awesome presentation, this will work. Just don’t expect a Tokyo grade culinary experience.

One of my favorite mid priced sushi spots is Sushi Tei on Level 4 of Paragon. A large roomy restaurant with large tables and booths — some tables offering great views of Orchard Road. It’s leaps and bounds better than the other Sushi Tei locations I have visited. I especially don’t like the dark, cramped, tomb-​like, maze of tables at the City Hall location or the smaller Cross Street outlet.
There is a newly expanded menu with some new offerings. The service is prompt and friendly.
Today, we tried some assorted sushi — all very fresh and delicious. The aburi salmon roll was especially good.
The pork shabu shabu was delicious, though the broth was a little too sweet for my tastes.
The potato gyozas are one of their new items (see photo). Served with a horseradish mayo, some of theme were a little overcooked and instead of trashing these, they chose to serve them to us. We didn’t send them back. Overall, the flavor was good, and the burned ones were bad. I don’t think this is something we’d order again.
The garlic fried rice, as always, is never as good as the chinese version you might find at Din Tai Fung. At Sushi Tei, it’s always a little underwhelming and lacking in flavor.
The breaded and fried pork katsu cutlet was delicious. Perfectly crispy.
If you haven’t been in awhile, I suggest checking out their new menu.

My fav place for jap food! Located at almost everywhere in Singapore. I like the squid tempura, cod fish and I have to mention that the salad is really fresh !

This review is from a long while back when I dined as a group of 3. We went there around tea time on a Sunday. It was quiet, with many tables still available.
The place exuded a cosy vibe with dim lighting and dark interior furniture. Our group was seated into a booth.
It was my first dining experience at Sushi Tei. The one dish I remembered clearly eating and indulging in was the crispy fried white bait. It was so savoury and addictive, we had to order another.
The rest of the dishes were the usual Japanese fare like the California Roll and Sashimi. Although I can’t recall them as vividly, I definitely remembered feeling very satisfied after the whole meal I could barely walk.
The whole affair lasted for more than two hours. I know that because I had to later scurry off towards Cineleisure to catch a pre-​booked movie with another friend.

An oasis on the 5^th floor of Paragon. Gorgeous surroundings & decent prices for Orchard. Had salmon sashimi on rice which was not bad, but next time I will get the sushi rolls which looked much more interesting. My friend had beef sukiyaki in a mini hot pot which looked pretty good. I’m still searching for my new favorite Japanese restaurant in SG that doesn’t break the bank. Suggestions most welcome.

I have a love-​hate relationship with Sushi Tei. It was like THE place for conveyor belt sushi years ago as it serves much better quality sushi than other conveyor belt sushi places. Over the years, I felt the standard has been dropping or maybe I started going to better Japanese/​sushi places and so reduced the time spent in chain sushi places.
I did not have a good experience at Sushi Tei after it moved to this current location and so stopped patronizing it for the longest while. The last time I stepped foot in it was probably last year and what I had was average.
So it took me by surprise that what I ordered recently were actually pretty good. Maybe it was because I had the cooked dishes, and not sashimi, chirashi or raw stuff.
The yakiniku don was to die for. Very tender slices of beef (full of flavor) and soft sweet onions over the fluffy sticky short grain Japanese rice with a drizzle of sauce. Each mouthful was just so delightful and packed with flavor. Even the rice was good on its own.
The salmon belly soup was a big portion. It had many pieces of the melt in your mouth salmon belly, bits of tofu, wakame and mushrooms and something like dong fen (mung bean thread noodle).
So maybe I have been ordering the wrong stuff at Sushi Tei. What I had was pretty much value for money too.

This place is rock solid. It’s one of the few restaurants in Singapore with decent, attentive service, and the food that they deliver is always good and consistent. It’s clear why so many people go and why the line tends to be long. Don’t be intimidated by its length though, as this outlet has many tables, and the line moves pretty quickly provided your party is not too large. The wakame salad (with the house or the sesame dressing) is excellent, as are the noodles, soups and sushi rolls.

This outlet is always, always crowded. There is always a queue. :/
The sushi/​sashimi standard is just an OK. I don’t rave about it.
But I do come back very often when I want Wakame Salad with sesame dressing. Their phoenix roll is a must for me. However, the unagi can get quite boney at times.
The unagi don/​ebi don are quite yummy, especially with the runny eggs on the rice.
Items with mentaiko are also delicious. :)

Sushi Tei is Back at Ngee Ann City
Sushi Tei have just launched a «We Are Back!» promotional menu with exclusive specialties available only at Ngee Ann City.
The Vietnam Harumaki ($ 8) is a cross between a Vietnamese spring roll and maki, and should delight non-​carb lovers with its rice paper wrap with avocado and crab meat fillings. I really liked this refreshing sweet Harumaki especially (eemmmmm) I can never finish the rice on my sushi.
The Kurenai Roll ($ 12) is presented like a flying dragon. Just when I thought it was only a pretty thing till I had a bite, and was surprised by the crunch of crispy deep-​fried breaded sashimi-​grade prawns on the inside. Definitely a pleasing «wow» moment. Plus there was a sweet aftertaste since the sushi was rolled with sweet mango and cucumber. This Kurenai is both beautiful and appetizing.

This outlet has a snaking queue all the time. Guess it is because it is one of the best outlets in the chain. I go there at least once every alternate week, sometimes once every week and have almost the same dishes all the time and the food is very consistent with generally good service. Dishes I always order are Asama sashimi 5 pieces, yosenabe, garlic fried rice, charwan mushi and cha soba.

Although I consider this place pretty pricey for decent sushi, I will always come back. The outlet I usually patronize is the one at Paragon and I always specifically request for the window seats, and my, what a view. It overlooks Orchard Road and the ever busy traffic. When friends are late I always amuse myself by sipping hot Ocha and just watching people bustling about their affairs. However, the main reason why I always come back is because they have a very good range of Japanese food, each type of which they make really well, so whenever I go there I am never pressured to pick their sushi because it is their speciality.
Their sushi being well made aside, I must say my personal favourite is the sashimi salad which always seems like the mandatory order for every table. The servings of sashimi is ever generous, and it comes with a choice of three sauces: their own made wafuu salad dressing, sesame dressing, and another type which did not look too appetizing to me. My favourite is the sesame dressing although the most popular there is the wafuu salad dressing. To me, it is a little too bland to be eating bland lettuce with., so I always go for the sesame option. That salad has become a staple in my weekly diet. It’s healthy yet satisfying at the same time, hence dubbed by me as a rare and wonderfully healthy option.

Sushi Tei serves yummy Japanese fare at decent prices. It’s the place me and my friends go to when we’re craving Japanese food and don’t feel like breaking the bank to do it. Service is usually pretty competent, and it’s hard to resist the sushi on the conveyor belt that whizzes by you. Be warned though — as fun as grabbing the sushi off the belt is, the price does add up. And it’s easy to end up with 10 plates in front of you before you really realise what’s happening.
The outlet at Paragon is massive, and it overlooks busy Orchard Road so it’s a good place to rest your feet at after a busy day of shopping. The Paragon outlet is pretty nicely done up to match its location, and it’s probably one of the better Sushi Tei outlets in Singapore.

Sushi Tei, being one of my favourite Japanese food in Singapore, has gained popularity and therefore an increasing number of customers over the years. In recent years, there is always a line outside every Sushi Tei restaurant. Being a loyal fan of Sushi Tei, i can almost memorise their menu.
I have always been in love with their golden roll. Every visit i go, i never fail to order this. Crispy prawn covered with rice with a layer of juicy mango and roe. Not forgetting to mention my another favourite dish, sukiya. Though the soup base is abit too sweet and salty at times, i still love it to the max. My only disappointment with Sushi Tei is that it has increased its price tremendously over the years
Sushi Tei does not allow reservation. Hence, please go there earlier in order to avoid the queue.

Sushi Tei, one of my first few experiences with Japanese food in Singapore when I was much younger. Always being fascinated by trains, I enjoyed the whole food conveyor belt that ran around the whole restaurant. Although that is not what I look forward to so much these days, it does bring back fond memories. Sushi Tei is one of the few belt sushi joints that offer better and fresher food as opposed to its counterparts like Sakae Sushi. I usually dive into the Salmon Belly sushi and the Tempura Prawn hand rolls which have been staples on the menus for as long as I remember. The kitchen also offers grilled foods and a must try is the Grilled Cod in Teriyaki sauce accompanied with Japanese ginger! Be prepared to queue on the weekends!

«Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Streeeeet~~~»
That’s the lyrics of Sesame Street, it’s relevant to this review because for me, the magic of Sushi Tei is in its SESAME SAUCE.
Whenever I dine at Sushi Tei, I’ll consciously tell myself, stop ordering their sesame based dishes! But I can’t do it. Blame it on the Charles Xavier inside my head who can’t resist their sesame dressing. It is sweet and savoury at the same time, nutty and appetising, and leaves a delectable after-​taste to the palate.
Their menu will tell you which dishes are made with sesame sauce base. I’ve tried the cold ramen salad (yes), the dry noodles sesame something (yes). Pardon me for I’m bad with Japanese dish names; I only know the paper-​pot soup is called kaminabe.
The waffles are great. If you can tell from the picture, it is cut up neatly into portions for your convenience. It is unlike other waffles where everything goes drippy drip and all you have on the other end of the fork is a gooey mash (not that it’s a bad thing though). The style of the waffles here is clean and sophisticated; you can pick it up with your fingers to bite into that soft crunchy icy goodness. Mmmm.
I like the layout of the outlet at Paragon. Try to get the booth seats facing the windows overlooking Orchard Road.