Gen Japanese Restaurant at Grand Lexis Port Dickson

February 20, 2012

Gen Japanese Restaurant at Grand Lexis Port Dickson

Gen Japanese Restaurant

As the Gaya Travel team stepped into the restaurant, we were directed to one of the tatami rooms that is modestly decorated with shoji screens that separated us from the other guests. There are three tatami rooms in Gen Japanese Restaurant and each are decorated distinctively to give a different feel for guests every time they come. Everything in the tatami rooms reflect Japanese traditions. The guests have to sit on the floor while the food is served on the table accompanied with wasabi and soy sauce.

Gen Japanese Restaurant

We did not have to wait long for the first dish to be served, the Tofu Skin Salad, which is the appetiser. This Japanese style salad is similar to a vegetable dumpling whereby cucumber, mango, carrot and deep fried prawn are wrapped together using Japanese tofu skin or bean curd skin topped with mayonnaise and fish roe, giving a refreshing sensation to our palates.The second dish was the Assorted Mini Sashimi, otherwise considered as the fresh fish platter. Slices of fresh salmon, sea bass and red snapper were served with lime and lemon to subdue the overly fishy smell while maintaining the freshness of the fish, to be eaten with wasabi and soy sauce so as to enhance its flavour. The tender flesh of the fish indicated that they were all remarkably fresh.

After two sumptuous dishes, we were pleasantly surprised to find that two more divinely mouth-watering dishes followed: Phoenix Maki and Hokkaido Scallop. Phoenix Maki was actually a sushi platter with the sushi made of Chicken Terriyaki, mango slices, fish roe, cucumber and mayonnaise. The sweet sour taste of the mango slices balances off the taste of the Chicken Terriyaki while the glutinous rice complements wholesomely. On the other hand, Hokkaido Scallop was actually grilled scallops on burning salt. Scallop and crab stick were the main ingredients of this dish, all topped with melting Parmesan cheese and fish roe.After finishing the scallop, the special dish for the night eventually arrived: the Teppanyaki Lobster, which was cooked with Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise, was tender and sweet. The lobster was served with green bean sprouts and eaten with Ponzu sauce and lemon. This gastronomic delight was truly the ultimate indulgence for us.

Gen Japanese Restaurant

The last course for the night was Beef Sukiyaki, which was boiling beef soup with vegetables and served on a mini stove. Though this dish was rather sweet, it was nonetheless healthy because it is made from a mixture of vegetables such as long cabbage, carrot, shiitake, inoki and button mushrooms, including the special yam cake that the restaurant’s chef, Chef Clement, personally prepared.We ended our dinner that night with the delectably refreshing Pancake with Green Tea Ice Cream and Fruit Platter, making it the perfect ending to our wonderful culinary journey of authentic Japanese cuisine at Gen Japanese Restaurant. Gaya Travel recommends our readers to check out this outlet whenever they are in Port Dickson.