Hamburg Steak Keisuke @ Tanjong Pagar

Today we (the sis and niece) went to Hamburg Steak Keisuke for lunch after the niece's TCM appointment. I had wanted to try it since finding out that they not just have a salad buffet, but also an egg buffet. The restaurant is located in a row of shophouses near the Pinnacle＠Duxton.

⇧ I love the juxtaposition and different layers of housing styles.

We got there really early and were the first patrons. They gave us a booth, which was nice and cozy, but really bad for taking photos of the food, as you can see from the photos below.

I got the Tomato Sukiyaki Hamburg Claypot Set ($23.90), the sis got the Keisuke Prime Beef Hamburg Steak Set with Oroshi Ponzu sauce ($22.90), and the niece got the Teriyaki Chicken Set ($21.90).

⇧ Tomato Sukiyaki Hamburg Claypot Set

The set I got was really tasty. The sukiyaki broth was a nice and bright. The notes of acidity from the tomato came through. The hamburg patty soaked up the flavours from the broth very well. I chose to mix the onsen egg into the steamed rice. I think I should have mixed it into the sukiyaki broth, kind of like egg-drop soup? Overall, it wasn't what I had expected, but I enjoyed it.

⇧ Keisuke Prime Beef Hamburg Steak Set

The sis had mixed review for the ponzu sauce. I was surprised that she has not only not tried it, but has never heard about it. She wasn't really impressed. It was nice and citrusy, but maybe more suitable for a salad than the hamburg steak.

⇧ Teriyaki Chicken Set

I think the niece enjoyed the salad bar more than her main. She took quite a bit of the pasta from the salad bar. I can't understand eating cold pasta. She also love Japanese mayonnaise, don't we all, which went well with her fried chicken. The sis took the teriyaki sauce that came with her chicken for her steak instead.

⇧ Coffee jelly with milk

The greatest hit was the coffee jelly. It was so good we went back for seconds and thirds, skipping the fruits completely

The salad bar was similar to the one at Charcoal-grill & Salad Bar Keisuke, with the eggs replacing the Mentaiko Spaghetti. There is a good selection of vegetables from a western salad bar as well as Japanese staples. The eggs were a novelty. The tamagoyaki were slightly dry and could have been fluffier.

The portions of the main were hugh. The tempura prawn was a nice addition to the hamburg steak. The sauces were however, a bit disappointing as they did not really add to the taste of the hamburg steaks. The claypot was a great choice as the sukiyaki broth was more flavourful.

Overall, I give this 4 Aunty Karens.