Sobaya

Went for lunch around 1230 on a weekday, no queues. Ordered the lunch set of hot soba noodles with tempura - came with three prawn tempuras and a pepper tempura - nicely fried, not greasy. The soba broth was flavorful, full of umami , can taste those dried bonito flakes in it. Make sure you add those chili flakes into your soba for an extra kick ! Good value for money lunch sets were around $19-21. The mochi and yuzu sherbet ice cream was also delicious - mochi had nice chew to it dusted with green tea powder, came with red bean and whipped cream. Yuzu sherbet tasted refreshing and citrusy, with an almost stretchy texture. Highly recommend this place!

They were so gracious about my dietary restrictions and allowed me to make substitutions. They do not have much vegetarian option. The hot soups/broths are made with bonito (fish). I ended up getting a cold noodle dish to avoid the soup and got salad dressings instead of dipping sauces. I also got vegetable tempura, which was great. They have cold and hot soba options, both are great.

Ordered the special meal set. You have a choice of eels on rice, salmon or tempura with either udon or soba (cold or hot). The meal came very quickly and it was delicious. Afterward, we ordered the appetizer, the house-made green tea creme bruise. It has a very good texture and good taste. By the way, the soba is also made in-house. The ambiance of the restaurant is nice. I highly recommend this place.

The broth is so tasty, and I loved the noodles. I didn’t think the hot shrimp tempura soba was that good because I wished there was more flavor for the tempura. Maybe cold is the move. It was quite expensive for dinner, but I think I would come back to try a cold soba for lunch. The restaurant also got quite loud at dinner time and made it hard to hear who I was talking to.