Good food and good value. The serving portion is just nice too.
Kelly Lang
5
Surprising!!!⁽⁽ଘ😇ଓ⁾⁾
Jem Ichiban Bodshi have came true for the “mini sushi cake” wish for my lovely Sister birthday 🎂 celebration😍
Nice and meaningful memories created💜
Ken Tan
4
Spicy curry Niku Beef - curry taste good with a tinge of sour. Yuzu drink offer with each curry meal ordered. However beef was comparatively seasoned heavy and doesn’t blend well with curry. Buri Daikon another tasty dish.
Joseph Chua
2
Services is getting from bad to worse. The restaurant is literally empty and they can forget about order until you chase for it despite being logged. Taste has gone from bad to worse..just a matter of time before this chain gets closed down..
Joel Ng
3
Extremely disappointed. The prices are not equal to the quality of food, service, or atmosphere.
Food quality:
Food quality is average, around same taste as the Japanese food in food courts.
Alternatives:
For Japanese food and sashimi, try bento and sushi sets from Fairprice or Donki. If you are in the mood for tonkatsu, consider Tonkatsu by Ma Maison @ Westgate that offers unlimited rice(brown and white), soup and finely sliced raw vegetable salad with unlimited condiments (sauces for the salad). Compare that to ichiban which charges 3 sgd for a small bowl of white rice.
Service:
The poor staff are squeezed to the brim by the upper management in pursuit of greater profits for RE&S group. Understaffed, and even the manager is helping out with chores around the restaurant. Had to attract the attention of staff to even get basic service, otherwise it is basically the same as self service at the food courts.
Alternatives:
If you are looking for attentive service, consider din tai fung. Din tai Fung staff are busy but they hire way more people and their staff are much better trained. Whenever they see your tea cup empty, they will approach your table and offer to refill it, even if you are sitting at a corner. Staff is extremely attentive and friendly and despite the recent increase in prices, they have maintained their excellent service. Compare that to ichiban where you have to attract the attention of the staff to receive even basic service, it is literally food court with restaurant pricing at ichiban.
Atmosphere:
Reasonably nice decor and general clanking of dishes is to be expected of restaurants around this price range.
Alternatives:
Any restaurant. Din tai Fung has nicer decor, Xiang Xiang has free flow ice cream and snacks.
I will be avoiding all restaurants under RE&S due to their exploitative business practices of seeking profit at the expense of the consumer and workers. Won’t be returning.
樱木花
4
Came here for Japanese late lunch. Non peak hour at about 230pm.
Had smoked moriwase, pork bowl and katsu bento. Food was really tasty. Order ocha hot or cold and it’s refillable.
Tuna sashimi wasn’t available. But the sashimi we ordered was good. Could taste the smoked flavoured.
Giselle
5
"You can often judge the quality of Japanese food by their pork katsu don," Christopher Whistopher 2024. Ichiban Boshi is an OG Japanese restaurant as I have fond memories of enjoying their dishes years ago. Unfortunately, they’ve lost a bit of their magic. The pork katsu don is decent, but nothing remarkable. My favorite, the chicken nanban, is still delicious, but it didn’t quite live up to the nostalgic flavor I remembered. That said, they remain one of the better spots for Japanese cuisine in my book.
Yiling Lai
4
Ichiban Boshi delivers a delightful Japanese dining experience with its fresh, flavorful dishes and consistent quality.
The Tempura is perfectly crisp and light, adding a nice contrast to the meal.
Staff are attentive too.
Dyan Goh
1
Wanted to rate 0/5 stars but Google does not allow.
Ordered a takeaway for a platter of sushi (includes some raw toppings as well) and 3 set of sashimi, total price was $91.12. Lady staff told us that the wait will be about 15 minutes for the sashimi and will bring our order to us once done.
Our platter of sushi was left on a table behind the counter with no ice pack or even placed in the nearby fridge while waiting.
Waited over 20 minutes, walked over to the collection table area to check and our 3 set (15 slice) of sashimi was not done yet. Our platter of sushi still sitting on the table.
After 30 minutes, went up to the counter to check with the staff again and our takeaway was done and sitting at the collection table.
Really horrible service. I expected that all Ichiban Boshi would have the same standards throughout all their branches. But my experience here at JEM was super disappointing. Not one of the words stated by the staff were true.
When we collected our order, the platter was no longer cold and it was at room temperature. Additionally no ice pack were given, only 1 was inside the sashimi. The sashimi for the swordfish (5pc, white colour) was also very thinly sliced not worth a $21.80. No apologies were said as well. Hopefully we do not get any stomach issues after eating.
SeungJun Kim
4
A pretty solid Japanese restaurant that I'd want to bring my parents next time. My friends and I enjoyed their food, however I just want to feedback that my "Niku Udon" wasn't very hot when it was served to me. And my friend's expensive "Gindara Houba Yaki" (fish) took literally 15+ minutes more than when my order was served. We thought they forgot about our Gindara Houba Yaki order. It is nice that the part timer apologised to us for being late, but I think it is a bit too long. It'd be better to serve the dishes within 5 minutes intervals if they're for the same table. My Niku Udon was near room temperature by the time I waited for my friend's order to be served