Tsuta, 313 Somerset

I remember Tsuta some years back when they set up shop at Pacific Plaza with their kamo soba. It was new and it differentiated them. Especially their kamo abura soba which I liked. The place looked classy as a ramen-ya and the menu was focused. 

Fast forward a few years, their duck soba is no longer on the menu. There's expansion with a Funan shop and this one (#01-17, 313@Somerset, 313 Orchard Road, tel : +65 9650 5495). Both of which felt kinda generic and didn't have the same vibes as the original.

Anyways, a bowl of their premium truffle shoyu soba. I'm not sure if this was exactly the same as their truffle shoyu bowl from the past. I'm getting tanginess from the broth and if I'm not mistaken, sweetness from fig compote made it taste a little herbal. Never remembered these from then. Menu mentioned kurobuta charshu - a slice each from the loin and belly.

Belly charshu was pitifully tiny. It just about covered the spoon.

This was their pepper bowl - kurobishio tonkotsu soba which featured black garlic oil, garlic and black pepper in the pork bone broth. There's minced pork in it. Flavour was robust and porcine, heavily bolstered with the garlic and pepper. Nice one.

I remember their sui gyoza because of shiso. Still like it.