Maiu Japanese Buffet Revisited

Back in April this year, I visited Maiu for the first time with my brother and housemate. We really ate as much as we could, and it was somewhat a nice experience. You can view my blog post here for more details.

Things have changed since then. In May, they came up with this notice :

One facebook user even said - Despite price increase, I'm glad that Maiu added more than 10 new items which would be value for money. Thanks.

Have they really maintained their standards after the price increase (it was RM 38.80 before) ? There was only one way to find out. I decided to check out Maiu today (20 August ) for lunch with my brother since he just returned from Penang. After sitting down, we ticked off the items we wanted from the menu. Fortunately we didn't have to wait long for the food and the service was quite decent.

Japanese deepfried tofu. Quite nice.

The beef satay is as delicous. I love their barbecue sauce.

Salmon and tuna sashimi. Somehow the serving for the salmon sashimi looked smaller than before.

Chicken satay. Yum !

Salmon maki sushi.

Tempura prawns with vegetables. Nice and crispy.

Soft shell crab sushi and crispy salmon sushi.

Deep fried soft shell crabs.

A closeup of the crispy salmon sushi.

Steamed egg.

The second serving of sashimi. Unfortunately the second serving of tuna sashimi had an odd taste. My brother remarked that the tuna probably wasn't fresh. It was a let down for me.

Crispy chicken with mayonnaise.

The green tea ice cream was as delightful as always.

Having the wasabi icre cream for the first time. The pungent aroma has a profound effect on your nose if you're not used to it.

All in all, visiting the restaurant is quite a pleasant experience if you have a craving for Japanese food. The sashimi was a let down (considering the bill for us to eat there was almost RM 100), which would probably put me off going there for quite a while.

Maiu Japanese Ala Carte Daily Buffet

I was quite hungry when I woke up this morning, so I had an idea to try out the ala carte buffet at Maiu Japanese Restaurant in Damansara Perdana with my brother and our housemate. You can easily look up its location on Google Maps.

The joint has a nice ambiance to it. This is the more 'traditional' Japanese section with dim lights, comfortable chairs and even private rooms where you sit down on tatamis to have your meal.

Question - What happens when 3 hungry Malaysian blokes enter a Japanese buffet restaurant ? They 'attack' almost everything from the menu, of course. Gambateh !

After waiting patiently for about 15 minutes, the first course came - tempura prawns with vegetables. Nicely battered and very crispy.

Overall, this place is quite value for money considering the food standard is better than Sushi King. I'll let the pictures do the talking. I'm still quite full from the buffet.


Deep fried tofu

  Japanese sushi roll

 Beef yakitori

 The japanese version of chicken satay.

 California roll

 Soft shell crab

 First serving of sashimi - swordfish, tuna, salmon

 Second serving of sashimi.

Steamed egg

 Garlic rice

 Green tea ice cream

 Potato salad

 Second serving of beef satay.

 Stirfried baby octopus

 Jellyfish

Second serving of soft shell crab sushi

 Stirfried chicken

As delicious as the food looks and tastes, I'd like to warn you that there are dire consequences for not finishing your food. So be careful to order according to your stomach's capacity !

J's Surf and Turf, Brighton

133 Were St Brighton VIC 3186 - (03) 9592 6500
Open Wed-Sun 12pm-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm

My good pal invited me for a buffet at J Surf & Turf in Brighton last night (just a few hours ago, actually). We got lost for a while but managed to find our way eventually.

[For the geeks, all pics are with the Zuiko 14-35 without flash, since the ambient light was more than sufficient for this purpose]

The oysters are pre-ordered when you book, but as soon as you sit down at the table, you pick some other dishes from the menu.


And the oysters arrive at the table.. all 2 dozen of them.


Squeezing the lemons over the oysters


The oysters are really fresh. They cost 10 bucks for half a dozen in our local supermarkets.


Next is the shashimi /sushi platter. I must say the sushi could taste better, so we didn't order it again.


Tempura prawns, lovingly coated in batter and deep fried until its light and crispy.


Sashimi - fresh, juicy and marvellous. I haven't had any in the past one year or more !


Okonomiyaki - octopus balls. There wasn't much of an octopus taste though.


Now this is a first. Grilled egg plant


The aftermath of the oysters.


Sashimi round 2


Udon (japanese eel) round 1


Beef with salad. A unique taste, but its good.


Gleefully digging into the food


Tempura round 2


Udon round 2


Japanese tofu. Didn't really leave an impression on me but we finished it anyway.


Japanese potato cake. Something like hash browns, but sweeter.


The last dish - Shashimi round 3 !


You can almost savour the freshness of the shashimi. Its lovely!


For dessert, some ice cream, fruits and sweets.

A meal well worth it. No more shashimi and tempura for a year for me... :)

Laters.