Sushi Tei

I'm sure most everyone in Brunei knows about this restuarant, since their posters have been up everywhere for ages. They just opened a couple of days ago (in fact, I think it was yesterday!) so we thought we'd go and check it out.

First impression of the place was quite good. There was definitely a Japanese feel to it (although Azriana said that the hanging leaves made her feel like she was in someone's house???) although I still prefer the atmosphere of Kaizen Sushi. We made a major booboo though, and didn't call in to reserve so we had to wait for AGES before we were finally able to get a table. Most other people had left since they didn't to wait, but we were dedicated enough (or maybe just stupid...) to stick it through.

Once we finally got a table though, the waiting didn't end. No one served us, we had to wait for almost 10 minutes before we were finally able to place our orders. The menu was nice enough, though it had a cheap feel to it. Prices were in Excapades Sushi's range, so it was ok, I guess. The variety of foods being offered was quite limited though, although maybe that's because they just opened?

Azriana was the only one who ordered sushi (California Maki and Salmon Hand Rolled Sushi - yey! I remember the names!), while Hadi and I opted for Salmon Teriyaki don and Chicken Teriyaki don. Food didn't take all that long to come, which was a nice surprise. The food was a surprise as well - though quite a bad one.

Hadi said that the California maki looked mal nourished. True enough, there was hardly any crab pieces in it, and it looked kind of deformed. He was also mad that they didn't have salmon don (raw salmon on rice) and only had salmon teriyaki don. My chicken teriyaki on the other hand was slightly undercooked in some places (salmonella, anyone? :P) and tasted a bit like smoky ayam kicap. AND THEY CHARGED US A DOLLAR EACH FOR OUR WATER. (I think they only had green tea and water for drinks - no drinks were in the menu)

So yeah, I am quite disappointed with Sushi Tei. And I forgot to bring my camera as well, so I apologise for the really bad photos, since those were taken with a mobile phone. Final verdict is - I won't go there again anytime soon, I think. Not until they improve the menu and food a little. One thing that appeased us was that we got free fancy chopsticks. Yey? :P

PS I've deleted the original photos, and can't seem to retrieve the ones I uploaded to Friendster. So you're stuck with those tiny thumbnails, sorry. But its no big loss :P