Nihon Mura (Cathay Cineleisure)

We were there on a friday evening because somebody told us we could sushi off the sushi belt for $1.50... EVERYTHING WOR!!! So i sent my trusty Robin off to beat the queue and true enough, he did... but not without some STARE DOWNS and hurtful words of i quote "silly teenager who sat by the fountain and think that was part of the queue", though Robin was angry, we gently motioned the words half whispering in my ears because we are more or less surrounded by a pretty young bunch. So we queued and finally got ourselves a nice table for 4. Thank you for their generosity and not making us wait for a seat for 2.

The place is pretty well organized, space fully made used off and had plenty of tables for groups, space for walking and clearing of tables i must say is rather fast. The belt moves pretty quickly too yet almost always refilled with yummy makis, gunkans and sushis. While we were seated, the friendly staff asked if it was our first time and shyly i said YES!!! So she explained the system and there was a ipad for us to make orders as well, which turned out to be super handy. Who invented this IPAD ordering system must be a genius because it sure cuts down on waiting time and increases staff productivity.

Though Green tea wasn't free flow and was $1.50 for 2 tea bags, we tried the special tea instead, the one with somewhat fried wheat which is a little reddish brown in colour. The selection was good and sashimi pretty fresh though we couldn't help but had to compare with the other $1.50 for EVERYTHING franchise at citylink mall which we find Nihon Mura's a little small at everything. While we could eat till we were about to puke with about 12 plates at the other diner, at Nihon Mura, we had to consume about 16 plates. The portion is smaller here, and stuffs not as good value. The taste is about the same with slightly more selections. We love the fact that we could order from the Ipad Menu, at least there were some service.

No WOW factor, pretty much the regular must eats but is of pretty good value as compared to other sushi chains.$1.50 for everything is good and on top of that, i used the DBS credit card for payment and got free vouchers that gives you one free plate per voucher. Yippie..

Its pretty noisy but cosy and casual. Good leg space on the seats and the pickled ginger tasted yummy. Restaurant is clean and hygienic with sufficient air-conditioning.