Outstanding Japanese cuisine done with fresh ingredients of the season. For example the red wine salt for the beef is hand carried by the chef from Japan and the Yamamomo used for dessert is only available 2 weeks in a year. Food prepared with passion and finesse. Very good attentive service and very knowledgeable service staff. Pleasant decor with comfortable furniture settings and tastefully decorated with Japanese antiques.

One of the premium Japanese food place to visit. However, the ambience is rather too quite to my liking. Very good service and all food presented on a beautiful decorated plate. We have surprises from the restaurant to prepare our anniversary with a special music box and special made dessert! Love the thoughtfulness.. However, I felt the sashimi and sushi lack of umm factor ! The Aging of the fish or the sauce applied? Anyway, a great place to spend time with loved ones to celebrate special occasions.

Having a nice quick lunch at Hachi. Excellent service and good quality of food. We ordered set lunch and the portion were just nice. Personally like their black sesame ice cream so much. Very creamy and full of sesame flavour with slightly salty sea salt on top.

This was our 2nd visit in 3 months. At our 1st, staff told us to give them 2 weeks advance if we want to customise our course. We gave them 3. We asked for nigiri sushi & sashimi to be substituted and prepare meal based on traditional kaiseki cuisine. But on that evening, they could only offer their regular omakase. Disappointed. However, the museum is beautiful, the restaurant layout comfortable & generally the atmosphere was gracious & dignified.

Lovely 8 course lunch at Hachi Restaurant at the National Gallery. Started the meal with a beautiful scallop lightly deep fried. Succulent and crispy. Next course is a large briny oyster. Third course is a chawanmushi with snow crab. Lovely fluffy eggs and creamy rich snow crab in it's roe. Fourth is the sashimi course. Great cuts of tuna and hamachi. Fifth is the beef course with a basil salt. Decadently tender and fatty. Sixth course is a trio of nigiri The last savory course is a fantastic cold soba with crispy sakura prawns, mountain yam and a punchy citrusy sauce. Really great dish. We ended with a minimalist dessert of house made lemon jello thingy and Japanese beans..kinda weird.

First visit here and absolutely love it for the food and ambience. We took the counter seats but were still able to enjoy privacy during dining. Ordered the 6 course omakase lunch and was served with a mini birthday cake together with a music box that is winded to the song of Happy Birthday. Staff were nice too. I would definitely like to return again. 👍

Outstanding Omakase lunch. Ingredients were so fresh and creative presentation, like a piece of art. Most important, it was delicious. Service was also very attentive and friendly. Highly recommended. Must have reservations because it's always fully booked.

Absolutely incredible experience. I can't wait to go back. It's extremely good value for what you're getting. Overwhelming experience, besides the food, the service and experience is second to none. The wagu melts in your mouth, I now fully understand the Japanese style of cooking and all the meticulous effort. Thanks for a wonderful experience.

Impeccable, platinum service standards. The staff are really seasoned, knowledgeable and very professional. The omakase lunch bento was awesome. And the flavors and choice of ingredients compliment each other very well. Will be sure to be back again.

The beef omakase lunch set was is a great was to enjoy different ways to prepare wagyu beef.

If you need a place for a business lunch, this is worth considering. The menu isn’t extensive, but there is enough diversity (both as to price and content) to ensure that both you and your guests will find something suitable. Service is discreet and the location (in the National Gallery) should give you a conversational starting-point. I had the bento and it was substantial, well-presented and with a delicious mix of items. It is beyond my price-point to eat here regularly, but on the rare occasion that I do, I know I won’t regret it.

Excellent Japanese omakase. Food was really top quality. The atmosphere and service were very good.

Had an amazing and delightful experience all due to the whole team at Hachi. The ingredients were fresh and the chefs explained in detail the courses we were having. Service was attentive without being in your face which made the whole experience so pleasant, the small little touches and attention to detail by all the staff shows that they take pride in what they are doing. The quality and presentation of the food was excellent and beats out some other establishments that are Michelin starred. Really appreciate the effort put in to make it a memorable celebration for us, kudos to the whole team at Hachi!

A very good omakase experience in Hachi where i spent my birthday celebration at!

Good value of the omakase, value for money Just the portion is abit little, can be bigger portion.

Excellent Japanese restaurant, very good omakase menu. The service is also quite good. We enjoyed each course and were full afterward. The sake tasting accompaniment is worth getting and reasonably priced. The clam soup, oyster, fatty tuna sashimi, sea urchin sushi and wagyu beef were particularly notable.

Tried both omakase lunch and dinner; like a mini kaiseki course. Do not come expecting sashimi or sushi focused course, per named restaurant. Mediocre dining experience; no wow factor nor exceptional factor. No difference whether you are seated at counter or table, as chefs manning their station busy churning out orders. Perhaps was expecting too much.

Seriously, the price you're paying and the standards you're getting is atrocious. I was tricked by the reviews given at this place and spent 700-800$sgd. It's so not worth it don't come here please. This is coming from someone who has stayed in Japan and eaten at 10-15 Omakase/Kaiseki restaurants in just in Japan. And overseas maybe 30-40 already. Hachi is one of the worst ones I've had. Service I don't even need to go there.👎

Nice Japanese restaurant with a great Ambience

Can really taste the thoughts behind each dish. Freshly sourced and carefully prepared. And the portion of the Omakase is just right. I really enjoyed my dinner there.

Excellent omakase lunch, reasonably priced, not too heavy. Lovely location and ambience, good service.

The question of value is not easily answered, at least not totally objectively. A meal at Hachi is actually value for money because you get your money’s worth in good quality ingredients and in the expertise of the chefs in respecting the ingredient and presenting each to highlight its best attributes. You’ll get that at Hachi.

Hachi group never disappoints, ever. Yet another wonderful dining experience at Hachi, both my partner and I had such a great time and the entire omakase were full of surprising flavours and textures that keep our palate craves for more. To start, we were offered an off-menu item, which is raw chilled Nasu(eggplant) with extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and konbu tororo. A perfect way to start an 8-course omakase menu, so light and refreshing, and it was a first, having an eggplant prepared this way, but will definitely not be our last, it is so simple yet the taste is so amazing. Zensai - Marinated spotted prawn on chilled corn velouté Sweet and crunchy spotted prawns contrasting the silky and creamy corn velouté with pops of flavours from the rest of the components. Feels like a dream on the palate. Uni - ‘Isobe-age’ of uni sea urchin wrapped in nori seaweed & shiso leaf on edamame puree & hoshi-kaibashira dried scallop sauce. Umami at its PEAK! Warm buttery smooth uni with the taste of the ocean, and the crunch from the nori with a super light tempura batter. We wish we could have an entire tray of these for the night.🤩 Hirame - Hirame flounder with ankimo monkfish liver. Great pairing of a very clean yet distinct flavour of hirame and the rich monkfish liver, with the freshness of the salad to cut through the entire dish. Flavours explosion in our mouth with every single bite. Kani Shinjo - Kani fresh crab dumpling made from zuwaigani snow crab & hotate king scallop, junsai water shield & aodatsu. One of my all time favourite at Hachi. Chopsticks tender crab dumpling is all I need to say. Snow crab and king scallop never tasted so good as a dumpling. The only sad thing here is, there is only ONE dumpling in this amazing bowl of goodness! 😂 Sashimi - Kanpachi, Maguro and Madai. Every dish is like an exquisite art piece, especially our chef's selection of sashimi. Sashimi at Hachi brings raw fish to the next level, each sashimi is carefully selected by the chef, each has its distinct flavours and texture, complimenting each other rather than fighting for our attention. The chef even showed us a unique way of eating the sashimi rather than the usual, with just wasabi and soy sauce. I shall not spoil the surprise for you, make sure you ask the chef about this! Yakimono -Charcoal grilled A5 wagyu beef with yama wasabi & red wine salt. -Truffle scented misozuke gindara cod fish. Perfectly crusted wagyu cubes, grilled to perfections. Ever so tender and packed full of flavours. No doubt the wagyu is super amazing, but the entire plates is also filled with tiny burst of surprises that you can have with the wagyu, that made you realised with the right combinations, it actually elevated the taste of the wagyu to a realm that is so new to us. A very thoughtful way of letting guest experiment with flavours on their own. Love it. 😍 As my partner doesn't take beef, she had the alternative option which is the Truffle Miso Cod, charcoal grilled to perfect nonetheless. Truth be told, although the cod is really really good as well, but I am still biased and will take the wagyu all day, everyday.😝 Sushi - Uni, Chutoro, Shiroebi and Tamago. Sushi at Hachi just tasted so much better compared to other sushi we have had, apart from the super fresh ingredients from the ocean, we find that the rice had an indescribable taste that tingles with our taste buds, which also pairs . We did not manage to extract any info from the chefs, but you might want to try and see if you have better luck than us. 😅 Dessert - Homemade amazake ice cream with ishikawa ‘ice kakeru’ shoyu syrup, roasted pistachio. Sweet sake ice cream! Super creamy with bits of roasted pistachio and to top all that goodness, SHOYU Syrup! Yes, Shoyu syrup! Say your goodbyes to salted caramel. It may sounds weird but just try it, and you are welcome!😁 Can't wait to be back again.

We enjoy the food here a lot, sake pairing is also on point. One feedback for the restaurant is that the slit on the uniform skirts of the waitresses is too high. It may make customers uncomfortable at times.

Weekday Lunch hour/ Omakase set Atmosphere: Tranquill Service staff: kind and pays attention to detail. They offered a box to place my bag, a shawl if i were cold, and even re-adjusted my cutlery when they noticed I was left handed!! Amazing! 1st restaurant staff to have ever done so 👏 Food: Fine attention to detail and flavour. Food displays were amazing and the flavours all came together beautifully. Food were all SO fresh, made my mouth feel like i was on cloud 9. Loved my experience there, thank you all so much 💗

Excellent service, superb fresh ingredients!I I ordered Omakase dinner with matching sake and I love it. would come back again for the Omakase

First time here and had a wonderful experience. I am not a fan of raw fish however I enjoy my 8course meal. Food is well prepared and fresh. Love the ambiance here service was top notch they even fulfil my birthday request for my partner, they deserve all the stars!

One of the best Omakase courses in Singapore 🤩 We visited for dinner and selected the Hachi course. Each dish was meticulously prepared, and it is apparent to us that much thought has been put into crafting each dish. There wasn’t a boring moment when it comes to the dishes. The menu was also well planned, serving an array of ‘traditional Omakase’ dishes such as nigiri sushi and showcasing some well-balanced creativity with more adventurous dishes such as deep fried firefly squid. One thing that is definitely worth highlighting is that Hachi has their in-house Japanese dessert chef! The amazake kakikori we had for dessert was both delicate in terms of taste and texture but also injected some fun and playfulness as the meal draws to an end. Service was attentive and discreet without being over the top. We will definitely be back for more!

Back to celebrate anniversary after many years. Enjoy the hospitality very much. Service is warm. The crew explains each course very clearly. Menu offers a good balance of different tastes. I love the current autumn menu - chestnut, yam, pumpkin, roe, eel, crab - all delicious! You may not find one single standout dish that wows you, but I really enjoy the mix of tastes and the balance. The team prepares this very beautiful dessert for our celebration. Thank you for making the night special.

The taste and attention to detail were apparent in every dish but there were some which really stood out. The appetiser of chilled steamed tomorokoshi corn veloute was such a beautiful start to the meal. The toppings were a delicious mix of sweet and savory- the perfect foil to the sweet pudding like base. I also loved the simplicity of the sashimi, sushi and yakimono items which allowed the freshness and high quality of the ingredients to come through. Their housemade plum wine is also bomb and the waitress told us there's limited quantities every year. The matcha kakigori was also so good and the perfect end for this meal. We were even surprised by a little deep fried red bean pastry as we were about to leave. Overall, 10/10 and would highly recommend.

The meal was marvellous , Taste was very different from others, Service was good, sure head back again!

A satisfying and delectable omakase lunch at Hachi Japanese restaurant. The chargrilled wagyu beef was divine and I love all the dishes. Beautiful place, lovely ambience and I love the soft jazz music.

Had the wagyu omakase set lunch. The monkfish liver was interesting. The wagyu sukiyaki was very good as was the quality of the sashimi. The trio of roasted wagyu (truffle, sea urchin & caviar, yuzu) is one of the best Japanese meat dishes I have had in awhile. The cold udon with egg yolk/zucchini was a pleasant surprise as I am not usually a fan but finished it all anyways. Overall a great meal and will definitely return to try a different menu as it changes through the seasons in Japan.

Go for Lunch and à la carte rather than the Omakase - beautiful atmosphere and great value for money!

1. Decor was good. Nice traditional environment. 2. Food was too pricey for quality. wagyu beef and cod fish were good. Seasonal sashimi was typical where you can get from literally any other decent omakase restaurant for cheaper price. 3. Service was average for such a restaurant. Seasonal sashimi took close to 40 mins to prepare. When asked, staff says it takes time to cut the fish and decorate the plate and hence customer should arrive earlier which is nonsense. if you cannot handle the full house, dont take so many tables.

Attracted by the positive reviews. But left disappointed. We reached the restaurant at 1.40 only to be told that the omakase is closed at 1.30. The receptionist should have told us when we booked the restaurant. The urchin i had is stale & the pickles taste like rotten cockles. I feedback to the waitress & she did not offer to do an exchange. It is the 70++ chirashi-don that I have paid for. The food is bad, the service is average.

Great service good food

Services OK.

Delicious and satisfying omakase course. Appreciated very much the flexibility towards dietary preferences. Also thankful for the kind gestures made by the staff in response to the meal being a birthday celebration. Beautiful dining environment and warm service. Hope to be back soon.

Some fantastic dishes, some not so impressive for a restaurant of this level. Service is a bit uptight but impeccable, sake pairing is spot on. The atmosphere is minimalist and the decor is nice. A bit disappointed by the sushis and a few dishes, while the veggies were outstanding as well as the beef. Sushis were subpar compared to restaurants with a lower bar and price point. A great experience, perfect for an important date or a celebration, but still overpriced in my opinion for the delivery.

It was my first experience of omakase, and it was quite good. Service was wonderful, servers explained each item in detail, food was fresh and flavourful. Quantity did not seem like a lot but we were satisfied and definitely full at the end of the meal. The wagyu was delicious, I would recommend ordering the wagyu omakase with the sake pairing.

Dishes were prepared with love. A lot of unique dishes, unlike some omakase that only serves sushi. They have an inhouse dessert chef! Highly recommended.

Exceptional dining experience with the 9 course meal!

Update: Would have been 4 stars if not for the tummy ache both me and my partner got shortly after dinner service. Ambience was great and the service from the waitresses was excellent. I barely had any interaction with the chef which is a first for omakase.. The food was fresh and delicious. Oysters at 16 supplement is a must have too! I liked the selection of sake and the detailed explanation from the waitress. Expect to pay 200ish per pax for dinner before alcohol/supplements.

Fantastic omakase. Each dish meticulously prepared to perfection so exquisite, you will feel like royalty. Being able to savour such food at Hachi is such an honour. Thank you.

My first visit. I have always thought that omakase is expensive and that restaurants in National Gallery will charge very high because of the high rental cost. But this was surprisingly good value for money at $135 per pax. Only two omakase sets on the menu. Service was wonderful too. The staff explained every dish they served.

I like Hachi a lot as this is one of the Japanese restaurants served more cooked dishes than raw one, highly recommended for those who prefer cooked dishes:)

Awesome set meal. Always prefer bento set for my case. Some of my friends had omakase set. And other set meals too.

Returning after 7 years and while the food is decent, it did not exactly wow. The A5 beef was to die for though- star of the meal.

Hands down one of the best Omakase! Highly recommended with the sake pairing

I thought it was cheap, but the plates were quite small, which actually turned out to be good because my salad was spicy (I asked previously and they assured me it wasn't). Despite several mints I still can't get rid of that awful taste.

Amazed by the wonderful flavours of the wagyu and hachi omakase that we had. Ingredients were fresh and exquisitely prepared. Every bite packs a burst of awesome tastes and textures. Really wished there could be more of each item but by the end of the course we were totally satisfied.

They have 2 Omakase set lunches. We took the cheaper version, $108. The food was good. Wagyu beef was tender, sushi and sashimi were great too. Will definitely be back.

Had the lunch omakase and it was excellent. Fresh ingredients and every bite was a delight. Each dish was beautiful and artistic, v apt given it’s situated in a museum. Great service in a beautiful restaurant!

Great ambience. Awesome food.

Good food and I guess you do come here for the dining experience. Foreigners (me included) are usually impressed with this place :-D

Great experience, and felt "just right" in terms of the diversity and balance of each course. Would definitely recommend!

I let my taste and smell make my mind up for me when it comes to food. I'll allow points for presentation, because we start tasting with our eyes, but everything else should matter very little. My point is that if ambience mattered less, then putting on this entire show would be all about devoting all the resources to making sure that culinary skill, quality ingredients, and respect for Momma Earth take center stage.

Great dining experience - wonderful set offering, abundant selection of sake, beer, and Japanese whisky, and of course the good level of service that comes with such price range.

Above average but moderately priced. Nice location and very excellent service

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Average food, quality and service. Good atmosphere.

Food is thoughtfully presented. Had the omakase lunch set. Not all dishes were perfect, but overall a nice meal. Service was professional but impersonal. Information given on dishes did not state where special ingredients were from which was a pity because it would have been more impressive.

Category: Japanese Cuisine Name: Hachi Address: 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01-02/03 National Gallery, Singapore 178957 Dexperience Undercover Service Quality Surveyor Ratings: Value 1/5 Quality 1/5 Ambience 3/5 Service 1/5 Experience 1/5 Verdict: Go at your own risk! ??? Enter Dexperience List: Failed!

Hachi is a very good Japanese and Omakase address in Singapore. I highly recommend the 9 courses lunch. Good value for money. Unfortunately, they are about to move from their current address to a new address at the national gallery Singapore next month. A good reason to go back and discover their new place!

Soooo good. So fresh. Very creative as well. Omakase menu only.

One of the best Omakase I’ve ever had. Both their lunch (Wagyu) and dinner. Be assured they only ever serve the freshest ingredients and that the meal is gonna be satisfying.

This restaurant is selected by my son Kadir to celebrate my birthday. The food is so creative and deliciously dancing on our palette. We really enjoy our dinner tonight!

Always a delight here .. great atmosphere, service and quality of food.. enjoy.

Always value for money. Always goes for the omakase set lunch. Great service good food and great value.

Still the best omakase I had. Service impeccable. Thank you for holding the table and explaining every dish with such professionalism. Dishes are delicately created. Favorites are the foie gras chawanmushi in balsamic vinegar, and wagyu beef cubes that simply melts away in mouth. Not many places can managed to prepare wagyu beef this way. Wagyu beef sushi with uni and caviar is so pampering. Thank you Chef.

Hachi Omakase Highly recommended... I try it tonight with the sake pairing...

Nice

Went there for lunch and I chose the wagyu set while some of my family took the sashimi set. Dish presentation was v exquisite and appealing, like a piece of fine art. Service was good with detailed explanations on the dish and how best to eat it. I'm pleased with my wagyu set, overall good grade, v tender. As for the sashimi set, I felt while the sashimi was good but nothing special about it, esp its tuna which was quite ordinary. I've had really good tuna sashimi before so I was expecting something better at this price range. I was pleasantly surprised at how full i felt at the end of lunch. Overall, all's good but the sashimi grade can be improved.

Nice place with interesting food. Wait staff was really attentive and knowledgeable.

Fine dinning of Japanese cuisine. The ingrediance are fresh from Japan. We order set meal. Each dish was very well design, and the waiter will explain every ingredients and where it from. The dinning experience was very pleasent. As it situated in the historical building where formally was Supreme Court and now National Gallery, it gave the dinning an solemn and spiritual feel.

Amazing flavours and presentation. It is evident that the person preparing the food took the effort in ensuring that you know you are enjoying food prepared using quality fresh ingredients. Always a great spot to bring someone you wish to impress.

The food is good. The price is reasonable. Service is good. I will come back again

celebrated a birthday here in Dec-20 and had the most lovely time. first the ambience of National Gallery was lovely, and the restaurant itself was beautifully decorated as well. food was lovely, and well worth the $307/ for 2 during lunch. most appreciated that there was two courses - a sashimi course and a beer course; catering to different preferences.

Food is pretty good and the service is exceptional.

Great food n service!

First visit to Hachi restaurant since they moved over to the National Gallery. Presentation of each dish was good. If we had to pick our favourite, it’d be the 6th dish; we simply love the unagi and A5 wagyu beef. Ambience was nice and peaceful with light jazz music being played in the background. We went early so for the first 30-45mins we had their undivided attention. We completed the course in about 2 hours.

Superb experience. Outstanding dishes.

nice and very cosy place. i love it

Lunch omakase is amazing, and value for money. Everything was prepped well and all dishes were exceptional. Go for the wagyu omakase! Great service from the staff too. Felt sad when lunch was over.. =( Will definitely be back again!

Amazing omakase. I was so impressed with the creativity of the chefs and the quality of the ingredients, all at a very reasonable price.

Conveniently located at the National Gallery; good for business lunches. The lunch menu is small but very serviceable - it ranges from Omakase to bento sets with chirashi don and udon. The staff members are attentive, and do their best to assist. The dim lighting in the bar behind is also much appreciated.

A lovely restaurant with nice furniture, great selection of retail products and delicious omakase meals.

Had a client lunch here recently. Gotta say this place is nice! Excellent for business lunches and of course the Japanese food is very tasty. The tableware actually is really nice, it was a real stand out. Table service was ok, they were attentive enough but could have provided a bit detail on what they were serving. But Ultimately the food was good!

Amazing omakase with a diverse collection of dishes. Didn't come away feeling stuffed, but definitely a happy diner. Can't go wrong between the table and counter seats, though we opted for the table for a more intimate setting. Service was great and well paced. Extensive selection of Japanese whiskeys and sake.

Very good food, a good sake list and great decor. Highly recommended.

We had a wonderful experience. The first thing was the space for the table, very private and quiet. The staff spoke so softly and explained each dish in details. We had a great conversation over great food.