Reviews of Aburi-EN (Nex). (Restaurant) - Singapore (Singapore).

Aburi-EN (Nex)

1795 Customer reviews

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Japanese restaurant

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23 Serangoon Central, #01-63/64/65 NEX, Singapore 556083

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This place has excellent reviews and demonstrates great customer service. Highly recommended!

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Reviews of Aburi-EN (Nex)

G. G.

The food were served hot and very quickly for our group of 8 pax and the buta dons were really good. Service was good and the staff were very friendly 😊

P. J.

Great food and reasonable price Pork don was really good Enjoyed their 1 for 1 drinks Was abit surprise by the full size chicken serving But still good taste

B. M.

Very nice food and friendly Staff. I tried some different main menu and side dishes. All nice. Haha. My favourite is the Wagyu. Must try. Definitely will come back again :)

Y. n.

The food is great and is appetising. Service is prompt and pleasant. Deserve a return visit.

r.

The food is absolutely outstanding. It was my first time having proper ramen and it was delicious, the broth was smooth the pork was soft and the noodles were lovely and chewy. The shirley temple mocktail was also delicious, not too sweet and not too dry and the zenzai matcha icecream was delectable. The service was excellent too, the food came quickly and we were directed too our seats almost immediately, altho we did come early to miss the queue. The atmosphere is very nice too, very sleek and clean yet homey too. 10/10

J. P.

Quite generous portions of meat, nice ambiance and tasty food. Service was quite prompt during a busy time. 1 star less as the fruit juice is expensive at $4.50 for a glass full of ice and concentrated juice.

K.

Ordered a Aburi Buta & Combo Jyu set. Comes with a salad, a miso soup, seaweed dish and a pudding. Love everything, very delicious everything is well prepared. Very good overall dining experience. Staffs are very friendly and responsive. Will revisit. Thank you !

B.

Very very nice customer service and alot of nice and yummy food. Nice place to go after school

H. T. P.

Nice food! Especially pork meat which is a must to order! Due to rush hour, I can understand that there are customers waiting outside the outlet and table is needed. One thing I felt can be made better is we were not told clearly to make a leave in order to clear the table for next customer. Instead, we have just been asked "Are you done?" by a waitress and she started clearing our table. We asked for a green tea refill but been returned with unhappy serving, plus been stared all the time. If a table is needed, the message can be conveyed clearly but professionally that a table is needed, and it will be good if we leave the shop once done eating.

A. P.

Good service Tasty meat The waygu damn shiok

c. k. f.

First try on the shop with 3 kind buta jyu, stole my heart directly 5 star for it, the gyoza is above average as well. Plan to try others in the menu but the portion and taste was already satisfying.

L. P.

Third time dinning at this restaurant. We ordered Buta Don ($13.90), Iberico Hoto Don ($17.90), Salmon Salad ($12.90) and Sumibi Chicken Yaki ($9.90). The Iberico Don used be much tastier than the Buta Don but at this visit, the Buta Don standard has improved and it was as good as the Iberico Don. The Salad was stated spicy in the menu and it was because they added Wasabi into the dressing (and not chilli). Chicken Yaki was good but we remembered the same dish at their Vivo City branch better. Overall, we had a good meal.

Y. L.

Mentai chicken is quite normal, but their buta don is very delicious. We love the buta don and buy 1 free 1 asahi draft beer.

E. T.

Great food, prompt service, nice ambience. Will be back again soon.

S. K.

Would be great if the restaurant does provide chilli sauce to go along with the teppan teriyaki chicken.

A. M.

Very good food and lots of variety of options to choose from. Must visit.

S. Y.

Chicken nanban and buta unagi don were great! Chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy inside, paired with the tasty nanban sauce. The pork loin tender and cooked to perfection. Waygu stamina don was very disappointing, the entire don was soaked in the sauce and couldn’t taste anything but the sauce. Please do yourself a favour by not ordering this!

J. S.

High quality food as always...aburi en never fail to provide good food with fresh ingredients. Grilled Pork Jawl and Ikura Rolls were my favourite

X.

Kudos to the location and the seating (many seats available during weekends and foods were served in a timely manner) However, the tastes of foods were just so so (I have probably set a too high expectation due to all the good reviews). Wagyu was a bit too fatty, ramen less flavory, tofu too salty..unagi was nice but the rice was below average (compared to other Japanese restaurants) $40+ per pax for foods in the pictures- for your reference

N. N.

Stamina don is really nice. Price although is at the high side. But it is definitely worth the price for people who love to eat beef. Beef are high quality and juicy and tender. It is so pack with flavour. Then moment you mixed in the raw egg yolk into the beef, whole experience just got a huge upgrade. It makes the flavour wayyyyy more intense. Eat it together with the beef juice rice, meaning it’s a perfect combo. Best match with high ball. But even genmai tea is also a good match. Heavy taste beef combined with refreshing high ball or tea to prepare your tongue for the next flavour bomb.

H.

They specialise in aburi meat. Their donburi is a must try. There is quite a variety of side dishes and sake.

l. l.

Nice good food and fast service. Price is reasonable (suitable for small eater) as serving and portion is not big; May need to add-on a few sides to fully enjoy. Have choice of rice or noodle based. Additional rice is on pricier side.

M. O.

Got here one Friday evening alone. The wait is terribly long. Kudos to the staff who is concious enough to notice me getting rather impatient due to hunger. They offer me a four seater to dine in even though I'm only 1 pax after a rather long wait. This group of restaurant who also owns tamago en is letting the old players in Singapore Japanese F&B industries having the run of the money. The quality is at least on par with another competitor , if not better. Rice bowl is good enough for Singapore standard. Karrage is also passable and the nanban sauce is on point. Overall a good dining experience minus the long wait.

S. S.

Surprisingly nice pork slice rice bowl!! Super tender pork and the fried karage was amazing .. with their home made tar tar sauce .. highly recommend !! Suggest you to visit early before the q starts to get long 😉

E. G.

Although they mentioned it's 200g of meat were given for the price but I reckon the 6 slices of 5mm meat can achieve that weight. If they really honour 200g, then it's price worthy.

S. M. L.

The waitress took some time to refill the fire pot to cook the beef . We were not noticed

D. M. K. P.

The grilled pork 8/10 nice. Not too dry. Just hope the clam soup with butter can go back to the menu. Missed it

L. w. k.

Wednesday evening after 8:30pm Decided to have a bowl of something… instead of dishes. Came here after work… walked around and waited for the dinner crowd to clear out. Ordered their stamina Don which is a bowl of beef with rice. Stamina Don -Grilled A4-A5 Miyazaki and Australian wagyu, vegetables and Okinawa egg yolk on rice. It stated as spicy but I could not taste any spiciness at all. Still it was a good bowl beef with rice. Well cooked. Except there for the three slices of the beef that still had some sinew when I was biting into them. Better next time! Good time to eat after 8:30pm on a weekday(I suppose). Do check out their full menu online. They serve ramen here too.

C. T.

Lunch set is value for money. Comes with salad, miso soup with clams and a mini dessert. Pork is tender and tasty.

R. C.

Had dinner with the family and the foods are great! The meat is tender and juicy. Amanda is a friendly server and helpful 🙂

O. H. L.

Spicy chicken Don is served warm. Fried chicken chunks are crispy and juicy, goes well with the slightly spicy sauce. Flavourful and not too salty. It comes with fresh leafy greens and lemon, very refreshing. Japanese rice is cooked to the right texture, and is served warm. Sip hot Genmai Tea with your meal to enjoy and relax. Sugoi 😋👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

E. T.

Food and ambience was great but it was the excellent service by the floor manager Joel that made our dining experience unforgettable and super pleasant. Five star no contest!!

J. S.

Good food and nice people!!!

J. L.

Food & service is good! Darren is attentive & friendly. We will be back for a meal again!

R. F.

Food taste lower than my expectations... rate 6/10

h.

Food is extremely good,recommend to order chicken teriyaki and namban chicken, waiters is nice in serving, will come again if got chance

P.

Always love the grilled meats here especially the A4 Miyazaki wagyu don. Weekday lunch set is nice. They give you some clams in the miso soup. Quality food.

W. Y. W.

• Had the Iberico pork rice bowl. • Was up to my expectations; no more, no less. • Not many people on weekday evening. • Fast service.

J. J. L.

The staff was very polite and attentive. We were treated like values guests. The food was prepared well and were promptly served. Thank you fpr a p

E. M.

The staff and the food are both very good. We come back with pleasure every time.

R. R.

Truffle Wagyu Do is to die for and Joel is very accommodating

E. H.

Love their 3-kinds Buta Combo Jyu (can try few types in one order) 😋 Unagi also not bad.

A. N.

I had premium buta don lunch set (came with miso soup and pickles) and with add-on of onsen egg. The premium buta don, which used pork that had been fed with chestnut to make the meat sweeter, was tender, but not that special. The sauce was rather salty (too salty to my liking). The place was nice and service was good. Overall, considering the price, I think it was still OK. I'm looking forward to come back and try other dishes, but considering the experience with the premium buta don, I'm not willing to try a much more expensive dishes like Wagyu dishes.

J. W.

Love the pork slices! Flavourful and soft. It comes with clam miso soup and pickles. The gyoza is good too, crispy!

B. L.

So-so only.. Butadon's pork was cooked pretty well and matches the price.. But their Unagi cannot make it, they didn't manage to get rid of the fishy stench according to my 3 friends who had Unagi in their dishes..

J. W.

The food was tasty and the people that work here are friendly, definitely would come again

L. C.

Recommend the original buta don! The meat is so tender~ The vegetarian bowl that my friend tried is delicious too

D. L.

Must try truffle buta don and black tonkotsu ramen. They are super nice !

S. K.

First time trying this restaurant. Shrimps were really tasty. Nan Ban was also fresh and tatsy

Y.

The wagyu suji don was really good and soft! Customer service is good too 👍🏼

L. H.

The pork is really soft and the serving sizes are generous. Highly recommended!

E. C.

Ordered the Wagyu Sugi Udon - it was delicious and perfect for a rainy day. Nice and chilled environment to catch up with friends. Recommended!

I.

Very nice Japanese ambience and good is served hot. Will definitely go back again.

I.

Aburi En never fail to meet expectation. Quality pork at great value

J. C. N.

Set lunch was delicious. Enjoyed my lunch here.

V. Z.

great!!

G. L.

👍food was served to the whole table (8 pax) within minutes of each other

P. G.

Had the Wagyu Suji Don bowl. Very generous portion, good flavor & very filling.

Z. C.

good service, good food, will definitely come back aagin

E. T. J. N.

Nice ambience and cosy feel. Great food to go with.

L. Y.

Food is ok, unagi is nice but the service was poor. Staff are very unfriendly, there was this one young bespectacle waitress (black hair, wolf cut) who was very rude to us. She looked like she didn’t want be there. Other staff are quite inattentive, you need to gesture wildly to catch their attention. Would not revisit for this reason.

K. P.

I love their Iberico Hoho Don which is so tender and full of flavors. The staff in Nex branch are so friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.

E. C.

Great service and great music! Nice ambience!

J. S.

The service and the food are great😋 Highly recommended 👍

Q. L.

Food is really good and waiting time is acceptable. They also provide kids meal too.

Q. F.

Good. Toddler Liked the pork donburi!

l. y.

great atmosphere and helpful service rendered

A. O.

Excellent food and friendly staff

h.

service was vv good and food was great :-)

D.

Food was delicious! The beef was tender melting in my mouth without overpowering. Service was excellent especially Serene was very attentive and friendly. Cheers!

L. K. X.

Teriyaki chicken don is delicious hehe

K.

Great Donburi!

C. H.

J. Z.

C. L.

Love the 1 for 1 drinks . A cosy place I will normally go when I need some me time

A. W.

Food and portion was good, wish the food was a bit hotter.

S. T.

Nice food. Super tender pork loin

W. S.

Ordered 3 kinds Buta pork rice set. Meal is served hot and the pork turn out to be soft. Nice and warm hospitality from staff and the environment is relax with soothing music, making the lunch a enjoyable experience.

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