LindaA: I haven’t been to Spice Temple and I’m curious about the backpack incident there – what happened? I haven’t heard about it.

I like to keep my camera safe because I’m a big klutz, so I keep it in my camera backpack where I won’t be able to do any damage to it. So far, no one seemed to really mind or have objected to it – most probably because I keep it out of sight and out of the way =)

However, there was a table next to us that appeared to have received an extra dessert EACH! They were Japanese, so maybe that’s why..

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I was a bit worried (okay, I lie… I was a lot worried) about the lighting because my friend had gone to Tet’s and had to use his flash – he was quietly told to please desist for the other customers’ comfort. But I think they do allow flash, just not so frequently?

Hmm, I would say that Rise was a bit brighter (I think about a third of my photos were taken without flash? Not too sure), but had to pull out the flash when the sun went down.

So, I hope your table’s well-lit for when you do go… and let us know how you liked Tetsuya’s? =)

Do you take all the photos with flash? Do they allow flash?

How dark is the room compared to Rise?

for me i really like the ‘subtle’ sweet & sour flavour combo and this one was that to the tee. The sweetness of the seafood countered with the vinaigrette, the tomato housing both elements and the fresh basil adding some aromatic appeal as well as being a point of difference flavour wise.

gordon ramsay’s had a similar dish using tomato consomme – sweet & sour (but never lingering) with coriander as a counterpunch.

*curious* What did you like about the wonton ravioli dish?

And the “wanton” was actually one of the better dishes I thought of the night! Strange!

SJ: Thanks SJ for your advice – we’ll try to keep this in mind for when we go fine dining. Don’t get us wrong though – we loved Tetsuya’s and had an awesome time. ^_^

And thanks for reminding us… We did forget to mention the warm rolls and the yummy truffle butter – Minh had at least 3 rolls! Hehe… I took photos, but they didn’t turn out very well so I didn’t post them up (also, one of the waiters half-jokingly said to us, “They’re only bread rolls! Come on!” which embarrassed me to no end *sighs*)

Christie: No problems… hope you enjoy it! =D

Love your site, btw

You also left out the most important bit: starters. Nice warm fresh bread with Truffle butter (this is something to die for!)

Tip: Go there with non-biased(pre-conceived ideas) mind and enjoy the occasion rather than thinking about cost and quantity. Take two bottles of wine (one white (chardonnay / riesling / sauv blanc), and a red (recommend a pinot as an all-rounder) or cab sauv if you have a white)

note: Most of the dishes vary except for the signature dish (ocean trout konbu). (6-8 weeks cycle, I think??)

p.s. I preferred the intimacy at Rozelle better than Kent st.