Tono Izakaya in Publika
[Pork-free] With a cyberpunk concept, Tono Izakaya offers a pretty good Buy-1-Free-1 promo for lunch and dinner throughout the week.
Last Saturday, we checked out the branch at Publika for dinner.
With four branches nationwide, Tono Izakaya are known for its rice bowls such as the Japanese wagyu beef don, Ebi Tempura don, and Engawa Ikura don. The restaurant also offers skewers.
Tono Izakaya’s Buy-1-Free-1 promo
For the March-April period, Tono Izakaya was offering Buy-1-Free-1 promo for the Engawa Ikura Don Set, Australian Wagyu Don Set, and Salmon Sashimi Set.
These two sets cost only RM88, and included two side dishes, dessert, miso soup, and chawanmushi – which was good value in our view.
We liked that the promotion was applicable for both lunch (11.30am-3pm) and dinner (5pm). We almost ordered the main dishes on the menu – when the server recommended us to get these promo sets.
Note that the sets are only available at the Publika and Georgetown outlets.
Engawa Ikura Don Set
The Engawa Ikura Don Set was a no-brainer for us as the bowls cost RM88 on the ala carte menu, and seems to be a popular order here.
For the uninitiated, Engawa Don features flounder fin that is toasted and served with salmon roe, seaweed, spring onion, egg strips and wasabi.
Given its position on the fish, the engawa piece served was rich and buttery with a melt-in-mouth texture. It’s definitely very decadent but goes very well when eaten with the ikura and wasabi.
While the serving bowl may appear small – the richness of the ingredients did make for a full meal.
We also enjoyed the side dish of meatballs, and properly delicate chawanmushi.
Australian Wagyu Don Set
The Australian Wagyu rice bowl comes in a much larger bowl with a generous heap of thinly-sliced wagyu beef, three chouchin ちょうちん egg yolks, shiitake mushrooms, onions and wasabi.
This was delicious. The wagyu beef was well-marinated and flavourful and best enjoyed with the immature egg yolks broken and mixed together with all the ingredients in the bowl.
Summary
The service here is attentive and prompt – as we got our orders within 15 minutes despite a full house. However, we do recommend ordering a dish to share as the set portion may not be adequate for those with a big appetite.
Tono Izakaya
Address: Blk C4 Level G3 Lot 21&23, Publika Shopping Gallery, 1, Jln Dutamas 1, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur
Hours: 11.30am-3pm, 5pm-12am Daily
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