Unatoto Guoco Tower

A place where Unagi lovers need to check out in Guoco Tower. Unatoto is a popular Unagi Don chain in Japan. Adding to the existing popular Unagi Don competitors like Unagi Tei (previously known as Man Man) & Unagiya Ichinoji in the market but at an advantage to consumers like us as we have more choices for Unagi dining.

Unatoto Japanese Unagi Restaurant

This flagship of Unatoto is located in Guoco Tower, strategically next to Tanjong Pagar MRT station with hundreds of outlets across Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Vietnam. 

Menu

Yes! Just recently, they are opened on Saturdays as well as Sundays. We were relatively early on a weekend morning and were the first few customers. The interior was decorated with Japanese concepts, hanging Japanese Posters and portraits on the wall while the furnishings were mainly wooden in theme.

Japanese Theme

Having starting off our meal with a warm portion of Chawanmushi with mushrooms and meat. The taste was decent and nothing much special in taste. If you prefer Unagi in Chawanmushi, they have that on their menu too.

Chawanmushi 茶碗蒸し- $5

We ordered the Umaki which comes with a choice of half or full. It is savoury tamagoyaki encased with unagi in the middle. Besides that, the Umaki was "stamped" on its surface.

Umaki うまきい - $5.50

Unagi in Umaki

While I prefer more options to savour down my bowl of Unagi Rice, I went ahead ordering Hitsumabishi. The wholesome unagi is grilled and chopped into pieces then spread on the rice and topped with cut seaweed. If you prefer to pair them with broth, scoop some rice and unagi and put them in a separate bowl and pour the broth in it.

Hitsumabushi ひつまぶし- $13.50

The value for money Unagi grilled over the charcoal. The double portion looks good with Unatoto's special Unagi Tare sauce complimenting the Unagi decking up by a bed of Japanese White Rice. The Unagi was well coated in its sauce and the first bite of it had me given them a thumbs up! Soft & tender with a good smokiness from the charcoal.

Unadon Double うなどんダブル - $14.50

Yummy Unagi

Compared to Unagi Tei aka Man Man, we get to see the processes where the Eels were alive, BBQ, then served on our plates. However in Unatoto, we can only see through the glass with staff on duty doing the grilling over charcoal fire. Nonetheless, if you are carving for Unagi Don, do keep in mind to try out Unatoto. 

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Unatoto Guoco Tower
Location: 7 Wallich St, #B1 - 03, Singapore 078884
Nearest Station: Tanjong Pagar (EW15)