All seemed like a quiet enclave at Unazen, until the staff shared that the diners could also order from the Tampopo menu (they were adjacent to each other).

Anyway, the Seiro Mushi B (S$28.80) was one of their lunch sets that comprised the Unagi Kabayaki, Kurobuta Kakuni and shredded Tamagoyaki, accompanied by a side dish of vegetable pickles and a bowl of soup.

The rice beneath was steamed with some sort of broth, but the flavours were too subtle to be picked up, and the overall texture turned out mushy. The grilled eel also lacked that layer of smokiness, though it did appear freshly grilled to me. Overall, the component that left the deepest impression would be the Kurobuta Kakuni, for it was so tender and flavourful and that it could literally melt in the mouth.

Lunch sets were available daily, from 11.00am to 2.30pm.