Although there has been a wave of franchised Japanese restaurants in Singapore, Misato is an original Japanese cuisine concept and all the recipes used are developed by the owner. To ensure authenticity, the owner insists on importing most of Misato's ingredients (including vegetables) from Japan, prepare their own sauces and even make desserts from scratch in-house (mochi, gelato and pudding).

And due to the owner's love for all things Japanese, even the tableware used at Misato restaurant are imported from Japan so you can expect all your food and drinks to be served beautifully in exquisite tableware. Yet, surprisingly, despite the central location, quality ingredients and fancy presentation, prices here remain really down to earth.

Perhaps the only thing considered upmarket here is the fact that they do not serve free plain water but offer chargeable Evian or Perrier water. But then, a good pot of hot green tea (for one person) here is only S$3.90++ so I hardly see any reason to complain.

Aside from the above, the food at Misato are generally well executed with on-point flavours. Personally, I will recommend their Seafood Kaminabe Set, Cha Soba and Tonkatsu Set. While not the best out there, they are definitely way above average and worth it for the price. For desserts, just order as you wish- you won't go wrong with any of them!

There is however, one downside to dining here- the waiting time. Since all their food are freshly prepared upon order (even the live tiger prawns used for their ebi tempura are breaded only after you order), do buffer for more time when dining here.