Reasonably priced, with a decent to good balance of flavours. Good value for the price.
Avoid the frozen gyoza. Fried Chicken was well marinated and cooked. A little too heavy on the curry udon but still a good slurp. Yakiniku rice was again well seasoned.
Soft jazz also played for BGM, very Japan-esque. Service was enthusiastic and helpful enough. You order from a screen, so not too much staff interaction anyway.
People bitching about Hokkaido are the same people who complain about having laksa at a shop named Katong.
The food was slow to arrive, and the quality didn't meet restaurant standards. We ordered the Tori Karaage and Pork Katsu set and found a hair on the Karaage when picking it up at the counter. The staff didn't apologize, just told us to wait, and it took over 20 minutes for a replacement, bringing the total wait to over 30 minutes. The Katsu was room temperature, and the Miso soup and Karaage were too salty as well. Improvements are definitely needed in terms of both food quality and service.
It looks like with every new mall opening, either a LeNu or LeShrimp outlet will definitely establish a foothold. I've dined at almost all of their outlets. I'm back to order the very first set meal I tried at their original Vivo outlet: the mixed beef noodles soup and their chili oil sauce. It comes with the usual side dish of braised tofu and grape juice 😋.
Here's the lightly edited review:
What we tried:
1. Pork Chili Dumplings
- Needs more spice.
- Tasted better elsewhere.
- Skip this side dish unless you're really craving for it.
2. Beef Shank Noodle, Authentic Soup, Ramen x 2
- Good: The beef shank was tender and fell apart easily – well done on texture.
- Improvement: The soup lacked depth – more soy sauce than beefy richness? There was salt in there for sure...
Overall thoughts:
Maybe our taste buds have changed, but we’re fairly certain this isn’t the same flavor we remembered from years ago.
Our first LeNu experience was at VivoCity, and the broth back then was bold, beefy, and made an impact—the kind that sticks in your memory and brings you back.
This time, sadly, it didn’t live up to that nostalgia.
It was also quite expensive ($$$$).
If you enjoyed it, that’s great—food is subjective after all.
But for us, maybe it's time to move on.
Wah lao eh, this beef noodle soup is shiok! The broth is so flavourful, the beef so tender, and the noodles just the right texture. Definitely worth the queue! Will come back again, for sure. 😋