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Healthy Living in Singapore

May 28, 2013

Onaka at Alexandra Retail Centre (ARC)

May 28, 2013

Onaka stands for ‘stomach’ in Jap and is short for Optimum Nutrition And Kitchen Arts.

It’s not often I say this but Onaka is a restaurant after my own heart.

Why do I love this place so much? Because it’s exactly how I think eating should be. They have a ‘No White Bread, No White Rice, No White Sugar’ policy and
every plate presented to you is about the texture, the color, the taste,
the presentation backed by a clear understanding of the nutritional
value of the food. The restaurant’s philosophy is all about Conscious Living- a sensible, pragmatic approach to eating. No counting calories, no weighing, nothing. Just beautifully tasty nutritious food, totally nourishing- just how food should be!

Other plus point would be the extremely great service and friendly staff! This is one of the very few restaurants in Singapore that I’d be happy to dine here everyday, all day! Thumbs up for Onaka! I’m in love with the place!

The menu features a thoughtful selection of appetizers, mains, desserts
and drinks using all natural ingredients without chemicals, MSG,
transfat, flavouring and artificial additives. (score!) About half of
the menu is also vegetarian and are helpfully marked out for the
customer if they are looking for Gluten Free or vegan options. A quick
scan through the menu made my heart all aflutter- absolutely everything
here was something I would be happy to try. Everything seemed a well
thought out, balanced and nutrient- rich combination! 
They also had a whole page dedicated to Superfood Smoothies (right up my alley!) and Healing Teas!
I had the Chamomile and Vanilla Tea to start and MHMM. I love the smell of vanilla. Just so calming and soothing.
Roasted Mushroom Tea ($7)
I was a little thrown off because I expected it to be a ‘tea’ but it was really more of a lightly coloured mushroom broth. Still yummy, if you weren’t thinking ‘tea’. Haha.
Watermelon Sashimi
Sous Vide watermelon, agar wasabi “tobiko”, daikon and tamari dressing.
Hats off to the chef for creativity! This is totally vegetarian but really looked like sashimi! ANd the “tobiko”! Made from agar? Impressive!

Totally doesn’t look like watermelon right? It actually tasted fishy as well (though when you bit into it, it still tasted of watermelon) I was so intrigued I had to ask the waiter how it was done. He described the steps and said slow cooking a watermelon makes it look like maguro! It was unique and really novel and worth a try but I’ll likely not reorder this again the next time I go. Nothing against the food, I generally don’t like strong fishy tastes.

I had the Happy Executive Set Lunch which, in my opinion, is really value for money! $18 for an appetizer, main, and a choice between the drink of the day, organic coffee or their Healing Tea selection
I chose the Pumpkin Sea Bass which was a S.E.A Sea Bass crusted with roasted pumpkin seeds accompanied with a haricot vert salad, spicy smoked tomato puree and pumpkin mash. JUST SO GOOD. Love it also that they bother to source their produce and meat from sustainable sources.
My dining companion had the Duck Pancake which tasted light a lighter version of the usual Peking Duck. Yummy, too! I liked it that the protein to carb ratio was right and it wouldn’t send my sugar levels crazy. Also the sauce was sweet, like the usual Peking Duck sauce but not saturated in the roll so you could choose how much you wanted on it. Very important for people like me!
Finished the meal off by sharing an avo-choco mousse dessert. Banana? Avocado? Chocolate? ALl my favourites! The dehydrated banana chips were too sweet for me (and my dining companion!) though, so I didn’t finish them. I supposed they were to balance out the flavour of the mousse (I keep typing ‘mousse’ as ‘mouse’). The mousse on it’s own is a dessert I would be happy to eat forever. Thick, creamy, natural tasting and not overly sweet.
So that concludes my first dining experience at ONAKA. Will definitely be back to try out the rest. Go try too! Nothing will make me happier to see places like Onaka thriving and inspiring others to eat better!
ONAKA@ARC
http://www.facebook.com/Onaka.at.ARC
460 Alexandra Road #01-32
PSA Building Singapore 119963
Tel: 62702012
Opens: Mon- Fri 11:30am-10pm
            Lunch last order: 2:30pm
            Tea: 3pm- 5pm

            Sat & Sun (10am-9:30pm)
            Brunch till 5. Dinner from 6pm

Nearest Mrt: Labrador Park
Parking available at PSA building

Click Here for more pictures of food from ONAKA’s menu.

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