Komoro Soba SM Megamall

My boyfriend and I were once again out on a date and this time, we are celebrating our fourth year together! Yey! After our disappointing trip to his old highschool, we decided to go to our comfort mall and by comfort I mean where we usually hang out. So SM Megamall it is. The boyfriend was getting a bit cranky about how we missed the opportunity to go inside his high school but I know much more. He's hungry. So let's skip the drama and go to the dining part. I had soba in my mind that day. And I spotted a self proclaimed authentic Japanese restau along one of the sides of that mall. I forgot the name of the restaurant we were supposed to dine that day so we landed on Komoro Soba. Anything Japanese drives me nuts so we decided to give it a shot. What made us stay was that the menu was pretty straight forward and the price was decent. On to the goods:

Sorry for the crappy angle. I guess you can just zoom in the picture to get a better view of what they offer :P

The place was so-so. But it didn't bother me that much. I read from other blogs that this restaurant has been there since forever. I guess they got their patrons coming back for more.
We decided to order two different dishes and zoomed in on their two best looking dishes. I went for the Ebi Tempura soba set and he ordered the Komoro bento set which is their version of grilled Yakiniku plus a small bowl of Green tea ice cream for dessert. We waited for about 10 minutes before our order arrived.


My dish came in first. It was a feast for my eyes. I really love Japanese food especially if it is plated tastefully. The bento set came in after a few seconds. Now what I really regret in this whole meal is that I forgot to ask for Tongarashi which is a spice used to enhance the flavor of the soba broth. Anyway, the food was pretty decent

Ebi Tempura set

(or were we just hungry?).




 One thing though, we were the ones who got our own water and only one waiter was roaming the area and it's only to serve the orders to customers. Maybe they impose self service in getting your own water. Back to our food, the soba, though not as good as the one I had at Hana in Little Tokyo, is enough to satisfy my craving. The bowl had a decent serving of soba noodles and a huge prawn on top of it. Two slices of carrots and onion spring can also be found beside the prawn. Along with it came a small bowl of Katsu don with egg and caramelized sweet onions. This meal I like best. I dip it with the sauce that came from the bento set and it was really good. I full when I finished the set. I gave the free miso soup to my boyfriend but that doesn't mean I like it any less. to my surprise, it goes at par with the best miso soup I've ever tasted. And my boyfriend also gave his two thumbs up to it.

The Yakiniku bento, their newest offer yet, was also a revelation. My boyfriend was cranky from all our misfortunes and this uplifted his mood. The beef was bacon like at first glance. But when I took a bite, it was really tasty. One tip: It's best to pair it with a piece of cabbage that came with the meal then dip it in sauce before you gobble the whole thing up. The meal also comes with rice, two orange slices, cabbage and a small serving of macaroni salad. My boyfriend pointed out that the salad seemed to ruin the Japanese feel while we were enjoying our meal so he left me in charge of eating most of it.

Yakiniku bento

After that, we went to get our dessert which was the green tea ice cream. It was not that special but not that bad as well.

Greentea ice cream

All in all, we had a satisfying time at Komoro Soba. For only 400 bucks we were able to get our tummy's fill. To me, Komoro Soba is just a notch higher that Tokyo Tokyo. There's still a lot to be improved but what they have right now, and with all the patrons coming back, I know they won't go out soon.

The verdict: 

Place- 3.5/5      Still needs a lot of improvement but the place is decent enough to dine

Food- 4/5         Wanna try their other soba dishes and bento set. And I hope they would improve on their selection of drinks. Our options are limited

Service- 3/5       Only because I had to get my own water and had to remind them to serve our desert 

Komoro Soba – Building A, SM Megamall. When you see the SM supermarket, turn right into the area with Roti Mum and Almon Marina. Walk straight and you’ll see it on your right.